Engineer Chemical Engineering

JONATHAN D. NASH

***** *********** ***** • Apison, TN 37302

Mobile: 423-***-**** • Email: *********@*****.*** SUMMARY

Results-driven leader with over 20 years of leadership experience in manufacturing and non-profit organizations. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and team building skills. Proven ability to develop interpersonal relationships as well as influence, empower, and motivate teams in developing and achieving objectives to ensure individual, team, and overall organization success. Able to initiate and implement change management programs and culture change initiatives to achieve organizational objectives, while being able to personally adapt, lead, and thrive in change.

EDUCATION

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University (1997) EXPERIENCE CHRONOLOGY

Redemption to the Nations, Chattanooga, TN

Chief Operating Officer (2014-Present)

• Led and managed a team of ~ 30 full time salary and contract employees across 2 locations in the Chattanooga area and 2 international locations in Guatemala and Uruguay. Areas of responsibility include: pastoral, administrative, financial, human resources, technical, communications, operational and community relationships while managing a budget of ~ $3.6 million.

• Established a leadership development and coaching process including monthly team leadership trainings, one-on-one meetings, personality/behavioral assessments, team building events, goal setting, and performance reviews.

• Co-led along with the Senior Pastor the implementation of a global team structure and creation of financial, human resources, technical/communications, and operational departments in order to properly manage the 20-30% annual growth rate in both attendance and finances.

• Developed, implemented, and led new financial processes and systems including the roll-out of a new enterprise accounting system (Sage Intacct) resulting in the elimination of a monthly deficit of $50k -

$100k, balancing the budget, and creating a monthly surplus of up to $20k +.

• Developed, implemented, and led: an energy management system resulting in a 30% + reduction in electrical, gas, and water cost ($75k-$100k annually), maintenance structure including work order system and preventative maintenance schedules, and installation and management of HVAC, Access, and Security control systems across all buildings and locations.

• Led and managed over $10 million of building and facility renovations of 6 buildings including: offices, auditorium, youth and children facilities, school (K-12 & college), gymnasium, and dormitory. Shaw Industries, Dalton, GA (2003-2014)

Manager/Process and Six Sigma Engineer

Led and managed for 11 years teams of 35 - 300 production employees, 3 - 8 supervisors, process engineers

& specialist, and maintenance technicians across multiple business units (carpet, backing, yarn, and rugs) in daily operations including: safety incident reductions, leadership development and coaching, quality control and improvements, production planning and scheduling, workplace (5s) organization, customer claim reductions, process improvement activities (Six Sigma project management), waste and energy reductions, employee appreciation initiatives, TPM implementation and execution, and management of budgets up to

$5.5 million.

Selected accomplishments:

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• Led teams for the Rug Division in woven and tufted rug facilities and 2 yarn warehouses in daily operations with emphasis in labor assignment restructuring, changeover reductions, small lot inventory reductions, behavioral based safety initiatives, and preventative maintenance restructuring.

• Achieved significant improvements in the Space Dye Division including: 10 months with no medical incidents, 40%+ reduction in external off quality, 35%+ reduction in waste, labor assignment restructuring, and $200,000 favorable POVA compared to a $1.8mm unfavorable the prior year

• Rebuilt the Kuster Dyeing team after plant downsizing and restructuring associated with business decline during the recession while also working with R&D on the development of new products for key customers such as Home Depot, Lowes, and Menards resulting in 40% of total production from products less than 1 year old.

• Brought into a newly acquired large carpet backing facility to implement change management programs and culture change initiatives to transition the workforce to the new organization while establishing a coaching and development process, implementing new safety initiatives, rolling out workplace (5s) organization along with quality and process controls for the Primary Weaving division.

• Implemented efficiency improvements, cost reductions, maintenance programs (TPM), and developed key measurement systems resulting in record production while also decreasing medical incidents, off quality, and waste in both the Finishing and Rotary Dyeing operations.

• Implemented Six Sigma tools in a team-based environment focused on off quality prevention, cost reductions, and increased productivity; developed and modified process specifications; monitored, modified and developed preventative maintenance procedures and schedules; and developed favorable employee relationships.

Milliken & Company, Barnwell, SC (1998-2003)

Production Manager/Process Engineer

Led and managed 3 departmental teams of 25 - 65 production employees and process engineers in daily operations including: voluntary OSHA audits, quality control and improvements, production planning and scheduling, workplace (5s) organization, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen activities, ISO 9000 documentation, TPM Execution, and process specifications management.

• Led the development and implementation of job performance measurement, accountability and training systems that resulted in the first annual cost per unit reduction in over 7 years.

• Led a successful installation & start-up of $1.2 million preparation range that resulted in increased productivity, waste reductions, and decreased off quality. CERTIFICATIONS & DEVELOPMENT

Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

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