Process Improvement Quality Control
Resume:
BRIAN R. PASQUIER
Shreveport, La. 71129
Phone 318-***-**** or 318-***-****
*************@*****.***
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Production Management, Lean Manufacturing
Recognized throughout career as being an effective operations manager, significantly improving operational efficiency,
reducing cost and improving safety. Solid organizational, communication, and time management skills. Adept at
bridging gaps to complete business interests, developing process improvement initiatives, and conveying complex
concepts into a simple and comprehensive methodology. Seeking an Operations Management position in production,
bringing 10+ years as follows:
KEY STRENGTHS
Strategic Operations Management, Lean Manufacturing, Financial Management
Quality Assurance, Process Improvement, Strategic Planning
P&L Accountability, Risk Management, Project Coordination
Process Analysis, Cost Reduction and Budgeting
CORE COMPETENCIES
•Results driven with exceptional practical judgment, skills in developing process improvement, risk management, lean
manufacturing, and team management directives.
•Strategist who transforms strategic plans into workable solutions and benchmarks for performance against key
operational objectives.
•Expertise in Lean Manufacturing, with documentable certifications, a proven track record of delivering optimal
results in a high volume manufacturing environment, yielding measurable outcomes.
•Strong operational process improvement background through effective cost reduction, tactical planning, productivity
gain, and growth strategies.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
(July 2006 - March 2010) Division Manager - Commercial Products Value Stream - McElroy Metal, Inc.
(Manufacturer – Metal Building Components consisting of panels, purlins, trim and accessories.)
Responsibilities:
•Duties include, but not limited to: supply chain management, strategic planning, logistics, employee safety, mentoring
and coaching team members and team leaders, quality, process improvement and production scheduling,
employee evaluations, new hire screening, inventory management, training, and on site HR functions.
•Manage 75 (down from 152) team members and three team leaders at Corporate manufacturing division.
•Managing a budget of approximately $20 million dollars.
•Responsible for Lean Manufacturing implementation and training.
Accomplishments:
•Was recognized as one of the top 40 business professionals in Shreveport/Bossier City in 2008 by the Shreveport
Chamber of Commerce and the Young Professional Initiative.
•Reduced shifts from three down to one while increasing efficiencies and product throughput.
•Creation of all lean manufacturing initiatives: start-up training and "Lean Journey" beginning implementation, new
standard work and creation of SOP's, lean office layout after office remodeling, new pay for performance initiative
(Progression), creation of a visual facility layout, held numerous kaizen events in areas of improving paperwork
process in office to help reduce lead time, increasing production mills capacity, quick changeover and set up
reduction for tooling changes, reduction of raw material from four months down to less than one, eliminating all
WIP and producing orders straight to delivery trucks.
•Reduced customer lead time from five business days down to twenty four hours through dynamic scheduling aspects
of Lean Manufacturing, which allowed facility to produce and load directly to trucks.
•Reduction of overtime hours from 20% of plant’s total hours down to 2%.
•Creation of Division’s first daily 5S audit.
•Creation of Division’s first daily Lean audit.
•Creation of Division’s first P2P (perform to plan) metric and KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators)
•Managed Corporate Division’s $1+ million dollar remodeling project in 2007.
•Improved division’s safety record by reducing OSHA recordables to zero over the last 2 years.
(May 2005 - July 2006) Operations Manager - Artcrete, Inc.
(Manufacturer – Decorative Concrete Products consisting of acid stains, concrete sealers, and concrete stencils)
Responsibilities:
•Responsible for day to day operations of the facility.
•Duties include, but not limited to: supply chain management, strategic planning, logistics, employee safety,
mentoring, coaching team members and team leaders, quality, Lean Manufacturing implementation and
production scheduling.
•Manage 50 team members at the production site.
•Managing a budget of approximately $10 million dollars.
•Responsible for Lean Manufacturing implementation and training.
Accomplishments:
•Managed Artcrete’s expansion in both the rotary die cutting production area and color blending area.
•Creation of company’s first version of Standard Operating Procedures.
•Reduction of company’s finished good WIP from two weeks down to 3 days.
•Creation of Quality Control program to analyze inbound raw materials.
•Creation of Quality Control Specifications for inbound raw materials.
•Developed a new line of concrete sealers containing lower VOC’s and higher total solids.
(January 2002 - April 2005) Project Director - The United States Department of Commerce / State of
Louisiana’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEPoL) Assisted area manufacturers with domestic and
foreign competition issues.
Responsibilities:
•Direct /Manage projects for area manufacturers. Projects included: research and development of prototypes, SAE
testing on new products, plant process improvement, Lean Manufacturing implementation and training, new
product patents, and employee training matrices.
•Public speaking engagements to market MEPoL’s services and to educate the public on government tax breaks and
grant programs.
•Perform assessments and SWOT analysis on all types of manufacturing facilities.
Accomplishments:
•Recognized for impacting small businesses in North Louisiana by Small Business Development Center at
Northwestern State University. Awarded “Small Business Big Vision” award in 2003.
(January 1995 - December 2001) Quality Control Chemist II - Norit Americas, Inc.
•Tested quality of all raw materials.
•Research and development testing.
•Calibration of all laboratory equipment.
•Internal quality auditing.
•ISO implementation team.
•Environmental Committee Chair
EDUCATION HISTORY
Louisiana State University - Shreveport
Bachelor of Science in Applied Science
Major - Chemistry
Minor - Criminal Justice
Texas State Technical College - Marshall, Texas
Associate of Applied Science in Chemical Technology
Lon Morris College - Jacksonville, Texas
Associate Degree in Liberal Arts
Lean Manufacturing certifications from the following:
University of Texas - Arlington
University of Louisiana - Lafayette
Auburn University
Stetson University
Rutgers University
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