Manager Engineer
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John S. Hunt
Objective Using leadership, knowledge and experience, help build a stronger, more
focused team and execute the organization's mission in manufacturing,
quality, profitability and resource development.
Experience
November '09-July '10 Clear Lam Packaging Vernon, CA
General Manager
Responsibility for daily operations, profitability and employee growth at Clear
Lam's Vernon California manufacturing and distribution facility.
Responsible for installation of capital equipment within schedule time frame
and budget with applicable permits and seismic permitting
Manage equipment scheduling and preventive maintenance including large wide bed
thermoformers, extruders, chillers, air compressors, crystallizers and dryers
Responsible for activation and implementation of new rail spur and vacuum
unloading at location
Utilized intensive employee review and analysis to train and re-assign team
members
Analyzed and developed relationships with vendors in corrugated and waste
removal to implement immediate cost savings in excess of $25,000 in first 6
months
Stressed fair and consistent policy enforcement - improved attendance and
employee retention.
September '04-November Genesis Plastics Technologies / Greeley, Colorado
'09 Plastic Art Products
Plant Manager / General Manager
Responsible for daily operations and long range strategic planning for a
multi-faceted manufacturing facility of up to 70 employees.
Responsible for new product development (patent pending) of new generation
thermoplastic reflectors for the lighting industry.
Developed customer relationships resulting in 12 new products with 4 new
customers during first year of introduction.
Coordinated and staffed highly successful trade shows in '07, '08 & '09 to
introduce product and elevate company status
Worked with ad agency to develop new company logo, identity and web site
Successfully introduced and received full Automotive PPAP qualification on
proprietary (Genesis owned) inflator insulator material. Resulted in 30% cost
reduction to customer while improving previously deteriorating product profit
margin by more than 60%. Increased total unit sales from 15MM to 22MM during
first year of implementation
Traveled extensively, domestically and internationally including Japan and
China to strengthen and develop relationships with vendors and customers
Successfully developed and implemented new business strategy, involving
domestic design and development, with Asian production for off-shore products
Reorganized production using team based operations and increased accountability
to improve plant performance and efficiency
Implemented existing (Made 2 Manage) MRP system, previously under utilized
Demonstrated importance of accuracy for reporting of hours, material usage,
cycle counts and machine up-time in variance reporting
Used continuous improvement programs to increase production. Automotive output
rate (previously constrained) improved 114%
Automotive component customer return rate (due to quality), improved from
12%-15% in 4th quarter '04 to <0.03% in 4th quarter '09
Achieved and maintained ISO 9000 certification
Reorganized and retrained staff positions to provide systemic checks and
balances throughout organization
Reviewed full product line of over 2,000 products for profitability and
relative contribution to gross margin. Improved inefficient and unprofitable
product lines, improved and utilized company technical expertise to expand and
improve highly profitable lines.
Completely re-designed manual spreadsheet quoting system using MRP based system
improving accuracy of quote and review of gross margins.
Developed monthly (became quarterly) review matrix for under-performing product
lines and sales representatives.
Developed HR Manager to contribute as Safety Manager
Showed dramatic improvement in recordable rate (12 in '04 / 1 in '08, 0 in
'09).
Joined company after difficult OSHA inspection, negotiated significant
reductions in penalties and implemented safety system. Unscheduled OSHA
inspection in '08 showed significant improvement.
Worked with HR and Workers Compensation Insurance provider to resolve/close old
cases and save costs.
June '98-September '04 Pactiv Corporation City of Industry,
California
Production Manager (promoted August 2003)
Responsible for all of Pactiv Corporation's City of Industry operations
including supervisory staff, maintenance, mold set-up staffs and 350 hourly
employees.
Directly responsible for setting and attaining monthly and annual production
goals.
Managed supervisory and engineering staff; ultimate responsibility for 350
production employees.
Managed monthly, quarterly and annual hourly employee evaluations including
recognition for top 10% and improvement planning for bottom 10%.
Developed continuous improvement through metric evaluation and implement
manufacturing improvement programs.
$1MM in cost savings during first ten months of 2004
18% increase in productivity
33% decrease in safety related recordables
Technical Manager (promoted December 2000 to August 2003)
Responsible for all technical, maintenance and business functions of OPS
(oriented polystyrene) manufacturing plant with 320 employees in 24 hour, 7 day
per week operation including budgeting and staffing. Acted as backup and stand
in for plant manager.
