Robert Schwenck

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SUMMARY

Consistent contributor to corporate growth and profitability. Optimizer of complex processes and solver of complicated problems. A highly analytical, logical, and strategic thinker who is able to communicate effectively. Successful in creating, developing, and executing operational plans designed to improve customer experiences and improve the bottom line. Comprehensive knowledge of operational practices and regulatory guidelines. Conversational in German. Areas of Expertise

Cost Reduction and

Avoidance

Cycle Time Reduction

Efficiency Improvement

Global Product Sourcing

Inventory Control

Inventory Management

ISO 9000:2001 Internal

Auditing

Maintenance Scheduling

Master Build Schedule

Compliance

Materials Planning

Process Improvement

Sourcing Lead Time

Reduction

Production Output

Optimization

Productivity Improvement

SAP

System Optimization

Six Sigma Greenbelt

Teaching/Training/

Coaching

Team Building

Value Added Processes

Warehousing Experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Wacker Chemical Company, Calvert City, KY 6/2011 - 2/2016 Wacker is an independent, globally active company that manufactures and sells chemical products and engages in intensive scientific research.

Production Engineer/Materials Specialist, 2/2014 - 2/2016

Managed distribution of finished products at locations across the country.

Responsible for all raw materials and finished goods in the Calvert City Dispersions Plant, including charge accuracies, inventory accuracy, cycle counting, MRP settings, safety stock levels, Bills of Materials, age, etc.

Lead cross-functional team to control SAP MRP data for all 7 plant and trans-fill locations.

Serve as single point of contact for resolving advanced planning issues.

Investigated and resolved significant cycle count discrepancies.

Retain production engineering responsibility of the performance of various plant systems: DI water, cooling towers, chiller systems.

Audit the performance of charge meters weekly, troubleshoot major issues, and submit work orders as necessary.

Submit forecasts for steam usage to plant cogeneration services.

Local Pi Processbook, SAP, and Excel expert.

Production Engineer, 6/2011 - 2/2014

Served as assistant to the Plant Manager in the operation of one of 6 VAE emulsion reactor trains. 2

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Managed the performance of a VAE emulsion reactor producing 40% of the plant’s capacity under “sold-out” conditions.

Responsible for the quality, costs, and daily troubleshooting of a portfolio of products and the reactors that make them.

Lead various projects in the plant to maintain or achieve optimal performance of its systems.

Performed various work process improvements such as sampling/testing, bottle blending, production trials, Aspen and Pi Software, product recipe changes, and control system software changes.

Interfaced with chemists and plant/process engineers on a daily basis to help improve product quality and reliability.

Shared in the responsibility for tracking and reporting product quality produced at the site on a daily basis.

A member of the Confined Space Rescue Team; wrote work permits for hot-work and confined space in the plant.

Participated in the software on-call rotation for the dispersions plant.

Worked with Union Operators, Mechanics, and Technicians on daily basis Accomplishments:

Reduced inventory error by approximately 60%.

Greenbelt Project: Optimizing supply of a raw material to several reactor trains. Annual yield of 3kt (>1.5% of existing capacity) resulted.

Reduced variability in the monthly inventory variances. Previous years’ variances exceeded $1- 1.5 million, unfavorable; these were reduced to less than $20,000, unfavorable.

Develop blanket purchase orders to reduce paperwork and facilitate more frequent, Just-In-Time deliveries of the largest volume raw materials. Expect to liberate upwards of $2 million of working capital due to inventory reductions.

Film Specialties/FSI Coating Technologies, Hillsborough, NJ 8/2007 - 2/2011 Film Specialties, Inc., a recognized global leader in performance-based, water washable anti-fog coating systems, was purchased in 2009 and rebranded as FSI CT. Production Manager/Supply Chain Manager

Served as full operational lead for the site, managing and providing oversight for production, maintenance, and materials management.

Generated Master Build Schedule (MBS) and Weekly Production Schedule (WPS).

Provided oversight for inventory accuracy and compliance to the MBS by unifying and motivating different independent “links” into a functional supply chain.

Supervised four employees directly and six indirectly as well as the relationships with toll manufacturers.

Reported to the VP Operations under Film Specialties and the Director of Customer Care and Supply Chain under FSI CT.

Accomplishments:

Reduced lead times from 5 weeks to less than 1 week.

Homemade MRP/Inventory management solution reduced inventory costs 25% and improved purchasing performance, improving productivity and efficiency. 3

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Expanded production capacity with minimal investments to successfully meet demand growing at 50% annually.

Reduced costs of manufacture by 15% through toll manufacturer contracts. Cardolite Corporation, Newark, NJ 7/2005 - 8/2007

The world quality leader in cashew liquid technology. Process Engineer

Managed the technical end of all production in the plant.

Accountable for the success of all processes in the manufacturing areas.

Wrote and maintained Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Factory Service Procedures

(FSPs) as well as ensuring ISO compliance related to quality issues.

Provided leadership and guidance to the team of four production supervisors and over 20 chemical operators in the best practices of manufacturing.

Reported to the VP Operations.

Accomplishments:

Reduced cycle times of critical products by 20%. EDUCATION

MBA, Murray State University, Murray, KY, Spring 2015 BS in Chemical Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, 2005 Cultural Exchange Student, Schule für Elektrotechnik u. Chemie, Düsseldorf, Germany, 2000

As part of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange program, 4 months of a 12 month program were spent among peers in a school environment, learning both the language and the culture; 6 months were spent in a German workplace, the VLB Köln. MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS

APICS

CDS International - Alumnus

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