Richard C. Fry

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

Tinley Park, Il, 60477

Home Phone 708-***-****

Home Email: abiepm@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To work in a managerial or senior managerial capacity to

utilize my problem solving and organizational capabilities.

Preferably overseeing plants and guiding them to optimal

profitability, customer service, safety and efficiency.

QUALIFICATIONS

Able to use a vast and diverse background of skills and

knowledge and work experience to contribute quickly and

effectively. Very quick to grasp new concepts. Well trained

problem solver, scientifically trained, practicality based.

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills with a bend

to keeping it functional and useful.

WORK HISTORY

8/2006- 4/09 Director of Manufacturing, Sunstar Americas Inc.

Director of Manufacturing - 8/2006 to 4/2009

Important contributions:

. 30% Quality improvement for manufacturing rejects. (

Increased units per hour.)

. 27% Safety improvement for lost time incidents. ( FY2008

>$150K savings)

. 15% OEE improvement. ( Increased units per hour.)

. 50% inventory reduction by implementing Kan Bans in

molding area. ($2.5MM savings).

. Reduced spare parts cost by implementing preventive

maintenance to eliminate reactive maintenance. ($ 70K

savings)

. Initiated TPM process. Created procedures, visuals and

insured training for certain line operators to decrease

line downtime freeing up Mechanics for more PM activity.

Goal to eventually cover the entire facility.

. Culture change agent: Initiated Lean Sigma program, and

zero defect goal for safety and quality. Questioned and

changed several long standing methods of operation. (

operator workloads, filament color matching, machine

shutdown causes )

. In charge of manufacturing and all production processes

of a 250,000 sq ft facility with 220 hourly, 70

temporary and 8 salaried in a 24 hr 5-7 day operation.

. Manufacturing metric, budget, and direct labor

responsibility.

2001- 7/2006 Director of Operations, Co-Focus Factory Manager, Quality

Control Manager, Certified 6 Sigma Black Belt, Tru Vue Inc.

Director of Operations - 8/2004 to 7/2006

Important contributions:

. 45% Inventory reduction as the main driver of a Kan Ban

team effort to reduce inventory. ($2.5MM)

. Managed a $1-2MM structurally defective facility repair

effort.

. Installed a thermo-oxidizer to improve air emissions

compliance to cover expanding sales.

. Reduced shipping costs to Florida by installing a

satellite plant in Florida. ($100K)

. Installed TPM process in Florida facility from startup

date utilizing temporary workers.

. 16% increase in productivity on Etch line by reducing

cycle time.

. 10% reduction in water consumption team member.

. Operational metric, budget, and direct labor

responsibility.

. In charge of engineering, environmental, process

improvement, safety, quality, facility, and all

production processes of a 300,000 sq ft facility with

130 hourly and 18 salaried in a 24 hr 5-7 day operation.

Continued

Richard C. Fry

17649 Lilac Lane

Tinley Park, Il, 60477

Home Phone 708-***-****

Home Email: abiepm@r.postjobfree.com

WORK HISTORY - continued

2001- 7/2006 Director of Operations, Co-Focus Factory Manager, Quality

Control Manager, Certified 6 Sigma Black Belt, Tru Vue Inc.

Co Focus Factory Manager, Etch - 8/2002 to 8/2004

Important contributions:

. 13.8% reduction in downtime on the Etch line. ( $400K

savings) .

. 23% OEE improvement. ( $100K savings)

. 35% reduction in changeover time.

. 20% reduction in chemical usage by reducing batch waste.

. 10% Quality improvement of purchased glass by working

with vendors.

. Instilled TPM methodology in line operators to improve

line uptime and make the line operators function more

successfully at keeping the line operating. Created

procedures and visuals and training to guide the less

experienced line operators on off shifts.

. Mentored co focus factory manager to improve management

skills.

. Mentored direct reports to assist in cohesive operations

for the facility.

. Increased our technical, Six Sigma, and project

knowledge with the supervisors and team members of the

Etch line.

Quality Control Manager - 1/2001 to 8/2004

Important contributions:

. Built an entire Quality system from scratch. Including

a procedure system, procedures, training, documentation,

auditing, and corrective action. Mirrored an ISO 9000

program, without going for the certification. Reduced

customer complaints 22% in first year. Reduced scrap

10%.

. Improved and expanded Quality Control lab function.

Focused on analysis reliability and repeatability as

well as maintenance and proper use of the

instrumentation. Initiated SPC and maintenance logs.

Initiated sample storage for documentation purposes.

. Initiated TPM activity in laboratory to improve

equipment up time and decreased dependence on outside

repair personnel.

. Responsible for Hazardous waste disposal process and

brought it into compliance.

. Responsible jointly for environmental compliance issues

at the plant, initially having responsibility for the

monitoring of the UV emissions levels then turning this

over to the UV Focus Factory to control their production

levels, while still providing oversight.

. Very involved in permitting issues and with the Air

permit and the Form R reporting

. Managed all lab personnel for hiring, training,

performance and evaluation issues.

. Trained sales staff as well as others, both inside and

outside as necessary to assist in the growth targets of

Tru Vue and the success of those individuals.

. Directed Tru Vue's small R & D program. Growing and

documenting our knowledge of the existing products.

