Dale LaDouceur

Warner Robins, GA 229-***-**** acrstj@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/daleladouceur

Plant Manager

Strategic-thinking, profit-minded global operations and supply chain leader. Background includes Lean manufacturing, Supply Chain, Six Sigma, Toyota Production System (TPS), Kaizen, QS/ISO 9000, TS 16949, and GMP’s. ERP systems include SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Great Plains and Microsoft AX. M.B.A., M.S., Electrical Engineering. Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) – APICS and Six Sigma Green Belt. Core competencies include:

Manufacturing leadership. At Boral, led a team of 1000 employees at 14 manufacturing locations with attached distribution centers. Grew EBITDA from $23.5M to $50.7M on $300M in revenues in six years. At Peachtree Doors, led a team of 800 employees; grew EBITDA from $2M to $10M on $140M in revenues in three years.

General management. As General Manager at Eaton Automotive, led team of 300 employees. Increased sales from $16M to $50M in four years and grew EBITDA from $4.5M to $15M. At Ply Gem, eliminated manufacturing constraints to support an 80% increase in sales in six months – from $53M to $100M.

Global supply chain management. At Boral, implemented sales and operation planning and released $16M in cash. At Imerys Oil Field Solutions implemented new binder saving $1M annually. Peachtree Doors and Windows, improved delivery performance from 60% to 98%.

Professional Experience

January 2014 – Present Imerys Oil Field Solutions Andersonville, Georgia

A $4B world leader in mineral based products for consumer goods, industrial equipment and construction.

Plant Manager

Leading a team of 125 employees with 10 direct reports. Held operating P&L for this $75M manufacturer of mineral based products to oilfield service companies. Manage plant with responsibilities for production, supply chain, engineering, quality, maintenance, environmental health & safety, accounting, and human resources.

Eliminated manufacturing constraints and increased sales 41% from $46.5M to $75M.

Increase first pass product quality 25 points from 75% to 100%.

Introduced new binder for granulation resulting in $1M per year savings.

Launch new product line for grinding media and increase sales $1.5 M per year.

Implemented capacity and gap analysis to increase total output by 30%.

Improved operating gross margin 6% thru increasing sales, cost reductions and new products.

2012 – December 2013 Ply Gem Industries Peachtree City, Georgia

A privately held $1.2B industry leader in exterior building products, windows and doors.

Regional Plant & Supply Chain Manager

Led a team of 525 employees with 10 direct reports. Held operating P&L for this $100M manufacturer of windows, patio doors, and vinyl extrusions. Managed two plants with responsibilities for production, engineering, supply chain, quality, maintenance, shipping, logistics, IT, accounting, and human resources.

Eliminated manufacturing constraints and increased sales 80% from $53.2M to $100M.

Launched new $1.5M vinyl product line with improved product performance and options.

Launched new products with Lowes and Home Depot and maintained EBITDA at 3.9%.

May 2009 – 2011 RSI Development Newport Beach, California

A privately held $900M industry leader in home building products and new home construction.

Director of Operations and Global Supply Chain

Led a team of 80 employees with six direct reports. Held operating P&L for a new home manufacturing and construction company that grew to $100M. Managed all U.S. and China operations including architecture, construction, manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, engineering, accounting, and human resources.

Introduced a better way to build a house with costs 30% below competitors.

Developed the whole house assembly process resulting in 30 days to complete construction of a house.

2002 – 2009 Boral Industries (MonierLifetile) Irvine, California

Joint venture between Lafarge SA based in France and Boral Ltd. based in Australia; a $300M industry leader of concrete roof tile and accessories for complete integrated roofing systems.

Director of Operations and Global Supply Chain

Led a team of 1000 employees with eight direct reports. Held operating P&L for 14 manufacturing locations with attached distribution centers located in the U.S. and Mexico. Managed operations, supply chain, customer service, safety, environmental, accounting, quality, product and process engineering. Overhauled the entire product line.

Built a new $32M world class concrete tile manufacturing plant on site – on time and on budget.

Added production and inventory control, warehouse management, and preventative maintenance modules to SAP.

Grew EBITDA from $23.5M to $50.7M through increasing sales, cost reductions, and new products.

1998 – 2001 Peachtree Doors and Windows Norcross, Georgia

Division of Caradon; a $140M manufacturer of premium doors and windows for the building supply industry.

Director of Operations and Supply Chain

Led a team of 800 employees with eight direct reports. Held operating P&L for two manufacturing plants and two distribution centers in the U.S. Managed supply chain, operations, customer service, human resources, accounting, product and process engineering, and quality.

Reduced lead-time by seven days for all products and improved delivery performance from 60% to 98%.

Grew EBITDA from $2M to $10M through strategic consolidation of plants and distribution centers.

1996 – 1998 Trostel Automotive Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Division of Evert Smith Investment Company; a $70M multi-plant and multi-distribution national manufacturer of precision rubber and plastic molded seals and products for automotive and industrial applications.

Director of Operations and Supply Chain

Led a team of 650 employees with eight direct reports. Held full P&L responsibility for five manufacturing divisions, operations, supply chain, engineering, customer service, human resources, accounting, and quality.

Reduced work force 17% – from 650 to 540 employees, through Lean manufacturing projects.

Grew EBITDA from -$4M to $4M by using Kaizen blitz projects and by launching new products.

1992 – 1996 Eaton Automotive Three Rivers, Michigan

A $50M world-class international manufacturer of automotive electric and electronic plastic mirror actuators.

General Manager

Led a team of 300 employees with seven direct reports. Held full P&L responsibility. In charge of sales and marketing, new product development, supply chain, operations, engineering, quality, HR, and finance.

Increased sales from $16M to $50M capturing number one market share position in North America.

Implemented one piece flow for all manufacturing lines and increased inventory turns to 40.

Grew EBITDA from $4.5M to $15M through aggressive sales growth and new product introductions.

Education and Certifications

M.B.A. University of Detroit / Mercy

M.S., Electrical Engineering University of Michigan

B.S., Electrical Engineering University of Michigan

Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) – APICS

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

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