Manager Quality Assurance
Resume:
George T. Harrell
********@*****.***
Jacksonville, Fl. 32258
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Tremendous experience in engineering disciplines and manufacturing
operations within a broad scope of industries including packaging,
printing, plastics and paper products. Proven and award-winning
engineering, problem-solving and leadership skills delivered with a focused
"results" orientation. Readily adaptable to changing priorities, projects
and assignments.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Fidelity Investments, Jacksonville, FL
2007--2010
Role as Investment Advisor / Case Manager. Responsible for $4 million new
sales per month. Licensed at Series 7, 63, 66
Capri Packaging, Clinton, MO 2004 -
2007
Capri is the flexible packaging division of Schreiber Foods, a $3 billion
employee-owned [ESOP] manufacturing company.
Process Engineer
Served as the Team Leader for Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Digital Pre-
press and Process Engineering. Also served in the roles of Project Engineer
and Plant Engineer.
. Reduced overall plant waste by 50%.
. Reduced waste on the Solventless Laminator from 6.5% to less than
1.0%.
. Led as "champion" for (4) teams implementing process excellence
deployment.
. Provided technical vendor management of raw materials used in
manufacturing processes such as inks, adhesive system and films.
Graham Packaging Company, York, PA. 1998 -
2003
A global leader of custom design blow-molded packaging with $1 billion in
annual revenue, 60 plants and over 4,000 employees.
Manager - New Product Development
Responsible for package design and commercialization with the Food &
Beverage business unit for "hot fill" applications of PET bottles. Managed
(4) Project Managers and the PET process lab for unit cavity bottle
development.
. Championed new package commercialization growing the Coca-Cola USA
business with (8) new packages. Annual revenues grew from $7 million
to $34 million in just (2) years.
. Landed a new customer, the Mercury Group, for a panel-less "hot fill"
application resulting in new revenues of $2 million annually.
. Developed the professional skills of Project Managers in order to
improve internal communications and operational effectiveness .
. Fostered strong customer relationships by providing technical
direction on all major customer accounts.
. Developed commercialization of (6) custom design packages which
secured business with Apple & Eve, National Fruit, Clement Pappas,
Campbell's Soup, Quaker Oats and Gatorade with a total business volume
of $90 million.
. Developed (5) different sizes of stock single serve bottles which won
an American Packaging Award.
American Color Graphics, York, PA.
1995 - 1998
The third largest national commercial printer of advertisements on
newsprint.
Operations Manager
Plant operations responsibility printing plant including the pre-press
plate department, lithography, printing, bindery, engineering and
maintenance with an annual sales volume of $55 million. Managed (7)
managerial level employees with overall responsibility for (170) non-union
plant employees.
. Increased value added revenue by $900,000 by increasing productivity
and maximizing machine width capabilities.
. Reduced annual operating costs by $1.5 million via implementation of
performance metrics.
. Developed the annual capital budget in order to support the business
operation plan.
. Increased productivity by 15% by focused on improved processes in the
plant.
. Implemented a formal safety program which resulted in (3) years
without a loss-time injury.
American National Can Company, [now Pechiney Plastics]
1978 - 1995
Operations Manager - Flexible Packaging Minneapolis, MN
Plant operations responsibility for pre-press with computerized blending,
flexographic/rotrogravure printing, extrusion/adhesive laminating and
finishing with an annual sales volume of $65 million. Managed (10) salaried
supervisors, (2) engineers and (115) unionized employees.
. Reduced costs and increased efficiencies by 20% via shop floor data
entry and data reporting.
. Reduced plant waste by 50%.
. Coordinated ISO 9002 registration within an (8) month period.
. Reduced loss-time injuries via increased awareness, responsive hazard
recognition and an incentive award program.
. Developed, mentored and coached hourly personnel into supervisory
staff level positions.
Technical Manager-Flexible Packaging, Des Moines, IA
Managed the commercialization process of new production development for
this facility with $75 million in annual sales volume. Managed a staff of
(4) Process Engineers, (2) Quality Assurance engineers and (30) unionized
employees in the laboratory.
. Reduced waste by 15% via SPC established product specifications.
. Commercial $10 million in sales of new products.
Plant /Project Engineering, Des Moines IA, Neenah, WI.
EDUCATION/AWARDS
B.S. - Mechanical Engineering - Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
M.B.A - Finance (18 hours completed) - University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh,
Oshkosh, WI.
Kepner-Tregoe Project Management (2005)
Cellular Manufacturing - University of Wisconsin
Team Building and Empowering Work Teams - University of Wisconsin
ISO Internal Auditing - BSI
Productivity through Quality (Statistical Process Control) - University of
Tennessee
Crosby Quality College - Winter Park, FL.
Six Sigma - Yellow & Green Belt Training (2005-6)
Schreiber Foods: President's Award for "Breakthrough Technology" (2006)
Named on (4) bottle design patents with the U.S. Patent Office
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