Manager Operations
Resume:
Christopher A. Askren
Foster, KY 41043
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Accomplishments:
Improved defective product ratio by 70%
Decreased customer complaints by 73% through 8D
Process
Reduced spoilage by 46% - Annual savings of $460K
Reversed plant margin from 7 months of losses to
continuously being favorable to budget
Key role in the development of an in-line color inspection
system
Increased reliability of Material Center, Punch Press,
Shipping & Assembly areas
Redesigned ink room and customer sample storage areas
for better accessibility
Converted Pre-Press Department to digital
Developed Root Cause/Corrective Action Database for all
HFI material
Led and Passed 4 Major Customer Audits when facility
historically failed or received low scores
Involved with growing and developing customer relations
Product Development
Experience: BWAY Corporation Cincinnati, Ohio
Business Unit Manager - Aerosol June 2009 to Present
Direct responsibility for $90MM, 450,000 sq. ft.- Aerosol
Facility consisting of:
• 7 Aerosol Can Lines
• 6 Aerosol Top Presses
• 5 Aerosol Bottom Presses
• 5 Coating Lines
• 6 Multicolor Printing Presses
• 2 Coil Shear Lines
Certified Lean Facilitator
Direct the electrical and maintenance support groups
Responsible for 400+ employees; consisting of three unions
(USWA, IUE and IAM) and assist in negotiation settlements
Lead effective PFMEA'S within the organization
BWAY Corporation Cincinnati, Ohio
Operations Manager - Coating April 2007 to June 2009
and Lithography
Manage all aspects of the plant P&L statement
Oversee operations for 5 sheet fed printing presses and 5
sheet fed coaters
Direct the pre-press and CTP operations
Maintain budgets for the plant controllable line items
BWAY Corporation Cincinnati, Ohio
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Quality Manager - Coil Shear, November 2008 to June 2009
Coating, Lithography, Assembly
and Punch Press
BWAY Corporation Cincinnati, Ohio
Assistant Operations Manager - Coating January 2007 to
April 2007
and Lithography Plant
BWAY Corporation Cincinnati, Ohio
Quality Manager - Coil Shear, Coating 2003 to 2007
and Lithography
BWAY Corporation Cincinnati, Ohio
Corporate Quality Engineer 2000 to 2003
Education: University of Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona
Bachelors of Science in Business Management 2008
Graduated with Honors
Saddle Island Institute Boston, Massachusetts
Certificate of Completion 2004
Visual Factory Management
InfinityQS International Inc. Manassas, Virginia
Certificate of Completion 2002
InfinityQS SPC Software Basic Training Course
University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee
Certificate of Completion 2001
Practical Strategies for Process Improvement
Lean Manufacturing
Certificate of Completion
Basic Lean Principles
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