Manager Quality Control

Matt Billingsley

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Myrtle Beach, SC 29588

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technical and production manager

Hands-on innovative manager, known for quick troubleshooting and repairs,

decisive responses to immediate problems. Decades of experience training

employees and leading teams to achieve efficiency and safety goals and

increasing their industry knowledge. Thoroughly versed in product

development, managerial and employee interface, quality control, quality

assurance, electro-mechanical modifications, de-bugging new equipment,

building equipment prototypes and designing electrical and control

schematics. Unique ability to see the big picture and address separate

components.

Expertise includes:

. Product Development

. Product Launch

. Equipment Repairs

. Equipment Maintenance

. Parts Ordering

. Budget Management

. Staff Training

. Quality Control

. Equipment Improvements

. O.S.H.A. Adherence

experience

MYRTLE BEACH TECHNICAL CONSULTING, Myrtle Beach, SC, Owner 2004-Present

Owner of sole proprietorship consulting firm providing all phases of hands-

on troubleshooting, repair, employee training, product development,

equipment launch, mix designs, budgeting, purchasing and sales interface

for concrete products plants.

. Interfaced with managers, quality control and customers to create mix

designs meeting ASTM C90 product specifications.

. Implemented hydraulic and pneumatic schematics to bring equipment back to

OEM product specifications.

. Modified electro-mechanical equipment to reduce bottlenecks and inferior

products.

. In less than 12 hours, designed and built prototype variable speed AC

drive system to replace a Sumitomo variable speed gearbox system.

. Installed and de-bugged new equipment. Coordinated with OEM engineering

on field changes and return of warranty equipment.

. Designed and built a complete block plant without electrical or control

schematics. Documented field wiring, I/O and PLC logic for plant

personnel.

. Equipment included various kinds of mechanical, hydraulics, pneumatics

and Allen Bradley SLC 500s, AC Drives and Panelview terminals.

OLDCASTLE APG, Myrtle Beach, SC, Production Manager 2000-2004

Hands-on maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, product development and

implementation, budgeting, inventory, quality control, and employee

oversight and training to run a concrete block plant 24 hours a day, 6 days

a week.

. Spearheaded successful transition during a buy-out while retaining

employees and maintaining production.

. Kept the Myrtle Beach plant in the top 30 out of 72 in block production

monthly for 4 years.

. Documented and enforced O.S.H.A. and D.H.E.C. rules and requirements.

UNICON CONCRETE, Myrtle Beach, SC, Production Manager/Troubleshooter

1996 - 2000

Took a worn-out block plant and made it into a manufacturing facility that

could be sold to a multi-national competitor.

. Designed, built and installed a hydraulic vibration system for a concrete

block machine.

. Troubleshooting, repair and training of employees in 4 plants on the

North and South Carolina coasts.

. Trained employees on troubleshooting Texas Instrument 5TI PLCs, Allen

Bradley PLCs and a Jonel Batching System using Windows 98.

JOHNSON CONCRETE, Willow Springs, NC, Production Manager/Plant Manager

1998-1996

Helped build the plant at night while attending college during the day.

Increased production from 0 to 85% capacity in 5 years. Designed and built

the control system for a material handling system using an Allen Bradley

SLC 500. Was promoted to plant manager.

PHILLIPS FIBER, Rocky Mount, NC, Electrical and Instrument Technician

1982-1986

Repaired, replaced and maintained equipment related to the manufacturing of

polypropylene fibers.

CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO., East Peoria, IL, Assembly Line/Apprentice

Electrician 1977-1982

Worked on the D8 Bulldozer assembly line until called into the electrician

apprentice program.

education

A.A.S., Automation and Robotics, Wake Technical College, Raleigh, NC, 1988

~Graduate project was used for recruitment the following 2 years.

Interests

Boating, classic car restoration, hiking, travel.

References

Rich Matzke, Besser Company, Regional Sales Mgr., 804-***-****

Don Phillips, Concrete Mix Design Consultant, 704-***-****

Patrick Atkins, Regional Salesman, Carolina Prestress, 910-***-****

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