Engineer Manager

Robert A. Wade

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Bassett, VA *****

Home: 276-***-****

Cell: 276-***-****

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Summary:

. Experienced and motivated team leader with proven ability

to effectively manage both personnel and projects.

. Self starter with strong interpersonal and communication

skills.

. Very strong at analyzing products and procedures to

generate ideas to improve efficiency and production

quality.

Experience:

2006 - 2009 Solutia/CP Films, Fieldale, VA

Department Production Manager

. Responsible for all aspects of operation from hiring,

training, review and evaluation and supervising of up to 27

employees on a four shift rotating schedule.

. In charge of and accountable for eight million plus yearly

budget, which included monthly presentations to upper

management to summarize results.

. Scheduled both personnel and machinery including

coordinating all preventive maintenance on a weekly basis.

. Oversaw compliance to all OSHA regulatory, ISO 9001, and

quality standards.

. Responsible for continuous improvement in both processes

and products in a lean manufacturing environment .

. Used Value Stream Mapping, Dashboard measurements of Key

Performance Indicators, O.E.E.'s and ORCI charting to move

toward

Pull vs. push system.

Achievements:

- Improved department on time delivery from 88% yearly average in

2005 to 99%

- internal and 98% external.

- Took Waste from 7% down to less than 2%. Waste reduction

resulted in savings of $270,000.

- Upgraded machinery to increase running speeds by up to 30%.

Potential savings of $45,000 per year per machine.

1993- 2006 Solutia/CP Films, Fieldale, VA

Process / Product Engineer

. Responsible for setting up and writing all standard

operating and process procedures.

. ISO 9001 coordinator and auditor. Audited both internal

processes and selected vendors.

. In charge of all quality related issues including traveling

to customers to resolve problems and do yearly satisfaction

reviews of top customers.

. Tested and approved all new processes. Including DOE's.

. Used Minitab Statistical Quality Analysis software to do

Pareto Charts,

CPK's and other testing to improve process's.

- Achievements:

- Solved banding problem in solar films resulting in drop of

claims against warranties to near zero. Resulted in savings in

the hundred's of thousands.

- Instrumental in upgrading machines to recipe driven processes.

- Key person in new machinery project including going to Great

Britain and Germany to set up, test and approve newest machine

set up in 2005.

1989 - 1993 Solutia/CP Films, Fieldale,

VA

Lead Supervisor

. Certificates:

. Dale Carnegie

. NEBOSH

. Minitab Statistical Software

. Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial

Managers

. Green Belt Six Sigma.

. Education:

. Bachelors Degree, Averett University

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