Manager Project

STEPHEN MEREDITH CRAIG

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706-***-**** Home

LaGrange, GA 30240

(706) 302- 5378 Mobile

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OBJECTIVE: A challenging leadership position working with management

teams. Develop team organizations to achieve breakthroughs

in employee morale and safety, product and service quality,

cost efficiency, product and service delivery; all leading

to greater profitability.

QUALIFICATIONS:

. Extensive experience in manufacturing management with an

award winning company recognized in the industry and

internationally for quality, service and innovation

excellence.

. Extensive experience in international manufacturing

locations.

. Possess a high level of energy, enthusiasm, and a sense

of urgency.

. Work experience includes manufacture of products in

continuous and batch operations using state of the art

commercial and proprietary processes and equipment.

Successfully managed complex manufacturing operations

including a positions with responsibilities for a work

complement of 80 management and 500+ hourly personnel in

the US; 1200+ in Saudi Arabia.

. Possess excellent technical and organizational skills

for quality, cost, and service improvements. Led teams

to identify improvement opportunities and prioritization

of financial and human resources for the effective

realization of improvements.

. Experience working with all levels of sales and

marketing management to achieve and exceed customer

requirements.

. Experience with Lean Manufacturing and 5S concepts and

implementation.

EXPERIENCE:

AL SORAYAI GROUP, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

01/09 - 06/09 Manufacturing General Manager

. Responsible for carpet manufacturing in a four separate

plant operation with 1200 + employees. Products and

processes included polypropylene yarn extrusion,

twisting and heat setting, woven rugs and woven wall to

wall carpet, tufted carpets, rotary screen printing,

computer controlled printing, various backing/finishing

lines, PVC backed carpet tiles, and warehousing.

. Successfully started up of a new Zimmer carpet tile

production line including setting process parameters,

sourcing raw materials, and developing procedures to

provide carpet to the backing range and testing of the

finished product.

. Directed manpower studies to establish human resource

needs to operate each plant.

. Trained plant management to identify improvement

opportunities and solutions.

. Implemented data collection and analysis tools to begin

organized process improvement.

. Initiated an employee safety and awareness program.

. Organized and chaired weekly marketing / sales /

manufacturing working meetings to improve communication

and train for team problem solving.

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Stephen Meredith Craig Resume

MILLIKEN & COMPANY, Zhangjiagang, China

10/06 - 9/08 Project Manager/Development Manager -

Milliken & Co.

. Core member of management and engineering team organized

to install and start-up of a carpet tile manufacturing

facility in mainland China with a low cost budget and

fast track schedule.

. Responsibilities included site selection, lease

negotiations with the Zhangjiagang Economic Development

Zone, achieving Encouraged Status for tax exemption,

plant design, selection and procurement of equipment,

import of new and used equipment, and hiring and

training of plant personnel. Interfaced with

Environmental Bureau, Fire

Bureau, Planning Bureau, and various other Chinese

Government Authorities for permitting approvals.

. Successfully met major cost and schedule milestones

toward commissioning plant. Project completed at $1.4

million under budget.

MILLIKEN & COMPANY, LaGrange, Georgia

10/03 - 9/06 Development Manager - Milliken & Co.

. Responsible for broadloom carpet and carpet tiles

products from yarn selection to finished product.

. Developed a feasibility study to understand issues of

bringing the production of a proprietary product in-

house.

. Assisted in product construction changes for cost and

quality improvements.

. Developed a new application for existing equipment to

manufacture proprietary floor mat products. Patent

issued.

3/95 - 9/03 Director of Insurance Recovery - Milliken &

Co.

. Position created as a result of a catastrophic fire that

destroyed a major carpet dye and finish manufacturing

facility.

. Work directly with EPCM contractor Fluor Daniel on

rebuild critical paths, project cost projections, actual

costs, and daily progress reviews.

. Active in development of legal strategy for Insurance

Recovery.

. Served as the primary contact with insurance company

representatives responsible for negotiation and

successful settlement of major property segments.

. Resulted in arbitration panel award for of $1.1 billion

for Business Interruption and Property Losses

6/94 - 3/95 Director of Development - Milliken & Co.

. Successfully reorganized three separate business

development groups under one umbrella to eliminate

duplicate efforts and allow for more focused development

efforts.

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Stephen Meredith Craig Resume

7/90 - 6/94 Manufacturing Manager - Milliken & Co.

. Managed three plants with over 500 employees supplying

products to four businesses in the Floor Covering

Division.

. European and domestic travel to stay abreast of and

recommend new technology and equipment opportunities for

integration into the manufacture processes.

. Frequent presentation to customer and corporate

audiences to share successful manufacturing programs

that led to quality, cost, and/or delivery improvements.

. Successfully implemented reduction of management levels

by combining production and staff responsibilities

resulting in significant fixed cost reductions.

5/87 - 6/90 Plant Manager - Milliken & Co.

. Plant Manager of the Elm City Range Dye Plant and Jet

Dye Plant managing over 300 employees in the Automotive

Upholstery and Decorative Fabrics Division.

. Extensive experience in wet processing and finishing of

acrylic, nylon, and polyester furniture upholstery and

automobile fabrics in continuous range and batch

operations.

. Number one supplier of polyester plush velvet upholstery

to the automotive industry.

. Frequent communications with Ford, Chrysler, and General

Motors monitoring customer satisfaction. Recognized for

delivery, cost, and quality performance.

EDUCATION: LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA

Currently enrolled in Bachelors Program to be complete

December 2010

Major: Public Health

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Master of Science 1978

Major: Chemical Engineering

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Bachelors 1975

Major: Chemistry

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