R obert W. Plummer

**** ********* ***** ****: 636-***-****

St. Charles, Missouri 63304 Home: 636-***-****

Email: abmu3f@r.postjobfree.com

Quality P rofessional

A successful Team Leader of Quality in the pharmaceutical and food industries, with experience in

leading both large and small groups. Provided t raining to members of a group in order to accomplish

company goals. Strong advocate of complete root cause analysis to support all related CAPA’s.

Accomplished in the use of 5S techniques and Six Sigma tools to improve processes and decrease

p roduction problems. Believe in a strong TQM program within the company. Enhance SOP’s that lead

to a winning team and superior output.

S kills

Leadership – d irected the operations of 3 teams in order to meet daily turnaround times.

Have lead successful Six Sigma teams that saved the company $120,000/year.

I nvestigational – have successfully completed several root cause analysis and implemented

t he conclusions, which saved the company man-hours and expense.

Ownership – successfully turned around a department that was lacking discipline and

leadership

T raining – t rained all team members and conducted audits in order to improve the process.

R elationships – worked with other departments, FDA, USDA, and outside vendors during

audits.

Organizational – strong multi-tasker. Have simultaneously maintained 5 different shifts (50

employees) in order to have the lab operational around the clock 7 days a week.

Employment H istory:

K V Pharmaceutical : Quality Lab- St. Louis, MO ( Oct 1986 – Sep 2009)

Quality Compliance M anager: Jan 2007- Sep 2009

M anaged compliance, metrology, and data review. Compiled, graphed, and summa rize

a nnual product review. Modified SOP’s th rough change control. D i rected lab

i nvestigations. I nvolved in purchasing validating equipment in the lab. P rovided timely

r esponses and implemented recommendations from internal and exte rnal GLP audits.

L ead various cross-functional teams that used FE M A, P rocess Mapping, charting, Gauge

R &R, design experimentation, and SIPOC. Completed two six-sigma projects that saved

t he company $120,000/year.

Senior Supe rvisor, Data Review: May 2003 – Jan 2007

Managed and t rained all reports in data review. Updated SOP’s associated wi th lab

p rocesses. Released all laboratory data. P rovided seminars and data generation in the

l ab. Reviewed and accepted methods th rough t ransfer from R & D. I nvolved in the

i mplementation of SQL*L I MS in the lab and company.

Supe rvisor: May 1989 – May 2003

Managed all daily activities of 50 chemists/ 5 shifts in the lab. I nvolved w ith purchasing

a nd validating equipment. Di rected lab investigations. Reviewed lab data. Supported the

i mplementation of I NQAS.

C hemist: Oct 1986 – May 1989

Acted as lead chemist. Reviewed and accepted methods from R & D. Assisted in lab

i nvestigations. T rained new employees on techniques and equipment in the lab.

Ralston Purina: Continental Baking Division - St. Louis, M O

Senior Lab Technician: Nov 1985 – Oct 1986

Tested raw materials in the lab. T rained individuals in the use of H P LC and GC.

ConAgra Frozen Foods: Q C Lab - Columbia, M O

Chemist: Oct 1984 – Nov 1985

Tested raw materials in the lab.

E ducation/Certification

Six Sigma Black Belt(KV): 2007

MBA- M a rketing, Webster University: St. Louis, MO 1990

B.S. Biochemistry, U MC: Columbia, MO 1981

Laboratory /computer skills

High Pressure Liquid Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Thin Layer Chromatography

Infrared Spectroscopy

Atomic Absorption, UV Analysis

Wet chemistry

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Visio, MiniTab, NWA, CalMan

L IS: SQL*L I MS by Applied Biosystems and I NQAS by Interpec

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