Curtis L. Newcomb Cell: 804-***-****

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Professional Profile

Summary Statement:

While working for CertainTeed Corporation, I have held a variety of roles. One common thread throughout is the drive for continuous improvement. Not only have I worked toward this concept personally, I have also had the opportunity to lead many teams in a variety of situations toward improvement. The experiences have been varied, the common thread is; clearly defining the goals, steps required to accomplish these goals as well as the ability to document and evaluate the level of improvements obtained.

Professional Competencies:

Strong team building skills and experience

Extensive leadership experience

Self motivated and proactive

Flexible, adapt to long term approaches

Strong customer service orientation

Quality Control Management

H/R Skills: Recruiting, Coaching, Discipline

Well developed project management skills

Professional Experience

Moss Supply Company (Windows And Doors)

July 10, 2010 – Present

Plant Manager

Supervise: Office Staff, Production Staff, Shipping, Receiving, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, and Field Service (45-50 associates).

Responsible for recruiting, retaining, and disciplinary actions for all plant & field personnel.

Implemented some Lean Manufacturing practices which have improved productivity from 150 units to 300 units per day, without increasing head count or new equipment.

Responsible for line balancing and team building.

Responsible for the rollout and successful integration of new products and product lines.

Developed and implemented a quality control assurance program, which decreased our internal rejects by 70% and reduce our Field Service calls from 1-3 per day to 1 per week.

Worked with our IT group to implement and provide tools to our people that have allowed us to maintain our weekly DOTC rate at 99%.

Surface Technology Corporation

January 15, 2007 – March 27, 2009

Production Manager

Supervised: Production Staff, Manufacturing Teams, Field Teams (Installers, Installer Helpers, and Template personnel); in total 40-50 associates.

Implemented Safety Program that has reduced our recordable by 50% (New Hire Safety Orientation which consisted of training in the following areas: Lock Out/Tag Out, Eye, Ear, Hand Tools, Lifting, Reporting Incident Procedures, Investigation & Root Cause Analysis).

Responsible for recruiting, retaining, and disciplinary actions for all plant & field personnel.

Managed implementation of 5S program throughout entire plant & field vehicles.

Implemented some Lean Manufacturing practices which have improved productivity by 17%.

Developed and implemented a quality control assurance program, which decreased our “Return for Service” by 40%.

CertainTeed Corporation (A Saint-Gobain, Company), Richmond, Va.

July 1990 – November 2006

Plant Manager (1998-2006)

Supervised: Production Staff (140-160 associates), Shipping, Receiving, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, and Engineering.

Responsible for the rollout and successful integration of new products and product line extensions. Provided leadership and support across the entire Window Group in process development and design. Including extensive coordination with R &D, network fabricators, IT and extrusion support.

Involved in strategic planning and budgeting. Work closely with all plant management in an ongoing basis to achieve goals and objectives. Participated in internal control steps that resulted in a “B” grade for the Richmond Plant.

Implemented the “DuPont Safety Training Observation Program”, thereby significantly reducing lost time incidents (approximately 300% improvement 1998-2006).

Lead Manufacturing Team to a successful launch of new operational software (Enterprise Software Package).

Managed implementation of 5S program throughout entire plant.

Set up detail & informative “Daily Supervisor Meeting” which drove our daily operation.

Implemented a Maintenance Control Spending System, reducing expenses.

Coordinated the design & implementation of “Real Time” data collection system to monitor plant volume, line capacity, & line productivity. Resulting in a 20% UPWH improvement.

Developed & Managed the implementation of CTQ’s (Critical to Quality) program, resulting in an on line documentation system for each work station or work cell. This enabled associates to increase cross functional abilities as well as achieve an increased level of quality product.

Served as Project Manager for numerous capital projects. My team I was known for hitting or exceeding our targets concerning head count reduction, productivity improvement, quality and safety objectives.

Lead teams in helping reduce plant breakeven point from ~14,000 units per month to ~8,000 units per month (2001-2005).

Lead DOTC efforts which resulted in taking our rate from 94.5% to 98% (2000-2006).

Lead Best Practice Team initiatives by working with sister plants on continued basis.

Production Manager (1994-1998)

Supervised: Production Staff (140-160 associates), Receiving and Maintenance.

Responsible for recruiting, retaining, and disciplinary action for all plant personnel.

Successfully launched several new product offerings (complete window systems).

Implemented a new PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) program, obtaining 100% compliance from all plant personnel, resulting in reduced recordable incidents.

Developed a label system approach for sub-assembly, with specific options and information to assure manufacturing accuracy.

Developed and implemented a quality control assurance program, which increased our acceptance rate from 72% to 99%.

Lead the Manufacturing Team to a successful launch of new operational software (Bookmate Pro).

Lead all supervisors and their departments through “Single Piece Flow” Training.

Production Supervisor (1992 - 1994)

Lead two production lines, supervised line associates (30 associates).

Responsible for the safety of about 30 indirect hourly production personnel.

Performed time studies on all major processes within the plant.

Successfully launched the New Castle & Somerton Window lines.

Production Lead Person (1990 - 1992)

Provided training for all new personnel in the department.

Established quality standards and guidelines for department

Obtained cross training in every department in the plant.

E.R. Carpenter Company, Richmond VA.

August 1984 – July 1990

Production Lead/Supervisor

Supervised 2nd shift production operation (5-20 people).

Required ability to read and interpret blue prints and spec drawings.

Established and developed a team, enabling the company to ship complete orders at a 98% efficiency rate.

Scheduled orders and documented production work instructions.

Education/Training

Bachelor of Arts – Pastoral Theology (Business/Personnel Management) Atlantic Baptist College, 1990

Quality Assurance Level I & II –CertainTeed Corporation, 1994-1995

Lean/Kaizen Training - CertainTeed Corporation, 1995

Situational Leadership I & II – Ken Blanchard, 1996-1998

The 5S System (Workplace Organization and Standardization), TEL-A-TRAIN, 1999

The DuPont Safety Training Observation Program – CertainTeed Corporation 1999-2000

CertainTeed Management Development Program, (Build With The Best) MPR INC., 2005

Human Performance Ergonomics, (Improvement Accelerated) Humantech, 2006

Systems Experience: MicroSoft Suite, Word, PowerPoint, Enterprise Software(AS400), SAP

Affiliations

Director of Children Ministries - Faith Baptist Church, 1994-2005

Director of Ministries - Southside Baptist Church, 2005-2015

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