Manager Management

Jason J. Dunsby

********@*****.*** ( 229-***-****

*** ***** *****, *******, ** 31519

Accomplished Operations Manager

Dynamic leader with 15+ years of experience in sales support, process

improvement, manufacturing and environmental compliance. Adept at utilizing

high-level knowledge/skills in continuous improvement methodologies to

enhance multimillion-dollar projects at industry-leading manufacturing

organizations. Demonstrated success in improving profit margins by

developing effective processes to reduce costs, increase efficiency and

optimize performance in materials management, project management, sales

operations and manufacturing. Proven history of success identifying

innovative solutions based on technology advances to achieve significant

savings for clients. Exceptional communicator with track record of

assembling and motivating high-caliber teams and serving as a senior-level

technical resource. Recognized expert on environmental compliance,

materials science and technology management.

Areas of expertise:

Project Management - Process Improvement - Strategic Planning - Operations

Management -

Technical Support/Analysis - Client Relations - Cost Management/Reduction -

Change Management - Kaizen/Six Sigma - Quality Control - Cost Analysis -

Testing/Documentation - Regulatory Compliance -

Vendor Relations - Personnel Management -

Team Building/Training

Professional Experience

PCC Airfoils - Douglas, GA 2011 to 2012

Leading investment-casting company producing aerospace/specialty gas-

turbine blades from nickel, cobalt alloys.

Area Manager - NDT (2012)

Directed key operations for investment casting plant. Managed 53-person NDT

department, including FPI, X-ray, CMM operations; in charge of labor

utilization, variable costs, through-put. Implemented metric management by

to achieve LU and Variable Cost goals. Conducted ongoing analysis to

upgrade internal processes, cut costs, reduce waste, improve safety,

accelerate production.

. Realigned staffing to realize 5-person reduction to 48 employees

without affecting quality or through-put.

. Eliminated Sunday overtime costs by increasing productivity with new

systems/procedures, including improving product flow through X-ray

area.

. Reduced materials costs by cutting amount of wasted film due to

operator/machine error through ongoing training, process improvements.

. Controlled maintenance costs by implementing used equipment.

Continuous Improvement - Ceramic and Wax Departments (2011)

Led continuous improvement operations, including cost reductions, improved

quality, increased through-put projects.

. Increased efficiency by adding extra mold of input on 3 jobs per shift

after analyzing operations through time studies at wax injection.

. Introduced inventory queue report that eliminated 1 hour of manual

counting daily.

. Developed inventory system to address raw material variances in

ceramic department.

. Collaborated on implementation of upgraded process control variables

in ceramic slurry room.

Scepter Inc. - Seneca Falls, NY 2003 to 2011 2004 to 2006

Secondary aluminum company with 4 U.S./2 Canadian foundries recycling

aluminum for all major East Coast aluminum plants.

Assistant Plant Manager

Directed operations for plant with 2 rotary furnaces, generating $13M

annual revenue through 30 clients. Managed 43 of plant's 45 employees,

bringing extensive knowledge of all areas of operation, including

production, safety, environmental

Jason J. Dunsby

********@*****.*** ( 229-***-****

257 Cedar Drive, Broxton, GA 31519

Scepter Inc. - Continued

standards. Led personnel aspects, including scheduling of production,

hiring/firing, training, quality control, performance management, payroll.

Monitored facility maintenance/safety, customer material types to meet

targeted recovery/waste guidelines, daily emissions levels.

. Secured significant customer from rival plant in Canada by developing

processes that reduced emissions for handling of particularly

difficult material, winning contract despite having to ship material

several hundred miles to Seneca Falls plant after Canadian plant was

unable to control emissions to meet guidelines.

. Achieved 20 percent increase in operational capacity by streamlining

workflow in shipping department for handling of aluminum ingot/blocks

weighing 1,500-2,000 pounds by moving blocks to customer-specific

storage area arranged according to truck lineup for shipping.

