EDWARD J. DICKHERBER

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O' FALLON, MO 63368

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BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Plant Engineer with eight solid years experience in manufacturing facility

maintenance and fourteen years combined with Project Management.

Particular strengths in Project Management, Plant Maintenance, Process

Development, Installation, and Commissioning. Additional depth in, Process

Control, Financial Analysis, and Cost Reduction. Combine Technical

Competency with excellent people skills to utilize team approach to project

execution.

WORK EXPERIENCE

JC PENNEY INC., St. Peters, MO 2006 - Present

Department Supervisor

. Responsible for execution of merchandising and store environment plans

. Lead engaging customer service and insure customer satisfaction

. Insure that shopping floor is maintained and recovered to provide ease

of shopping for the customer

. Contribute to Sales, Profit and Credit goals

SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER CORP., Morris, IL 2004-2005

Carton Plant including Sheeting, Lithographic Printing, Cutting, and

Finishing.

Maintenance Manager

Responsible for all maintenance operations of the facility, implementation

of capital and expense projects, and compliance with OSHA and NFPA

requirements

. Plan and implement all capital and expense improvement projects for

the facility averaging $1,200,000 to $1,800,000 annually

. Installed new machine drive system that improved sheet consistency and

saved $95,000 per year in raw material costs

. Purchased all spare parts and managed parts inventory

. Implemented NFPA 70E guidelines and procedures for energized

electrical repairs

. Supervised Maintenance Department comprised of 2 mechanics and 7

electricians

CURWOOD, INC., Murphysboro, IL 1997 - 2003

Flexible Packaging Converter including Rotogravure and Flexographic

printing, Extrusion and Adhesive Lamination, Slitting and Pouching.

Plant Engineer 1999 - 2003

Responsible for all Plant Engineering functions including environmental

compliance, OSHA compliance, capital improvement projects and facility and

process equipment maintenance.

. Planned, justified, and implemented all capital and maintenance

improvement projects for the facility and process equipment averaging

$150,000 to $500,000 annually .

. Environmental coordinator for the facility including filing quarterly

and annual VOC reports, managing hazardous waste shipments, and

conducting EPA inspections.

. Supervised the Parts Room Superintendent, Maintenance Supervisor, and

10 Maintenance Technicians.

. Radiation Safety Officer for the facility to insure the proper

handling, testing, and documentation of nuclear thickness gauges at

the facility.

. Prepared annual capital improvement and maintenance expense budgets

(around $1,500,000) and monitored expenditures to insure costs did not

go over budget.

. Managed all loss prevention efforts to insure plant complied with NFPA

regulations and conducted the inspections with our insurance provider.

. Ensured OSHA regulation compliance and managed safety improvement

projects as required.

. Managed all outside contracts including plant security, trash service,

maintenance contracts, etc.

. Minimized environmental exposure by managing the removal of 11

underground storage tanks, a distillation still, and a water tower.

Maintenance Manager 1997 - 1999

Responsible for all maintenance operations of the facility and process

equipment and for the installation of capital improvement projects.

. Supervised maintenance department comprising 7 mechanics and 3

electricians.

. Supervised the parts room Superintendent and associated

parts/materials purchasing.

. Installed capital improvement projects using both in-house and

contracted services.

. Implemented a Computerized Maintenance Management System to facilitate

work orders, preventative maintenance, and parts purchasing and

inventory.

GS METALS, Pinckneyville, IL 1995 - 1997

Industrial Steel Products Manufacturer including Rollforming, Punch Presses

and Brake Presses

Project Engineer

. Responsible for implementation of manufacturing equipment upgrades

including analysis, capital expenditure justification, installation

and start-up.

. Responsible for $250,000 in capital investments yielding $180,000 in

annual savings.

. Led the implementation of an operating procedure for a new stamping

die.

. Developed new product manufacturing process including product

definition, die design, and implementation which is expected to result

in an additional $120,000 per year in sales.

. Guided the development of a new product selection software package to

assist sales representatives in product selection.

PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, Macon, GA 1993 - 1994

Store Brands Baby Diaper Converter

Process Engineer

Responsible for implementation of Process Control and production process

changes to optimize quality and competitiveness of private label products.

PROCTER & GAMBLE PAPER PRODUCTS, Cape Girardeau, MO 1988 - 1993

Converter of Baby Diapers and Femine Hygiene Products

Process Engineer 1991 - 1993

Responsible for leading production process changes to optimize product

quality, process reliability, and raw material usage.

Industrial Engineer 1988 - 1991

Responsible for unit cost forecasting, budgeting of direct and indirect

manufacturing costs, and allocation of overhead costs.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

University of Missouri - Rolla 1988

B.S. in Engineering Management

Preference Area: Mechanical Engineering

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