Manager Engineering
Resume:
LARRY R. MARKS
West Bend, Wisconsin 53090
*******@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/larrymarks
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
Plant and Manufacturing Engineering Manager with a primary focus in manufacturing efficiency,
problem solving, and enhancements. Diverse industry experience in packaging, fabricated sheet metal,
automated assembly, textile, and leather. Plant management includes start-ups, engineering, maintenance,
and facilities operations with budget development and control, and extensive production department
planning and expansion projects. Accomplished in:
Project Management Automation Projects Cost Saving Projects
Equipment Acquisition Lean Manufacturing Principles Multi-Plant Experience
Quality Improvements Energy Efficiency Continuous Improvements
Capital Planning Facility Improvements Design for Manufacturability
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
BROAN-NuTONE, LLC, Hartford, WI 1998 to 2009
Leading manufacturer of residential ventilation products in North America
Manager, Manufacturing & Plant Engineering 2006 to 2009
Managed six person manufacturing engineering team responsible for manufacturing process
capabilities, automation projects, and launch of new products to the manufacturing floor.
• Defined objectives and managed D-Can production consolidation and automation project for
Hartford facility; $1.4 million capital project yielding $1.25 million annual savings
• Implemented SPC charting in the three paint pre-treatment systems to improve pretreatment
results and consistency
• Planned a new cost calculation process for all component routings to more accurately cost
products and to better convey production rate objectives to production line management
• Partnered with design engineering to enhance the cooperative efforts and to further the objectives
of design for manufacturability along with leveraging the present manufacturing operation’s
capabilities where possible within the product design intentions
Manager, Maintenance & Facilities 1998 to 2006
Managed 26 member department, 17 technicians through three group leaders Facilities Specialists
with a crew of four, and a Maintenance Purchasing Clerk.
• Facilitated D-Can bath fan automation system uptime improvement team, yielding a 43% uptime
improvement, lowering product cost
• To mitigate reliability issues, managed installation of custom designed hydraulic overload and
drive system for 150 ton Verson punch press, eliminating the need to replace the press
• Detailed parameters for purchase, and installation of an ABB spray paint robot
• Designed and directed fabrication of automated electrical testing station to enable new assembly
line to meet output requirements and labor cost goals
• Managed $6.1 million office remodeling and construction project, to upgrade and enlarge
corporate office
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• For personnel comfort, developed specific-need application of ventilation systems in factory areas
• Designed and directed fabrication of automated test system for home compactor power units
• Detailed fabrication and installation of three stage paint line parts washer replacement with
custom fabricated stainless unit to replace deteriorated system
• Created operating philosophy of; reliability, pro-active activities, root cause analysis, and multi
level PM within the maintenance group to enhance equipment reliability
EVERETT SMITH GROUP, Ltd. (Parent Corporation), Milwaukee, WI 1993 to 1998
Holding company with businesses in leather, fabricated metal, custom rubber compounds, and electronics
Manager, Manufacturing Engineering (Maysteel Corporation – two facilities) 1996 to 1998
Managed ten member manufacturing engineering team responsible for manufacturing process
capabilities, automation, CNC programming, and waste water treatment.
• Provided guidance for ME team in utilizing Demand Flow® Technology for assembly cells
• Facilitated paint team to improve the paint system performance and first pass yield to >95%
• Purchased optical measuring machine to reduce time for first piece inspection in press department
• Managed start up of new Nordson powder paint system for largest customer
• Designed and manage a 42,000 ft2 manufacturing, quality lab, and lunchroom addition to the
Allenton Facility
Director, Engineering & Environmental Affairs (Blackhawk Leather, Ltd) 1993 to 1996
Managed 11 member maintenance technician and environmental team responsible for production
equipment, facilities, and environmental compliance
• Managed project and assisted in design of $1.8 million waste treatment plant expansion
• Installed new leather beaming production department including purchasing of equipment, design of
support systems, and development of computerized process automation for new contract business
• Designed PLC based control system for process mills including batching and safety systems
• Developed product costing and shipping relational database with transfer to AS400 system
Prior to 1993
Held engineering and management positions:
• In a packaging facility for a personal care and OTC drug formulating company
o Started new facility in US for an Australian based company: planned facility; selected,
purchased, and installed equipment; provided operator training; plus performed duties of
packaging engineer for new products and product improvements
• In a manufacturer of knitted pile fabric, primarily for the paint roller industry
o Increased fiber blending system capacity 30% and carding throughput 25% through
equipment re-design and improvement projects
EDUCATION
BS Business Administration (Magna Cum Laude) – Cardinal Stritch University
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Studied Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management – Milwaukee School of Engineering (3+ years)
LARRY R. MARKS
1417 Villa Park Ct.
West Bend, Wisconsin 53090
*******@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/larrymarks
PACKAGING & PROCESS INDUSTRY APPENDIX
Engineering and Project Accomplishments
New Plant & Processing Line Start Up
• Started new OTC drug and hair care processing and packaging plant in USA for Australian company:
– Developed and detailed full plant layout;
– Defined and managed installation of all facility support systems;
– Selected and purchased production, packaging (bottle, jar, & tube filling) and processing equipment;
– Designed and built packaging line control systems;
– Defined product pumping and transfer systems;
– Defined RO/DI water system for products;
– Start up manufacturing and trained operators
• Participated in installation and startup of new $2 million Chunky candy molding and packaging line, capable
of 1,000 candy bars per minute. Trained operators and provided full system trouble shooting along with lead
communication to the equipment manufacturer on initial startup issues
• Provided equipment installation guidance, trained operators, and started up new malted milk ball production
and packaging department
Systems and Process Improvement
• Developed manual packaging lines for special packs utilizing MTM for efficient operation
• Performed packaging engineer function for new products and/or product repackaging
• Developed three-dimensional warehouse pallet location system
• Drove uptime improvement project on pie crust line yielding 96% uptime compared to previous 80%
• Redesigned graham cracker pie crust forming system yielding a more consistent pie crust with greater crack
resistance
Equipment Familiarity
A. Packaging
1. Horizontal & vertical filling & cartoning machines with glue or tuck flap closure
2. Bottle fillers, level and volumetric fill control, in-line and rotary
3. Volumetric jar filling
4. Capping machines, in-line and rotary, friction and torque sensing control
5. Tube filling
6. Fin-seal horizontal wrappers & wrap-around wrappers
7. Form-fill-seal vertical flexible film bagging machines
8. Shrink wrap systems
9. Case erecting/filling systems
B. Processing
1. Anchor mixer kettles
2. Double arm sigma mixers
3. Ribbon blenders
4. Homogenizers, in-line & turbine
5. Pumping systems; progressive cavity, rotary, centrifugal, pneumatic diaphragm
6. Continuous process baking and cooling
7. Enrobing and depositing equipment
8. Sanitary piping, connections, and valves plus CIP systems
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