Michael Zane

***** ******* ***, ***** ********, OH, 44133. m: 216-***-****, ac6l0x@r.postjobfree.com

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)