Manufacturing Management

WILLIAM STRICKLAND

**** ******* **** - ******, ***** Carolina, 28451

810-***-**** - *******@***********.****

MANUFACTURING / OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Forward thinking, strategically focused, and entrepreneurial-minded

executive with notable accomplishments in manufacturing, R&D, engineering,

and technical support, generating top and bottom line dollars. Expert at

providing alternative strategic methodologies to obtain profitable results,

while ensuring success within operations. Career demonstrates success in

streamlining manufacturing processes using lean manufacturing practices,

and increasing production by training, coaching, and motivating staff.

Accomplished at establishing credibility across organization and delivering

results by establishing and maintaining strong internal partnerships.

Confident and pro-active leader, particularly skilled at establishing an

environment that encourages participation, promotes accountability,

develops a team spirit, and increases employee retention and morale. View

challenges as opportunities and thrive in a fast-paced environment

requiring strong organizational skills.

Strategic Planning - Six Sigma / Lean Manufacturing - Multi-Plant Cross-

Functional Leadership - Process Improvement - Change Management -

Restructuring - Start Ups / Turnarounds - Negotiations - Cost / Benefit

Analysis - Budgeting - Financial Analysis - Profit & Loss - Cost Reduction

- Quality Control / Quality Assurance - Project Management - Policy

Development - Operations Management - Training / Development - Leadership /

Motivation - Team Development / Delegation - Conflict Resolution - Employee

/ Labor Relations - Workforce Planning - Performance Management

Distribution - Logistics - Inventory Management - Risk / Crisis Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NALCO an Ecolab Company, Texarkana, TX - 04/12 - Present

Global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services

supplying sustainable solutions to food, hospitality, healthcare,

industrial, and oil and gas markets. They choose Ecolab products and

services to keep their environments clean and safe, operate efficiently and

achieve sustainability goals.

Plant General Manager

Selected by the Divisional VP Supply Chain to restructure the personnel,

equipment and site capability of an aged facility. Tasked with driving the

new Ecolab Production System, a Lean Manufacturing based platform, in order

to assure long term sustainability by eliminating costly waste and systems

inefficiencies.

Responsibilities:

. Responsible for driving safety, customer satisfaction, quality, cost,

and financial sustainability

. Development of plant KPIs and plant OGSM Vision

. Daily, weekly & monthly review of KPIs

. Strategy development and deployment of safety goals, scrap reduction,

productivity, and inventory reduction

. Plant "Gemba" walks to ensure all KPIs are being engaged and moving

toward established goals; continuous improvement

. Responsible for the efficient use of manpower and equipment in order

to maximize yields, minimize overtime and ensure quality products.

. Direct a staff responsible for the production, storage and shipment of

products to customer and warehouse locations.

. Responsible for acquiring and maintaining a sufficient supply of raw

materials.

. Administer a program of quality control and analytical support for raw

materials, intermediates, finished goods and shipments.

. Plan and supervise the maintenance of equipment, buildings, and

property at the assigned facilities including new construction and

equipment installation.

. Provide engineering and production support and advises on the design

of new production facilities.

. Ensure that capital equipment and facilities are available to meet

future product demand.

. Establish security and traffic handling measures to maintain order on

the properties.

. Ensure a clean, safe working environment for all employees.

. Provide regular training for all employees in the care and use of

safety equipment and monitors employee competence in working with

hazardous chemicals.

. Ensure plant compliance with federal, state and local health, safety

and environmental laws and regulations and corporate environmental

policies. At assigned locations establishes and maintains effective

programs for waste minimization, recycling, pollution control,

environmental compliance, energy conservation and public safety.

. Select, train, develop and motivate a supporting staff. Conduct

performance appraisals, initiates salary adjustments. Responsible for

the development of hourly wage rates, the maintenance of job

descriptions for hourly personnel, and advising corporate headquarters

of all changes to descriptions and/or wage rates.

. Develop standards and qualifications for interviewing, hiring and

placement of personnel to achieve compliance with EEO commitments.

. Develop annual operating budgets, and maintains control of approved

budgets to ensure proper cost control.

. Assist Finance Department personnel in maintaining and updating an

effective system of manufacturing cost analysis to aid management in

determining future manufacturing expenses.

. Develop and maintains community and government relations programs.

. Represent Nalco to the local community and with various social,

business, trade and other organizations

Accomplishments:

. Launched "Lean Culture" via staff training utilizing the "Learn then

Do" methodology.

. Successful Change Agent: 20% of the staff members were adamant that

the changes were useless; they were refocused and are now fully

engaged in the Lean Methodologies and goals.

. Responsible for deploying a solid Process Safety Management System

(PSM) for the site

. Provided engineering leadership which resulted in several large scale

manufacturing, safety, environmental and manufacturing efficiency

improvements

. Developed a successful P&L budgeting and monitoring system for the

site thus reducing the annual site P&L by 12% (favorable) for 2013.