Providing significant data to sales and marketing to be

used for growth initiatives.

Continued

Richard C. Fry

17649 Lilac Lane

Tinley Park, Il, 60477

Home Phone 708-***-****

Home Email: abiepm@r.postjobfree.com

WORK HISTORY - continued

2001- 7/2006 Director of Operations, Co-Focus Factory Manager, Quality

Control Manager, Certified 6 Sigma Black Belt, Tru Vue Inc

Six Sigma Black Belt - 7/2001 to 7/2006

Important contributions:

Trained as Tru Vue's first Black Belt, March - July 2001

Certified as a Black Belt, November 2002

Attended transactional Black Belt review, October 2003

Ran improvement projects within the 6 Sigma process

o Etch Breakage and handling improvement - $ 480,000/yr

o Reduced breakage from 5000-7000 lites/month to an

average of 500/month

o UV Coating thickness reduction - $ 120,000/yr

o Reduced the coating thickness from an average of

2.5 microns to 2.17 microns, reduced cost of

coating and reduced emissions by accomplishing

this.

o Etch Line Capacity improvement - > $ 780,000

o Improved performance and availability while

maintaining costs to utilize the line better than

in the past. Accomplished this mainly by reducing

downtime occurrences and duration.

Improved yields of the Etch line from 73% to 93% over 3 years.

Mentored Green Belts, their training and their projects.

Lead group and individual training sessions to improve the company's

knowledge of Six Sigma and Lean.

1978 - 6/2000 Plant Manager, Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

I started with APCI in 1978 as a lab technician in Long

Beach, CA and in 6 months rose to production supervisor / lab

technician. I worked in this position until 1990 when I

transferred to Chicago, IL as an Assistant Plant Manager

eventually becoming Plant Manager in 1998. In August of

1999, I was asked to concentrate on the important areas of a

new consolidation effort for the Company. This effort was to

streamline and improve product quality, and delivery to World

Class levels in a Center of Excellence in Chicago, IL, which

would be the main center of blending of gaseous mixtures for

the entire North American continent for APCI. This was an

initiative to improve ROI which followed 5 other plants being

merged into my plant.

1978 - 6/2000 Plant Manager, Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

Important contributions:

Designed and implemented new product lines for Long Beach, CA plant (

$400K)

Designed and implemented new product lines for National sales. ($2MM)

International training and technical assistance. Trips to Korea, Brazil,

and Mexico.

Assisted in countless sales operations: training of sales force, customer

training, assisted in sales presentations to customers, safety

presentations, and safety walk-thrus.

Provided technical assistance to many production facilities in APCI.

Operated one of the larger APCI cylinder plants with an excellent safety

record.

Managed Administrative, Production, Laboratory,

Shipping/Receiving/Warehousing, and Customer Service Departments for two

plants with full budget responsibility.

Designed and implemented new safety training approaches.

Participated in strategic planning and direction for the national Specialty

Gas operations department.

Consistently met safety, budget, productivity, and delivery targets year

after year.

Continued

Richard C. Fry

17649 Lilac Lane

Tinley Park, Il, 60477

Home Phone 708-***-****

Home Email: abiepm@r.postjobfree.com

WORK HISTORY - continued

1978 - 6/2000 Plant Manager, Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

Important contributions continued:

Innovated new blending technologies to improve cost effectiveness and

efficiencies, utilizing never before conceived ideas and brought them to

action and completion.

Utilized TPM behavior to improve line efficiencies and up time. Operators

performed their own maintenance. Created procedures and visuals to foster

consistency in application of maintenance.

Headed an emergency response team at my plant which responded to

emergencies in the mid west region. Responsible for safety, public

communication, mitigating the emergency, contact with government emergency

personnel and effectively resolving the issue while minimizing the

company's exposure and personnel risk.

1977-1978 Quality Control Chemist, Ford Motor Company, Nashville, TN

Analyzed various raw materials used in the plant, as well as

non-routine analyses needed. Utilized Atomic Absorption, Gas

Chromatography, Infrared, X - Ray, Ultra-violet and light

transmission equipment.

Important contributions:

Reduced rejected product by perfecting a light transmission device to graph

the glass surface.

Reduced rejected rear window defroster failures by initiating a repair

method.

1976-1977 Analytical Chemist, Scott Specialty Gas Co., Troy, MI

Responsible for setting up and equipping a gas lab. Did

analytical chemistry on gases of standards accuracy.

Utilized GC- TCD, NDIR, Chemiluminesence, GC-FID, and wet

chemical methods.

EDUCATION

1971-1975 Bachelor of Arts from Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan,

Major in Chemistry, minor in Math, with a Teaching credential.

Black Belt Training, Air Academy, July 2001

Black Belt Certification ( Apogee Enterprises ), November

2002

Review Black Belt class ( Transactional ), October 2003

Kepner Tregoe: Problem Solving and Decision Making Training,

November 2005

Paulson School of Molding, ProMolder 1 Certified, September

2007

INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES

15. Woodworking (cabinet making, wooden award making,

furniture).

16. Working on automobiles, fixing things, learning new

mechanical skills.

COMPUTER SKILLS

. Very skilled with MS Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point,

Outlook, currently working with Microsoft OneNote and

Access programs to learn them.

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