J. Kyle Stowers

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Ringgold, GA 30736

Email: acs4e3@r.postjobfree.com

423-***-**** (H)

Nineteen + years driving Continuous Improvement in manufacturing and logistics: reduced cost through ISO-9001 and ISO-14001, Lean Manufacturing and Work Measurement. I have significant training and project work in Strategic Management, Quality Circles, Statistical Process Control, Continuous Quality Management, Industrial Engineering, and Root Cause Analysis. I have experience in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) through supplier and customer development, customer audits, cost and scrap reduction, and production and warehouse procedures.

ACHIEVEMENTS

LEADERSHIP: Developed strategic and production programs reaching over 20 managers and hundreds of employees, continuous improvement, process improvement, quality assurance, ISO, Six Sigma Projects and Lean Manufacturing Systems.

CHANGE AGENT: Cost saving systems implementations yielded $150K a year in cost savings. Six Sigma Project team member and co-sponsor for projects totaling over $300K annually.

EDUCATOR/MENTOR: Design and implementation of training programs; trained hourly associates, engineers and mangers. Results improved product life, reduced variability, warranty saving, rework reduction, waste reduction, and customer satisfaction.

RESULTS: Cost savings due to new systems implementations of $750K; scrap reductions of 15%; cycle-time reduction of 10% to 30%; increase throughput by 30%; labor reduction of 30%; and increase in customer satisfaction of 20%; with a decrease final inspection of products. I have utilized Excel, Access, Minitab and various other software packages in data mining within SQL servers to achieve sound data driven results.

EXPERIENCE

Continuous Improvement Engineer Manager, KMS, Chattanooga, TN 2012 – Present

Report to Director of Engineering.

Responsible for the Kenco Operating System implementation. Based on Shingo Model.

Direct 8 Continuous Improvement Engineers in various locations.

Manage the KOS Assessment process for each of the KOS sites.

Manage Financial Analysis through Budget / Variance Analysis.

Responsible for Lean & Work Measurement programs implementations at various sites.

Sr. Quality Engineer/ Sr. Logistics Engineer, KMS, Chattanooga, TN 2009 – 2012

Report to Director of Quality and Director of Logistic Engineering.

Responsible for quality training and implementations for all new sites.

Make quality decisions on Kenco Quality Management Systems.

Field all question related to ISO-9001:2000 for KQMS.

Responsible for Continual Improvement Assessment for all sites.

Managed responsibilities for FDA/GMP issues.

Conduct Lean Audits and Assessments.

Implemented Lean Deployments.

Greenfield setup for GPI in Kalamazoo (Project Manager).

Sr. Quality Engineer, HON Company, Cedartown, GA 2008 – 2009

Metal Stamping: Office Furniture

Report to Operation Manager with 1 direct report.

Responsible for quality on 5 manufacturing Cells/Lines.

Make quality decisions on questionable materials for product.

Insured seamless quality during entire plant move from Richmond VA to Cedartown GA.

Lead Lean events for cost saving of $250K.

Insured Customer Satisfaction through the utilization of 8D formats.

Worked with product engineering to insure new product lines into the facility.

Self-Employed, Quality Assurance-Technical Writer, Lafayette, GA 2007 - 2008

Write technical ISO-9000 documentation for clients. (Part-Time)

Quality Manager/Sr. Process Engineer, Shaw Plant SI, Chickamauga, GA 2004 – 2007

Plastic Extrusion: Carpet Backing and GEO Textiles

Report to Senior Quality Manager with 30 direct reports in 1200 employee facility.

Achieved Six Sigma (Green Belt)

Achieved ISO -9001:2000 Lead Auditor Training (Georgia Tech)

Make quality decisions on questionable materials for product.(Fiber and Yarn)

Responsible for Certs for Primary, Fiber and GEO, samples, returns and any claims on products.

Implement internal audits; present and implement corrective actions for defects.

Revise ISO-9001:2000 documentation for clarity, quality, and understanding throughout the manufacturing process.

Lead 15 + Lean Events for cost saving of $500K +

Responsible to inform manufacturing of out of control processes and help in finding solution to the process through Statistical Process Control (SPC).

Quality Manager, Rock-Tenn Company, Stone Mountain, GA 2003 – 2004

Paper Converting: Folding Cartons

Report to General Manager with 3 direct reports in 150 employee facility.

Make quality calls on questionable product.

Responsible for samples, returns, and any claims on product.

Coordinate customer audits; present and implement corrective actions for defects.

Coordinate ASI & AIB audits for the Stone Mountain Facility. Earned highest historical rating: Superior Rating of 915.

Revise and edit QS9000:2001 to ISO-9000:2001 documentation for clarity, quality and understanding through manufacturing processes.

Self-Employed, Quality Assurance-Technical Writer, Carrollton, GA 2000 – 2003

Automotive Assembly and Fabrication; Machinery Manufacturing

Wrote technical ISO-9000 documentation for clients.

Revised and edited ISO-9000 documentation for clarity, quality and understanding through the manufacturing processes.

Guided client divisions through ISO audits.

Wrote Technical Service Bulletins for field changes on product quality.

Used Auto CAD 2000/Mechanical Desktop 5 to design and revise drawings.

Implemented ISO-9000 procedures in the production facilities.

Quality Assurance Manager, Dan River Inc, Newnan, GA 1998 – 2000

Textiles: Sheeting and Bedding Cut and Sew

Reported to Plant Manager with 22 direct reports in 300 employee facility.

Made quality calls on questionable products, samples, returns and claims.

Coordinated customer audits; presented and implemented corrective actions for defects.

Initiated documentation process for ISO 9000 certification.

Industrial Engineer/Assistant Quality Assurance Manager 1998 – 1999

Used MTM and time studies to determine incentive pay scale.

Designed plant and machine layout on Design CAD 2000 for 10% increase in efficiency.

Determined cycle times and efficiency of machinery, increasing efficiency 30%.

Designed scrap reduction system to eliminate 15% bailed waste.

Developed system to monitor training cost weekly for incentive pay.

Directed all training efforts in manufacturing.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION

BBA, Management, State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 2000

Achieved through night school while working full time.

Elective Courses (30+ hours) taken in Industrial Engineering Technology.

ISO 9000-2001 Internal Auditor Certification 2004

ISO 9000-2001 Lead Auditor Certification 2005

Six Sigma (Green Belt) CLSSGB 2005

Certified Quality Improvement Associate 2014

Six Sigma (Black Belt) CLSSBB 2014

Lean Bronze Certified (SME) 2015

Excel, Word, Access, Minitab, InfinityQS, Visual Basic and other software packages

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