D erek T. Risner

**** ********* ***** ~ Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933

Home Phone 765-***-**** ~ Cell Phone 706-***-****

Personal Email: k abhtik@r.postjobfree.com

Objective To reduce waste and lead a successful team of

employees.

I have outstanding people skills and a top-notch work

Qualifications

ethic. I’m a knowledgeable, hands-on leader with 20 years of

manufacturing and engineering experience. I’m a team

p layer who consistently makes good decisions. I

continually strive to reduce waste, improve processes, lower

costs and improve employee morale.

Work 2010 - Present, Flex-N-Gate - Veedersburg, I N

Experience Paint Technical Supervisor

Lead supervisor for a high volume e-coat and liquid paint line. Oversee a 3 shift, 30 employee

operation. Lead 5s, lean manufacturing and scheduling initiatives.

2008 – 2010, Self Employed Business Owner- Toccoa, GA

1999 – 2008, Guardian Automotive - Morehead, KY

P aint and Assembly Superintendent

Superintendent of a large assembly operation supplying GM, Ford, Chrysler and Nissan. Developed

work instructions and 5s standards. Involved in ISO, FMEA and all document control. Lead lean

manufacturing events. Managed up to 4 supervisors and 120 hourly employees having the highest morale

and lowest turnover in the plant. Responsible for driving all metrics for 2 successful paint shops.

1999-1999, TRW - F remont, OH

Paint Engineer

6 month contract. Managed the installation of a chain on edge capital project. Responsible for the time

l ine, budget, paint fixture design, process set-up, production launch and employee t raining.

1997 – 1999, T he Crown Group - Ecorse, M I

Finishing Systems Engineer

M anaged this high volume supplier of class A painted steel bumpers. Responsible for process

i mprovements, preventive maintenance, first time yield and downtime. I nterim paint manager for 6

months. M anaged the installation of capital investment projects. Trained by PPG in phosphate and e-coat

applications.

1997 – 1997, General Motors Orion Assembly - L ake O rion, M I

Paint P rocess Engineer

Worked a 6-month contract as a paint process engineer for prime, base and clear. Provided equipment

troubleshooting, process monitoring and special projects.

1988 – 1997, M anchester Plastics - Manchester, M I

Supervisor / P rocess Engineer

Worked for 3 different divisions of this high volume supplier of automotive interior components.

Coordinated all paint department activities, designed all paint racks and programmed P100 painting

robots. 2 years injection molding experience including die setting and process set-up. Supervised

assembly cells having sonic welders, pad printers, hot stamp and heat stake machines. Basic knowledge of

soft foam applications, glue operations and slush molding. Supervised up to 23 hourly employees.

E ducation &

1988 – S tockbridge H igh School - Stockbridge, M I

T raining

General High School Diploma

1989 – Washtenaw Community College – Ann Arbor, M I

Paint and Auto Body

1992 – M acomb County Community College – Warren, MI

Mechanical Engineering

1995 – J ackson Community College – Jackson, MI

Machine Repair Journeyman

1997 – H en ry Ford Community College – Dearborn, M I

Public Speaking

1989 – 1997 Earned approximately 40 college credit hours.

Seminar and continuing education certificates received:

Fanuc robot programming (P100)

Industrial paint technology

Paint equipment and materials

Sonic Welding

Supervision Including basic, intermediate and advanced

Paint mixing and color matching

Blueprint reading

Phosphate and e-coat technology

Avoiding unions

Introduction to PFMEA.

Kaizen and the Toyota Production System

Lean / Six Sigma

5s

References available upon request

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