RUSSELL W. (RUSS) FRYMAN

**** ********* *** ******, ** 49221

517-***-**** abmz83@r.postjobfree.com

ENGINEERING / OPERATIONS

Director or Manager

Dynamic, success oriented operations professional with extensive history of

creating and implementing manufacturing transformations. Continuous

improvement of cost and quality with a zero loss mindset. Creating Robust,

Process Based solutions, where errors are less likely to occur and most

likely to be caught and corrected at the earliest point. Skillful at both

leading and developing leaders; so that individuals are empowered to apply

their own individual strengths to maximize team results. Inspiring others

to raise and exceed their expectations in an atmosphere of openness and

trust.

Business and Strategic Planning . Lean Manufacturing . Single and Multi-

Plant Management

Capital and Projects Management . Bottleneck Analysis . Food Safety .

Employee Development

Facility Management . Manufacturing Process Analysis & Benchmarking

Process Controls and Automation . R & D . Technological Implementation

Enterprise Resource Management Implementation . Warehouse Resource

Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pain Enterprises . Blissfield, MI . 9/2009-Present

Manufacturer of Liquid CO2 and Dry Ice

Plant Manager:

Leadership of manufacturing plant. Budget and P&L responsibility,

generation and implementation of Safety, Quality, Regulatory, and

Productivity improvement programs.

Returned over $500,000 in annualized cost savings in first 5 months of

employment.

Implemented Enterprises Asset Management System.

Developed and implemented operator training program.

Developed and implemented Product and Process Quality management system.

The RJ Marshall Company . Southfield, MI . 10/2005-12/2008

$35 million international manufacturer of industrial raw materials.

Multi-Plant Operations Manager:

Leadership of all 6 manufacturing plants, and quality systems oversight of

3 contract facilities; including toll manufacturing, warehouse and

distribution center activities. Owner and Director of Lean Manufacturing,

Continuous Improvement, and Training programs. Multi-year Capital planning,

Budget development and control; costing for toll manufacturing operations.

In role as operations quality systems champion, changed operations culture

from Procedure to Process Approach based methods.

TPM, Lean, and Six Sigma Techniques to cut plant costs by >15%, NC by >90%.

Safety Program that decreased Frequency Rate by 75%. 5 Plants with 0

Accidents.

Re-Opened manufacturing plant that had been mothballed for 5 years;

including staffing, training, quality, maintenance, and supply chain

components.

Wrote ISO9001:2000 compliant quality system for contract manufacturing

facility in Mexico.

Implemented ERP upgrade that created the Operations Key Performance

Indicators.

Created robust Preventive Maintenance Program that included 30+ year old

legacy machinery.

Successfully transferred business (processes and technology) from company

owned plant to contract manufacturer.

Russell W. (Russ) Fryman Page 2

Valspar . Jackson, TN . 04/2004-10/2005

$20 million plant component of the 5th largest paint and coatings

manufacturer in the world.

Production Manager: Developed and implemented aggressive plan to both

assess and meet customer needs. Instituted training and certification

program that assured operator competency and increased operator confidence

and willingness to contribute. Leadership development for shift

supervisors. Extensive use of 5S, TPS, Kanban and SMED methods to reduce

lot sizes, improve operator efficiency, and increase production.

Increased productivity by 20%.

Slashed lead time from 4 to <2 weeks.

Decreased Finished Goods inventory by 25%.

Reduced NC by 80%.

ConAgra (J Hungerford Smith) . Humboldt, TN . 11/200*-******

Manufacturer of premium ice cream toppings, dairy products and drink bases.

Manager Engineering and Maintenance: Total Productive Maintenance program.

Development and management of maintenance budget exceeding $800M per year,

and capital budget exceeding $3MM per year. Leadership of maintenance and

engineering staff of 17; creation and implementation of preventive

maintenance and parts management program. Designed and installed wastewater

treatment plant to comply with updated (more stringent) regulatory

requirements. Developed strategic plan for likely market expansion.

Reduced Maintenance downtime by 33%.

Process Control and Capital upgrades that increased plant capacity by more

than 50%.

Doane Pet Care (Mars Pet Care) . Brentwood, TN . 08/1997-10/2001

World's largest private label manufacturer of dry pet food.

Regional Manager of Manufacturing Engineering: Began as an Internal

Consultant position, tasked with finding and recovering at least $1.5MM per

year in costs. Developed DOE and facilitated multi-functional team until

results were realized. Position grew to add Maintenance and Engineering

responsibility for 6-12 plants; $5MM Capital Budget and matrix oversight of

45 technicians with annual budget of $1.8MM; process and automation

controls standards.

Process improvements that save over $2MM per year in material costs alone.

Completion of >$10MM in capital projects with ROI of 18 months or less.

Taught SPC and Process Techniques to over 400 employees, in groups from 2

to over 150.

Plant Engineer: Managed maintenance staff of 12 technicians, capital budget

exceeding $2MM per year; process and controls automation upgrades. Re-

oriented plant process flow using "7Ws" to minimize waste; including time,

movement, and energy.

Re-engineered plant to world class quality standards at 40% of the

anticipated time and cost.

Decreased conversion costs by 35% and NC costs by 80%

Preventive Maintenance system that facilitated maintenance staff cut from

12 to 5.

Increased equipment uptime by 50%.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

University of New Mexico; Albuquerque, New Mexico

BS Mechanical Engineering; 1991

AIB . Kosher . HACCP

Media training . 6 Sigma . TPM . 5S . Design of Experiments

Toyota Production Systems/7Ws . Statistical Process Controls

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