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TODD BREWSTER

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SUMMARY

● Progressive career growth with 25+ years gained in fast-paced, M anufacturing / Distribution environments working under continuous s afety, quality, cost control and deadline pressure.

● Mechanical aptitude with high speed productionm achinery set-up / maintenance / operating skills working with modern high-speed printing presses, with responsibilities for waste-control, customer service and efficiency.

● Reliable, hard-working, honest, loyal and dependable combined with positive and effective l eadership, communications and people skills in both t eam based and individual assignments with no direct supervision. EXPERIENCE

QUAD GRAPHICS, Loveland, CO 1993 to 10/2015 (Division Closure) A 200 employee / 170K sq. ft. division of the international, $4.8B Sales commercial printer – this division specializes in printing high volume, targeted and regional directories. The market for printed directories is shrinking, resulting in the closure/consolidationof this division into other Quad/Graphics facilities.

Team Leader / Production Set-Up & Production Operator

Assigned to install a new printing plant at the Mexico City sister plant and lead & train the new employees.

Key and contributing member of the plant Safety Team.

● Accountable for safety, quality, efficiency, productivity and customer-satisfaction. Supervise, train and develop a 4 to 6 person crew. Set up and operate multi-color, high-speed, offset, web, printing presses.

● Achieve net-numbers within strict quality, cost and deadline goals and apply Continuous Process Improvement principals to improve safety, quality, customer-satisfaction, profit and throughput.

● Troubleshoot, repair, maintain and service plus preventative maintenance (PM) and maintain detailed production records to measure speeds, consumption, through-put, inventory, efficiency, etc.

● Continuously monitor flow of materials, equipment set-ups, job progress, quality and scheduling STARLINE CREATIVE PRINTING, Albuquerque, NM 1988 to 1993 Privately held, commercial printer serving the regional market. Team Leader – Press Operator

● Supervised, trained and developed five-member crew working on a Harris V15 Web Press.

● Continuously monitored materials-flow, set-ups, progress and quality. HARTE HANKS DIRECT MARKETING, Albuquerque, NM 1979 to 1988 Nigh Shift Supervisor / Team Leader – Press Operator

● Operated and maintained eight unit web printing press. Supervised night shift employees. EDUCATION & TRAINING

Education: GED, Albuquerque, NM.

Leadership: Employee Sensitivity, Team Skills, American Management Association Seminar on Discipline skills and Constructive Criticism in Workplace, Train the Trainer. Technical Training: Web Offset Training by GATF - Graphic Arts Technical Foundation. Process Improvement Training: C ontinuous Process Improvement (5S & Six Sigma) / Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen. Safety Training: Safety and Hazardous Materials training including OSHA compliance, Hearing Conservation, Lock-Out

/ Tag-Out, Fire Prevention & Extinguishers and Personal Protective Equipment, "Move Smart" ergonomics and Emergency & Evacuation procedures, Press Hoist & Crane Inspection. Forklift Operator training and certification.