Michael Zane
***** ******* ***, ***** ********, OH, 44133. m: 216-***-****, *******@*****.***
Skills
Six Sigma Black Belt (PPG), Formulation, Product Development, Root Cause Analysis, Quality Improvement Projects, Business Process Improvements (BPI’s), Collaboration and Team Building.
Experience
January 2017 - PRESENT (~ 2 years)
Malco Products, Barberton, OH - R&D Chemist
●Product Development and Optimization.
●Quality Assurance (Batch approval and adjustments); Production scale-up.
November 2013 - January 2017 (~ 3 years)
Sherwin Williams, Warrensville Height, OH- Senior Chemist/Group Leader
●Supervisor (4 chemists and 5 temps) and senior chemist for automotive interior development.
●Development of automotive interior coatings for plastic substrate; Utilized six sigma skills for product optimization;
April 2004 - November 2013 (~ 9 years)
PPG, Cleveland, OH - Chemist (lab, plant/quality) and Six Sigma Engineer.
●Product Development utilizing six sigma skills including DOE’s for color matching, etc.
●Plant and Quality BPI projects to reduce cycle time and reduce costs; Implement “auto-adjust” program into quality to reduce human error and improve cycle times; Implement crater imaging device to improve accuracy in quality detecting defects using imaging and statistical methods.
●Six sigma engineer and supervisor (2 chemists and 2 co-ops) on substrate protection team (pretreatment and e-coat); primary objective was to ensure team was utilizing six sigma tools to optimize efficiency.
June 1993 - June 1997 (~ 4 years)
US Navy, Groton, CT - Torpedoman/Machinest.
●Honorably discharged as E-5 (highest possible enlisted rank in 4 years service).
●Torpedoman/Machinist Mate (primary job); Scuba Diver/Sonarman (volunteer jobs).
Education
Graduated May 2003
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS - B.S. Biochemistry
Graduated with highest distinction (GPA ~ 3.9)