DAVID A. READ

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Indianapolis, IN 46234 ac59ve@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFIED AS PLANT/OPERATIONS/ QUALITY MANAGER

Hillsdale College, Ball State University, North Central Indiana Bible College BA

Key Skills Assessment

STRATEGIC EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT – Develop and implement strategic and tactical employee and human relations strategies to coach through performance, foster strong relationships and improve employee development.

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT – Committed to building internal teams through the exchange of knowledge, experience, goal sharing and solving problematic issues to optimize strategies and drive sales.

Professional Experience

Xtreme Green Electric Vehicles, as, Las Vegas, NV 2017-2018 QUALITY CONTROL

• Initiated startup of a quality control program including fabrication, assembly line and shipping.

• Designed quality checklists, CAPA’s, Non-Conforming, SOP’s and final inspections in an ISO format.

• Formulated a complete Quality Control Manual for the Fabrication Dep’t.

• Inspected installation of Lithium-Ion Battery Cells.

• Created and maintained a Design History Log and a Design Change Log.

TOPP INDUSTRIES, ARGOS, IN 2016-2017

PLANT MANAGER

Building communication paths between departments to establish correct information for fulfillment of orders.

Coordinate injection molding for implementation of new molds and proving new items in conjunction with engineering.

Construct Steel, Rotational Molding, LPM and Injection Molding Department schedules and employee assignments.

Produce a progressive positive culture for a plant experiencing loss of continuity, high turnover rates and managerial failures.

Scheduled the Powder Coat Line for on demand customer requirements.

J.W. HICKS, INC., KNOX, IN 2012-2015

AREA MANAGER

Took over as Area Manager of the Lance Plant, which had not seen a profit for six years, turned a profit in the second year following that with a record year in production.

Partnered with Engineering in the development of blueprints and welding procedures, solving new product startup issues, production scheduling, along with shipping/receiving of raw materials.

Analyzed and rearranged plant layout.

Wrote workflow documentation to ensure knowledge-oriented policies are adhered to through training and coaching.

Coordinated with Quality Manager to fulfill Corrective Action Requests (CAR), Performance & Accountability reports (PAR), Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility trials as well as Key Operating Principles (KOP) for ISO requirements.

STEAM SYSTEMS, INC., MIDDLETOWN, OH 2011-2011

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Identified and implemented process improvements for welding, tank building techniques and Quality Control Manual Procedures for strainers, B31 piping and ASME pressure vessels.

Turned around a losing project from a negative $10,000.00 per tank, to a $1,000.00 profit each.

Created Bill of Material for purchasing, receiving and fabrication to assist in streamlining the tracking process.

Identified and implemented process improvements for welding, tank building techniques and Quality Control Manual Procedures for strainers, B31 piping and ASME pressure vessels.

NILES STEEL TANK, INC., NILES, MI 2003-2010

DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING

Promoted from Shop Foreman to Director of Manufacturing within 7 months of employment through hard work, forward thinking, organizing and leadership skills.

Oversaw the daily operations of the facility including maintenance, construction projects, scheduling management and quality inspections.

Steered negotiations of pricing with vendors while coordinating deliveries and setting up training of vendor products.

Slashed welding costs by 30% by consolidating welding consumables and controlled purchases.

Acted as Project Manager and lead to install $1.2m gas fired furnace system for glass enamel lined hot water storage tanks, while analyzing and implementing the glass enamel application and process.

Oversaw the entire approval and installation of a $350,000.00 steel grit blast cabinet.

Created training program designed to instruct in welding and fabricating techniques for ASME code pressure vessels using GMAW, GTAW, SMAW and SAW welding processes.

Improved production methods through equipment design and purchases.

Acted as Safety Manager by implementing appropriate safety standards that were compliant with OSHA, PPE policies and Manufacturing training.

Detailed and conducted Capital Expenditures from initial vendor contact to installation of equipment.

TITUS, INC., PLYMOUTH, IN 1993-2002

CO-OWNER/MANAGER OF OPERATIONS

Grew sales to over $1m within the first 3 years for new start-up welding and fabricating shop that utilized multiple plasma burn tables.

Steered negotiations of raw materials, parts, supplies and equipment.

Trained and mentored employees in welding, blueprint reading and fabricating techniques.

Designed and implemented solutions for customer processing needs, based on individual customer requests.

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