Manager Plant
Resume:
RUSSELL W. (RUSS) FRYMAN
**** ********* *** ******, ** 49221
517-***-**** ****@********.***
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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