Management Quality
Resume:
RONALD M. KEEN
Goodyear, AZ 85395
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CAREER OBJECTIVE
I am looking for an opportunity where I can apply my years of manufacturing experience to a
company that is looking for increased results in safety, environmental, quality, process
improvement and productivity, as well as utilizing my manufacturing and leadership skills for
both professional and personal growth.
WORK EXPERIENCE
ALERIS ROLLED PRODUCTS (Do not contact) Dec 2011 to present
Paint Line Superintendent
• Responsible for daily operations of the Paint Line Department and the
supervision of 32 hourly employees and 4 supervisors training and
implementation of Aleris Operating Systems (AOS) derived from (TPS) Toyota
Production System, analysis of department goals and objectives, exceeding
production deadlines, establishing goals and priorities for supervisors, providing
the tools to enable the workforce to succeed, monitoring overall costs and
developing means to reduce waste, scheduling production and maintenance
priorities, evaluating the personnel requirements to maintain low costs,
developing best practices for all areas including safety, housekeeping,
environmental, quality, production, root cause analysis, continuous improvement,
5-why process, set-up reduction, cycle times and sustainable corrective actions.
SOUTHERN WINE AND SPIRITS May 2008 to July 2011
Day Warehouse Supervisor
• Responsible for the daily operations of the shipping department. Analysis of
department goals and objectives including daily reporting, hourly productivity
results, meeting shipping requirements of customers, mitigating issues and risks
and the supervision of 22 employees.
• Supervised various departments of the warehouse with specific goals being
exceeded, on-time and within the budget.
• Developed new and improved processes to reduce waste based on previous
experiences of lean management and utilized the skills of the entire workforce to
sustain the results.
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• Coached and mentored employees and supervisors to enable them to accomplish
their personal and company/department goals.
• Reduced the costs of shrinkage three years in a row through continuous
improvement procedures and employee buy-in.
• Communicate with all departments and management staff on all levels.
• Responsible for the daily shipping of customer orders and the quality of the
products being received.
CONSULTING October 2007 to May 2008
Alcoa Architectural Building Products, Eastman, GA
• Responsible for evaluating, justifying practicality and purchasing equipment for a
new production line, developing standard operating procedures, quality
standards, environmental health and safety, and production implementations.
ALCOA (ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA) February 1983 to September 2007
Alcoa Custom Extruded Solutions, Plant City, FL November 2005 to September 2007
Finishing Production Manager
• Responsible for daily operations of the Paint Line, Packing, Fabrication and
Loading Departments of over 60 employees and 5 supervisors, while maintaining
environmental health and safety requirements. Training and implementation of
Alcoa Business System (ABS) derived from (TPS) Toyota Production System,
analysis of department goals and objectives, exceeding production deadlines,
establishing goals and priorities for supervisors, providing the tools to enable the
workforce to succeed, monitoring overall costs and developing means to reduce
waste, scheduling production and maintenance priorities, evaluating the
personnel requirements to maintain low costs, developing best practices for all
areas including safety, housekeeping, environmental, quality, production, root
cause analysis, continuous improvement, 5-why process, set-up reduction, cycle
times and sustainable corrective actions.
Alcoa Mill Products Inc., Lancaster, PA February 1983 to October 2005
Paint Line Production Superintendent October 2000 to October 2005
• Responsible for daily operations of the Paint Line Department and the supervision
of 19 employees and 3 supervisors. Training and implementation of Alcoa
Business System (ABS) derived from (TPS) Toyota Production System, analysis
of department goals and objectives, exceeding production deadlines, establishing
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goals and priorities for supervisors, providing the tools to enable the workforce to
succeed, monitoring overall costs and developing means to reduce waste,
scheduling production and maintenance priorities, evaluating the personnel
requirements to maintain low costs, developing best practices for all areas
including safety, housekeeping, environmental, quality, production, root cause
analysis, continuous improvement, 5-why process, set-up reduction, cycle times
and sustainable corrective actions.
Services Supervisor April 1995 to October 2000
Shift Supervisor September 1991 to April 1995
Relief Operator September 1984 to September 1991
Material Handler February 1983 to September 1984
EDUCATION
Penn Manor High School, Millersville, PA – Graduate
American Management Association, New York, NY - Certificate in General Management
• Interpretation of Financial Statements Course - Certificate of completion
• Psychology of Selling Course - Certificate of completion
• Creative Problem Solving Course - Certificate of completion
Alcoa Mill Products, Lancaster, PA
• QS 9000/ISO 9001 Internal Auditor and Department Coordinator Training
• General Management and Supervisory Skill Training Courses
• (TPS Toyota Production System) ABS (Alcoa Production System) 5-day Training Course
in Lean management principles.
Materials Engineering Institute, Materials Park, OH
• Aluminum and It’s Alloys Course - Certificate of Completion
Aveta Business Institute, Cleveland, OH
• Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified
QUALIFICATIONS
• Implemented Alcoa Business System (ABS), modeled after the Toyota Production
System, including, standardized work practices, Kaizen events, process management, A-
3 process development format and Rapid Problem Solving (RPS)
• Exceeded goals set by management in areas of environmental health and safety,
production, quality, budget, waste and training for personal and workforce.
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in environmental health and safety, quality and
production. Goals were achieved through reduced accidents and severity, reduced
percent of customer rejections and waste from over-producing, continued improvement of
equipment production operating speeds and lower cycle times.
• Strong commitment to improve upon company goals and develop continuous quality
improvement projects. Worked on three Kaizen TPS teams, all project results well
exceeded expectations of the team and upper management.
• Served on several safety teams and implemented new safety procedures.
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• Department coordinator and trainer of safe job procedures, standard operating
procedures, quality related issues and lab testing data.
• Served as Internal Auditor and Department Coordinator for QS 9000/ISO 9001
• Utilize teamwork efforts to improve product functionality through daily contact with
suppliers.
• Excellent human relation/interpersonal skills and collaborative working relationships
with all levels of the organization.
• Well developed written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task in a high pressure fast paced environment.
• Working knowledge of department capital and expense budgets.
• Computer experience with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, AS/400, and WMS
(warehouse management system).
• Served as a liaison for Alcoa Lancaster traveling nationally and internationally with
benchmarking team to develop improved methods of environmental health and safety,
quality, production and ABS (Alcoa Business System).
References available upon request
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