PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:
Management position in Production or Human Resources for a Financial
Management Industry.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Job Category, Primary Production Management
Industry, Primary Food
Length of Experience, Primary 8 Years
Total Experience 16 Years
May 2004 - Present Dupont Chemicals Corporation, Fite Rd. Memphis, TN
Process Safety and Training Manager: Responsibilities include developing
and maintaining programs and systems to ensure that the Process Safety
Management, Training, Regulatory Safety and Environmental objectives of the
area are met. Maintaining the Environmental Control Action Plan, Safety and
Chemical Hazards Manual, and the Emergency Response Manuals in the area.
Develop and deliver overall training procedures to area personnel to be in
compliance to corporate objectives. Leading in area Comprehensive Incident
Investigations. Ensure maintenance procedures are available to Mechanical
and Electrical & Instrument employees who perform work in the area.
July 2002 - December 2003 Speer Products, Inc., 4242 B.F. Goodrich Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38118. Operations Manager: Responsibilities included managing 3
nonexempt Quality Control personnel 3 Chemical Compounder's and 65+ hourly
employees in the Liquid Chemical Department. Ensuring compliance with all
company, Federal and State safety, environmental, and ergonomic policies
and procedures. Managing the improvement of manufacturing overheads,
yields, overtime, budgets, interviewing management candidates, production
safety, production scheduling, chemical batching and department
efficiencies. Directing the activities of the subordinates to ensure
production schedules were accomplished and company standards were met.
June 2001 - May 2002- Promoted- Sara Lee Foods, Inc., 106 Sweet Sue Drive
Athens, Alabama 35611. Plant Superintendent: Responsibilities included
managing 4 nonexempt clerical and 80+ hourly employees in the canning
department on both shifts to ensure compliance with all safety, quality,
quantity, and housekeeping standards. Managed the improvement of
manufacturing overheads, yields, overtime, budgets, production scheduling
and department efficiencies.
June 1996 - June 2001 Sara Lee Foods, Inc., 700 S. Wood Florence, Alabama
35630. Production Supervisor: Responsibilities included supervising over
one hundred (100) people and managing the overall quality and production of
four departments: (1) Hot Dog Line specializing in Flapsticks, Griller
Links and Hot Dogs, (2) Sam's Line specializing in Breakfast and Dinner
biscuits, (3) Egg Line specializing in Cheese, Egg, and Dinner biscuits,
and (4) Gravy Line specializing in the production of gravy and various
chili products.
September 1993 - June 1996 Tyson Foods, Inc. 2201 W. 2nd Pine Bluff,
Arkansas 71603. Production Supervisor: Responsibilities included
overseeing and evaluating forty (40) employees within a section, assuring
quality of poultry and assisting in figuring daily production capacity.
Served as Safety Committee leader over a team of production personnel,
which trained and ensured proper safety procedures were followed within the
plant.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
September 2001 - June 2005 U.S. Army National Guard (115th Signal
Battalion), Florence, Alabama. Headquarters' Company Commander:
Responsible for directing and commanding a company with over 100 soldiers.
Responsible for achieving the required level of operation readiness in the
company. Overall responsibility included ensuring that the staff of the
Headquarter Company receives proper plans and guidance for control of their
activities.
November 1999 - August 2001 U.S. Army National Guard (115th Signal
Battalion), Florence, Alabama. Captain/Battalion Safety Administrative and
Officer: Coordinated all safety training and procedures throughout the
battalion. Collected, prepared, and presented command strength status data,
loss estimates, personnel records, and reports; Responsible for personnel
and manpower management; Developed and maintained morale, health services,
discipline, law and order, headquarters administration, and other
miscellaneous duties.
EDUCATION:
May 2001 University of North Alabama, Wesleyan Avenue, Florence,
Alabama 35630. Master of Business Administration.
December 1992 Completed the United States Army Transportation,
Aviation, Logistics School (Officer's Basic Course). Fort
Eustis, Virginia.
May 1992 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, University Drive,
Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71603. Bachelor of Science Degree in
Business Administration.
May 1986 Graduated and received High School Diploma from Pine Bluff
High School Olive Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71603.
HONORS AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Promoted to Captain in the U.S. Army National Guard - 2000
Member of Alpha Theta Chi Honor Society, University of North Alabama - 1999
Recipient of Army Achievement Medal - 1994
Commissioned as an Officer for the U.S. Armed Forces - 1992
Member of World Overcomers Church, Phi Beta Lambda, National Association of
Black Accountants, Toast Masters International, Family Support Group
National Guard,
Jimmy Dean Value Improvement Team, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity,
Incorporated
REFERENCES:
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