. Led initiatives to speed processing time for handling various

materials by adjusting variables, including furnace temperature

control and loading rate, resulting in plant being able to run

materials faster and generate more revenue that contributed to

profitability each year of tenure; improvements also included upgraded

employee training to standardize work instructions, furnace operation

procedures to eliminate time wasted due to lack of preparation.

. Initiated plant's first molten-aluminum campaign, designed as 6-month

research project, resulting in significant energy savings for clients

by eliminating 1 of 3 separate melting processes (biggest expense is

energy required for melting); process involved retooling plant,

training employees, developing new procedures. Project deemed success

by proving viability of plant's new capability to all major customers.

Second 6-month campaign conducted following year with different

customer.

. Introduced preventive maintenance program for all rolling equipment,

saving $35K annually by eliminating 80 percent of costly outside

maintenance services while remaining in OSHA compliance.

. Chosen by senior management to serve as interim Plant Manager at

company's Bicknell, IN, facility for 6 weeks while search was

conducted for new manager.

. Implemented new front-office procedures resulting in faster, more

accurate monthly closings for accounting department through use of

automation, improved audit system, standardizing paperwork and

creating templates for 100-page month-end report that had been done by

hand. Created closer oversight of inventory, customer invoicing,

vendor payments, tracking of raw materials/finished products/waste.

Gray Syracuse Inc. - Chittenango, NY 1999 to 2003 2004 to 2006

Producer of industrial gas turbines, aerospace turbine blades using nickel

base alloys, specialty steels.

Process Engineer

Collaborated with key customers, including Pratt & Whitney, United

Technologies Corp., GE Aerospace, Westinghouse and Mitsubishi, on new parts

and mature lines relating to commercial aircraft and industrial gas

turbines. Developed gating systems, control metal solidification, CMM

programs for dimensional review by using rapid prototyping and Unigraphics

3D modeling program. Managed wax-die tool development/construction. Created

comprehensive factory floor procedures, from wax injection to X-ray and FPI

inspection of final part.

. Chosen as 1 of 3 company engineers to develop expertise in Unigraphics

modeling program, which facilitated simulations of how an engine would

operate and eliminated costly trial steps, resulting in streamlining

validation process to building new parts. Overall design timetable

reduced by several weeks.

. Collaborated as member of product development team to generate

millions in ongoing sales by implementing several new product lines,

on schedule, for key customers including GE Aerospace, Pratt &

Whitney, Westinghouse. Process involved ongoing communication with

customers to determine how parts, mostly for industrial gas turbines

and aerospace, would be manufactured.

. Contributed expertise to several Kaizen events - including

streamlining of wax-die creation process - resulting in saving many

thousands of dollars per event by improving accuracy of dimensions for

dies and eliminating costly redesigns common before advent of 3D

modeling program.

. Pioneered use of 3D wax printer to sell test parts, which enabled key

customer to meet a tight deadline for test-engine development program

involving 40-50 parts used for research and development.

Jason J. Dunsby

********@*****.*** ( 229-***-****

257 Cedar Drive, Broxton, GA 31519

Howmet Corp. - Dover, NJ 1996 to 1999 2004 to 2006

Leading investment-casting company producing aerospace, specialty gas-

turbine blades from nickel, cobalt.

Heat Treatment Engineer

Directed technical aspects of 6 vacuum-heat-treating furnaces, including 12-

person heat-treating department, 5-person metallographic lab, welding

department, braze operations, off-site hot-isostatic pressing operations.

. Created/enhanced numerous vacuum heat-treating processes that saved

time, accelerated throughput.

. Collaborated on research to procure $500K heat-treating furnace.

. Resolved numerous customer and NADCAP audits.

Education

Master of Science, Engineering Management - Syracuse University - Syracuse,

NY

Bachelor of Science, Materials Science and Engineering - Lehigh University

- Bethlehem, PA

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