Manager Technical Support

ED BURKE

*** ******* ****** 864-***-****

Waynesboro, GA 30830 **********@*******.***

OBJECTIVE

To continue my career in a challenging way and help a manufacturing business to be more successful by providing engineering, technical, quality or analytical assistance. I am seeking a temporary or consulting position as the result of the pending closing of the location I am currently working at.

SUMMARY

MANUFACTURING AND TECHNICAL SPECIALIST with strong record of success in process engineering, manufacturing, R&D, product development, quality management, and business analysis. Ability to combine the application of engineering principles with hands on plant floor presence. Experienced in lean manufacturing and application of quality principles. Broad experience in a variety of industries, job functions and technologies. Energetic, motivated, and adapts to new situations quickly. Results oriented with a strong financial background and understanding of business principals.

FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE Expertise includes applications as diverse as: non-wovens, industrial chemicals, paper processing and applications, lamination, foam extrusion, phosphates and detergents applications, graphic arts and automotive quality. Extensive experienced with international suppliers and customer. Demonstrated success with improving process operations from chemical reactions and refining to flexible packaging and graphics arts including working with customer applications. Skilled in lean manufacturing and Quality Management techniques.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

oneCare / Butler Home Products– Waynesboro, GA 2010 – Est. July 2016

Engineering & Quality Manager / Project Manager

Project Leader for the conversion of an existing product line to a customer’s brand (Target). Assured compliance

Of an international supplier base with social responsibility, quality and testing requirements.

Development of process, quality documentation and testing procedures for new and existing products.

Managed the effort to rapidly replace our largest (but failing) supplier with a group of Chinese suppliers.

Created data collection process that lead to a 50% reduction in customer complaints.

Glit-Microtron – Wrens GA 2007 – 2009

Director of Research & Development / Process Engineering / Quality Management

Supported resin saturated, high-loft non-wovens and flexible abrasive products manufacturing

Identified key control variables & created SOP’s for over 100 products

Improved costs by > $2MM per year through yield improvements and process controls

Led or participated in multiple Kaizen projects using the DMAIC process

Exopack – Spartanburg SC 2002 – 2006

Product Manager / Product & Commercial Development

Managed flexible multiwall packaging products from four domestic locations

Lead $15MM & $10MM capital investment projects

Introduced new European style multiwall packaging to the domestic market

Worked with paper suppliers to utilize extensible papers in multiwall packaging applications

Implemented & monitored targeted customer growth program

Developed and commercialized new packaging for the dairy industry

Developed and implemented economics and business plans for sale of manufacturing facility

and transfer of equipment and customers to another facility

Identified, qualified and negotiated agreements with Chinese suppliers for woven polypropylene

packaging and resolved quality and regulatory compliance procedures

International Paper – Statesville NC (Business purchased from Monsanto) 1993 – 2001

Manager Technical Marketing / Product & Business Development / Quality

Responsible for laminated substrates for graphics arts applications and resin impregnated

synthetic veneer & furniture backing products

Provided technical and quality support for graphics arts and construction

industry segments

Developed new wet-strength, saturation paper to improve graphics arts panel

products to compete successfully in screen printing market

Monsanto

Manager Technical Marketing / Quality /Business Development

Provided customer and technical support for laminated substrates for graphics arts, construction and

automotive

Managed effort to achieve Ford Q1 rating for a new, “greenfield” facility

Developed new heat activated foamboard and managed toll manufacturing until

capital was installed

Technical Marketing

Responsible customer technical support for industrial and detergent phosphates

Provided successful technical support for new business opportunities including potable water treatment,

starch processing and detergent applications

Developed customer formulations for potable & boiler water treatment to support

customer programs

Registered a sanitizer formulation with the FDA, EPA & USDA

Research & Development / Pilot Plant Management / Interim Manufacturing

Responsible for process development, pilot plant management and design and construction of

interim manufacturing facility

Developed & patented commercial process for polymerization of polyacetals for use in detergents

Scaled polyacetal process from bench scale through pilot plant, interim / toll manufacturing

Operations Management

Managed chlorbenzenes and industrial acids plants including safety, costs, quality and production

Improved energy usage by over 30% through distillation control improvements

Doubled capacity of by-product processing without new capital which allowed refining of unsalable

isomer for intracompany use saving >$1MM per year

Plant Process Engineering

Provided engineering support for rubber additives and chlorophenols

Increased capacity and eliminated the need to install new capital

Started-up new catalyst recovery equipment & process

Scoped rebuilding project for aging chlorphenols facility

EDUCATION

MBA, Management - St. Louis University

MS, Chemical Engineer – University of Notre Dame

BS, Chemical Engineer – University of Notre Dame

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