Brian P. Loiselle

**** ***** ***** ***** ******, MI 49221

989-***-**** cell ac8gtd@r.postjobfree.com

Director of Quality

World Class Quality System Expert Global Team Leadership & Development Strategic Planning

Product Development / Launch Manufacturing Cross-Organizational Relationships

Internal & External Communications Change Management

Executive level expert with over fifteen years of success driving output and productivity through the roof, slashing costs, and eliminating wasted time, effort and energy. Devises new processes and products that pave the way for businesses to dominate their markets. Enhances customer satisfaction by implementing and leading powerful customer-facing initiatives and handling any customer complaints expeditiously and effectively, turning problems into opportunities.

Builds, motivates, trains and directs diverse cross-functional teams. Collaborates with key stakeholders in manufacturing, procurement, distribution, sales, marketing, and planning to develop innovative, transformative solutions. Consistently delivers successful outcomes within the most challenging, complex environments. Inspires individuals, groups and teams to record levels of personal ownership and the achievement of performance objectives. Additional competencies include:

Initiated and led Corporate / Global Initiatives Product Development/Business Development

Quality System Business Process Ownership Six Sigma, Lean, APQP, DMAIC, GMP’s, HACCP

Business Process Design / Re-engineering Global Regulations & Industry Standards

Global Project Management & Implementation Global internal/External Auditing

Develop, implement and analysis of KPI’s Medical Devices, Food Safety, Personal Care, Automotive

ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, RC14001 Team Leadership, Training & Mentoring

Career Synopsis

Silmont Technologies, LLC, Adrian, MI 2016-current

Consulting with global companies on improving their Quality Management Systems, Quality reliability, Process Improvement, and Product Development.

Evaluated and provided process expertise for ensuring quality reliability, for the new generation of frameless, high efficiency solar panels. Identified and provided warranty liability risk assessment and mitigation for the company due to deficiencies in their manufacturing process. Estimated several million-dollar savings in warranty claims, repairs and damage to reputation from poor application of sealant used in frame-less panels. Provided education of Silicone sealants used in robotically applied process regarding application, maintenance of equipment, cure inhibition, adhesion and cleaning of components. Suggested process improvements to alert of issues which would prevent unplanned shutdowns and reduce waste. Set up SPC for evaluation of incoming materials eliminating unnecessary testing thus reducing effort and non-value-added delays.

Consulted on development of Silicone foam for Chinese company allowing them to expand their market into the automotive industry, as well as other industries.

Consulted with Medical Device manufacture on developing silicones for use in lab on a chip product. Provided education on silicone chemistry and processes used for manufacturing.

Wacker Chemical Corporation, Adrian, MI 2005-2016

American affiliate of Wacker Chemie AG, manufacturing products including Silicones, Hyperpure Silicon, Food, Personal care and Pharma chemicals for customers worldwide across multiple industries

Corporate Director of Quality and Productivity (2008-2016)

Corporate integrated management leader for NAFTA region selected to initiate, lead, and implement business transformation initiatives. Led analytical, process control and QA laboratories and four separate divisional sites. Served as NAFTA IMS consultant and lead auditor for quality, environmental, food safety, personal care and medical device products and plant safety programs. Directed internal audits for six US facilities, European sites, and contracted product tollers. Reported to VP of HR. Managed and developed seven direct reports and 35 indirect reports. Indirect reports were Chemists and Technicians in Laboratories. Collaborated with parent company, global business units and corporate departments.

Initiated, re-engineered and led “Global Change Management Process” for risk analysis and mitigation eliminating Quality, Environmental and Safety regulatory errors. Enhanced internal and external notifications of changes. Expedited communication of changes to all relevant departments. Documented activities increased over 75% in first six months of use. by leading a cross-functional team that defined, configured, and implemented a “Best Practice” electronic “management of change process”. Assembled global team consisting of: Facilities Engineering, Plant Engineering, Process Engineering, Safety Management, Environmental Management, Procurement and Quality to address risk analysis, quality, process safety management and MI integrity, OSHA/EPA/ FDA compliance, and engineering codes.

Slashed length of time to fully resolve complaints by average of 20 days and improved immediate customer resolution by 50%, by taking over ownership of customer complaint process, identifying root cause/corrective actions, areas for improvement, and collaborating directly with customers. Saved $500,000 in productivity by improving speed of complaint resolution and overall by reducing complaints 15% year over year through leadership of Six Sigma projects, customer, stake holder, and complaint team interactions.

Member of global team selected to identify, recommend, and implement a Global enterprise database (Enablon) for QEHS&S audits, incidents, and sustainability activities. System used to schedule, assign, track, review, document, and report on data and corrective actions on a global, regional, and local basis. Provided regional/local oversight and training of system.

Captured $1.5 million in yearly cost reduction through improved productivity improvements to production processes through streamlining of operations and equipment upgrades, exceeded targeted cost reductions by 50%.

Supported $25 million in sales by developing HACCP/HARPC plans and implementing new FDA food safety Good Manufacturing Practice programs for food grade and medical grade products, bringing all related processes into FDA compliance.

