Glenn Mathus
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Flanders, NJ 07836 LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmathus/
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Professional Profile
Articulate Research and Development Technical professional with extensive
Quality Control Management background in diverse products and services.
Career encompasses Marketing and Sales Support, Manufacturing, New Product
Development and Inspection. Career reflects personal integrity,
adaptability, and focus.
Research and Development Environmental Plant Health and Safety Site
Quality Control Management Auditing Auditing
Corrective Actions HAZMAT Material Safety Data CDL "A" (Tanker, Pass &
Training Bus)
Customer Service Vendor Qualification Continuous Improvement
Benchmarking / Problem Corrective Actions 5S / SOP's / Root
Solving Procedures and Cause
Facility Management Policies OSHA Safety Training
Quality Control OSH
In-Process Inspection
Improving Bottom Line
Professional Experience
Sealed Air Corporation
1981 - 2013
Quality Control Manager, Research and Development Technician, Fire
Marshal, Plant Environmentalist, Right To Know Coordinator and Corporate
Photographer
Research & Development Technician
1987 - 2013
Extensive experience in world class manufacturing, quality control, R & D,
production, shipping, receiving, manufacturing, processing and
engineering, automotive, industrial food, consumer and flexible packaging
industries.
Worked with global cross-functional, multi-location, multicultural teams
to develop and commercialize high performance, profitable growth, value
driven, sustainable plastic packaging products, solutions and systems.
Implemented competitive bench-marking, performance analysis, reverse
engineering and providing strategic marketing recommendations including
microscopic photography.
Designed sales tools, test methods and equipment for quality control,
application development, technical service and customer interfacing to
support business development, marketing, sales and manufacturing.
Contributing technician for the book Antec '99 Plastics Bridging The
Millennia for CF20 experiments.
Co-Inventor of United States Patent granted October 9, 2001, US 6,300,469
B1 (Production of reduced gas-permeable polyalkylene terephthalate file by
strain induced crystallization.) The strain-induced crystallization
process is utilized to produce stronger PET films and sheets, among other
products for the food division.
Disclosure of Invention approved August 2013 for Improved Process for
manufacturing biodegradable (PakNatural) film Pouches in Hayssen bag
filling equipment.
Created Standard Operating Procedures for Hayssen bag machine and Killion
blown film line as well as laboratory testing equipment.
Established and implemented improvements to PakTiger paper dispensing
machines and Fill Air inflation equipment which reduced product to market
time by 6 to 9 months
Researched and designed new method to create flexible packaging cushioning
molds by utilizing textile binding fibers to bond PakNatural
bio-degradable peanuts. Resulting in reduced cost and lower carbon
footprint driving towards our sustainability goals.
Co-developed and helped introduced more than 25 successful new products
and grew market share from 2 to 29% in Protective packaging Division.
Established "World Class" pilot facility to speed development process and
smooth transfers. Maintained floor space efficiency and improved
housekeeping.
Conceived, developed and introduced new contemporary insulating plank foam
window treatment to sales and marketing. Skylight widow R value improved
by 77%.
Sealed Air Corporation
Plant Environmentalist
1985 - 2013
Performed as Lead Auditor with responsibilities that included verifying
all Federal, State and Local regulations were followed and included
on-sight facility inspections.
Trained and educated employees on Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
Established Fire Brigade and conducted fire drills, extinguisher and
firefighting training.
Assured plant compliance to the employee RIGHT-TO-KNOW requirements.
Reduced plant E,H & S violations by approximately 15% and recommended
corrective action plan to Plant Managers.
Designed Emergency Action Protocol for various Sealed Air plant locations
which improved emergency evacuation response time by a average of 4.4
minutes.
Implemented Spill Response Plan and S.P.C.C. Plan for the Totowa and
Fairlawn SAC facility which reduced the risk of near misses by 21%.
Worked continually to improve multiple plant compliances with Federal,
State and Local
Regulations which resulted in reduction in plant audit violations /
findings by 17%.
Instituted environmental audit program providing objective evidence for
preservation of the environment and providing recommendations for
improvement of work sights.
Maintained all Federal, State and Local Regulations for the Mayhill Plant.
Part of R & D innovation team responsible for rapid new product scale up
with least
amount of employees assigned to projects in Saddle Brook facility.
Sealed Air Corporation
Quality Control Manager
1981 - 1987
Responsible for training and supervising a team of 3 QC inspectors in all
aspects of quality
control.
Utilized Statistical Process Controls (SPC) to drive results.
Launched new Quality Control Programs including product development,
executing seminars and initiating employee incentives for quality
awareness.
Decreased customer complaints and returns by 11% through employee
training.
Identified design and quality concerns; interfaced with R&D to implement
modifications
and solutions to customer complaints and returns.
Designed a pocket gauge for sales that reduced false returns by an
additional 14%
Raised departmental ratings to highest level in 1986 with least amount of
personnel.
Implemented methods of quality control strategies in order to improve
quality and efficiency in production.
Established new QC test procedures and specifications adopted by R & D for
implementation corporate wide.
Trained QC personal at other Sealed Air Locations including Canada.
Achieved QC first pass vendor acceptance rates above 98% in second year.
Designed, developed and made a compact demonstration tray for sales to
show benefits of our blood absorbent pads over our competitions which fit
into a briefcase.
William Grant & Son
Quality Control Lab Rectifier Manager
1979 - 1981
Responsible for all blending, monitoring and storing of spirits. Began as
machine operator
filling, capping and packaging liquors. Established new QC test procedures
and specifications.
Education
County College of Morris, Associate's degree estimated in 2015
Ocean County College, Small Business Management, Marketing
Bloomfield College, Calculus, English Literature
RCRA Certificates Hazardous Waste Management Training
DOT Certificate Hazardous Materials Training