Manager Training

Steve Roemer

*** ******** *****

Gower, MO ****4

Ph.217-***-****

*****@**-***********.***

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Objective: Work with a company to develop the objectives that will most

significantly affect the bottom line, and then translate the objectives

into business unit strategies that are understood at all levels of the

organization and supported by innovative teams with a common purpose.

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Professional Experience

Consolidated Container Company - Atlanta, GA January 2009 -

February 2010

Continuous Improvement Program Manager

January 2009 - February 2010

. Member of the corporate master planning team, working with senior

management to develop a Lean/Six Sigma and TPM combined Continuous

Improvement program across 65 plants throughout the U.S., and Mexico

. Developed comprehensive systems to find and then track opportunity

improvements using SharePoint, Business Objects, Business

Intelligence, Visio, and Excel

. Developed automated workflows with corporate finance group to connect

plant capital expenditures to corporate financial records to ensure

all pertinent financial data reached the corporate level for faster

approvals.

. Developed presentations for teaching the DMAIC and Lean tools to plant

Steering Committees

. Developed presentations and taught plant Steering Committees how to

find opportunities in the P&L as well as process databases and then

break them down to actionable levels to identify and drive projects.

. Responsible for developing the training program and then led the

implementation of SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies) across all

high speed lines for an estimated 2 million dollars of saving per year

. Responsible for developing the training and led the implementation of

5S across all 65 plants

. Implemented the CI process across all 65 plants with high speed lines

that included training all plant management to a Green Belt level of

understanding that resulted in a 2009 companywide savings of over 18

million dollars

. Responsible for engineering project to develop new manual as well as

powered bottle carts that would reduce safety claims, reduce packing

employee headcount by 20% and generate sales to the company's

customers for unloading the trucks of product

. Member of the corporate master planning team, led by the VP of

Performance Systems, to implement a TPM based Company Performance

System across all 65 plants with Milliken Consulting

. Solely responsible for the labor review project of 30 highest labor

per pound plants and then reporting the results to Executive

Management

o Reducing overall labor count by more than 125 employees

o Redirecting corporate resources to perform in-depth studies on

layout and machine utilization

o Generating cross-regional coordination of asset allocation

Nestle Purina PetCare - St. Joseph, MO June 2008 -

December 2008

Operations Performance Manager

June 2008 - December 2008

. Implemented Foundation Modules of Nestle Continuous Excellence in

preparation for TPM

. Developed and then provided training for Nestle Continuous Excellence

program

. Supported and facilitated continuous improvement teams for

improvements on all high speed lines

. Created a reporting structure to monitor the progress of continuous

improvement teams

. Organized and supported the establishment of meetings and reviews as

they pertained to the Nestle Continuous Excellence program

. Worked with Engineering to develop SAP database reports that would

supply organized data that would lead measurable opportunities

Ahlstrom Filtration - Paper Group June

1997 - December 2007

aPlus (Lean/TPM) Site Coordinator January 2007

- December 2007

. Attended Process Kaizen Engineer (Black Belt equivalent for TPM)

training seminars in Lyon and Brignoud, France

. Significantly advanced the progress of Autonomous Maintenance in the

areas of 5S, lubrication standards, and work order system to maintain

master plan of achieving zero downtime.

. Implemented Lean/TPM processes across multiple plants and in

international locations

. Developed statistical information from a Factory Model to determine

which aPlus teams to launch

. Maintained and improved an internet based system for team tracking

. Developed software templates for all sites to promote team success

. Led dozens of Kaizen events

. Led the Training and Education Pillar to improve the site training

system

. Trained and audited the Quality, Focused Improvement, Preventative

Maintenance, Autonomous Maintenance (Steps 1-5), Training & Education,

and Safety pillars and provided direction on how to develop their

portion of the aPlus (Lean/TPM) program

. Performed extensive work with Microsoft Office products with emphasis

on Excel

. Created and led training sessions for over 100 employees to develop

problem solving skills

Process Analyst September

2005 - December 2007

. Monitored all equipment for all processes using various automated data

collection systems

. Analyzed trends in data gathered by computer monitored systems across

multiple platforms

. Developed spreadsheets for analyzing all information

. Developed solutions for anomalies found during analysis

. Developed automated spreadsheets to improve logistics for all shipped

product

. Participated and led projects as needed as well as launch teams to

address the same anomalies

. Coordinated with other facilities to share information in order to

establish best practices

. Directed Machine Operators in solving problems with processing the

product

. Developed, implemented and maintained SPC tracking software for over

100 products

. Continued extensive participation leading Lean/TPM teams and kaizen

events

Quality Manager June

1997 - September 2005

. Managed the development of a Quality Management System to the QS-9000

automotive standard

. Managed four Certified Laboratory Technicians

. Worked directly with plant personnel, customers, and suppliers on

Lean/Six Sigma teams using tools including DMAIC, kaizen events,

process mapping(Visio), correlation studies, capability studies,

PPAPs, FMEAs, 8Ds, DOEs, 5S, etc.

. Coordinated efforts between R&D, Sales, and the customers to develop

new products that would run within the statistical parameters of the

equipment

. Implemented projects including new lab and production equipment

installation as well as the installation of a dust collecting system

and a wood fiber batch optimizer that improved raw material quality in

75% of all products

. Member of Plant Steering Team to establish a system for Lean/TPM

Manufacturing system called aPlus

. Qualified new suppliers working with the Purchasing department to

ensure quality raw materials

Background

1985-1997

Held various positions that progressed in responsibility and complexity.

Hired by State Farm to work in their Engineering department during my

senior year in High School to update drawings. Worked as a dockhand for

Overnite Transportation in their Dallas terminal for two years. Worked as

an Armed Guard for Burns Security at the Clinton Nuclear Power station for

two years. Held the position of Department Manager and acted as weekend

Management support over more than 60 employees at Wal-Mart for seven years,

while working on an Associate's degree for Engineering. Worked on a solar

car project while getting Associates degree that included 3D AutoCAD

modeling for simulated wind tunnel testing. Hired by the construction firm

converting a fine writing paper plant into an automotive filtration plant

where I tracked all incoming equipment and updated drawings as per revised

building specifications. I was then hired by Ahlstrom Filtration to

develop their Quality Systems.

Training Professional Development

. Certified Lean Management

. Certified Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt

. Certified in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

. Certified as an auditor for ISO-9000, QS-9000, and ISO-14000

. Completed seminars that focused on Leadership and Communication

. Completed course for Train the Trainer

. Completed Dale Carnegie course

. Can speak functional Spanish

. Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint,

Access, Visio, and SharePoint

Education

Pending Master of Business Administration

Park University, Parkville Missouri expected completion 10/12

03/10 Bachelors of Business Administration - Management and

Organizational Behavior

Park University, Parkville Missouri

08/99 Associates in Science - Engineering

Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield Illinois

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