Mark A. Maller

**** ********* ** . *********, ** 53108 . abnb2c@r.postjobfree.com .

262-***-**** http://www.linkedin.com/in/markmaller

CAREER SUMMARY

Highly collaborative and resourceful Production and Supply Chain Management

Professional with 11+ years of progressive and diverse experience. Results

driven, proactive style with reputation for strong leadership as well as

for identifying, diagnosing and resolving operational issues in addition to

driving process improvements. Dynamic Team Leader who motivates and

coaches staff to high levels of performance and alignment with business

goals. Experience in transitioning managers and associates through

multiple significant internal restructurings while maintaining high morale

and focus. Other strengths include:

Production Management Performance Management

Team Six Sigma - Green Belt

Building/Coaching/Mentoring/Training

Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Supply Chain Management

Improvement

HIGHLIGHTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Key contributor to site and handpicked by VP of Operations to lead Supply

Chain Team during significant restructuring.

. Promoted four times in four years to positions of progressive

responsibility during company reorganizations and multiple layoffs.

Selected to be one of four people retained for site decommissioning and

closure.

. Led Six Sigma Green Belt project which resulted in $200K annual savings

through process optimization.

. Team reduced non-On-Time and In-Full deliveries by 50% in 2008.

. Developed highly rated team building and professional

communication/development program for staff.

. Coached and mentored direct reports through four Six Sigma projects

yielding $150K in annual savings.

. Improved three Supply Chain KRMs by 75% through utilization of

performance management techniques.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, Pleasant Prairie, WI August 1998 -

September 2009

The world's largest producer of thermosetting resins, with annual sales

exceeding $6 billion and leading positions across various end-markets and

geographies. Site revenues exceed $250 million annually.

Supply Chain Manager January 2008 - September 2009

Led staff of five responsible for Import/Export Logistics,

Shipping/Receiving, Scheduling, and Direct/Indirect Procurement. Provided

a significant amount of training, coaching, and mentoring to staff.

. Key player on Lean Six Sigma team that freed up working capital by

driving down overall inventory by $1.4MM in one quarter. Total project

resulted in $810K savings for 2008.

. Increased scheduling window by 300% which reduced raw material

availability issues by 50%.

. Reduced production variances by 50% which highlighted true production

costs. This led to product rationalization and focus on growing and

maintaining business of higher margin products lines.

. Successfully integrated 3MM pounds of new production for European market.

. Team generated $1.1MM in MOM dollars by seamlessly integrating new

business for strategic customer.

Production Coordinator and Logistics Manager October 2007 - January 2008

Led staff of seven responsible for Import/Export Logistics,

Shipping/Receiving, and Direct/Indirect Procurement.

. $70K saved annually through optimization of railcar fleet to match the

needs of the business and customers.

. Drove down committed Net Working Capital by 35% through RM inventory

reductions and strategic purchasing.

Production Coordinator Manager October 2006 - October 2007

Led staff of four responsible for coordinating all production activities of

Resin Plant.

. Increased performance by 175% on KRMs through implementation of

performance management.

. Reduced CTs by 15% through more effective utilization of DCS programming

and batch control logic.

Resin Production Manager March 2006 - October 2006

Led team of four production supervisors responsible for all Resin Plant

activities. 30 indirect reports.

. Improved profitability by $400K through key roles on 4 independent Six

Sigma teams.

. Boosted plant productivity by 15% through more efficient asset

utilization.

Production Support Specialist April 2005 - March 2006

Drove operational improvement and new product commercialization activities.

Backup to Supervisors.

. Drove operational commercialization of 3 new products, each with a new

technology, which generated annual sales of 7.7MM pounds. Process

optimization yielded $250K in savings.

Production Team Lead/Supervisor January 2000 - April 2005

Responsible for safe and efficient operation of Plant reactors, ancillary

equipment, and personnel management.

. Teams set performance milestones including best cycle times and

percentage of first pass prime.

Production Coordinator August 1998 - January 2000

Coordinate activities of Resin Plant personnel and manage six chemical

reactors via DCS

. Team set 26 of 36 record production cycle times.

Lean Manufacturing BS B.S. BA B.A. Chemical Engineering Business

regulations continuous improvement kaizen JIT Kanban Director P&L financial

QMS TQM budget reporting PSM assembly supervisor supervisors implementation

inventory union metrics KPI APICS transportation warehouse manufacturing

packaging picking QA quality QC

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

. Business and Project Management - Owner and Operator of Maller Real

Estate Solutions LLC

. Farm Management - Experience includes working on family farm

EDUCATION

AAS Chemical Technology, Milwaukee Area Technical College 2001

- Honors, Organic Chemistry

University of Dayton, Chemical Engineering 1992-1993

ENDORSEMENTS

"Mark has a proven track record that he can adapt to any environment that

he is put into and drive successful results. Mark has worked for me for

the past two years and has been an excellent leader. His attention to

detail and ability to solve problems has been a great benefit to the site."

Mike Wade, Site Mgr - Hexion Specialty Chemicals

"Mark's strength is his strong leadership and team building skills;

continuously taking advantage of leading edge best practices. He led key

initiatives in operations management, continuous improvement and project

management. His ability to work across functional groups and master group

dynamics to improve the relationships amongst those groups is extremely

valuable." Jeff Janssen, Operations Manager - Virent Energy Systems

"Mark has the leadership and team building skills that are necessary to

effectively manage and develop employees that work for him. His experience

in both manufacturing and supply chain functions has enabled him to

identify and resolve problems that span across multiple departments. He is

always looking for improvement opportunities." Joe Wagner, Inventory

Control Manager - Hexion Specialty Chemicals

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

. Extensive Management Training - Kenosha Area Business Alliance, Eastman

Management Training, Skillsoft, Mentoring

. Industrial Emergency Response - Team Member, 2000 - 2009

. SAP proficient, including WMS.

. Lean Supply Chains - Transformance Advisors, 12/09

. Lean Manufacturing Overview - Milwaukee School Of Engineering - Business

Excellence Consortium, 1/10

CERTIFICATIONS

. HAZMAT Technician

. Six Sigma Green Belt - Certified (Hexion - Pleasant Prairie, WI)

COMMUNITY SERVICE & INTERESTS

. Chemical Technology Advisory Committee Member, 2001 - Present

. Black Belt and Senior Instructor with MIZU Schools of Self Defense

. 3rd Degree Blue Belt, Rickson Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

. Repetitive Cystic Fibrosis Foundation fundraiser participant.

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