S. LOUIS JOHNSON
*** ******* **** #****, *******, Texas 77090
Telephone Number: 346-***-****
Email: ****************@*******.***
CAREER SUMMARY
Results driven, innovative thinking quality assurance and safety management professional with over 10+ years of experience. Thorough, focused, analytically meticulous problem solver. Consistent in delivering effective solutions with excellence. Trustworthy, ethical, competent manager with more than 20 years’ experience working in fast-paced environments demanding safety compliance, strong team building leadership capabilities along with proficient organizational, technical, and interpersonal skills. Resourceful, customer focused and proven effective leader.
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Revised all plant site JSA’s and LockOut/TagOut procedures.
Implemented Web Based Plant site JSA’s and SDS Documents.
Facilitated Plant Site Supervisor National Safety Council Training
Revised Incoming Raw Material Initial inspection process.
Optimized #4 & #5 Tissue Machines chemical addition system resulting in a $40K monthly cost reduction.
Implemented a water and steam usage cost cutting project that resulted in an ongoing annualized savings of $180K.
Implemented cut costing project that eliminated redundant process chemicals and instituted a new area processes procedure resulting in an $80K annualized savings.
Reduced production process downtime by 20% by identifying problem areas, initiating preventive maintenance and continuous production process improvements.
EXPERIENCE
ATKORE INTERNATIONAL ALLIED TUBE & CONDUIT - Houston, TX OCTOBER 2013 – JANUARY 2016
Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety Manager
Lead Plant Quality, 5S, UL 6 Compliance, Testing and Standard Work Initiatives.
Lead Plant Safety and Health Training, Certifications and OSHA compliance initiatives.
Managed plant site Environmental Testing, SWPPP and Texas DEQ State Environmental Compliance initiatives.
BOISE CASCADE - Lena, LA JULY 2012 – JULY 2013
Industrial Engineer
Lead Billet Quality Improvement Action Team.
Process Area Leadership Support
MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER/BOOK PROMOTION - Dallas, TX FEBRUARY 2010 – JULY 2012
Author, Motivation Speaker and Book Promotion
OMYA ALABAMA-Sylacauga, AL AUGUST 2008 – JANUARY 2010
Quality Manager
Managed the calcium carbonate finished product quality lab.
Managed (1) lab technician and (4) process technicians; lab task assignments, quality procedural training and career developmental plan.
Managed the facilities TQM system.
Authored the plant ISO 9001:2008 Quality Manual and orchestrated the complete revision of all plant process and quality procedure documents.
Orchestrated and facilitated the company’s Annual and Semi-Annual Reviews.
GEORGIA PACIFIC - Crossett, AR JUNE 2007 – AUGUST 2008
Process Improvement Engineer/ Shift Foreman
Tissue machine process optimization. Processed area trial plan coordinator.
Processed area maintenance and outage support.
Coordinated tissue machine area new product and chemical trials.
Lead Tissue Machine Process Area Root Cause Analysis and CAPA.
Managed (25) tissue machine room production personnel. Safely organized and directed five tissue machine production crews.
DEERFIELD SPECIALTY PAPER COMPANY - Augusta, GA JUNE 2005 – FEBRUARY 2007
Quality Manager
Managed the finished product quality lab.
Responsibilities included lab technicians’ (5) task assignment and quality procedural training.
Maintaining and updating lab procedures, lab instrument calibrations, maintenance and testing accuracy.
Coordinated special trial run specifications and testing.
Managed TQM system, process quality documents and performed internal and external audits.
Maintained all product Certificates of Analysis and retained the company’s Kosher and FDA Certification.
Championed external customer quality complaints root cause analysis.
Identified, initiated and implemented process quality improvement initiatives based on process data, product loss and customer needs.
Assisted customer service in addressing external customers’ product sample requests and quality issues.
Mill Safety / Environmental Coordinator
Conducted mill-wide safety training classes and increased awareness in the workplace through weekly random safety audits.
Initiated, implemented and supported safety awareness initiatives and OSHA compliance.
SELF EMPLOYED - Columbus, MS SEPTEMBER 2003 - JUNE 2005
Telephone/Satellite Installation September 2003 – June 2005
Ministerial Support (Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church) September 2003 – June 2005
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY - Columbus, MS FEBRUARY 1990 – SEPTEMBER 2003
Process Engineer (Pulp Machine Process Area) MARCH 1993 – SEPTEMBER 2003
Monitored, evaluated and presented process area quality assurance and process information on a routine basis to company leadership.
Responsible for the coordination of corporate R & D new product trial planning and execution. Led new product process procedures optimization effort.
Supported Corporate Research and Development in new product development efforts.
Responsible for coordinating process area equipment maintenance and optimizing process performance.
Facilitated the installation of new process equipment that resulted in improved process reliability and cost savings.
Supported Process Area Management by facilitating achievement of process area safety, quality and production goals through effective communication; directed implementation of process changes.
Coordinated Process Area Safety by facilitating routine process area safety meetings, communication of facility safety issues, concerns and goal progress.
Effectively increased safety awareness and significantly reduced process area safety incidents.
Environmental Intermediary (Pulp Machine Process Area) MAY 1995 – SEPTEMBER 2003
Managed Kraft Process Area Environmental information data tracking, reporting and process area environmental compliance. Primary focus on water quality, sewer flow, brown stock and pulp machine area sewer quality and process sewer loss information such as TSS (Total Suspended Solids), BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand), and COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand).
Process area intermediary to the mill complex environmental management team during environmental upset events such as chemical spills and environmental noncompliance.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science Degree, Chemistry MAY-1984
Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS
CERTIFICATION
Certified Lead Auditor JANUARY-2009
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
National Safety Council Training MAY - 2015
Red Cross First Aid & CPR Certification MAY- 2015
Miners Safety Training SEPTEMBER-2008
OSHA Compliance Training OCOTOBER-2006
Clariant Color School OCOTOBER-2005
Hydraulics Theory and Operation FEBURARY-2003
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, Outlook, AS400, SharePoint, Enablon