HERBERT L. REED, JR.

**** ******** ***** #*-*

Jonesboro, AR 72404

501-***-****

abhlzf@r.postjobfree.com

Career Summary

Progressively responsible & proven experience in site General Manager &

Plant Manager roles with full P&L, Operations, Safety, & Environmental

responsibility, following Operations Mgr & Engineering Mgr roles in

organizations with leadership responsibility for production operations &

technical support staff to assure viable mfg competitiveness in global

economy with process innovation & continuous improvement, following Project

& Process Engineering positions in union & non-union environments with both

continuous & batch processes, new construction & capital equipment

additions, relocations of entire mfg sites, metal fabrication / stamping &

high volume assembly processes, CNC machining, casting / extrusion /

drawing of copper tubing, hard chrome & decorative plating, manual &

automated machining operations, automotive aluminum casting, plastic

injection molding, precious metal vacuum deposition, compounded / extruded

/ compression molded rubber products. Experience in ISO requirements, Lean

Mfg, Demand-driven Kanban, JIT, MRP, SPC, TQM, SMED, Poka Yoke / mistake

proofing, site P&L, Modular Work-Cells, Preventive, Predictive, & Total

Productive Maintenance. Worked with off-site Domestic & International

Sales/Marketing/Mfg Business Mgrs in Mexico, China, Canada, Philippines,

Germany, India, Italy, & Brazil. Experience in Employee Empowerment & Team

Building, Reducing Operating Costs while improving product quality and

Working Capital through Kaizen / Continuous Improvement, & Facilitations of

Covey's "7 Habits of Highly Effective People."

Education

Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering, March 1984, Louisiana Tech

University in Ruston, LA

Experience: June 1999 to Jan 2009 : Dysten, Inc. - Little Rock, AR

President / Working Owner of Dysten, Inc. Purchased & operated company

with existing personnel, the majority of which had been with the company

since 1973 when it began. Dysten designed & built precision tooling, dies,

fixtures, gaging, and equipment to support mfg operations in automotive,

metal fab, consumer products, and military defense-type industries.

Customer base was domestic and in Mexico, China, Canada, Germany, and

Italy. Specialty was intricate close tolerance precision applications

ranging from mfg support tooling, fixtures, & equipment to precision

satellite & missile components. Approximately 50K square feet on 2.5 acre

site.

May 1997 to May 1998 : Timex Corporation - Little Rock, AR

General Manager for U.S. manufacturing operations of Timex Corporation,

annually producing more metal & plastic watch cases and stainless case

backs than any other watch facility in the world. Little Rock operations

supplied several hundred various part numbers to watch assembly facility in

Cebu, Philippines before being relocated there. Reported to Corporate

Director of Worldwide Mfg in CT and worked with domestic & international

Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and Mfg Dept Heads & Business Mgrs in U.S.,

China, and Philippines. Responsible for all site operations including die

casting, thermal deflashing, stamping, plastic injection molding, metal

rolling, sorting, and racking operations, copper/nickel/chrome plating,

gold & titanium vacuum deposition, shipping & receiving, facility

maintenance, tool & die production and maintenance, environmental

compliance, as well as facility operating financial performance. Facility

operated 24/7. Approximately 4 acres under roof with workforce of 490+ in

multi-union environment.

Financials first four '98 periods were $64K better than plan &

also favorable in '97 vs. '96

Quality of LR components in Cebu were trending favorably, reducing

ass'y line fallout

Successfully launched more new components in '97-'98 than in

Timex's 54-year USA history

Delivery of LR components to Cebu dramatically improved thru first

four '98 periods vs. '97

Facilitated facility savings in '97 of over $512K through

engineering & mfg. cost reduction projects

HERBERT L. REED, JR.

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September 1994 to May 1997 : Sunbeam Household Products -

Shubuta, MS

Plant Manager for Shubuta Division of Sunbeam Household Products,

manufacturing over 700 types of various weighing scales with annual volumes

of 3-4 million units. Shubuta also served as supplier of over 200 add'l

metal components to multiple Sunbeam manufacturing operations. Plant

Manager reported to offsite Corporate VP Manufacturing. Had total site

responsibility for all facility operations including high volume assembly

of finished goods, metal forming / fabrication / stamping, shipping &

receiving, tool & die maintenance, facility maintenance, fabrication &

stamping of various materials with monthly average of almost 20 million

components, electrostatic painting, and operating financial P&L

performance. Dept Mgrs (Quality, Engineering, Production, Maintenance,

Accounting, Human Resources reported to Plant Mgr. Daily interfaced with

domestic and international Sales, Marketing, Engr'ng, Quality, Mfg Dept

Heads & Business Mgrs in U.S., Mexico, Canada, and China. Facility

operated 24/7 with 4 acres under roof. Workforce of 600+ in non-union

environment. Facilitated and "coached" superb team of people to following

results:

Integrated another offsite company into existing business,

building necessary team & operating culture

Facility won '96 Mississippi State Quality Award, based on Malcolm

Balridge criteria

Produced add'l 10.3% product thru last 7 '96 periods with only

1.1% add'l resources

On-hand mat's & WIP $3.1 million less thru same 7 periods with

add'l output of 10.3%

82% improvement on internal scrap thru same 7 periods 531,367

savings per year

83% improvement on rework labor thru same 7 periods 214,809

savings per year

126% of warranty improvement goal thru same 7 periods 505,178

savings per year

111% of value engr'ng/cost reduction goal thru same 7

periods 572,995 savings/year

Productivity improvements thru same 7 periods...54,366 man-hrs &

$441,572 saved

Employee-based cost reduction program net savings of $256,388 in

18 months

Out of box quality @ 96.8% thru 7 periods vs. 95.5% same time in

'95

Absolute Efficiency '96 YTD @ 95% / 74% in 1995 / 69% in 1994 with

acquisition

May 1993 to September 1994 : Chromium Corporation -

Lufkin, TX

Operations Manager for Lufkin Division of Chromium Corporation, with direct

responsibility for all engineering, manufacturing, and maintenance

operations in the production of engine components for large engines and

power plants used in locomotives, natural gas compressor stations, and

large marine vessels. Reported to the Corporate Division President and had

responsibility for production planning/scheduling, material control

functions, financial forecasting with P&L variance reporting, and working

through Sales & Quality issues with India & China. Also managed

Engineering Staff responsible for implementing various projects to improve

equipment, mfg processes, and preventive & predictive maintenance programs.

