Manager Process Improvement

William S. Taylor

***** ******** ***** **** ( Cambridge, OH 43725

Home Phone 740-***-**** ( E-mail: *********@**********.***

OBJECTIVE

To apply my years of experience and the knowledge I have gained from my

accomplishments to help assist a company meet it's goals.

EXPERIENCE

Lapham-Hickey Steel, Columbus, Ohio

6/08- 3/10

Sales Fabrication Manager

* Products: Steel Service Center with steel products and cutting and

fabrication services

* Responsibilities:

* Develop a territory covering Southeast Ohio, Southern Pennsylvania

East to Harrisburg, Northern Maryland, and West Virginia along the Ohio

River

* Work with prospects to determine what fabrication needs could be

met and work in house and with contacts to assemble quote packages and to

produce products

* Promote new product line for use in the laser cutting industry

segment

Parkway Products, Cambridge, Ohio

2001-11/07

Plant Manager

* Products: Custom Molding of Thermoset Plastics & Rubber

* Responsibilities:

* Direct and coordinate plant operations within company policies and

procedures

* P&L performance

* Maintain an organized and safe environment

* Hire, terminate, develop, schedule and perform performance

appraisals of staff

* Ensure customer quality, compliance and delivery requirements are

met

* Quote jobs for customers

* Plant-wide purchasing - negotiate pricing with vendors

* Provide customer with engineering support

* Conduct plant meetings

* Assist maintenance when needed

* Leadership role in Lean Six-Sigma process improvement team

* Submit monthly reports to corporate on personnel, safety, quality,

plant metrics (customer complaints, return goods, corrective

actions, scrap, on-time-delivery, quotes, sales, overtime, and

turnover) sales forecast and special projects.

The Gradall Company, New Philadelphia, Ohio

12/99-2/01

Assembly Superintendent

* Products: Truck mounted and off road telescoping boom excavators;

material handlers

* Responsibilities: ( Scheduling ( Discipline ( Quality ( Safety (

Reporting

* Began implementation of Toyota Production System/lean

manufacturing

* Participated in and led process improvement and plant layout

teams

LFG Specialties, Inc., New Concord, Ohio

1996-1999

Manufacturing Manager

* Products: skid-mounted equipment used for burning landfill gas and for

evaporating landfill leachate

* Responsibilities: ( Training ( Safety ( Maintenance ( Quality (

Scheduling everyday operation of manufacturing facility

* Established and led field installation/erection crews at US &

International landfills

* Interfaced with EPA on air and water quality issues

* Worked with contractors for capital improvements

* Human Resources functions such as interviewing, discipline,

interface with employment agencies

BiCon Services, Derwent, Ohio

1985-1995

Manufacturing Manager/

Vice President - Manufacturing

* Products: ASME code pressure vessels and piping; skid-mounted ammonia

plants; water filtration equipment; natural gas compressor units

* Responsibilities: (Strategic Planning ( TQM ( ISO9001 Certification (

Training

* Was responsible for training Russian and Ukrainian workers and

engineers for ASME Pipe & vessel work, resulting in two individual

shops receiving certification in the former Soviet Union

* Established safety and process improvement teams

* Initiated ISO 9001 certification

* Represented company in Washington, DC for legislative forums

* Established profit-sharing program

* Developed and led training programs for safety & OSHA compliance;

record-keeping

G & L Services/

1970-1985 BiCon Services, Derwent,

Ohio

Mfg. Manager / Field Engineer /

Assembly Shop Manager

Responsibilities: ( All facets of a manufacturing facility ( Staff training

and workforce development ( Customer contacts ( Scheduling ( Construction

site layout for compressor stations (Create and maintain fabrication

sketches and isometric drawings (Purchasing ( Maintenance

EDUCATION

(Ohio University, Athens, OH 1970

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Technology

(Muskingum Area Technical College, Zanesville, OH Jan/Feb. 1996

Computer courses: Windows, Microsoft Word

SKILLS

o Exceptional presentations skills

o Excellent verbal, written and oral communication

o Adaptability to succeed in new situations

o Experience leading teams

o Able to lead, manage, and motivate at various levels of an organization

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