Manufacturing Manager

MICHAEL S. KAUMANS

**** ****** ***** ***** *****, CO 80503

Phone: 303-***-**** Cell: 303-***-****

Email: ********@*******.***

KEY STRENGTHS

Operations and Facilities Management: Strong qualifications introducing cutting edge

technologies and productivity improvement methodologies to create technically advanced,

high quality, productive operations. Superior knowledge of Lean, 5S, Six Sigma, TPM, and

ISO 9000 activities.

Project Management: Extensive experience in the management of engineering operations

for technically sophisticated manufacturers utilizing state of the art production systems and

processes. Success managing multi-million dollar capital development programs and

delivering products that meet or exceed their specified costs, functional and schedule

objectives.

Process Management: Proven ability to implement and audit procedures to drive the

utilization of technical and support systems to achieve manufacturing results. Expert in

optimizing equipment and processes to achieve maximum results. Strong in developing

and implementing manufacturing standards and procedures to drive consistency in

manufacturing operations.

Leadership: Established record of building streamlined, organized teams to exceed the

required goals. A highly respected leader; accomplished in team building, human resource

development, labor relations, and change management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Intertape Polymer Group - Brighton, Colorado October 1995 to Present

Director of Manufacturing March 2004-Present

Manage two Adhesive Tape Manufacturing Facilities, one foreign and one domestic, with over $50

million in revenue. In charge of all aspects of operations including profit and loss responsibilities.

2005 Chairman of the Board winner for best operating plant out of 10 manufacturing plants;

outperforming the budget by $3.5 million.

Utilizing Six Sigma methodology and cross-functional improvement teams achieved over

8% increase in productivity in 2004 and 7% in 2005.

Employing Lean Manufacturing and 5S programs, extreme improvement in production

yields leading the industry with over 96% in the last six months.

Minimized process errors by developing manufacturing procedures for product

manufacturing; increased product yields by 3% and profits by $1 million.

General Margin Improvement programs resulted in $2.7 million in cost savings by reducing

raw material usage, implementing spending controls, increasing labor efficiencies, and

employing productivity improvements.

Manager of Engineering October 1995-March 2004

Increased equipment reliability and improved up time by over 10% while overseeing all

engineering, maintenance, and MIS functions for two adhesive tape manufacturing facilities

and a converting operation in Mexico. Managed cross-functional teams to continually identify

quality, productivity, and yield improvements.

Prepared annual capital budget that supported the overall business strategy of the

corporation. This capital strategy resulted in reduced labor costs, yield improvements, large

productivity gains, on-time shipments, and a high quality product.

Effectively coordinated with agencies to ensure environmental compliance including timely

permitting, reporting, recordkeeping, and monitoring; upgraded processes and procedures

which eliminated prior poor plant compliance issues.

Established a converting operation in Mexico; increased annual company profits by

$900,000.

Successfully managed project from start up to full operation including purchasing

equipment, facilities procurement, equipment installation, logistics, permitting, NAFTA

compliance; met specifications, budget, and schedule constraints.

Increased speed of production lines by 30% by upgrading controls, drives, and other high

technology devices resulting in a 3% increase in yields, and a 10% increase in uptime which

netted an annual savings of over $2 million.

TEC Systems - Wichita, Kansas

Engineering Manager August 1989-October 1995

Specialized in management of automation and electrical engineering support of manufacturing

facilities throughout the United States and Europe. Developed and implemented an account

management concept that provided individualized client support, which promoted ongoing

business relationships. This strategy resulted in a $100,000 in increased profit the first year.

Headed programming responsibilities for an industrial control system for a new multi-million

dollar international oil seed processing facility in Salzgitter, Germany resulting in a successful

and trouble free start-up.

Evaluated plant processes and developed and designed a batch processing procedure for

mixing chemicals; implemented batching equipment upgrades which eliminated process

errors, exceeded customer expectations for product performance.

Created a new chemical process that was adopted nationwide at 8 manufacturing facilities.

Training

Six Sigma Green Belt, DESA Consulting Group

Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Modern Safety Management

Lean Manufacturing, Foothills Employer Council

Education

Executive MBA, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

BS Degree Electrical Engineering Technology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas

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