Richard Loew 360-***-****

***** ** **** ***., *********, WA 98685 Home Office: 360 – 573 – 4434 ac0c1m@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Operations Management, Business Analysis, Manager, Consulting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Affiliate of ATICA, Inc. / Richard Loew Consulting - Consulting Analyst Nov. 2015 - Current

Marketed new mill products (Colorado)

oCalls made to various users, 167 contacts generated

Analysis on projects in the Pacific Northwest

Provided advice on 27 page Employee Handbook – assimilated various input sources

Worked with Tribal Enterprise in SE New Mexico, USFS, and BIA analyzing sawmill equipment limitations and needs.

oEvaluated health, fire, and safety issues while on-site;

oProduced 100+ page report for equipment status

Analyzed small SYP sawmill in Louisiana for overall flow and layout

Filled in for a plant manager – Tribal Enterprise Sawmill in Arizona

Sought new clients

Affiliate of ATICA, Inc. / Richard Loew Consulting – Operations Manager Sept. 2014 – Nov. 2015

Warm Springs Forest Products, Ind., (Tribal Enterprise). Reported to the CEO

Handled asset management of crew of 126,

o2 superintendents as direct reports on 75 acre site –

Green End - Log Yard, sawmill, rolling stock, mechanics shop

Dry End – 80,000 # boiler, dry kilns, planer, air yard, and shipping

oWeekly crew meetings for sawmill and planer crews

oPoint of contact with vendors entering the plant site

oApproval for all PO and requisitions for roughly $700K monthly.

Asset management included: property insurance, rolling stock shutdowns and insurance settlements, fire protection, personal protective equipment (PPE) for employees, VOC’s, opacity (boilers and cyclones) emissions, EPA, NPDES, working with TSS Environmental Consultants, SEM Champion for Energy savings of 9.6% ($130,000.00 per year)

Insurance claims for fire/loss on rolling stock

Point of contact for newly hired CFO (2), head of hiring team.

Affiliate of ATICA, Inc. / Richard Loew Consulting - Consultant August 2010 – August 2014

ATICA (Affiliated Timber Investment Conversion Advisors)

Consulting on wood-related projects in the Forest Products Industry,

o E.g. Biomass conversion enhancement thru USDA funds on 19 in-house projects, totaling $4,500,000.00

Passed 2 audit reviews after project completion.

oChip conversion from solid wood manufacturing plants East/Westside of Oregon and Washington

Project work in one large log mill reducing downtime from 16 % to less than 2 % by identifying root causes through a series of one-hour observations, thereby increasing profits; $88,000 annually, or 14%.

oFound similar types of issues in the small mill; identified 14% downtime and identified major culprits

oLearned metric sizes for the Japanese Export market for Doug Fir

Noted small log sweep characteristics

Identified wane allowance for 2 x 8 restrictions in the small board edger, reduced 2 x 4 economy

Provided all machine operators with sawmill cutting instructions/directions for each run

Developed Planer Department SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures), roughly 26 job positions, Boiler too

Urban Forestry Commission, City of Vancouver, WA – Commissioner August 2009 – May 2011

Volunteer appointment from the City Council to this post

Responsible for the enhancement of the urban forestry canopy within the city limits of Vancouver, WA

Sought various funding sources to enhance our potential for viable projects

Greenwood Products, Inc., Lake Oswego, OR - Vice President of Manufacturing Apr 2001 – Mar 2009

Forest Products Sales Company - Industrial Plywood Markets

Partnerships developed between producers/customers while delivering Industrial Products to OEM’s across the USA

oOperations consisted of working across all levels of owners and managers, including Superintendents, QC supervisors, Area Managers, Plant Managers, Owners, & Production Supervisors

o1 Direct report, plus 1 indirect report

oBrought on 6 new suppliers as needed

Production increases were seen in 2004 up to 116% over prior 3 years production levels

Warranty Claims Manager for 7 years

oDrove supplier mills to higher levels of compliance with company proprietary specifications for all products

Quality achievements of 99.98 % “on-target” developed for single largest customer

Delivered “on time with zero defects.”