Customer supply contracts increased by 30% by Identifying risk and mitigating potential liability issues with business, sales, and legal teams by implementing stringent reviews for contracts, customer change control requirements, insurance liabilities and risk management activities.

Met ISO, OHSAS and Food Safety standards by employing a new electronic document database. Reduced percentage of SOP’s exceeding their review/revision date from 90% to 10%. Corrected the number of incorrect owners from 60% to less than 10%.

Envisioned, sponsored, and implemented SAP based LIMS system for reduced costs through reduction in effort, reduction in errors, reduced paperwork, increased throughput and reduced turn-around. Notable impacts include: Data logging errors were reduced from 7% down to less than 100 ppm, reduced paper/record storage by 600+%, reduced analysis of historical data from days to minutes, allowed for computerized SPC charting from manual charting of QA and Analytical data, and captured savings of $100,000 in annual labor costs for in-process testing and streamlining processes.

Drove acquisition of state-of-the-art instrumentation allowing quicker turn-around and increased analysis capability of QA and Analytical testing. TOF-MS instrument allowed identification of microbial strains. Quadrupole GC-MS allowed identification of customer contamination rather than product issue saving over $1 million in in Liability claims. Improved instrumentation turn-around time in providing data to production by an average of one hour.

As the US process owner and part of global team, reduced certification, and surveillance audits for ISO 9001 and 14001 certification processes for six facilities from 69 days to 14.

Manager Analytical Services (2005-2008)

Managed analytical laboratory handling QA, customer support, R&D and plant support testing for materials and processes for the semiconductor, paper, automotive, building, cosmetics, food, and general industries. Reported to the Director of Quality. Managed, 10 Chemists and Technicians. Assigned tasks, consulted with internal and external customers on problems and test issues, prioritized testing and resource utilization, and provided resource usage to controllers for costing. Reviewed and approved reports and test methods, led safety meetings and team meetings.

Acquired over $1 million in new and replacement equipment as well as state of the art technology. Adoption of these acquisitions delivered: 25% reduction in errors and 10% reduction in re-testing; increased capacity by 25% through reduction in the number of samples run in semi-conductor clean room operation through assessment and implementation of test methodology used to evaluate semi-conductor CMP slurries. Improved titrations throughput by 20% and Cleanroom operations by 25%.

Directed measurement capability studies for spectroscopy, chromatography, trace metals and wet chemical tests based on Intel and AIAG MCC processes.

Built and staffed a microbial lab with full capabilities for automated microbial testing, traditional methods, validation processes and specific identification of microbes. Reduced timelines form 3-7 days to 1-3 days through state of the art automated instrumental testing which was implemented globally. $25 Million in Food Grade products were impacted. Supported continued sales working directly with customers which otherwise might not have been achievable.

Drove the implementation of new instrumentation, including NMR, particle size analyzers, auto-titrators, HPLC, FTIR, Microbiology, and DRC-ICP-MS. Allowed for improved analysis, improved customer relationships and problem solving.

Akzo Nobel, Troy, MI 2003-2005

Product Development Chemist

Reported to Product Development Leader, directed daily activities of two technicians. Expert in solvent based primers, polyester basecoats and acrylic clearcoat systems. Formulated and tested based on market requirements for color matching. VOC, UV resistance, cure speed and application parameters. Key member of global team developing automotive basecoats for high end and medium cost market segments.

Generated $1 million in revenue per new product line thorough leading the development and commercialization of single-stage paint system for global automotive re-finishing market.

Drove $3 million annual sales by creating and developing a line of VOC compliant single stage paints for heavy industry vehicles.

Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI 1983-2002

Product Development Specialist, Analytical Manager, Business Development

Developed over $15 million dollars of yearly sales of products for Automotive engine and HVAC system sealing products.

10 US patents granted

Group leader for Elemental and Surface Analysis managing PhD’s, Chemists, and Technicians.

Lead efforts to commercialize Analytical Services to outside customers.

Education, Training & Certifications

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, concentrations in organic and inorganic chemistries

Delta College, Bay City, MI

Associate of Science degree in Chemistry, Biology, and Comparative Anatomy

University of Michigan

Management of Managers Training

Financial Analysis

Food Safety System Certification 22000 - SGS;

Certified Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) – NSF

Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls (HARPC) Manager – NSF

HACCP and Food Recall Manager Training – NSF

Food Based Process Control Qualified Individual (PCQI)

Certified Auditor (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OSHAS 18001 - SCES), FSSC 22000 - SGS

GMP’s for Food, Pharma, Medical Devices, and Cosmetics - NSF

Project Management

SPC, MCC, and PCS - Intel

Root Cause Analysis

Process and Design FMEA

Situational Leadership II

DMAIC,5S and Lean Training – PWC

SAP R/3 and Business Objects

Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access

Minitab and JMP statistical software

Coaching & Mentoring Skills

Influence Management

Hazwoper & Incident Commander Training

Aspects of Globalization

Associations

American Society of Quality, Member

American Chemical Society, Member

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