Raymond L. Newby III

**** ********* ***** • Knoxville, TN 37909

865-***-****• abqvhe@r.postjobfree.com

Engineering Manager

Ranked in Top 20% of Company past 9 years

I am trained in Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing concepts with a successful record of project management and leading Maintenance and Engineering teams in a GMP environment. I enjoy leading teams and working on process improvement. I have completed many large capital equipment projects that helped produce labor efficiency increases of 60% in production and 20% in distribution. I also implemented policies and procedures within my departments to improve the standards and effectiveness of my team. I worked closely with other department leaders to implement project initiatives from upper management. I desire to take a larger management role within a company to provide initiatives, vision and leadership that will drive it and the team to success.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

12/00 - Present Melaleuca, Inc

Knoxville, TN

Engineering Manager

Manage Engineering, Maintenance, Equipment operators and Facilities staff of 48 people. Utilized resources to improve manufacturing and distribution through research, purchasing and installation of equipment, work cell layout, maintenance and automation. Consistently meeting project timelines set forth by upper management. Report directly to Vice President of East Coast Operations. Distribution

Center ships over 360,000 packages (4 million picks) a month, production averages 2.5 million units per month and plant employs over 400 associates.

1. Plant Layouts, work cell, and Product Flow Design for improved efficiency

2. Equipment justification, acquisition, installation and maintenance for Manufacturing and Distribution of personal care and Home Hygiene products (including OTC products).

3. Equipment Validation for OTC products

4. Facility Maintenance (416,000 square foot Facility)

5. Over $15 million in Manufacturing Project Management

6. Purchased and Installed 6 new high speed packaging lines for liquid fill and pill counting

7. Installed new Processing Kettles and Holding Tanks in formulation department.

8. Implementation of PET blow molding equipment for manufacturing bottles in house.

9. In process of implementing HDPE continuous extrusion blow molding for Manufacturing bottles in

house.

10. Currently implementing automated case packing on Production line (drop packer and Pick and

place)

11. Managed the design, construction and Installation of a $26.2 million distribution center.

1. Designed new shipping system and building to support it.

2. Designed overall warehouse, flow, and equipment.

3. Managed the construction of the building and installation of distribution and warehouse equipment

4. Implemented new WMS (HighJump) for shipping and warehouse

5. Implemented Voice Technology (Vocollect) for an improved 18% efficiency in QA, Warehouse, Stocking.

12. Implemented and wrote procedures for Preventative Maintenance (CMMS) Program (MaintainIT and SOMAX)

13. Wrote and implemented Production set-up and change-over procedure manuals for equipment

04/00 – 11/00 Skier’s Choice (Manufactures Supra and Moomba competition ski/wakeboard boats) Knoxville, TN

Engineering Intern

Improved manufacturing procedures through creating picture based manuals detailing installation of equipment utilizing Adobe Illustrator® and Adobe Photoshop® software.

1. Developed Manufacturing Procedures for assembly lines to ensure quality control and repeatability of component

installation

2. Assisted Marketing in the development of the Owner’s Manuals and graphics for advertising brochures

3. Worked with Manufacturing Engineer to resolve Quality issues

01/98 – 01/99 Milliken & Company Williamston, SC

Engineering COOP

Worked with engineering services to maintain 550,000 square foot facility and the facility equipment.

1. Facilitated Preparations for OSHA inspection for 3 star program

2. Facility Maintenance (Primary Focus on HVAC and Boiler operations (coal and natural gas)

3. Implementation of 5S program

EDUCATION

B.S., Mechanical Engineering (12/00) – Magna Cum Laude - THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, Knoxville, TN

EIT Certified

Future Truck Senior Design Project (converted a Chevy Suburban to Hybrid Diesel/Electric Vehicle)

Attended Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN for 2 years on Academic Scholarship

Member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity

Villanova University - Green Belt and Lean manufacturing

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