Generated annual savings from supplier involvement of $ 115,500.

oFrequency of claims reduction of 28 %

Cost savings of over $50,000.00 per year for 4 straight years

Developed weekly monitoring & recording systems to assess areas of need

Worked with appropriate 3rd party testing & inspection agencies, and chemical companies to assure company guidelines and compliance

oDirected treated wood advances and conversions to environmentally friendly chemicals

oOversaw testing new chemicals for sound use of products in our environment

oEstablished and monitored guidelines in testing for glues, adhesives, laminates, & edge sealers in order to maintain quality demands needed for customers’ satisfaction

oAchieved desired results in lined landfills within the state of Minnesota conforming to existing guidelines of 5 PPM of arsenic for treated wood

oSpearheaded testing and development of new technology in wood drying utilizing vacuum chambers in a total of 6 Plywood Plants and 12 Treating facilities across the US

oRecommended new product line development.

The Beck Group, Tigard, OR - Consultant Feb 1999 – Dec 2000

Forest Products Consultants; Clients include Fortune 500 to small enterprises domestic and international

Served as catalyst ensuring projects and tasks maintain a customer-focus

Conducted business analysis through process management/measurement methods (benchmarking), assisting clients in developing streamlined practices re: people, products, and process costs

Performed market analysis, conducted surveys, trend analysis for the Wash. State Dept. of Economic Development Council for bi-products in all state forests, wood products operations, and overall log production in the State

Conducted 12-36 plant industry surveys for competitive assessment projects

oAnalyzed P& L data to determine performance comparisons with/between up to 48 forest product companies

oStudies included SYP softwood lumber, hardwood lumber, and particleboard

oVerified data with many “in-plant” visits

oOversaw various testing projects, i.e., time and motion, de-grade tests and log studies

Independent Consultant, Vancouver, WA - Owner 1996 – 1999

Independent consultant to CEO of Fortune 500 Oil & Gas Company.

oConducted timber and resource study on company land to determine feasibility and market potential of resource conversion. Results of which guided director not to invest money

Consulted several small companies seeking remedy to escalating costs and reduced profit margins.

oMarketing consultations, time & motion studies, feasibility analysis were conducted.

Licensed residential real estate sales consultant for Century 21 in Clark County, WA

Cal-Tex Lumber Company, Nacogdoches, TX - Boiler and Dry Kiln Supervisor 1993 – 1996

Managed staff with annual payroll of $ 457K monthly

o19 direct reports, including 4 leadsmen

Ran 3 Boilers (2 woods, waste-fired, 1 natural gas) and 5 dry kilns (3 steam, 2 direct-fired).

Improved value recovery by adding $ 400K to the bottom line finding proper drying schedules

Improved forklift safety by reducing “near miss accidents” dealing with each occurrence

Early Career Postings *Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (Western Div.), Samoa, CA - Senior Prod. & Process Eng. for Quality Control 1981 – 1993

Managed 7% production efficiency increase through development of a $ 3,000,000.00 annual bonus plan for 13 plants and 2800 employees

oWorked through division staff to achieve objectives (HR, Controller, Accountants, Operations)

Conducted seminars for management. Demonstrated measured process improvements for 18 plants

oDuring a 3-year period, identified $13,000,000.00 in production & quality gains

Filled in for Plant and Quality Assurance Manager as needed

Tutored 15 licensed foresters (for 6 month periods) in lumber value from standing trees explaining grade recovery, product mix, and value optimization for ROI, and Best-Fit Profitability

Worked with Division Controller and Division Operations Manager

*Cal Pacific Manufacturing, Weaverville, CA – QC Technician 1980 - 1981

*Shasta Wood Products, Redding, CA – Business Manager 1979

*Champion International, Anderson, CA – Special Projects and Mill Analyst 1978 - 1979

*Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (Intrmtn. Div.), Coeur d’Alene, ID – QC and Special Projects 1976 - 1978

EDUCATION

1975 - School of Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley, Bachelor of Science (Wood Science)

oMinor in Business Administration – Production Management

2010 – Grant Writing, Clark Junior College

2008 May and June – Accounting 1 and 2 respectively, Clark Junior College

2007 – Attended “Green Belt Training Class”

2005 and 2001 - Manufacturing Short Course, Oregon State University - Plywood

1988 – Statistical Process Control, Oregon State University - Sawmill

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member of the American Wood Preservation Association

Forest Products Research Society (FPRS) – 12 year member

Appointed to American Wood Council as a company representative, Technical Issues in 1987

Life Member of the University of California, Berkeley Alumni Association

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Served as a Hospice Volunteer for 6 years

Food Bank, Local High School Baseball, Football, and Women’s Volleyball

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