Direct responsibility for process, facility and project salaried engineering
staff.
Managed 30 hourly maintenance and setup employees.
Responsible for operation of multiple (type and manufacturer) thermoformers,
in-line automated labeling and padding machines, orienting extruders, reclaim
extruders and auxiliary equipment (cooling towers, chillers, grinders and
compressors).
Responsible for facility maintenance including HVAC and power distribution.
Responsible for preparing and maintaining annual maintenance, facility and
staff budgeting in excess of $9MM.
Managed energy co-generation (installation and commissioning) during 2001
California power crisis, maintained productivity level during crisis by load
re-distribution and installing generating capability.
Process Engineer-Thermoforming (June 1998 to September 2000)
Responsible for developing and maintaining production processes. Used
engineering principles to improve machines and methods to optimize production
performance.
Managed technicians in labeling and thermoforming department.
Developed standard line conditions for all thermoformed products to improve
process quality and repeatability.
Managed introduction of new products and new equipment into plant environment,
including process capability studies, trained operators and mechanics in
function and process requirements.
June '94 - June '98 Thule (formerly Jetbag Products) Aurora, Colorado
Engineering/Quality Control Manager (Denver Facility - moved by Thule to
Chicago in 1998)
Engineering "arm" of three manager team assigned to manage all phases of
design, testing, specification setting, production and quality control as
captive cost center for Thule/EGA America Incorporated.
Used Cadkey/FastSurf to design thermoformed car-top boxes. Pioneered use of
CNC cutting on wood patterns for high quality castings.
Key contributor in startup of Colorado operation including building layout,
machine buyoff, production line design, initial product offering, catalogue
compilation, customer interaction and trade show support.
Developed new concept for cargo box tie downs and new innovative product in
collaborative effort with local awning company as extension to existing company
product offering.
Developed quality assurance program for incoming raw materials as well as
finished goods.
Dec '91 - June '94 Gerry Baby Products Thornton, Colorado
Product Engineer
Responsible for new product development and existing product optimization by
coordinating the efforts of engineering, production, sales and marketing. Wide
use of injection molded products integrated with sheet and structural metals.
Led new product development teams, responsible for:
Initiating project capital budgets and maintain capital and internal budgets
throughout life of project.
Provide and coordinate technical support and communications between sales,
marketing, engineering and production.
Prototyping and conversion of prototypical tooling to production quality
tooling.
Managed engineering documentation team, developed engineering change notice
process and tracking method as well as maintained departmental budget, managed
hourly drafting team and presentation of ECN status to operating staff.
Developed and refined ECN system and tracking completion from 60 day average to
11 day average.
Sept '90 - Dec '91 Ball Corporation Broomfield, Colorado
Tooling and Product Design Engineer (Colorado division moved to Chicago
December 1991)
Used AutoCAD for product design, analysis and tooling layout of barrier "shelf
stable" thermoformed products. Traveled throughout the United States to act as
technical support to sales staff.
Responsible for design, maintenance and repair for all tooling in Muncie and
Evansville plants.
Provide on-site technical support to install tooling and establish process
parameters.
Update and design tooling for integration with high speed double seamed and
heat sealing equipment.
Broad experience in design and production of high precision trim in place
(Illig type) tooling.
Aug '88 - Sept '90 Genesis Packaging Systems Charleroi, Pennsylvania
Tooling and Product Development Engineer (Genesis closed September 1990)
May '87 - Aug '88 Continental Can Company West Chicago, Illinois
Mold Design Engineer
Dec '86 - May '87 Solo Cup Corporation Highland Park, Illinois
Mold Design Engineer
May '83 - Dec '86 Application Engineering Wood Dale Illinois
Corporation
Product Engineer (promoted November 1984)
System Designer (May 1983 to November 1984)
Education Graduated 1982 State University of New York at Morrisville, New York
Morrisville
Associate of Science Mechanical Engineering/Design Drafting, Plastics
Degree: Technology
Studied mechanical problem solving and design and production as well as
hydraulic and electrical principles. Combined theoretical principles with
hands on laboratory exercises
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