John Beard

*** ******** *****

Hohenwald, TN ****2

Phone: 865-***-****

Email: acqoym@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

** **** ***** ** ************* / engineering experience, which includes Melt blown and Spunbond Extrusion, Metal Stamping, Flexographic Printing, Roto-Gravure Printing/Coating, and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Engineering.

Project Managed Projects ranging from 25K to 2.1 Million Dollars.

Project Management of various continuous improvement projects. Ranging from the salvaging of flexographic plates to HVAC remediation for production facility.

Effective Communicator with all levels of Management and Operations.

Experience in cGMP, FMEA, Quality Assurance Processes, ISO 9000 Auditing, Blueprint Generation and Interpretation.

Six Sigma Green Belt Training Experience such as Team Leader and Team Member.

Trained in SPC, Statistical Process Control, and Problem Solving Techniques.

Technical Expertise in Flexo Printing, Roto-Gravure Printing, Web Path Optimization.

I’m a self-motivated, problem solver and have the ability to work independently, or be a member of a team.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MonoSol Rx July 2012- May 2015

Portage, Indiana

Project Engineer

Project management with professional design services group at Ameriplex for $400,000 Water Reclamation Project. Focus on vendor management of work orders, invoices, purchase orders, construction coordination with MonoSol Rx and vendors.

Managed Humidifier Installation project for Melton Road manufacturing facility.

Continual leadership in various process improvement projects. (e.g. FreeWeigh.net SPC program, Improvement to Internal documentation, barcode scanning, production facility redundancy.)

Investigation and authoring of various NCM, Incident, and Deviation occurrences relating to CAPA findings.

Authored Multiple SOP documents for computer systems and process equipment.

Manage improvements to Dusenbery and Elite Cameron slitters in MonoSol Rx facilities.

Managed $2.1 million HVAC Remediation Project with construction management firm for Melton Road facility. Focusing on electrical, mechanical, and architectural redlines and drawing creation. Installing ICS Chiller and Munters air handling units.

Champion ergonomic principles to aid the employee in their job function.

Member of ISPE (International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers)

Utilized RASCI style communication tool to track and communicate project status.

Utilize Microsoft Project Gant charts for project planning and development purposes.

Drafted and Performed various equipment Commissioning and Qualification protocols.

Bemis Flexible Packaging, Milprint Division March 2006 - June 2012

Shelbyville, Tennessee

Product Development Engineer/ Process Engineer

Performed as Team Leader for the Ergonomic Initiative (a Safety Team created at the Shelbyville Site.)

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt project leader.

Conducted multiple process improvement projects as Process Engineer for line band printing in Coating Department using offset Roto-Gravure Printing on CI Drum Presses. (i.e. chrome to ceramic gravure, predictive maintenance on rubber transfer rollers, non-invasive moisture content scanning using NIR technology.)

Managed the approval of all LIP® raw materials for multiple sites between Bemis and SWM International.

Provide reports to customer to track productivity of the department utilizing Statistical Process Control Methods.

Managed weekly / monthly verification of test equipment in QA Lab.

Authored Work Instructions and Create Reports from Customer Complaints.

Managed Infant Care Product Line for Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Product line utilized Flexographic printing of Nonwoven PP and Film on CI Drum Presses.

WEBTEC Converting LLC May 2005 - March 2006

Knoxville, Tennessee

R&D Engineer/ Project Manager

Championed alternative vendors for WEBTEC’s product lines. Search included cost reduction from vendor and alternative sources for future generations of the Breathe Right Nasal Strip.

Saved company production machine downtime by devising a table top stamp and die press based off of a bearing press for making medical device in research mode for subjective testing.

Developed Research and Testing for medical devices manufactured at WEBTEC.

Kelly Scientific Resources / BWXT Y-12 2002 - May 2005

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Chemistry Lab Technician

Lab Technician for Bioassay Department.

McCoy RCRA hazardous waste training, Radiological Worker II training.

Member of spill response team at off-site chemistry analysis facility.

Worked in Waste Management focusing on sample receiving and chain of custody procedures.

Held Department of Energy “Q” clearance.

University of Tennessee, College of Communications 2001 - 2002

Knoxville, Tennessee

Technical Assistant (Tech 2)

Provided support services to the various schools within the college.

University of Tennessee 2000 - 2001

Knoxville, Tennessee

Graduate Research Assistant

Provided Melt blown and Spun bond production/research technical support services for various customers during trial runs.

Experience in web removal, web characterization, and Extruder spinneret plate cleaning and resin removal. Established knowledge of extrusion process.

Conducted research in non-woven webs characterization at TANDEC in Knoxville, TN for Shell Chemical Corporation.

Established communication with TANDEC’s worldwide customer base.

Universal Fasteners Inc. 1996 - 1999

Centerville, Tennessee

Production / Pressroom Engineer

Provided engineering support for Stamping Pressroom.

Championed ergonomic improvements to the pressroom such as product containment hoppers, and conveyor system product capturing.

Saved the Company approximately $1000 by designing a spill response cart for the Burnishing Department which saved the company a retail purchase.

Served as an internal auditor for ISO 9001 accreditation.

Saved the company approximately $65 per barrel along with reducing the variety of lubricants as a result of a lubricant study on the production floor. Projected savings annually was estimated at $12000.

Trained to remove progressive dies, replacing tooling and general troubleshooting of the presses.

Responsible for solid and hazardous waste monitoring and removal from site.

EDUCATION

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

MS in Textile Science, 2001

Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee

BS in Engineering Technology, 1995

Nashville State Technical Institute, Nashville, Tennessee

A.S.S. in Architectural Engineering Technology, 1990

AWARDS / CERTIFICATES

Applied Industrial Ergonomics Training, 2011

Certificate of Appreciation, Rotary Club Career Day, 2008

Supervisory/Leadership Training, 2008

Basic Flexographer Level 1, FTA 2006

Supervisory Management- UT Knoxville Professional Development Program, 2005 Textile

Science Service Award, 2001

Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout, 1986

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