Manager Engineer

Lew Kuritz

908-***-**** *******@*****.*** *** Cedar Ave Ridgewood NJ 07450

Education:

M.B.A., Rutgers University Executive MBA 1999 GPA 3.8

B.S.E.E., West Virginia University 1988 GPA 3.7

Career Highlights: 14 years with Kraft/Nabisco including 9 years in

Engineering and 5 years in Operations Management. Most recently spent 1.5

years hands on integration for the Pharmaceutical industry while employed

by Glatt Air. Past history includes the production of technical training

videos as a successful entrepreneur, and employment with the US Navy and

Army.

Work History:

Glatt Air Techniques (Market Leader of Fluid Bed Systems) 3/1/2008 -

10/1/2009. Automation Systems Engineer / Programmer Programming Allen

Bradley PLC's (Rockwell Software RSLogix), SCADA systems using Wonderware

Intouch, Visual Basic, Crystal Reports, CTC Interact, RSView, and

Integration of Microsoft SQL Server. Project management and execution of

all phases of engineering from scheduling, estimating, and scope

development. Manage activities of designers, commissioning team,

installation contractors, and validation engineers. Responsibilities

include P&ID's, panel design and schematics, instrumentation selection,

functional descriptions, procurement, installation, systems integration and

programming.

Learning Kurv Enterprises (Sole Proprietor) 7/1/2005 - 2/15/2008.

Production, marketing, and sales of software training video tapes for

Wonderware Intouch, and software products. Advertised in Control

Engineering, Intech, and Video Maker magazines. Products Developed,

Created, Marketed, and Sold included Video producers Teleprompter Software

and Software Training Videos for Wonderware Intouch. Some contract work

with a laser cutting company using Visual Basic.

Kraft / Nabisco 1991 - 2005

6/1/2001 - 7/1/2005 Progressive roles starting as a Program Manager, then

a Manufacturing Business Team Leader, and ending with Operations Business

Manager. Responsible to the division for all aspects of operations

including cost, quality, and delivery. Provided leadership of a cross-

functional management team of Contract Manufacturing, R&D, Finance,

Packaging, Quality, Procurement, Product Supply, and Graphics whose staff

executed projects. Duties included central point of contact to marketing

business teams, project prioritization, driving the business agendas for

growth, creating the productivity agenda, and program championship.

6/1/1999 - 6/1/2001 Manager, Operations Planning. In support of operations

leadership, provided strategic and financial guidance to ensure that

initiatives of operating companies were aligned with the overall strategic

plans. Created presentations and financial analysis of projects, sourcing

opportunities, growth, and plant closures. Developed strategies to optimize

the utilization of assets and human resources. Pursued operational cost

cutting opportunities. Provide rigor during the capital planning process

and budget reviews to maximize the return on invested capital. Liaison

between contract management and business units.

2/1/1991 - 6/1/1999 Progressive roles from a Process Controls Engineer,

advancing to Senior then Supervisory along with increasing

responsibilities. Contributed in varying capacities to the Installation of

21 New Process and Packaging Lines from ingredient delivery, mixing,

baking, packaging equipment, palletizing equipment, and storage and

retrieval equipment. All projects started early or on time, with lower than

estimated cost exceeding company objectives of expansions and

rationalizations. Capital on each project from $8m to $30m, savings on each

project from $2.5m to $8m. Managed activities of engineers, designers,

mechanics, electricians, numerous programmers, contractors, and vendors on

multiple large and mid size projects from $1m-$30m capital. Responsibility

ranged from hands on programming, design and installation as a disciplined

focus to overall project management including, schedule, scope and budgets.

Projects involved estimating, scope development, equipment selection,

purchases, design, installation, startup, and training of process,

packaging, and distribution center equipment.

Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Center 12/15/1988 - 01/15/1991 Electronics

Engineer. Design work on arrestment control and information systems.

Contributed to Aircraft Carrier modernization program. Designed systems,

instrumentation, software and hardware. Conducted and managed test

following strict protocols.

Picatinny Arsenal Army RD&C Center Ft Dix 5/20/1984 - 9/01/1984 Engineering

Aid/Test Director. Assisted testing of military weapons including

handguns, machine guns, and large detonation systems.

New Jersey Institute of Technology 1995 - 1998 Adjunct Instructor. Taught 4

credit required course plus lab on Control Systems and PLC's for seniors in

the Mechanical Engineering Technology program. Developed entire course, and

secured 6 sets of lab controllers from Allen Bradley. Extremely high

student evaluations.

