ROCK PERKINS

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MAUMELLE, AR ***13

PHONE: 501-***-**** E-MAIL: acq9od@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

oMasters of Business Administration, Univ. of Texas; Tyler, TX, May 2012

oMasters of Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Arkansas; Fayetteville, AR, May 2006

oBachelor of Applied Mathematics, Univ. of Central Arkansas; Conway, AR, May 2002

oCertified as a Six Sigma Black Belt in February 2010

HIGHLIGHTS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

All experience attained while employed at PPG Industries, Nov 2013 to Present

Production Manager Feb 2014 - Present

oOverseeing production of the diverse portfolio of products within the Protective and Marine Coatings Business Unit at the Little Rock, AR facility

oResponsible for 5 exempt direct reports (Supervisors) in addition to over 100 indirect non-exempt reports that have responsibilities within the Receiving department, Packaging and Shipping department, Small Batch Production and Large Production.

oDeveloped and implemented a Sales & Operations Planning strategy for production to improve transparency and improve production effectiveness

o Installed a new preassembly process to mitigate the impact of raw material shortages.

oCreated a process to monitor production metrics in order to accurately track production costs, production output and labor efficiency.

Senior Process Engineer Nov 2013 – Feb 2014

oResponsible for process improvements within the production facility

oInstalled an automatic bailer machine for 1 gallon pails to improve packaging output and reduce risk of injuries to employees due to poor ergonomics associated with hand bailing 1 gallon cans.

oLed a team of contractors to restore the wash system for portable tanks. This led to a reduction in portable tank downtime as well as reduced risk of injury to tank wash operators due to repetitious movements.

All experience attained while employed at Eastman Chemical Company, Feb 2006 to October 2013

Oxo Aldehydes & Derivatives Supply Chain Manager June 2012 – October 2013

oResponsible for Global optimization of the Oxo Aldehydes & Derivatives Supply Chain, which represents over 1B pounds annually in addition to 6 derivative units.

oCoordination of material movements associated with Exchange and Conversion (Toll) agreements that routinely exceed 500Mlbs annually.

oContributed over $30M in value added projects and stream optimization in 2012

oEnsuring Eastman Supply Chain is aligned to help our Business partners and Manufacturing partners meet target DQOs and KRMs.

oFacilitate monthly Sales and Operational Planning meetings with respective Business Units.

oEnsure SOX compliance and participate in Management Overview Processes as required

oResponsible for 9 exempt direct reports that have responsibilities ranging from Customer Service to Global Stream Planning.

Performance Chemicals Supply Chain Supervisor Oct 2011 – June 2012

oResponsible for optimization of key Eastman end derivatives

oSupport growth initiatives and provide support for Eastman pilot plant facility

oProvide monthly Supply and Inventory Plans

oManaging inventories for all of Eastman’s North American 3rd party warehouses and Consignment locations.

oEnsure SOX compliance and participate in Management Overview Processes as required

oResponsible for 15 (non-exempt) with responsibilities ranging from Customer Service to Global Stream Planning.

Divisional Six Sigma Black Belt Project Engineer Feb 2010 – Oct 2011

oLead a four member team to improve furnace fuel efficiency for Olefin cracking plant by over 10%, which resulted in over $1.4M in annual savings. Black Belt certification project.

oSubmitted and implemented a capital design plan to reduce annual yield losses by an estimated 6%, which was valued at $1M. Black Belt certification project.

oResponsible for assisting in the mentoring of the company’s Six Sigma Green and Yellow Belt engineers.

Oxo Aldehydes & Oxo Alcohols Process Improvement Engineer Feb 2006 – Feb 2010

oResponsible for providing technical support for the alcohols and aldehydes production plants.

oDeveloped a new logistics strategy that reduced overall raw material shipping costs by an estimated $400K annually.

oSuccessfully increased plant capacity that resulted in an excess of $2.0M in additional sales with little associated capital cost

oLed a team to redesign a product recovery system valued at ~$2.8M/yr.

oDeveloped a feed strategy for the distillation train that resulted in over $400K in reduced department utility costs.

oOptimized an amine CO2 recovery system that resulted in a reduction in utility usage valued $300K. Green Belt certification project.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

oPhi Beta Sigma Fraternal Organization (PBS)

oAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers(AIChE)

oPartners in Prevention of East Texas Mentor (2009-2011)

oBig Brothers Big Sisters of Tennessee (Advisory Council Member & Mentor – 2011-2013)

oNational Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)

oUnited Way Volunteer

oRed Cross Emergency Relief Volunteer

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