Project Manager Customer Service
Resume:
STEPHEN E. LARSON
Downers Grove, Illinois 60516
ablz04@r.postjobfree.com
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CAREER SUMMARY
Experienced Manager with extensive history of significantly improving
profitability, productivity, and efficiency for plants. Expertise in
Continuous Improvement/Lean Manufacturing, cost reduction project
management and safety. Holds MBA from the University of Chicago and degree
in Chemical Engineering from Arizona State University. Seeking leadership
role in fast paced complex manufacturing environment. Known for excellent
interpersonal skills while leading team based innovation and change
resulting in increased profits and high customer satisfaction.
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
* Lean Manufacturing * Labor Relations & Negotiation * New
Product Designs
* Kaizen * Quality Management Systems
* Vendor Negotiations
* 5S * Environmental Compliance
* OSHA Compliance
* SMED * Budget Management
* Workers Comp
* Cycle Time Reduction * Strategic Planning *
Customer Service
* SPC * TQM *
Technical Service
* Fault Tree Analysis * Printing Technologies
* Best Practices
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FLINT GROUP, Batavia, IL 2008-Present
An international chemical supplier to the printing industry
SITE MANAGER
Responsible for all aspects of the management, operation and administration
of this three shift operation.
. Successful startup/turnaround
. Increased profits by $3 million in first year despite 80% of the
volume
. Reduced OSHA RCR rate from 14.0 to 0
. Improved on-time and complete shipments from 69% to 94% within 1 month
. Reduced shipping error rate from 8.7% to less than 0.1% in less than 1
year
. Reduced quality complaints from 12% to less than1% in less than 1 year
. Reduced manufacturing costs by 23% in less than 1 year
. Reduced inventory by 52%
Stephen E. Larson 630-***-****
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ALTIVITY PACKAGING, LLC, Carol Stream, IL
1998-2007
A $1 billion packaging company (formerly a division of Smurfit-Stone
Container Corp.)
Plant Manager, Morris, IL 2000-2007
Responsible for all aspects of the management, operation and administration
of this three shift $70 mm plant with 200 employees.
. Improved plant profit by 50% in first year utilizing Continuous
Improvement
. Improved a highly efficient plant by 30 % enabling the plant to
increase revenues from $50 mm to $70 mm utilizing Lean
Manufacturing
. Received SSCC Plant of the Year award (top three in every
performance category)
. Reduced costs by $800 m to $1.2 mm each year
. Reduced safety RCR from 4.5 to 0.9
. Reduced salary headcount by 10%
Plant Superintendent, Carol Stream, IL 1998-2000
Assistant Plant Manager of this three shift $90 mm plant with 270
employees.
. Improved offset department productivity by 3%
. Improved gravure department productivity by 3%
. Reduced maintenance spend by 20%
FSC PAPER COMPANY, INC., Alsip, IL
1986-1998
Production Manager 1997-1998
Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, responsible for the
management, operation and administration of this three shift $60 mm plant
with 100 employees.
. Reduced costs by 10%
. Negotiated supplier agreement saving $300k per year
Paper Machine Superintendent 1994-1997
. Implemented a $30 mm revolutionary process for producing new
products
. Developed 50 new high quality products
Director - Total Quality Management 1993-1994
Implemented Total Quality Management philosophy to entire organization.
Stephen E. Larson 630-***-****
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Stock Preparation Superintendent 1987-1993
Responsible for the management of two (2) three shift plants with a budget
of $21mm and 65 employees.
. Also managed all aspects of developing and taking new products to
market, building it from $0 into a $10 mm business in 6 months
. Managed all aspects of $50 mm plant start-up
. Managed all aspects of $10 mm screening project
. Project Manager on $20 mm chemical processing plant feasibility study
Assistant Stock Preparation Superintendent 1986-1987
BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION, International Falls, MN 1981-1986
Pulp Mill Supervisor (swing shift) 1984-1986
Project Manager 1982-1984
Production Engineer 1981-1982
CPC INTERNATIONAL, INC., Bedford Park, IL 1977-
1981
Chemical Engineer
EDUCATION
MBA, University of Chicago - Graduate School of Business, Chicago, IL
B. S. in Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
Numerous seminars and courses on Continuous Improvement, Lean
Manufacturing, 5S, SMED, Cycle Time Reduction, VSM, TPM, safety,
environmental and FMLA administration
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