Manager Sales

John Woods

**** ** ****** *****, **********, IN. 47960

Cell: 574-***-****

E-mail: ********@*********.***

Professional Skills:

. Educated with 3 Degrees from 2 universities.

. General Management, Operations, Sales and Quality

Director Experience.

. Multiple ISO 9001 Implementations, Upgrades and

Certifications

. Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 9001

. Record achievements in Non Conformance reduction

. Record achievements in Customer Complaint reduction.

. FDA Compliance, GMP, cGMP and HACCP implementation and

Management

. FSC/SFI Management experience

. Sony Green Partnership Management experience

. AIB Implementation and Management experience

. CPSIA, CONEG and REACH Compliance experience

. Multi Plant Responsibility

. Exposure to LEAN and Six Sigma

Work Experience: 2008 - 2011 Meadwestvaco / AGI - Print &

Packaging Chicago. IL

AGI Quality Director,

MWV Global Quality Management Representative, Secondary

Packaging - Health and Beauty.

AGI North America Technical Manager.

. Revised QMS to ISO 9001:2008 Standard and Certification

. Wrote and implemented FDA Compliant GMP / cGMP / HACCP

Program.

. Achieved AGI's first ISO surveillance audits with Nil

Non Conformance

. Reduced Cost of Quality by 80.4% ($2,800,000)

. Reduced Non Conformance by 93.65%

. Reduced Customer Complaints by 66%

. Established Company Defect Record of 0.13% (1300 PPM)

. COMPANY SOLD AND RESTRUCTURED

2007 to 2008 Pre-Flex Packaging. Hebron KY.

Operations Manager - ISO Management Representative (Dual

Management Role)

. Introduced formal process Management and Review

. Wrote and Implemented ISO 9001:2000 QMS in record time

. Contributed to record profitability.

. COMPANY SOLD AND RESTRUCTURED

2006 to Current Consultant to Printing, Packaging

and Private Equity Investment.

Providing Freelance and Sub-Contracted Consulting Services.

Specializing in Operations performance evaluation, company

structural and work flow improvements, Quality Management

implementation, growth opportunities and profit generating

inputs.

2004 - 2006 Graph Pak Corporation, Chicago. IL

Plant and Quality Manager (Dual Management Role)

. Wrote and Implemented ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management

System in record time.

. Reduced Non Conformance 87%.

. Reduced Customer Complaints

. Responsible for regulatory compliance for Safety / EPA /

ISO / AIB.

. Implemented AIB and HACCP Compliance.

. Responsible for day to day plant management of 3 shift

operation

. COMPANY RESTRUCTURED

2003 - 2004 Caraustar Custom Packaging, Denver Co.

Quality Assurance Manager / Printing Manager (Dual

Management Role)

. Revised QMS to ISO 9001: 2000 Standard and

certification.

. Responsible for Maintaining AIB Certification.

. Responsible for FDA cGMP, HACCP Compliance

. Managed and directed the Pressroom on a 3 shift

operation.

. Purchasing responsibility for the Quality and Printing

departments

. Reduced Customer Complaints.

. Reduced Non Conformances by 95%

. COMPANY SOLD AND RESTRUCTURED

1995 - 2002 M2 Graphics, NSW Australia.

General Manager/Marketing Director

. General Manager, of a Printing and Packaging company

also providing Pre-Press services to the industry.

. Full P& L responsibility.

. Managed Sales as well as Marketed company services

. Implemented ISO 9001 Quality Management System.

. Purchasing responsibilities.

. Primary Sales / Estimating / Costing responsibility.

. IMMIGRATED TO THE US.

1992 - 1995 Mason Duflex. Revesby . NSW Australia

Operations Manager - ISO Management Representative (Dual

Management Role)

. Plant Management responsibility for large Specialist

Packaging operation

. Implemented a continual Improvement program to identify

areas of significant cost saving

. Implemented a formal Safety program.

. Implemented ISO 9001: 1994 and achieved plant

certification

. Increased profits by re-evaluating and rationalizing

customer spec's.

. Reduced raw material costs by 30% annually.

1982 - 1992 Artcraft Printing -(AMCOR Packaging)

Kingsgrove. NSW Australia.

Senior Packaging Consultant - Sales.

. Progressive promotion from Customer Service, to Sales

Executive to Senior Packaging consultant.

. Specialized in new business generation for cosmetic,

pharmaceutical and food and beverage markets both

locally and export. Products included Folding Cartons,

Extruded Products, rewind and Vacuum Formed Products.

. Increased company sales by 25% to include International

and Export sales

. Established company sales records in both monthly and

annual sales.

. Established company new business records

. Achieved "Gold Award" for packaging Austrade 1988

. Achieved "ANPAC Gold Medal Award" for best packaging

1989.

. Achieved "Asia Star Award" 1989 for Uncle Bens "Cesar"

Packaging

Education:

BSc Degree - Graphic Reproduction (Major in Lithography)

School of Graphic Arts,

Sydney Institute of

Technology.

Associate Degree - Estimating & Production Planning

As Above

Associate Degree - Sales Management / Supervision

Liverpool College, Sydney, Australia

High School Diploma

Cabramatta High School. Sydney, Australia.

Solna Press Certification

Gollin & Co" training on Solna Presses

Professional Selling Skills 3

Xerox Learning Systems

Marketing Development Workshop

PCEK / Brownell (Boston Consulting Group)

Pathways Leadership Management Certificate

Greatest Gifts Management (Caraustar)

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor

Cavendish Scott, Denver, CO.

HACCP Food Safety & Quality Solutions

Silliker Online University.

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