James Ehrman

Akron, OH • 440-***-**** • ac1h21@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Education/Certifications

• Master of Science in Physics, Bachelor of Science in Physics: Minor Mathematics

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Career Experience

• More than two years experience as a Process Improvement Manger/Process Engineer at Horizons Inc.

• Three years of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience at Ben Venue Laboratories (FDA regulated)

• Four years of laboratory experience in multiple research roles

• Experience trouble shooting and making improvements to electrical/mechanical/chemical systems

• Experience with many types of physical/chemical analysis techniques

Communications Skills

• Coauthor of 5 scientific journal articles and a master’s thesis

• Ability to work well with a team and communicate alternative ideas, working with other departments/disciplines

• Have lead multiples cross departmental problem solving teams: Managing groups, meetings and project results.

Computer Skills

• Data acquisition, statistical analysis, and interpretation skills and fast learner of new software

• Software knowledge: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, QI Macros, SigmaPlot, LabView, Matlab, C++,

Web based Applications, Windows, Linux

Employment

Horizons Inc., Cleveland, OH (Manufacturer of Aluminum nameplates for aerospace) 7/2014-4/2017

Position: Process Improvement Manger/Process Engineer

Responsibilities: Improving the quality and efficiency of manufacturing processes through the use of Lean Six Sigma, project management and statistical process control tools. Troubleshooting of 7 production processes, 2 batch chemical, 3 roll to roll chemical, 1 roll to roll coating, 1 cut to length. Responsible for ensuring manufacturing processes meet established specifications and establishing corrective action in response to customer complaints.

Accomplishments: Designed, tested, and implemented manufacturing process changes leading to a net positive annual impact of $118,000 through scrap loss recovery. Determined the root cause of the two highest dollar value defects and made manufacturing process changes to eliminate them, saving an estimated $105,000 annually and increasing customer satisfaction. Made changes to PID control system resulting in 94% reduction of out of specification product.

Ben Venue Laboratories, Bedford, OH (Manufacturer of sterile injectable drugs) 11/2010-12/2013

Position: Chemist/Technician – Formulations

Responsibilities: Formulated sterile injectable pharmaceuticals in a cGMP/FDA regulated environment.

Accomplishments: Revised several SOPs and over a dozen batch records. Lean Six Sigma training (2 day introduction). Worked on design and implementation of 5s project.

Adecco, Cleveland, OH (PPG: Manufacturer of automotive precoat, electrocoat and topcoat) 4/2010-9/2010

Position: PPG: Temporary Lab. Tech. 2

Responsibilities: Performed Electrocoat Product Development and Testing (corrosion, profolometry, surface tension, gravelometer, eddy current thickness testing)

Accomplishments: Acquired developmental responsibilities: guided formulations to meet automotive specifications, determined root cause of paint system failure and implemented solution.

The University of Akron, Akron, OH 1/2009-5/2009 and

Position: Graduate Assistant 5/2005-5/2007

Responsibilities: Performed spectroscopy (XPS, Auger, FTIR) experiments to further Physics research goals, taught Physics labs and graded assignments, maintained website.

Accomplishments: Made pumping design improvements to spectroscopy system to decrease analysis time, repaired system. Made several improvements to lab manual and equipment and wrote several new lab procedures.

Education/Certification

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH

• Certification Received 6/2014

Master of Science, Physics

The University of Akron, Akron, OH

• Grade Point Average: 3.614

• Degree Received 8/2009

Bachelor of Science, Physics; Minor, Mathematics

The University of Akron, Akron, OH

• Grade Point Average: 3.378

• Degree Received 5/2005

Scientific Journal Articles

"An Introduction of Various Spectroscopic Methods to Identify In-Vivo Metal Wear in Total Knee Arthroplasty", M.W. Kovacik, I. Gradisar, J.C. Tokash, N. Stojilovic, J.D. Ehrman and R.D. Ramsier, J. Biomed. Mater. Res.: Part A 84, 1068 (2008).

"Microbial Adhesion to Zirconium Alloys", J.D. Ehrman, E.T. Bender, N. Stojilovic, T. Sullivan, R.D. Ramsier, B.W. Buczynski, M.M. Kory and R.P. Steiner, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 50, 152 (2006).

"Adsorption of Sulfur Dioxide on Zircaloy-4 at 300 K", N. Stojilovic, J. D. Ehrman and R.D. Ramsier, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 24, 1460 (2006).

"High-Voltage Parallel Writing on Iron Nitride Thin Films", N. Farkas, J.D. Ehrman, E.A. Evans, R.D. Ramsier and J.A. Dagata, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 24, 1340 (2006).

"Analysis of Prosthetic Knee Wear Debris Extracted from Synovial Fluid", N. Stojilovic, J.D. Ehrman, E.T. Bender, J.C. Tokash, R.D. Ramsier and M.W. Kovacik, Appl. Surf. Sci. 252, 3760 (2006).

Master’s Thesis

“X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Studies of Orthopedic Materials”, J.D. Ehrman, Master’s Thesis, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1248115447, The University of Akron, (2009).

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