Thomas Vanden Branden

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Neenah, WI 54956

acx3x0@r.postjobfree.com

920-***-****

Skills

Knowledgeable of Manufacturing Processes.

Experienced in Team Building.

Certified Green Belt in Lean/Six Sigma.

Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.

Work Experience

Heartland Label Printers, LLC – 1700 Stephen Street, Little Chute, WI 54140

April 2014 to Present

Position: Shift Supervisor.

Experience: Responsible for Supervision of 22 hourly employees in both the Pressroom and Point of Sale Departments.

Achievements:

Increased Productivity on shift by holding employees accountable for machine center goals.

Helped develop attendance policy to reduce absenteeism.

Involved in Lean and 5S activities\ to improve efficiency in the shop.

Helped develop new training program for new employees.

Exopack/Alcan/Pechiney Packaging, Inc. 271 River Street, Menasha, WI 54952

February 1997 to August 2012

Position: Printing Process Engineer/Pressroom Supervisor.

Experience: Assisted with overall supervision of 50 Pressroom employees in Roto and Flexo Pressrooms and Ink room. Responsible for developing and working on self-directed work teams for the purpose of Continuous Improvement in Quality, Run Speeds, Makeready and Waste Reduction.

Achievements:

Introduced Digital Color Measurement ( X-Rite ) to press and ink rooms.

Organized and conducted meetings to develop Standard Work in all areas of the shop.

Worked with Separators and Graphic Coordinators to insure all Pre-Press is correct.

Led team for commercialization of Expanded Color Gamut ( Opaltone ) printing on wide web film for both Flexographic and Rotogravure presses.

Led Team to modernize Rotogravure set up procedures as well as upgrade registration systems.

Member of team to build and organize new press room.

Successfully integrated High Definition Flexographic printing plates into our process.

Audited vendors to insure quality and service are acceptable.

Was primary contact for Customer visits to insure first run quality.

Maintaining Budget and Cost Analysis of improvement programs.

Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt certification – 2008.

Atlas Tag and Label, Inc. 2361 Industrial Drive, Neenah, WI 54956

October 1994 to February 1997

Position: Marketing Coordinator

Experience: Primary responsibilities were to develop new business through Advertising, Trade Shows and Customer Visits. Also responsible for direct sales to the Government Printing Office and the U.S. Postal Service. Also responsible for:

Conducting educational seminars for Distributors and Direct Customer base.

Developing and maintaining database of existing and potential customers for promotional mailing programs.

Help develop simplified pricing program for existing Customers.

Outlook Label Systems, Inc. 2411 Industrial Drive, Neenah, WI 54956

October 1993 to October 1994.

Position: Direct Mail Account Manager.

Experience: Responsible for Sales and Service to the Direct Mail industry. Customers included Readers Digest, Grolier, Advo and Time Life. This was a “start to finish” service position that included meeting with customers to determine their needs, work with estimating to insure it was both affordable and profitable and overseeing the production phase to insure quality. Also developed tiered pricing program for Readers Digest.

Atlas Tag and Label, Inc. 2361 Industrial Drive, Neenah, WI 54956

March 1984 to October 1993

Position: Flexographic and UV Rotary Letterpress Operator.

Experience: Operated six color Flexographic Label Press and seven color Rotary Letterpress. Responsible for Plate Making and Mounting, Makeready and Run as well as light maintenance of machines.

Mid America Tag and Label, Inc. 950 Breezewood Lane, Neenah, WI 54956

March 1981 to March 1984

Position: Flexographic Press Operator.

Experience: Operated Flexographic Label and Coupon Presses. Responsible for makeready, Run and overall quality. Was one of the first to work on a Tandem Press for Coupon production.

Education

University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh.

1984 to 1987

Associate degree in Liberal Arts – 3.5 GPA

Marion College of Fond du Lac

1989 to 1992

Bachelors of Business Administration – 3.8 GPA

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