Russell Neuman

Email: abpw7g@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ***** ****

City: Hamilton

State: OH

Zip: 45011

Country: USA

Phone: 513-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $100,000

Willing to Relocate

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Russell Neuman

513-***-**** abpw7g@r.postjobfree.com Hamilton, Ohio

Operational Profile

Operational & General Management

Combines sales management and multi facility operational management in the plastics industry with proven P&L, personnel development, product development, efficiency and quality improvement skills

Core Competencies & Management Strengths Include:

*Divisional Budgeting and Long Term Planning

*Personnel Selection and Developing High Performers

*Cost Control and Margin Improvement

*Capital Project Selection and Execution

*Continuous Quality and Productivity Improvement

*Facility Design & Layout

*Supplier Selection and Development

*Safety and Housekeeping Management

*Experienced in transitioning company acquisition and facility consolidation

Professional Experience

Storopack North America

Cincinnati, Ohio

Operations Manager 2006 to 2012

Managed this 24/7 manufacturing/distribution operation as sole supplier of produced products serving the customer base in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Asia and Australia. This facility supported our European sister plant and their customer base. Accountable for the P&L, product quality, inventory levels and

vendors. Interfaced with corporate departments and personnel. Reported directly to the North American President.

Accomplishments:

*Designed the building addition and laid out equipment and warehouse flow of this start up operation.

*Selected, purchased and managed installation of all primary and support production equipment.

*Selected personnel and started the plant up as an immediate 24/7 operation.

*Increased capacity three fold over a six year period while increasing plant footprint by only 20%.

*Consistently exceeded EBT budget through the diligent application of proven management techniques.

*Developed and documented all operational and quality procedures. Created an environment for, and an understanding of, continuous improvement.

*Instilled all plant personnel with concepts of teamwork, efficiencies and personal growth resulting in below industry personnel cost with high quality and productivity.

*Responsible for leading the production side of new products including material formulations, production techniques, equipment modifications, quality checks and packaging.

Infiltrator Systems

Winchester, Kentucky

Plant Manager 2000 to 2005

Managed a multi plant 24/7 recycling operation producing quality feed stocks for an internal molding facility. Selected, trained and supervised departmental managers and 100+ technicians and laborers.

Accomplishments:

*Developed groundbreaking manufacturing technique giving the company a unique and inexpensive feed stock.

*Installed a FIFO materials management system reducing total inventory requirements and inventory losses.

*Reduced safety incidents by 70% over a one year period then continued improvement through the application and training of proven techniques.

*Affected a cultural change over an 18 month period resulting in reduced costs, improved productivity and improved employee morale.

*Doubled capacity and efficiencies in the size reduction department through equipment layout, product flow and equipment redesign.

*Initiated ISO 9000 initiative and achieved certification within a year.

Polysource, Inc

Sidney, Ohio

Plant Manager 1997 to 2000

Operational and P&L responsibility for 24/7 manufacturing facility.

Accomplishments:

*Employing new material formula and production technique, leapfrogged competition in primary product line.

*Designed, purchased and installed new material handling system resulting in 8% reduction in material costs.

*Employed new equipment and techniques in the QC lab to accurately measure and verify production output resulting in improved finished product quality across all product lines.

Spartech Plastics

Paulding, Ohio

General Manager 1979 to 1997

Responsible for sales and manufacturing for the NE region.

Business Manager

Responsible for US sales force. Included 25 sales managers and associates, R&D and Customer Service

departments. Developed profit based incentive program for sales. Built a regionalized inside sales/service group.

Education:

University of Cincinnati

BBA Management

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