Manufacturing Continuous Improvement

Ian J. Fischer

***** ******** ** **, ******, WA, USA 98272 +1-438-***-**** ************@*****.***

Education

HEC Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada July 2018 - Present

Intensive Business French Diploma

University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2008-2012

Bachelor of Science, Bioresource Science & Engineering

•Process and Chemical Engineering

Experience

General Construction Laborer

Roger Russ Contracting, San Juan Islands, WA May 2018 - Aug 2018

•Summer contract to demolish, renovate and remodel prospective rental home

•Replace and install roofing

•Install siding and drywall

•Install windows and lighting

•Install water piping, wiring, kitchen countertops and cabinets

Business Advising - Small Enterprise Development Agent

Peace Corps, Senegal, West Africa Feb 2017 – April 2018

•Economic development consultant for +160k population commune

•Worked with community leadership in government and business to define strategy for economic development

•Project managed $210k food transformation funding venture with local provider

•Guided and streamlined project scope with community leadership and farmers

•Negotiated pricing and contracts with suppliers

•Business development and capacity training for local entrepreneurs

•Regional Coordinator for Monitoring & Evaluation team

•Business Development Camp facilitator

•Multilingual Work Capacity: Wolof, French, English

Continuous Improvement Leader

Caraustar, North America, Aug 2015 – Feb 2017

•Analyzed plant performance data to help identify >$10MM in diagnostic opportunity for paper mill group and set Mill Division performance metrics (KPIs)

•Reduced mill group diagnostic process from 2 month to 2 week process

•Trained over 400 managers and operators on Lean Six Sigma tools such as Kaizen, Root Cause Analysis, Standardization, Performance Management, 5S, TPM, OEE and SMED

•Advised mill leadership on safety improvements resulting in improved PPE compliance

•Helped develop Continuous Improvement strategy for Mill Division

•Coached plant leadership on Performance Management using tools such as KPIs, Leader Standard Work, Preventative Maintenance and Gemba

Process Engineer

Caraustar, Tacoma, WA Apr 2014 – Aug 2015

•Supervised production operators at recycled paperboard mill

•Scoped and managed capital projects with vendors and maintenance crew

•Prepared and presented health and safety training to operations, maintenance, and management

•Project managed and supervised during plant maintenance shutdown

•Audited and designed equipment lockout/tagout procedures

•Almost 1 MMBTU/ton energy savings since starting daily energy KPI audit

•>$100k annualized run rate of chemical savings for 2015 vs 2014

Customer Experience Consultant

Xenon Arc, Bellevue, WA Jun 2013 – Feb 2014

•Chemical Sales & SaaS startup

•Account manager for >$3MM in B2B sales

•Mapped hot-cast polyurethane market for North America

•Created best practice training materials for new employees

Process Engineering Intern

Georgia-Pacific/Energy Trust of Oregon, Camas WA Jul 2012 – Jan 2013

•Analyzed mill production data to help leadership set energy KPIs and KPVs

•Implemented production system energy KPI interface for operators and leadership to manage and optimize energy use

•Estimated savings from energy efficiency projects: >$100k

Skills & Abilities

Software

•Microsoft Office

•Process Software: Capstone PARCView, OSIsoft PI ProcessBook

•AutoCAD

•SQL

Language

•French (Intermediate), Wolof (Advanced)

Organizations

• Toastmasters International Chapter Treasurer

Interests

• Economics, DIY remodeling, home construction, metal art, welding, BBQ

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