Engineer Quality Assurance
Resume:
Joe W. Gansor, Jr.
*** ****** *****, ********, ** 23851
*********@*******.***
OBJECTIVE
Obtain a position in Supervision, Quality Assurance, Industrial Engineering
or Project Management.
SUMMARY
Have a proven history of success in Quality Management with International
Paper. This includes 12 years of experience in Product Performance and
Quality Engineering at the Franklin Mill. Have managed all aspects of
quality for 30,200 tons per month of IP products totaling $26.2 million per
month of gross sales. Also, have significant experience in Industrial
Engineering/Project Management. Attained Senior Industrial Engineer/Team
Leader position prior to current quality role. Excellent written and oral
communications skills, excellent results leading team oriented projects.
Excellent history of successful, safe and efficient implementation of
changes to equipment, processes, procedures and policies.
EXPERIENCE
International Paper/Franklin Mill, Franklin, VA
1980 - 2009
Quality Assurance Supervisor (1997-2009)
. Responsible for all aspects of quality for Offset, Specialty and
Xerographic grades of paper. These grades represent 30,200 tons per month
of shipments and $26.2 million per month of gross sales. Involved daily
with ship/no ship decisions for my product lines. Worked intimately with
Customer Technical Services to resolve performance issues at our customer
facilities. Visited customer facilities when required to support field
investigations of our mill products.
. Managed Copier Curl Testing and Sample Room Operations responsible for
four testers and a budget of $290,000. Reduced copier test labor required
by three positions saving $130,000/year.
. Coordinated installation of Computers, Printers, Workstations, and
Network Requirements for new quality data management system. ($225,000)
. Managed our mill complaint data base utilizing SAP system for complaint
documents and Excel for data analysis and trends. Researched and trended
80 to 100 complaints per month with total credits (valued at $100,000 to
$250,000 per month). Monthly results were included in the employee
incentive plan.
. Coordinated site work to develop the new product - Cream White Publishers
Offset. This product was developed for Midland Paper resulting in 500-600
tons per month of new sales. This product was used in the printing of The
DaVinci Code and My Life which is the autobiography of former President
Bill Clinton.
. Hosted 10 to 12 customer visits per year. Explained our manufacturing
processes and conducted walking tours of our paper machines and converting
operations.
. Implemented stock codes to sell grade transition paper reducing plant
waste by 0.27% and generating added profits of $795,000/year.
Senior Industrial Engineer/Team Manager (1995-1997)
. Managed three Industrial Engineers, one Technician and one Facility
Supervisor. Budget responsibility totaled $570,000/year providing
Industrial Engineering project support for paper making operations in the
areas of logistics, cost control, productivity, ergonomics and labor
requirements.
. Implemented material handling changes and reduced product diameters
needed to preserve sales to Armstrong Corp. worth over $800,000/year in
profits.
. Reduced waste generated by our coated board machine by 1% cutting costs
by $750,000/year by working with our crews to more closely equalize the
linear feet of product on parent reels with the linear footage required
for customer rolls.
. Analyzed the staffing required to operate the mill scalehouse. Reduced
Scalehouse operations by one shift per week resulting in $60,000 of labor
savings.
JOE W. GANSOR, JR 757-***-****
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Senior Industrial Engineer/Team Manager (continued)
. Led the Continuous Process Improvement Team Responsible for reducing
product handling damage. Savings due to improvements totaled
$500,000/Year.
. Managed our Janitorial Services and building facility maintenance
Industrial Engineer (1980-1995)
. Responsible for providing project Industrial Engineering support paper
making operations in the areas of productivity, material handling,
ergonomics, logistics, cost analysis, and labor requirements. Was promoted
twice during this period.
. Redesigned mill system to receive cores to use of carts. Reduced onsite
core inventory by 10% and reduced core spoilage by 5% for a material
savings of $160,000/Year. Reduced core delivery lead time to a half day.
Core material costs total $3.25 million per year.
. Supervised contractor to construct and subsequently haul coal from a
remote reserve coal pile. Managed a budget of $90,000 and handled 30,000
tons of coal.
. Redesigned our mill system of waste collection. Implemented new system of
self dumping containers and a new truck ($240,000) but avoided hiring two
new laborers and reduced existing staff by one operator.
. Coordinated the logistics of our mill fiber feeding plans to support
production during a 43 day outage of our largest Recovery Boiler. Managed
the accumulation and subsequent utilization of 15,000 tons of fiber valued
at $2.8 million. Managed the mill daily fiber utilization plan
coordinating the fiber demand vs. fiber production capability during this
seven week period. Project results were outstanding.
. Instituted use of a modified Whitney Snake Tong to facilitate safe
removal of debris from hydrapulpers and other production equipment.
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI 1979-
1980
Product Engineer
. Responsible for statistical analysis of car dimensional data, preparation
of company responses to legal and governmental inquiries. Also,
responsible for identifying and quantifying differences between Canadian
and US Warranty Systems and conducting part performance comparison studies
utilizing the Ford Motor Co. Management Information System
CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING
. Essentials Of Management (April 1984)
. Ergonomics Seminar (Feb 1987)
. The Supervisor's Program (July 1989)
. Panel Interviewing Skills By HR Strategies (May 1992)
. Total Quality Systems (Aug 1997)
. Tappi Printing Symposium (Sept. 2006)
. SAP Complaints, Shipping, Warehousing (April 2009)
EDUCATION
M.S. Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, Cum Laude-1979
B.S. Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, Cum Laude-1977
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