Supervisor Engineer

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February 23, 2014

James Blanton

Watertown, SD ***01

Email:**************@*****.***

EDUCATION:

BS. Political Science. University of the State of NY, 1994

MS. Industrial Technology North Carolina A&T State University, 1999, GPA: 3.4

EXPERIENCE:

Larson Manufacturing HQ Brookings SD

Manufacturing Process Facilitator Utah/Alabama/3 SD Facilities May 2012 – Present

Performed numerous improvement activities at Larson owned manufacturing sites. Areas of focus included purchasing, inventory

management and control, waste identification and reduction, People-Soft systems integration, metric and standard development,

budgeted material and labor creation. Conducted results oriented budget analysis .

• Developed labor and material standards for entry into People-Soft MIS

• Spearheaded 1.1 million dollar obsolete material auction

• Personally took responsibility for personnel and all projects from inception to completion (handoff)

Comfort-Bilt Windows & Doors LLC

Plant Technical Supervisor Mocksville, NC 1999 - 2012

Worked up from a line leader to supervisor responsible for Quality, Purchasing, Inventory, Computer Systems, Engineering, and

Corporate Technical Point of Contact at 20 million annual production facility. Developed metrics and processes that helped

enable startup organization to go from losing $1.5 million to sustained and repeated annual profitability.

• Point for maintenance team predictive maintenance computer system implementation

• Negotiated cost savings initiatives with multiple national vendors

• Executed multiple line and facility re-layouts to support corporate and local facility needs

Ellison Windows & Doors

Team Leader/Line Supervisor Welcome, NC 1996 - 1999

Supervised Glass Procurement and took over 3 increasing production lines on all three shifts over three years. Responsible for

time and attendance, production standards, quality and employee discipline.

• Recruited professor from NC A&T to work as process engineer

• Executed Master’s Thesis on vertical integration saving the company over $200,000 annually

U.S. Navy/NC Army Nat. Guard

Electronics Technician/Field Artillery Officer 1989-1996 /1999-2005

• Completed 4,400 classroom hrs. Navy Submarine Electronics Schools. Received Navy Achievement Medal

• Completed Field Artillery Officer Course. Received Army Commendation Medal

• Excelled at Nuclear Repair Facility as a QA inspector and supervisor