Manager Sales

TRACY A. SMITHEY

*** *. ****** ** ********, MS **863 662-***-****

abiaud@r.postjobfree.com

Objective To use my education and experience to obtain a

challenging position in

engineering and management.

Experience PROCESS IMPROVEMENT ENGINEER - ALP LIGHTING COMPONENTS

October 2008 - present

OLIVE BRANCH, MS

Plastic extrusion and forming.

. Update and manage CNC robots and

routers.

. Co-ordinate lean projects and lead

Kaizen events.

. Establish standard work and 5s

requirements.

. Establish PM schedule and maintain.

. Track daily production problems and

produce Parato

Charts to prioritize problem solving.

Help manage the ISO 9001 quality

system.

Manage new product launches and

Quality standards.

OWNER / MANAGER

APRIL 2005 - OCTOBER 2008 WASTE RESOURCES PONTOTOC,

MS

* Identify wasteful loses such as: labor, inventory,

spending, processes, etc.

Work with companies to help them set up and train

employees to eliminate

Waste using Kaizen, Lean, 5 WHYs and 5S principles.

* WORKING TO REDUCE WASTE DISPOSAL COST:

* - INDUSTRY/MUNICIPAL/LANDFILL

* OPEN MARKETS FOR RECYCLED WOOD CHIPS

* WORKED WITH CITY LEADERS TO HELP SET-UP RECYCLING

PROGRAMS.

* HAVE REDUCED INDUSTRIAL WASTE COST BY 50%, WHILE GENERATING

SALES OF $2.7 MILLION ANNUALLY OF RECYCLED WOOD.

.

OWNER / MANAGER

APRIL 1999 - MARCH 2005 EVERWOOD PRODUCTS PONTOTOC,

MS

* PROFILED EXTRUDED PLASTICS

* METAL FORMING, BENDING, PUNCHING, PAINTING, AND ASSEMBLY

* CNC ROUTERS

* BUILT COMPANY FROM GROUND AND MANAGED SALES,ADMINISTRATION

AND PRODUCTION. EMPLOYED UP TO 73 EMPLOYEES, WITH

SALES

EXCEEDING $4 MILLION. WE MANUFACTURED AND SUPPLIED

PLASTIC,

METAL AND CNC MACHINED COMPONENTS FOR THE FURNITURE

INDUSTRY. I DESIGNED OUR DIES, MOLDS, FIXTURES AND

PROGRAMMED

OUR CNC EQUIPMENT. I ALSO BECAME WELL VERSED IN WASTE

WATER AND DEQ REGULATIONS. I ESTABLISHED TRAINING

PROGRAMS

AND SIMPLIFIED OPERATIONS TO BEST

UTILIZE THE AVAILABLE LABOR

POOL. THE COMPANY WAS BOUGHT BY A

LARGE NATIONAL FIRM IN

2005.

DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

SEPT 1993 - APRIL 1999 FRANKLIN CORPORATION HOUSTON,

MS

* SUPERVISED DESIGN, COSTING, AND NEW MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

* ESTABLISHED YEARLY BUDGETS

* JUSTIFIED NEW EQUIPMENT PURCHASES

MODERNIZED WOOD AND FABRIC CUTTING WITH CNC

EQUIPMENT.

THIS WAS A $2.9 MILLION PROJECT OVER 2.5 YRS.

I HELPED START UP

A $4 MILLION METAL STAMPING, PAINTING AND

ASSEMBLY OPERATION.

I HELPED THE COMPANY OBTAIN IT'S ISO 9001

CERTIFICATION. I WAS

THE DOCUMENT CONTROL AND INTERNAL AUDITS IN

THIS PROCESS.

WHILE I HELD THIS POSITION THE COMPANY GREW

FROM 700 EMPLOYEES/

$60 MILLION IN SALES TO 1400 EMPLOYEES/ $110

MILLION IN SALES.

ENGINEER/ PRODUCTION MANAGER

OCT 1991 -SEPT 1993 KI TUPELO, MS

MANAGED 135 PEOPLE AS PRODUCTION MGR

* ESTABLISHED PLANT LAYOUT AND PRODUCT FLOW

* PROGRAMMED ROBOTIC WELDER

* ESTABLISHED LABOR AND MATERIAL COST FOR PRODUCT

I IMPLEMENTED JIT AND KANBAN PROGRAMS TO

INCREASE THRU-PUT

AND DECREASE IN-PROCESS INVENTORY. I HELPED

INSTALL THE

COMPANIES FIRST ROBOTIC WELDER. I HELD

CONTINUOUS IMPROVE-

MENT MEETINGS AND KIAZAN EVENTS TO UTILITIZE

OUR EXPERTISE.

I ESTABLISHED QUALITY TEST TO ENSURE THAT OUR

PRODUCTS MEET

GSA STANDARDS.

PRODUCTION MANAGER

JAN 1990 TO OCT 1991 ERTEL MFG. CO. NEW

ALBANY, MS

SUPERVISED PRODUCTION FORCE OF 40+ EMPLOYEES

THAT PRODUCED

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE PARTS SUCH AS PISTONS AND

BEARINGS.

CONVERTED COMPANY FROM BATCH TYPE PRODUCTION

SYSTEM INTO

A STRAIGHTLINE (JIT) TYPE OF PRODUCTION FLOW.

THIS REDUCED

PROCESS TIME FROM 2-3 WEEKS TO 10-12 MINUTES.

ESTABLISHED

QUALITY SYSTEM TO ENSURE OUR PRODUCTS MET Q-1

STANDARDS.

INCREASED PRODUCTION FROM 2800 UNITS/WK TO

OVER 5000 UNITS/WK.

Education MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY STARKVILLE, MS

AUG 1985 - DEC 1989

* BS IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

HAVE SUCCESSFULLY WORKED WITH THE

FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:

JIT

KANBAN

LEAN MANUFACTURING

SIX SIGMA

KAIZEN

ISO 9001

GSA STANDARD

HAVE WORKED WITH THE FOLLOWING

COMPUTER SOFTWARE:

MICROSOFT OFFICE

EXCEL

ALPHA CAM

AUTOCAD

QUICKBOOKS

Interests BIGGEST INTERESTS ARE FACING CHALLENGING

OPPORTUNITIES

AND DISCOVERING WAYS TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES

AND ACHIEVE

GREATER THAN EXPECTED RESULTS.

References References are available on request.

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