James Hudson

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Manufacturing Industry Professional

Cross-Functional Experience in Production Processes, Environmental

Compliance, Safety, and Quality in fast-paced, quality-driven, customer-

focused manufacturing operations. Well developed problem-solving skills

with ability to think "out of the box" and help deliver innovative

solutions to operation challenges. Multi talented diverse skill set to

include:

. Multi -Product Manufacturing Operations

. Production Feasibility and Manufacturability

. Vendor Sourcing and Relationship Management

. Performance Improvement and Optimization

. Technical Training and Development

. Quality Improvement

. Technical Troubleshooting

. Technical Reporting & Documentation

. PC proficient with Microsoft Excel, Access, Outlook, and Word.

. Solid experience with PowerPoint, Project, Lotus Notes, and other

application-specific software.

Experience

AKZO Nobel Coatings Jan 2006 - March 2013

Paint Specialist \ Senior Tech Service

. Involved in co-account management, including oversight of material

application, quality monitoring and management, cost\inventory, and

customer liaison.

. Monitored and controlled all facets of color, application, and quality

control.

. Developed focus on customer relationship and customer\company

relationship building.

. Maintained focus on team environment and safety applications.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Texas, San Antonio, Texas Aug 2004 -

Winter 2005

Paint Specialist \ Paint Engineering

Developed plant and organization of new plant construction.

Responsibilities include Paint Booth, Environmental, Paint Quality, Quality

Control, Fire Safety, ISO Compliance, and Employee training\guidance for

new plant setup. Familiarity with Toyota Production System (TPS) and lean

manufacturing principles.

. Coordinated development and planning stages for paint shop equipment,

environmental compliance, paint safety, ISO and needed training for new

team members within new facility\startup of Multi-million dollar paint

facility.

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC, Lincoln, Alabama 2002 - Aug 2004

Materials Engineer \ ATS

Managed oversight and approval of all incoming paint\paint related

materials in use by Honda Alabama. Managed and directed all overall color

development and approval of color, both body and fascia. Directed creation

of plant dirt team and library. Lead defect analyst. Supervision over a

small staff of four associates, with authority over much of production

activity. Managed fascia\injection paint and assembly,(inclusive of all

quality) with additional responsibility being bodyline quality and

development Experienced with both waterborne, and solvent borne

technologies

. Managed approximately $1 million paint budget per month for new paint

shop located in Lincoln Alabama.

. Managed and developed both supplier and supplier materials through

liaison activity both within the paint facility and onsite at various

supplier locations across US and Canada.

. Managed and trained group of associates through various technical

training, inclusive of microscopic dirt evaluation and contaminant

evaluations.

. Responsible for equipment coordination\purchase for entire Materials

Engineering Group, keeping inline with cost reduction and budget

management for facility\group.

. Monitored Environmental Compliance of all materials used within paint

production.

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BASF Corporation, Southfield, Michigan 1996 - 2002

Technical Service Representative Lead, 2000 - 2002

Technical Service Representative, 1999 - 2000

Technical Service Representative, 1996 - 1999

Rapid-paced promotion through a series of increasing responsibility

production, operation, quality, and management positions with one of the

worlds leading Manufacturing companies. Advanced based on consistent strong

account support and management, cost efficiency, and customer positive

feedback of performance. All duties serve to insure focus is continually

applied to quality, and all aspects of quality in relation to all

production within the customer site.

. Managed all inventory, usage, and billing of materials for site. Oversaw

daily job functions including tinting and color correlation of applied

paint materials, quality checks of all incoming and outgoing materials.

. Safety responsibility and involvement in continued ISO certification

processes.

. Development and continued focus on relationships throughout the facility

with all management and technical staff personnel.

. Manugistics and inventory control for two separate paint production

facilities, paint tinting, quality checks on all paint materials

including sprout procedures. Advisement on paint application in both

production facilities to insure quality, X-rite and color development,

tracking of production results, and defect analysis of quality issues and

their resolution

. Involvement with all aspects of application from lab to production.

Inclusive of ISO 9000 compliance, and adherence to procedures surrounding

this certification process. Still continue to maintain initial focus on

personal relationships within the Cameras management, with constant

striving toward constant customer satisfaction.

. Communication and cooperation with Ford Global Paint Operations to insure

a quality finish on the completed product line, developed through

advanced troubleshooting and problem solving strategies surrounding

production and application procedures. Strategies included to the use of

the following: Film measurement (elcometer, pelt), gloss, orange peel,

doi, measurements (Autospect), dirt analysis, color analysis (visual, and

x-rite), and defect focus including crater analysis issues, mar issues,

and personal concerns affecting quality.

. Involvement and familiarity with cost savings program (spec savings),

SPC, ISO mandates, and certifications, and continued focus on development

of personal relationships with Ford management.

Phillips Petroleum Company, Borger Texas 1989 - 1996

Instrument Technician

. Technical instrumentation support for one of US largest inland

refineries. Experience with pneumatic and electronic instrumentation.

. Proficiency developed with blueprints, pipefitting, tubing bending,

general maintenance.

. Familiarity with operation of most industry tools, fork trucks, winch

trucks, carry deck cranes, and JLG lifts.

Started career at Phillips as Operator Helper and progressed to Plant

Maintenance Yardman.

Education and Professional Training

Texas State Technical College, Amarillo, Texas

A.A.S. Industrial Instrumentation

GPA: 3.5

Frank Phillips College, Borger, Texas

A.A., General Education

GPA: 3.0, Major GPA: 3.0

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