WALEX PRODUCTS COMPANY, Leland, North Carolina - 08/2010 - 08/2011

Mid-market supplier of consumer and commercial markets, with a global

presence, specializing in waste treatment products for the portable toilet,

municipal, RV and marine industries

Executive Director - Manufacturing / Product Development

Brought on board to replace aging COO and to increase profits via addition

of new product lines, reduction of waste and restructuring of corporate

culture. Developed and implemented manufacturing and technical operations

strategies; and managed operational P&L, and key performance metrics.

Oversaw manufacturing, packaging/distribution, R&D, quality, engineering,

and facility management operations in North America.

Accomplishments:

. Faced with a lengthy and disorganized R&D development process resulting

in "missed" opportunities, directed team to implement Six Sigma

methodology of "Design of Experiment" (DOE) to restructure R&D

experimental practices. Efforts reduced development cycle time by an

average of 60%.

. Initiated program to analyze gross margin and successfully optimize

operating income, resulting in challenging R&D to reformulate products,

contributing to a 20% reduction in raw material costs for select high

volume products.

. Recognized, during Value Stream Mapping (VSM) exercise, that existing

manufacturing equipment and production floor layout were not conducive

to yielding results required to maintain customer "takt" time. New

equipment and changing manufacturing to a cellular format addressed

"voice of the customer" (VOC) and decreased operating costs. Realized

increases in production efficacy (40%), quality (50%), and customer

satisfaction (30%).

. To remain competitive in marketplace, successfully requested suppliers

to reduce costs through price concessions or delivery of more efficient

raw materials, saving approximately $100K.

DIVERSIFIED CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES, Detroit, Michigan - 02/1996 - 07/2010

$100m global specialty chemical company supplying the following markets:

automotive adhesives / sealers, metalworking fluids, food and beverage CIP

cleaners / sanitizers, metal pretreatment, polymeric based automotive OEM

parts, industrial cleaners, plastic mold release and cleaners

Director - Manufacturing / Engineering / Tech. Support (01/1999 - 07/2010)

Member of Executive Leadership Team, charged with P&L responsibility,

providing technical leadership, and directing overall multi-plant

operations including FDA regulated facility. Developed and communicated

business objectives; established and executed strategies; and monitored

business performance measures.

Accomplishments:

. Selected and tasked by COO to identify and reduce costs to counteract

stress induced by downward spiraling profit margins. After 12 months of

intense planning, deployment, and monitoring, successfully reduced

manufacturing costs by increasing manufacturing efficiency, improving

packaging practices, controlling inventory, and preventing waste.

Reduced total operations costs by $230K in first year of deployment.

. Voice of the customer (VOC) is a critical component of both continued

client relations and opportunity for growth. Directed customer focused

field support to identify and documenting customer concerns, needs and

desires. Diligent strategic and tactical efforts led to team being

credited with acquisition of six major accounts, increasing annual sales

by $1.2M.

. Assumed role of Lean Program Champion to continue to reinvent,

restructure and drive continuous improvement efforts. Developed and

maintained divisional culture of lean manufacturing and quality

objectives for six manufacturing plants, with emphasis on waste

reduction and customer value add efforts. Strategically linked

manufacturing plants via standardization, training, process management,

cost avoidance, and process improvement methodologies. Realized total

program savings in excess of $500K.

. Economic constraints within automotive market caused company wide

concessions to ensure long-term success. In response to union request

for pay increases, planned and negotiated contract renewal resulting in

a 15% salary cap reduction.

. Drove successful implementation and enforcement of Environmental

Health and Safety objectives and protocols, reducing lost time injuries

from four recorded occurrences to zero in 12-month period.

. In late 2009 fire destroyed manufacturing facility that produced

critical supply chain materials to the metalworking market. Co-developed

and successfully deployed plan that allowed the manufacture of critical

supply chain materials to a high profile customers five calendar days

after the catastrophic event.

Technical Director - R&D and Technical Support (01/1997 - 01/1999)

Directed all R&D staff activities, customer projects and new development

events.

Accomplishments:

. Responding to need to remain competitive, conducted strategic market

analysis to determine cost, profit, and manufacturing feasibility for

new product brand development. Led team to develop new product

formularies resulting in sales of $50M.

. Addressed reduction of technical staff at customers' facilities, by

initiating technical liaison program whereby technical staff visited

customer sites and offered recommendations regarding products and

processes to respond to customer budget and application needs.

Manager - Technical Field Support (02/1996 - 01/1997)

Managed account base with emphasis on technical assistance / expertise to

certify products represented maintained functionality in respective

customer specific applications. Functioned as a technical consultant with

expertise in process equipment and chemistries to add value to customer

processes.

Accomplishments:

. Specifically hired to create technical support function previously non-

existent. Created program, implementation plan, position descriptions,

and recruited personnel. Nearly 15 years since deployment, program is

still in existence and continues to be a value-add resource leading to

increased sales and improved customer relations.

Career Note: Prior positions included Technical Service Representative and

R&D Chemist for Henkel Surface Technologies (formerly Parker+Amchem).

Details provided upon request.

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS / SKILLS

B.S., Chemistry

Wayne State University

M.S., Engineering Management

Glendale University

Certifications

Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Manufacturing (Expert Level), Kaizen (Expert

Level), Total Quality Management (TQM), and

Project Management

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