John S. Pollock Jr.
*** ***** **** **** ? Hendersonville, TN 37075 ?863-***-**** ?
*********@*****.***
Summary
With over 14 years of progressive, resourceful & proactive management
within the direct manufacturing segment of Georgia-Pacific II LLC, I have
documented record of increasing profit margins while maintaining high
quality standards, I have verifiable strengths in improving processes,
procedures and performance through excellent analytical skills, strong
organizational skills and interpersonal relationship building. I am well
versed in various aspects of Manufacturing production, Supply Chain,
Inventory Management, SPC, Quality Improvement and Safety in addition to
the training and motivating of teams to peak performance. Known as a
dependable team player able to communicate and work well with all personnel
from labor force to vendors to professionals. Additionally, I have twenty
years' experience in Retail Management that included multi-site management,
which helped build in me skills utilized to this day.
Core Competencies and Professional Strengths include:
? Project Management ? Creative Problem Resolution
? Personnel Management through Team Building/Leadership ? Process
Development/Implementation
? Business Planning ? Cost Controls/P&L/Budgeting
? Operations Management ? Customer Relations/Networking
? Sense of Urgency ? Goal Oriented/Driven
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
? Achieved an accumulative reduction in Cost Of Quality (COQ) of 77.6% over
last 4-years at Mt.
Olive facility.
? Achieved a 19% reduction in COQ during Quality Manager tenure in Lake
Placid, Fl facility.
? Through analytical, organizational & motivational skills, have championed
the Mt. Olive facility in attaining 1st
- 3rd position in COQ for the Packaging division over the past 2 years.
? During the last year, I identified & converted over 152,000 MSF to
Optimized Board grades, resulting in over
$278,000 savings to plant.
? Used on multiple occasions as resource to Regional & Divisional
Leadership teams assisting in
creation/training/implementation for various projects (ex. Regional
Quality Culture Model, Divisional Mental Model, Divisional
SOP's).
. Assisted in leading our ISO 9001:2000 and AIB Certifications each year,
as well as several 3rd Party Audits/Certifications.
? Have lead Safety, Quality, Shipping/Warehousing & Production crews
simultaneously as needed.
? Have built reputation for Integrity, Passion for Continuous Improvement,
Motivation & Critical Thinking through actively applying
and practicing MBM Guiding Principles, behaviors & initiatives.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
STORE DIRECTOR - Winn-Dixie NORTH PORT, FLORIDA
November 2011 August 2014
O Food Safety
o Staff Development
o Customer Service/Support
o Human Resources & Loss Prevention policies & procedures support
o Merchandising
QUALITY MANAGER - MT. OLIVE, ILLINOIS and LAKE PLACID, FLORIDA Georgia-
Pacific LLC
1998 - November, 2011- Customer Support/Service
- Manage Internal Plant Certifications, Complaint Tracking Systems, and
Manufacturing Quality Systems along with the support
Mechanisms & training
- Experienced in ISO and AIB certification and maintenance, as well as 3rd
Party Audits
- Waste Reduction
- Statistical Process Controls
- Production Planning
- Indirect Supervision of 92+ personnel
SHIPPING DEPARTMENT MANAGER, CONVERTING & CORRUGATOR SUPERVISOR
- Supply Chain Management
- Production Supervision
- Inventory Control & Shipping Management
- Multi-Site Warehouse Mgmt
- State Certified Forklift Trainer
MULTI-STORE MANAGER - ECKERD DRUG CORPORATION
1978 - 1998
o Sales & Staff Planning
o P&L projections & statements
o Staff Development
o Customer Service/Support
o Human Resources & Loss Prevention policies & procedures support
o Merchandising & Marketing Experience
o Chosen Store Manager of the Year for Florida Region on 3 occasions
o Maintained & achieved corporate audit scores of 100% for last five
years, never achieving less than a 95% rating.
EDUCATION
Graduated Lake Placid High School 1978
Participated in many training programs & seminars required and offered by
Georgia-Pacific and Eckerd Drug Co. including but not limited to the
following:
Market-Based Management I & II
Market-Based Management Selection Training
MEPS Management Training Program
Production Supervisory Development Program
Seminars on Zig Ziegler and Leo Del Casteel