WILLIAM M. SHELTON

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

Florence, SC 29501

Telephone: 843-***-****

email: abl7sj@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Results oriented, hands-on manufacturing manager with 20 years of

experience in managing plant operations and manufacturing systems for

several major specialty textile companies serving the nonwoven filtration,

industrial roofing, woven upholstery, and engineered membranes industries.

Extensive experience in manufacturing operations, process engineering, and

team driven continuous improvement that have delivered improved safety,

waste reduction, and financial performance. Excellent communication and

leadership skills coupled with the ability to successfully manage and

execute multiple projects.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AHLSTROM FILTRATION LLC, Bethune, SC

2007 - Present

Plant Manager

Managed the operations and overall P&L performance for the Dust Filtration

business at the Bethune site consisting of thee major carding lines to

support a $20 million business. Staff included seven exempt associates

with total responsibility for 75 additional production associates.

o Effectively led the manufacturing team to reduce working capital by 48%

and exceeded operative cash flow targets in 2009.

o Led multiple continuous improvement teams using lean and six sigma

methodologies to reduce waste and increase machine uptime. Start-up

waste was reduced by over 25% on a major carding line.

o Managed and implemented the successful start-up of the Bethune Dust

Filtration plant after relocating equipment from a closing plant in

Massachusetts. The project was on time and on budget.

o Led the purchasing and planning teams that reduced raw material inventory

by 68% and finished goods by 41% through improved forecasting, modified

min/max levels, and improved manufacturing consumption reporting.

o Improved Dust Filtration recordable injuries by more than 75% by

implementing a behavior based program safety program, accomplishing

audits, and holding individuals accountable.

FREUDENBERG TEXBOND, Macon, GA

2006 - 2007

Operations Manager

Managed all manufacturing operations that included extrusion of recycled

PET for staple fiber production, and the production of carded, needle

punched nonwoven roll goods for the industrial roofing industry. Managed

11 direct reports and 90 production associates to support a $40 million

business.

o Implemented a formalized nonwoven line changeover / cleaning procedure

that incorporated preventative maintenance activities and reduced overall

weekly downtime by 20%.

o Led fiber extrusion team to reduce line breaks by 15% and fiber waste by

10% through the use and application of lean techniques.

o Coordinated with the corporate project engineer for the installation and

start-up of a new nonwoven production line in January 07. The

installation was regarded as the "model" of future Freudenberg

installations in terms of implementing safety requirements, and new

facility organization.

o Led manufacturing team that reduced OSHA recordable injuries by 23% in

2006.

o Implementation team member for achieving ISO 14000 and OHSAS 180001

certification.

AHLSTROM LANTOR LLC, Bellingham, MA

2000 - 2006

Operations Manager

Directly responsible for all continuous production activities for the

manufacture and conversion of nonwoven filtration media. These activities

included carding, needlepunch, calendaring, singing, coating, laminating,

and die punching. Managed five exempt associates and 85 production

associates.

o Increased carding productivity by 10% by reducing overtime and enhanced

scheduling.

o Started-up a die punch converting operation. Led team to an increase in

productivity by 35% and part yield to 97%.

o Developed and implemented capacity planning model that helped

manufacturing achieve over 94% on-time delivery from previous levels of

75-80%.

o Developed comprehensive carding startup procedures that resulted in 40%

less fiber being wasted.

o Decreased plant OSHA rate by 66% through training and accountability of

plant personnel.

o Developed and implemented plant wide environmental procedures which

formally defined the systems necessary to gather and submit data in

compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements.

WILLIAM M. SHELTON 843-***-****

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COOLEY GROUP, Pawtucket, RI

1999

Manufacturing Manager

Responsible for all continuous production activities for the manufacture of

engineered membranes. These activities included weaving, knitting,

compounding, coating, rotary screen printing, and film extrusion (TPO, TPU,

and PVC). Managed five exempt associates and 90 production associates.

o Worked cross-functionally with quality and process engineering associates

to develop and implement rapid change over procedures for extrusion

machinery resulting in more than a 20% decrease in changeover time.

o Initiated formal tracking system that analyzed loom stop data and

provided the basis for machine/procedural improvements resulting in a 15

% increase in weaving efficiency.

o Developed production reporting systems that provided shift-by-shift

performance data on all production equipment which positively impacted

team performance and created a more visible and effective communication

tool.

QUAKER FABRIC CORPORATION, Fall River, MA

1994 - 1999

Director of Process Engineering

Led the Process Engineering team to drive continuous improvements in the

manufacture of woven upholstery fabric. Processes included yarn

manufacturing, weaving, and fabric finishing in six plants with more than

1800 employees.

o Led and facilitated all activities that to the successful attainment of

ISO 9001 certification.

o Organized and trained a cross functional team to address numerous QS9000

requirements such as PFMEA, Control Plans, process flow charting,

Measurement System Analysis, Advanced Quality Planning, and PPAP

submission.

o Responsible for designing, specifying, and implementing systems that

measure and control critical process and product characteristics on

various types of textile process equipment.

o Assembled and trained teams of internal quality system auditors that

continuously provided value-added quality system audits of the entire

Quaker quality system.

o Organized and facilitated the Manufacturing Improvement Team to reduce

off-quality and rework levels over 75%.

o Provided education in team-based problem solving techniques for numerous

associate Task Teams.

o Filled position as Director of Finishing for a year and managed over 100

production associates in the fabric finishing area to accomplish

organizational and operational goals. These activities included greige

fabric preparation, needle punching, and fabric coating with volumes of

approximately one million yards per week.

MILLIKEN & CO., Enterprise Plant, Marietta, SC

1990 - 1994

Advanced Process Engineer

Utilized TQM methods to effectively improve product quality while

maintaining process stability.

o Achieved a 60 percent reduction in off-quality in napped knit process

area.

o Designed statistical process control systems and implemented designed

experiments that resulted in decrease variability and a 25% increase in

process capability.

o Conducted process / machinery audits, and capability studies to validate

new and existing processes.

o Responsible for documenting new processes and training operators.

o Implemented cost reduction projects while maintaining process stability.

Average savings of $10k / project.

o Targeted and improved key measures in process area that resulted in a 25

percent reduction in off-quality.

o As a Lead Quality Systems Auditor, organized and led ISO 9000 quality

systems audits for over twenty locations within Milliken & Co.

o Defined auditor training requirements and provided training for both Lead

and Support Quality System Auditors.

o Chosen to organize and lead ISO 9000 implementation for the Automotive

Fabrics Division.

UNITED STATES AIRFORCE, Griffiss AFB, Rome, NY

1984 - 1990

Officer and B-52 crew member

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -

Troy, NY

Master of Science in Management Science (Information Systems) - SUNY

Binghamton, Binghamton, NY

Bachelor of Science in Biology (Concentration in Chemistry & Physics) - The

Citadel - Charleston, SC

PREVIOUSLY HELD CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Quality Manager (CQMgr) - American Society for Quality (ASQ)

Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) - American Society for Quality (ASQ)

Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) - American Society for Quality (ASQ)

Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) - American Society for Quality (ASQ)

Quality Systems Lead Auditor - Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB)

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