Craig Aaron Bossard

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Altoona, IA *0009

515-***-****

abggeo@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Four years experience as a Materials Engineer for a residential and

commercial brick manufacturer overseeing all materials testing and quality

control measures. One year experience with project management building a

pre-cast concrete business (veneer stone) from scratch. One year of

experience working as a front-line supervisor for a roofing granule color

treatment plant. Two years experience working as Machining and Trim

supervisor in a Polyurethane tire plant. Responsibilities ranging from

generating a capital expense budget to shift supervision.

. Masters of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix

. Strong leadership skills managing direct reports in union environments

. Proven abilities to generate and reconcile budgets

. Made improvements in the brickyard saving the company $100,000

annually in mining costs.

. Developed scope and managed 2 capital jobs at the Lake Elsinore Plants

with capital spending of $1.8 million.

. Generated Productivity project to triple capability of existing

machinery in trim operations

. Improved machining productivity by 50% with capital projects

. Instituted processing paradigm shifts to pave the wave for 300%

productivity gains

. Computer experience: Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power

Point, Access, and Visio; OnColor color suite. Skilled with SQL

programming language.

. Bi-lingual Spanish and English

WORK EXPERIENCE

Thombert Inc. Newton, IA (2010 - 2012)

Machining and Trim Supervisor (2010 - 2012)

. Supervisor for 13 machinists, 2 machinist IIs, 4 Lathe Operators, 1

Working Foreman, 1 Janitor, and 1 Inspector

. Purchased and installed $360,000 lathe replacement project with

process and productivity improvements of 50%

. Improved equipment reliability by implementing planned maintenance

schedule and proper tooling

. Generated documents in support of ISO 9001 registration

. Redesigned process flow of trim operation to triple production based

on balanced cycle time. Project used blends of existing technology,

crossover collaboration, and adaptation of machinery

. Built custom tooling solutions to quintuple tool life and standardize

machine setups

. Updated urethane machining operations from custom hand-ground tools to

standard tooling to pave the way for full automation

ISP Minerals Pembine, WI (2009 - 2010)

Treatment Plant Foreman (2009 - 2010)

. Supervisor for shift production of roofing granules at ISP Kremlin

plant

. Developed Access applications to streamline collection and reporting

of data

. Generated Standard Operating Procedures for improvement of treatment

plant training and quality standards

. Responsible for projects in process improvement using control charting

and statistical process controls

. Implemented new process controls using electronic instrumentation for

gas flow control

Pacific Clay Products Lake Elsinore, CA (2004 - 2008)

Materials/Ceramic Engineer, Laboratory Manager, Shift Supervisor, Project

Engineer

Materials/Ceramic Engineer (2004 - 2008)

. Investigate non-conforming materials reports, define root-cause, and

implement corrective actions for all brick products

. Oversee all incoming material testing and categorizing from mining

operations as well as locating potential candidate materials from

industrial byproducts

. Generated sample specimens and reports to support all mining campaigns

consisting of hundreds of core samples and property topography mapping

. Built a database to streamline sample generation and reduce laboratory

workload by tracking properties over thousands of generated samples

. Implemented instrumentation for optical measurement standards to

augment color control process and control charting to verify finished

product quality

. Generated new mix design for common brick to save over $100,000 in

mining costs annually and utilizing overburden materials while

conforming with ASTM standard C-216

. Designed kiln furniture mix to save over $80,000 in deck block and

runner expenses annually

. Completed research studies in exotic low-cost alternative additives to

brick including wastes from recycling operations and waste organic

materials resulting in proof-of-concept plant trials

. Created a new process design for the extrusion of fire back bricks

previously pressed to obsolete a press process and dry clay mix

reducing cost in direct labor, maintenance, and raw materials

. Worked with Boyd X-Press to develop new finish brick products

simulating the texture of a wood mold hand-made brick in a high volume

production model

. Supported operations and mix design efforts at facilities in Northern

California and Eastern Nebraska

Laboratory Manager (2006 - 2008)

. Responsible for all laboratory kiln operation and maintenance

. Supervise laboratory technician and quality control auditor;

laboratory staff of two persons

. Train laboratory and quality control technicians on all laboratory

equipment operations and safety protocols

. Organize and analyze all laboratory production and testing to support

incoming raw materials and production scheduling

. Generate all production mixes and material tolerance information to

support sales

. Oversee all third-party testing and update adherence to ASTM standards

. Maintain all material handling data (msds) and raw materials (clay)

property data

Shift Supervisor (2006)

. Oversee manufactured stone operations including maintenance, safety,

and production

. Supervise a crew of 24 production workers

. Troubleshooting of batch plant operation

. Conduct all employee reviews, disciplinary actions, incentives, and

training

. Audit product for color quality and defects including corrective

training for production employees

. Stock all materials required for production including iron oxide,

cement, and concrete additives

Project Engineer (2005 - 2008)

. Generated $1.7 million capital budget for a new manufactured stone

business model

. Implemented and reconciled entirety of budget including equipment

purchase and delivery, site development, vendor negotiations, and

start-up

. Generated drawings for all process flow as well as specifications for

equipment to be fabricated

. Updated a former common brick building structure to a precast concrete

plant in compliance with the site reclamation plan due to zoning

issues that prevented the possibility of building permits

. Worked with vendors to develop proprietary new products and production

techniques necessary for new business

. Generated packaging and product specifications for retail home centers

. Participated in generation of promotional literature and all aspects

pertinent to product applications and quality verification

. Responsible for $50,000 equipment extraction project for Boyd X-

presses including machine selection, equipment disassembly, and

transportation preparation

. Setup for production using X-presses at Southern California site

age 2

RESEARCH PROJECTS

U.S. Department of Energy Ames, IA (2002-2004)

Research Assistant - Forensic Pattern Matching

. Coordinated profilometer scheduling and gathered all imaging data

. Coded Fortan program to normalize all data gathered and correlate

corresponding data

. Worked in conjunction with computer engineer to generate C++

equivalent of pattern matching model

. Generated regular progress reports and advanced an ongoing project

that persists even today

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix Online

. Masters of Business Administration, no specialization, 2005-2007

Iowa State University Ames, IA

. Bachelor of Science, Materials Engineering, Specializations in Metals

and Ceramics, 2000-2004. Minor in Spanish

Mount San Jacinto College

. Database Administration, 2008

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