Selected Career Accomplishments - Engineering Roles

. Executed Fluid Bed, Pancoater, and Air Handler validated projects for

Pfizer, Wyeth, Elite Labs, Shire, and Others.

. Provided customer support, troubleshooting, and system testing for Watson

Labs, Elite Labs, and Astellas.

. Created In House Training Program and Taught Cross Functional Groups on

PLC programming.

. Led 5 network programs installing standard equipment across multiple

sites and multiple lines, all within budget and time frame resulting in

significant labor reductions, raw material savings, and packaging material

savings.

. Engineering on 5 developmental machinery efforts all of which were

implemented resulting in significant savings.

. Chair on standard packaging equipment vendors selection committee

resulting in capital purchase volume discounts of $5m.

. Created standards for servos, level II, packaging machinery,

documentation, training, and safety reducing maintenance inventory,

downtime, training cost, contract maintenance cost, and safety incidence

rates.

. Designed specialized tracking system allowing project implementation

within hurdle rates.

. Designed weight control system for packaging lines, which reduced raw

material waste by 10%.

. Developed line accumulation and reject strategy reducing downtime and

loss by 8.8%

. Created speed control algorithms smoothing production line surges

increasing throughputs and reducing maintenance cost.

. Developed work efficiency tools; estimating database, specification

program, resource allocation program increasing accuracy and reducing task

time by 50%.

. Assisted testing of military weapons including handguns, machine guns,

and large detonation systems.

. Designed Aircraft Arrestment System Controls.

. Introduced commercial PLC controllers to surface ship division.

. Completed Original Charles Demming TQM - Total Quality Management Course,

Continuous Improvement Training, V/V+ Programming, Advanced Visual Basic,

Java, Several AB Courses for Servo and PLC, Wonderware's Intouch Interface

Programming. Studied industry standard guidelines including OSHA, cGMP,

NEC, and CSE (Confined Space Entry).

. Programmed and installed Aircraft landing equipment Preventative

Maintenance System.

. Performed research and development programming and testing of Aircraft

recognition system.

Selected Career Accomplishments - Business Roles

. Achieved Customer Service Levels of 98.5%, reduced customer complaints by

4%, and successfully completed Trans fat reduction against 395 sku's.

. Over delivered on productivity at 4.5% Cost of Goods versus "World Class"

benchmark of 4%.

. Initiated and executed cost cutting strategies as a drive against

Platforms of harmonization, rationalization, repatriations, cross border

sourcing, network best practices, inventory balance, and waste stream

capture.

. Sponsored 24 product commercialization efforts driving top line growth of

$30M for the FS Division.

. Introduced and drove 155 unique productivity initiatives returning $14M

productivity and OCC growth.

. Added operations processes and rigor to the organization via process

enhancements including capital budgeting, strategic decision metrics,

capacity planning, and cost drivers awareness plans.

. Improved workflow and communications via establishment of hurdles for

prioritization, development of a steering committee, asset awareness

growth, and solidification of a formal commercialization process.

. Developed employees via establishment of team leadership roles

independent of functional charge to aid employees in "cross functional"

education.

. Transitioned supply chain warehouse system transition from Nabisco to

Kraft closing 5 facilities.

. Managed through reorganization and significant staff loss without

business interruption or plan delays.

. Created capacity models, EOQ drive, and took leadership role in

forecasting consensus and demand planning.

. Held or improved against all metrics for inventory, supply, distressed,

forecasting, quality, and time to market.

. Led Continuous Improvement Site Manager's efforts achieving productivity

and many safety improvements.

. Implemented web based Best Practice system across multiple divisions

driving savings.

. Created Best in Class measures and analysis driving new opportunities

direction providing $4m in opportunity.

. Developed network wide logistics supply chain analysis including

benchmarked competition cost, asset utilization and period seasonality

loading models, forecast, inventory level, and key performance indicators

all used as basis for strategic rationalization, new product site

selection, and plant closures resulting in savings of $35m.

. Initiated Quality Cost Delivery Employee Empowerment Program and reduced

union grievances, increased efficiency.

. Conducted ATKearny's Operational Performance Improvement Assessment

returning metrics and future savings of $10m.

. Drove numerous projects from concept to approval including savings

development, capital estimates, financial investment models, strategic fit

analysis, presentations, and executive alignment.

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