Facility operations include various machining and CNC processes, powdered-

metal flame spray applications, nickel and tin plating, as well as hard-

chrome plating components with various proprietary honed finishes.

Facility approximately 170,000 square feet with 150 people in non-union

environment.

February 1989 to April 1993 : Pirelli Armstrong Tire

Corporation - Little Rock, AR

Promoted to Engineering Manager from Plant Engr in June 1990, while

continuing duties of Environmental Coordinator. Reported directly to Gen

Mgr and had primary responsibility for Budgeting/Managing all Capital and

Environmental Projects & Expenditures, as well as Managing all Plant

Facilities Engineering, Maintenance activities, & Boiler Room Operations.

Directly responsible for twenty-eight people, in addition to contract

engineering and design services, and also interfaced with Pirelli

operations in Italy and Brazil. Responsible for annual operating budget of

$2.35 million, in addition to annual Capital Budget averaging $700K to $1.5

million per year. Facility approximately 250,000 square feet under roof

with 260 people in union (four different unions) environment.

Plant Engineer and Environmental Coordinator for Pirelli Armstrong Tire

Corporation, February 1989 to June 1990. Provided engr. support for

production of extruded, molded, and cured rubber products. Reported to Mgr

of Mfg. Responsible for managing Maintenance Dept., Steam-generation

operations, planning & implementation of semi-annual turnarounds/scheduled

shutdowns, emergency outage repairs, safety, & environmental compliance

projects. Modernized, upgraded, refurbished, & improved equipment/processes

while maintaining environmental compliance.

HERBERT L. REED, JR.

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August 1986 to February 1989 : Wolverine Tube, Inc. -

Shawnee, OK

Project Engineer for Wolverine Tube, Inc. Primary Project Engineering

responsibility for continuous copper casting & extrusion facilities in the

manufacturing of seamless copper tubing. Responsible for melting, material

handling equipment, holding & heat treat furnaces (including combustion

systems and annual refractory replacements). Also assigned to Product &

Production Development of "Enhanced ID" tube not yet manufactured by any

other U. S. manufacturer at the time for initial use in heat exchangers in

the HVAC industry. Tube increased heat transfer rate, but not at expense

of pressure drop, which made product unique in thermal applications.

Facility 7 acres under roof with 350+ non-union employees.

March 1984 to July 1986 : AMCAST Industrial Corporation -

Columbia, LA

Project / Process Engineer for AMCAST Industrial Corp. directly involved

with permanent mold manufacturing of aluminum A/C compressor cylinders &

brake master cylinders for Harrison Radiator and Delco-Moraine,

respectively, of GM Corporation. Involved with new product launch for

brake master cylinders at Columbia Division. Managed Maintenance

Department and three Critical Improvement Programs: (1) Product/Process

Development, (2) Process Automation/Computerization of Facility, & (3)

Energy Conservation. Responsible for all heat treat, melting, & holding

furnaces. Responsible for all plant combustion systems, refractory repairs

& annual refractory replacements (including personal control of graduated

24/7 curing process). Facility 125K square feet with 130 union employees.

Renegotiated Natural Gas Contract for 20% savings in "dollars per million

BTU," amounting to $90k over the first twelve months of the new contract.

Established Energy Conservation Program for Columbia Division. With zero

capital expenditures, Columbia Division's performance figures for

"reduction in dollars per ton produced" and "BTU consumption per ton

produced" led all Divisions, saving over $80k first two years.

Implemented Regenerative Combustion System for aluminum melting operation,

which was the second of its kind in the U.S., and the third in the world.

The melter was the first in the world to successfully operate on a

continuous basis while functioning with preheated combustion air in

secondary aluminum melting. Conceived project, justified and procured

capital for purchase of the equipment, and supervised installation of

refractory & combustion equipment from U.K. Assumed total project

responsibility from beginning to completion. System optimized with a 61%

reduction in fuel consumption, saving over $60K per year per furnace with

increased production melting capacity.

Awards and Honors / Other Information

Named Outstanding ROTC Cadet, received the Military History and Superior

Cadet Enrollment Awards. Awarded VFW Award for outstanding character and

leadership abilities.

Ranked first in USKA Southern United States and Louisiana State

Championships in Lightweight Fighting and fourth in Nation representing the

Louisiana Tech Karate Team.

Regenerative furnace project was published in the Aluminum Association's

"Aluminum Industry Energy Conservation Workshop IX Papers" April 1986 in

Washington, D.C.

Published Compression Spring Design Program with Hewlett-Packard for HP41

Users' Library.

Certified to facilitate Dr. Stephen Covey's "The Seven Habits of Highly

Effective People", "First Things First", and "Principle Centered

Leadership". Completed coursework & implemented Shigeo Shingo's "Single

Minute Exchange of Dies" (SMED) for tooling quick changeovers. Attended

Tom Peters' "In Search of Excellence" Workshop.

Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Nat'l Society of

Professional Engineers, Louisiana Tech Engineering Foundation, American

Foundrymen's Society, American Society for Quality, & Society of Automotive

Engineers.

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