Plant Manager Customer Service

Daniel B. McFadden

**** *. **** *****

Ph. 405-***-**** (home)

Stillwater, OK 74074

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

Strengths & 20+ years manufacturing leadership experience. Learned manufacturing

Skills from the ground up. Built complete and functioning manufacturing

Highlights operations from scratch in multiple countries. Acts as a "change

agent" when appropriate to facilitate organizational effectiveness.

Expects unquestionable integrity in managers at all levels and leads

"from the front" and by example. Takes a "roll up the sleeves"

approach and enjoys working with, training and encouraging people at

all levels to better understand their jobs, the business challenges and

build trust. Extensive experience working to establish and manage

operations overseas.

Results driven/proven executive: Dramatically improved organizational

performance as an operations executive by driving out waste, increasing

operational efficiency and lowering final product costs. Employs a

team focused servant leadership style that emphasizes empowerment and

accountability. Widely traveled and experienced global project

manager. Mature, passionate and experienced. Works and relates well

with people at all levels. Looks for the "win-win" situation whenever

possible.

Strong business, customer service, finance and community relations

background: 10+ years with P&L responsibility, capital

planning/budgeting, financial cost/benefit analysis, sales

support/customer service, "throughput" analysis, cost accounting, KPI

and variance analysis. Works closely with customers to completely

understand their needs and anticipate future opportunities. Extensive

experience working with local, state and federal government officials

obtaining construction permits and building good working relationships.

Served on Chamber of Commerce Boards of Directors.

Keeps up-to-date on the latest business school concepts and innovations

by facilitating online MBA courses in strategic planning, global

strategy development, leadership, operations management and

international project management. Designed, developed and conducted

project management and leadership courses and mentoring programs for

previous employers.

Strong technical understanding and design experience: Self-taught

"hands-on" understanding of process control electronics, industrial

engineering, liquid process/pump technology, fluid mechanics, process

design. Readily embraces and learns new technologies and processes.

Experienced in the EHS compliance and plant shut-down or "turn-around"

activities associated with large, continuous chemical manufacturing

operations to include pipeline, rail and bulk truck transport systems.

Experienced in manual and automated batch processes handling hazardous,

flammable, explosive and FDA/ cGMP regulated materials. Experienced in

discrete product manufacturing to include consumer products plus

beverage, water and waste purification systems.

Extensive process, line, cellular and batch manufacturing experience

plus experience in operational excellence, quality and regulatory

compliance (environmental, health, safety, physical security)

leadership knowledge spread over several industries:

Industries Include: Heavy Equipment (Construction), Adhesives,

Sealants, Coatings, Films for Aviation, Web/Matrix, Dyes, Inks,

Colorants, Writing Instruments, Plastics for Automotive and Consumer

Products, Agricultural Chemicals

Includes experience in Quality (QMS, TQM, QFD, ISO/QS 9000), building

and sustaining continuous improvement programs, process engineering

leadership, natural gas reformers, bottling operations, molten

extrusion systems (plastics, resins, hot melts), supply chain

management, warehouse / inventory systems, logistics, Turnarounds,

reliability center organizations, DCS, MRP systems, PSM, Heath and

Safety leadership, cGMP for food - medical grade products,

Sustainability ISO 14001, 6 Sigma - LEAN systems and tools (COV, DOE,

PQPR, VSM, Kanban, 5S, VFM, JIT, Kaizen, TPM). Strong project

management knowledge and experience using PMBOK based systems.

Includes regulatory compliance experience with the following: DOD

MILSPEC, OSHA, EPA, DOT, DHS CFATS (Site security), FAA IATA (Air

Freight), US Customs compliance, US Secret Service, State and local

HAZMAT and Industrial (Chemical) Fire Fighting requirements, EU REACH

Compliance.

Manufacturing 2011 to 2014: Koch Industries Inc..

and Corporate Office (Koch Industries) - Wichita, KS

Operations Business Improvement Leader (aka senior internal consultant), Koch

Leadership Nitrogen Company (2012 - 2014)

Worked with company leaders and other consultants to develop programs

to improve business performance.

Vice President, Manufacturing, Koch Membrane Systems (2011 - 2012)

Global operations executive role responsible for global supply chain

activities and multiple plants in the U.S. and Germany.

2002 - 2011 NewellRubbermaid, Inc., Nashville, TN

Corporate Office - Atlanta, GA

Plant Manager, Chemical Manufacturing & Technology (2007 - 2011)

Director level global manager role responsible for chemical

manufacturing and R&D.

Plant Manager, Liquid Manufacturing & Technology Center (2004 - 2007)

Specialty Chemicals plant manager role with R&D oversight.

Operations Manager, Ink Manufacturing Center (2002 - 2004)

Ink Plant Manager role

Higher Ed 1995 - 2002 Bostik Findley, Inc., Battle Creek & Marshall, Michigan

Experience Corporate Offices: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and Middleton, Massachusetts

Manager, Manufacturing & Quality Assurance, Film and Laminating

Adhesive Systems (2001 - 2002)

Leader of a unionized Aviation Film Adhesive Manufacturing operation.

Also responsible for QA.

Plant Manager - Battle Creek Operations (Ato Findley, Inc. 1996 -

2001)

Plant Manager of an industrial adhesive manufacturing facility.

Plant Production Superintendent (Findley Adhesives, Inc. 1995-96)

Assistant plant manager role for industrial adhesives facility.

1994-1995 Nicholas Plastics, Inc., Allendale, Michigan

Production Supervisor

Front line supervisor of a unionized labor force for a first tier

supplier to General Motors.

2004 - current University of Phoenix Online, John Sperling School of

Business

Associate Faculty and Online Instructor

MBA Program (part-time facilitator and course designer)

Military 1984 - 1997 United States Army - (8 years active duty, 5 years

Leadership reserve status)

Small to Medium Sized Organization Leadership (up to 110 people) - Last

Position/Rank Held: Battalion Operations Officer/Captain (Armor

Branch)

Classical Regis University, School for Professional Studies, Denver, Colorado

Education Masters Degree, Business Administration (MBA)

University of Iowa, Graduate School of Business, Iowa City, Iowa

Graduate Studies

Michigan Technological University, School of Engineering and Business

Administration, Houghton, Michigan

B.S., Business Administration (Double Focus: Industrial Management and

Marketing)

Additional technical, military and compliance education

information available upon request

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