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Phone 440-***-****

E-mail acx8yb@r.postjobfree.com

Lewis H. Brown Jr.

Objective

Obtain a challenging position within a fast paced organization, where my experience can be fully utilized to assist an organization in achieving world-class manufacturing targets and goals in manufacturing and quality.

Education

1972-1975 Logan High School Logan, Ohio

Work experience

March 12 to Present Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio

Product Manager

Responsible for product lines form raw material to finished goods.

Part of the core team to implement an OEE data base.

January 11 to March 12 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio

Plant Manager

Part of the Management team that successfully improved negative margins to positive margins in one year.

Managed an EPS gears production startup.

Managed a rapid growing work force from the down turn of the previous years to increased production requirements.

June 09 to January 11 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio

Level 3 Manager

Responsible for Continuous Improvement savings.

Managed continuous improvement projects for a two plant operation.

Trained workforce in 8 hour lean manufacturing class.

Responsible for obtaining a 3% of sales continuous Improvement cost savings. Which exceeded over $2 million annually.

June 07 to June 09 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio

Materials / Purchasing Manager

Responsible for all Materials and Purchasing function.

Achievements:

Successfully negotiated savings or avoided increases in material cost from current suppliers.

1994–2007 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio

Operations Manager

Hiring and Terminations

2001 through 2003 responsible for 2 plant operations.

Managed 300 associates

Lean Manufacturing, 5S

Responsible for day to day operations for production, scheduling, quality assurance.

Responsible for training, development and evaluation of production and maintenance staff.

Responsible for managing up to 300 employees including scheduling, maintaining production rates, meeting production goals and maintaining quality requirements.

Achievements:

Improved on time delivery form 35% to 95%

Start up of numerous new product lines.

Member of core team to implement QS 9000 then later TS 16949

1991- 1994 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio

Quality Control Manager

Achievements:

Reduced reject rate in screw machine departments form 35% to less than 5%

Reduced staffing of 16 sorters to 4 by improving quality at the process.

Quality systems development, root cause analysis, customer complaint resolutions, corrective actions and supplier development. Implemented project initiatives for continuous improvements quality certifications, also responsible for FMEA’s, APQP’s and PPAP’s

1984-1991 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio

Quality Specialist

Gage Calibration, Gage Design, GD&T, CMM Programming, training

1984 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio

Machine and CNC Operator

Operated numerous machined including Lathes, Multi-spindle Automatic Screw Machines, Grinders, CNC, and Broaches.

1982- 1984 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio

Foreman Nights

Responsible for training, development and evaluation of production staff, maintaining production schedules and interfacing with engineering, maintenance and management.

Responsible for managing up to 20 employees including scheduling, maintaining production rates, meeting production goals and maintaining quality requirements.

1979-1984 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio

Machine Operator

Operated numerous machined including Lathes, Multi-spindle Automatic Screw Machines, Grinders, CNC, and Broaches.

Hobbies

Motorcycling, RC Helicopters

References

JR Widders, Senior Vice President

NN Inc

720 Shiloh Avenue

Wellington, Ohio 44090

440-***-****

440-***-**** (C)

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