GARY M. KITTRELL

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SUMMARY

Senior Electrical Manufacturing Engineer with over 10 years experience as technical interface for

Production, Design Engineering and Fabrication. Focused on improving equipment reliability, safety,

quality and cost of high speed automated production environments. Flexible and versatile in working

with cross functional teams coordinating engineering activities, commissioning and new product launch

while maintaining cost and schedule during all project implementation phases. Over 10 years

experience as supervisor in complex manufacturing areas.

• Strong in troubleshooting equipment, process and material/equipment interactions.

• Led and implemented continuous improvement programs resulting in improved equipment performance,

safety and reduced start up times, workload and inventory.

• Highly skilled in providing and writing design input for manufacturability, reliability and maintainability of

processes and equipment along the supply chain, engineering and management.

• Effective in achieving high level results and implementing change using teamwork across a wide variety of

organizations and technology.

• Experience in Converting/Packaging,Paper Mill, Chemical, Film Extrusion operations.

Lean Manufacturing: TPM & 5S Kaizen Standard Work

Manufacturing Excellence: JIT/Kanban Fast Flow Cycle Time Reduction

Health/Safety/Environment Ergonomics ISO/DEC/EPA Audit Hazardous Waste Mgmt.

Black Belt/Six Sigma: Quality/Waste/SPC Reliability/RCM Problem Solving

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Rochester,

NY

Manufacturing & HSE Engineer, Thermal Media Division 2006-

2009

Led Manufacturing Engineering and HSE projects in two coating work centers (solvent/poly co-

extrusion) and two converting/packaging work centers.

• As Commissioner Manager and technical interface, directed high-risk yearlong project relocating a single

sourced product for worldwide customer base during peak production season. Wrote and implemented

process/product test plans for work center startup and accreditation. Led equipment layout, material

handling and manpower team. Managed cross-functional team of Construction, Fabrication,

Engineering and production staff in the planning and implementation of inventory build and facility

move. Process was dismantled, reassembled in another location, commissioned and product

accreditation in 75 days.

Result: Received award for dramatically exceeding expectations for timeline and cost goals.

• Thermal Media Product/Corona Discharge Treatment development work-led manufacturing and product

development team to understand and improve product performance issue. Wrote pilot scale and

production scale test plans for equipment performance understanding, product yield and product testing.

Result: Implemented process verification and SPC product control limits.

• Guided operations team in writing shop floor test plans and instructions for successful commercialization of

two consumer products with unique manufacturing technologies meeting both timeline and cost goals.

• Wrote design engineering requirements for gravure coating station and as commissioning manager

followed-up through equipment start-up and product launch. Designed coating station layout to simplify

equipment and operator layout. Result: Coating station available six weeks ahead of schedule allowing

early product launch and capitol cost savings over $100K.

• Ran team to coordinate production, product experiments and maintenance/project work.

• Wrote design engineering and requirements for material handling process.

Result: Reduction of crew size by 20% and enabling recycling of material.

• Developed and implemented proactive safety behavior program.

Result: In 2008, both OSHA reportable and over all safety related incidents decreased by 50%.

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Maintenance Supervisor, Rochester Paper Flow (RPF) 2005-

2006

Managed 37 skilled trades in two buildings for 24/7-day Resin Extrusion Coating Operation. Bulk of

this six-month assignment was to manage the closing down of these operations due to business

conditions.

• Directed the conversion of a two/three day shift preventative maintenance equipment change to an around

the clock operation utilizing existing skill sets. Each event increased production capacity by 24 hours.

• Reduced by 50% Trades backlog of work by reorganizing and implementing more structured planned work

by focusing on skills available versus work list.

Operations Supervisor, Paper Mill, (RPF) 2003-

2005

Managed 38 people covering 24/7-day operation with two shift crews and a building services crew for

highly automated chemical, mechanical and electrical production area.

• Maintained aggressive production schedule, safety, cost and quality goals during months after the

announcement of closing down Paper Mill due to business conditions. Leadership team recognized by

management for exceeding expectations during closure process.

• Led operations team in developing alternate production schedule based on product demand.

Result: Savings over $500K exceeded management expectations; Implemented skip days,

overtime

reduced by 40%, 50% drop in absenteeism by enforcing corporate policies.

• Coached team in Shutdown Management tools: Job Jar Program, Square Starts Kaizen and Operator

Support for maintenance days which reduced outside labor costs for maintenance by over $40K.

• Led Recovered Fiber Kaizen, which resulted in a 2% increase, in use of recovered fiber. Wrote shop floor

instructions to execute this project. Result: avoiding over $100K of virgin pulp and cull rolls.

• Implemented proactive safety program and low-level safety reviews to move operations to a new level of

safety awareness. Result: Improvements of 70% in safety incidents and 25% in environmental

incidents

• Using lean manufacturing expertise implemented successful Morning Market, 5S, Dashboard, Standard

Work audits and weekly management Gemba.

Maintenance Supervisor, Color Paper Sensitizing (RPF) 2000-

2003

Dual role as Maintenance Supervisor and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Program Manager.

Managed 32 skilled trades’ for 24/7-day operation and handled demand, predictive, preventative

maintenance and small capital.

• Managed an annual budget of $3.4M with 10% productivity each year.

• Led Total Productive Maintenance /autonomous maintenance program. Implemented a clean/inspect

program, visual factory lubrication guidelines for the operators, daily equipment and 5S checklists.

• Black Belt Project: Led and implemented program strategy and design requirements for shop floor cross-

functional team for OEE program. Result: improved equipment reliability (MTBF) by 30% and

generated cost savings of $350K per year.

• Implemented Maintenance Excellence program across maintenance/technical staff. Result: Backlog of

work down 50%, budget under runs of 20% for 2002 & 2003 on materials and labor.

• Drove work request/package program which increased health and safety reviews on projects; detailed work

packages reduced install time and need for outside support on projects.

• Led conveyance and air systems reliability program, which included vibration routes/analysis,

thermography, lubrication & equipment alignment program. Result: Preventative cost of $300K/year.

Engineering Supervisor, Web Conveyance Color Paper Sensitizing (RPF) 1993-2000

Managed 10 engineers and technicians for capital program and process improvement for conveyance,

material handling, air systems, web treatment, drives, and new product support.

• Wrote program strategy and design requirements for engineering and operations. Led product/process team

to increase line speed of two coating machines by 20% without loss in runtime and quality.

• Set up cost model to Pareto work priority for capital and maintenance work. Model used machine down

time, labor and solid/liquid waste. Used system to calculate and track Overall Equipment

Effectiveness.

• As Commercialization leader Copy Right Protection Project, wrote and headed equipment design interface

and product accreditation work. Received Corporate Team Achievement Award.

EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering- Rochester Institute of Technology

Lean manufacturing- Kaizen, 5S, TPM, Intro to Standard Work, ISO Internal Auditor- 2003/2004

Maintenance Management (Clemson University) 2002 - Maintenance Arch, Total Cost of

Maintenance.

Kodak Certified Leader and Black Belt Trained 2001,

Reliability Centered Maintenance –PM Optimization, Failure Mode Analysis, Reliability Plans

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