Quality Control Assurance

Richard Freund

*** ***** ****** ****, *********, N.C. 27292

*******@*****.**.*** 336-***-****

Director of Operations

Project Management / Process Reengineering / Quality Assurance / Team

Leadership

Dedicated, results driven individual with wide-ranging experience planning

and leading operations of one of the world's largest picture frame moulding

manufacturers and a large scale flooring transitions manufacturer. Areas

of expertise include:

Project Management Regulatory Compliance Total Quality

Management

Theory of Constraints P&L Accountability Policy /

Procedure Development

Lean Manufacturing Just-in-Time Production Optimization

Implementation

Cost Reduction Resource Allocation Team

Building & Training

Inventory Control Scheduling

Management Training

Data Acquisitions Material Handling Raw

Material Procurement

Professional Experience

High Rock Wood Products, LLC, Lexington, NC, 9/2008 - Present

Owner/Operator

Consult with numerous millworks on their manufacturing processes and

product offerings. High Rock Wood Products offers domestic manufacturing

options, to imported products, that have problematic logistical conditions.

Provide manufacturing representation for three hardwood dimension mills.

Zamma Corporation, Orange VA, 3/2009 - 7/2011

General Manager

Evaluated and implemented continuous process improvements to minimize waste

and reduce costs and inventories while maximizing quality and yield.

Established effective quality control and safety programs, maintained

Federal and State compliance standards and records, encouraged proactive

participation across the manufacturing floor. Built cohesive teams focused

on production goals, safety, and throughput. Instituted new product

development and manufacturing processes.

TI Industries, Lexington, NC, 10/1981- 8/2008

Director of Operations

Directed and supervised daily manufacturing processes for moulding

manufacturer and hardwood dimension mill. Scheduled and implemented daily,

weekly, and monthly requirements for all departments. Purchased all

lumber, MDF, and plywood to meet production needs. All supervisors, team

leaders, and laborers reported to me. Organized and directed departmental

team members to operate cohesively within each department.

Researched, recommended, and purchased all woodworking machinery.

Orchestrated lumber optimizing equipment manufacturer with a lumber

handling equipment manufacturer to produce the first automated in-feed

conveyor for fixed fence gang rip saws which won the IWF Challengers award.

Provided the logistics and statistics of random width lumbers of several

species and grades to North Carolina State University and a variety of

lumber optimizing companies to allow lumber ripping operations with fixed

fence arbors, programs for arbor building. Improved lumber yields by 8+%.

Introduced Cad template manufacturing for moulders knife grinding, vacuum

coater and extrusion gates. Created and provided results of cold water

conditioning and equalization for lumber drying to improve on energy usage

and turnaround time of dry kilns. Consulted and provided statistics for

lumber scanning manufactures to improve cross-cut defecting and yield of

hardwood lumber. Designed state of the art lumber dimension mill with

optimized ripping, scanning for cross-cut defecting, upgrade reclaim, and

finger jointing capabilities. Designed modified re-saw finger joint to be

less intrusive during milling process of louvers.

Studied and implemented Theory of Constraints, TQM, and Lean Manufacturing

to all wood departments and employees. Responsible for inventory controls

dependent on current conditions of sales and cash flow. Attracted and

serviced outside customer base for dimension mill creating additional

annual sales. Created logistics and implemented data acquisition for

production control.

Education and Training

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY - Boston, Massachusetts

Professional Development

Theory of Constraints - Lean Manufacturing - Total Quality Management

Just in Time - Hardwood Lumber Grading - Dry Kiln Operations

Process Improvements - Quality Control - Organization Management

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