Project Manager

Julie Newman

EIT

**** ****** ****. ***. ** North Little Rock, AR 72113

731-***-**** *****.******@***.***

OBJECTIVE To obtain a position in a fast paced environment in training,

manufacturing, R&D, or product development utilizing my

engineering background

EDUCATION Christian Brothers University

Memphis, Tennessee

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Graduated May 2007

Minor in Chemistry

Packaging Engineering Certificate

WORK L'Oreal USA Manufacturing - Little Rock, Arkansas

May 2007 - Present

EXPERIENCE Production Manager: Manage 55 employees, through a

coaching and teamwork model, in mascara packaging. Manage

a 24/7 production area with 5 packaging lines and over 20

skus Responsible for safety, quality, production, reviews,

saturation planning, capital projects, GMP requirements,

ISO specifications, FDA regulations, hazardous waste and

maintenance on all shifts. Focus on implementing TPM

principles including 5S, 5 why, BEC, EIT, CLAIR, SMED, and

One Point Lessons. Cell increased OEE from 39% to 62% in 6

months.

Management Development Program

Processing Supervisor: Managed 30 employees in mascaras processing on

a 24/7 schedule. Responsible for safety, quality,

scheduling and productivity.

Supply Chain Component Supply Planner: Managed component

inventory and responsible for days of supply utilizing lean

manufacturing techniques.

Packaging and Processing Project Engineer: Managed

multiple capital projects, from conception to

implementation, in excess of $2M. Led the department

quality team, facilitated monthly meetings for all

packaging employees, reduced the department finished goods

reject rate to <1%, worked closely with marketing and

development in new product feasibility studies and costing,

piloted high performance line teams to facilitate

improvements on the packaging floor through TPM

methodology, worked as a liaison between production and the

engineering department in all safety, health and

environmental issues, responsible for standardizing

manufacturing times for each family of products, evaluated

cleaning processes and optimized procedure, established 5S

standards for the department, created a database to track

downtime and efficiencies for processing batches, interim

processing manager for one month, created and presented

plant status presentations to VPs of L'Oreal manufacturing

quarterly.

Valero Energy Corporation- Memphis, Tennessee

November 2006-May 2007

Chemical Engineering Intern: Performed a project evaluation

of a sponge absorber to optimize propane and butane

recovery. As part of project, used PROII for simulation,

compared simulation data to information from the process

and lab results, reviewed equipment drawings, discussed

equipment procurement with vendors, and calculated economic

feasibility of project. Inspected a distillation column

during a unit turnaround. Updated unit PFDs.

Alcoa- Memphis, Tennessee

August 2006-November 2006

Engineering Intern: Created lockout tag out procedure for

all areas of the steel extrusion plant. Worked closely

with plant engineering and mechanical staff to complete

manuals for lockout tag out procedure.

L'Oreal USA Manufacturing - Little Rock, Arkansas

May 2006 - August 2006

Manufacturing Engineering Intern: Conducted

efficiency studies to improve packaging line output using

Chrono Analysis (downtime studies), led the implementation

of an automation project by working closely with vendors

and contractors, created automated quality charts using

pivot tables and Qualifier, and provided general support

for the department

ACTIVITIES American Institute of Chemical Engineers President

AND Christian Brothers University Sophomore Class President

AWARDS 1st Place: MidSouth Regional AIChE Senior Project Competition

Senior research competition between Ole Miss, Mississippi

State and Christian Brothers University; paper topic:

Sponge Absorber Optimization for LPG Recovery (Valero

Memphis Refinery Project)

SKILLS Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project, Access, and Publisher),

ASPEN, PROII, SAP, TPM (Marshall Institute), Lean

Manufacturing, Excellent Presentation and Training Skills,

Passed FE exam in April 2007, familiar with GMP, FDA and

OSHA regulations

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