PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Talented professional with 10 plus years of progressive accomplishments leading operations, logistics, and project management initiatives. Strong strategic planner, problem solver, and persuasive leader. Committed to managing operations and projects flawlessly while consistently delivering desired results and contributing to revenue producing activities.

Cross-functional team building, communication, and interpersonal skills. Keen ability to see the “big picture” while staying abreast of business details and tight deadlines. Recognized for consistent success in developing systems, driving safety, implementing processes and procedures to streamline corporate operations, increase revenues, and enhance profit performance.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Strategic planning • Multi-Site Operations • Gemba, Lean, Kaizen • Project Management • Environmental Health Safety Standards • Forecasting & Trend Analysis • Production Control & Reporting • Compliance & Regulations • Budget & Cost Controls • ERP Systems • Logistics Management • Sales and Sales management • Plastic Extrusion-Injection Molding • Lean • Strong Analytical & Problem Solving Skills • CAD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Convatec Inc. November 2016 – Present

Greensboro, NC Project Manager R&D

Directly responsible for closing R&D, Quality lab, and development shop in Greensboro NC.

Coordination of transferring assets from Greensboro to Deeside, UK and Haina, Dominican Republic

Negotiated sales of major equipment lines

Constructed presentations for executive leadership team

Setup riggers/craters for all assets to be placed on container.

Scheduled all shipments to overseas facilities

Industrial Consultant-Plastics May 2016 – Present

Davidson, NC Worked from home

Consulted numerous manufacturing facilities for project initiatives.

Started operations in Alabama and Arizona.

Called on numerous distributors and end users for packaging materials and machines.

Troubleshot processing concerns for many facilities in the United States regarding different polymers and additives.

Director of Operations January 2014 – May 2016

CPI Packaging – Sealed Air Corporation, High Point NC

Manufacturer of Packaging components for automotive that include bubble wrap, polyethylene foam roll stock, foam plank, and custom packaging systems for distributors along with food care packaging. Annual Revenue from $85 down to $35 million.

Responsible for 13 facilities and distribution locations. After merger and consolidation the business units were 5 in NA.

Project leader for the merging of 5 business units within a 13 month window. Accomplished under budget and ahead of deadline.

After merger/consolidations-- Net profit improved from $110K to $489K per month

Called on Tier 1 suppliers with VP of Sales to improve our projections and also improve relationships with customer with any concerns from manufacturing.

OTC metric improved from 63% to 96.7%

Responsible for safety goals set forth by EH&S corporate team.

Met our safety metric goals of .07 for year 2014

Implemented 25 safety programs in 14 months to reduce total recordables within our facilities.

Reduced payouts of $5.4MM in claims to $1.7MM from 2013 to 2015.

Developed models for lean enterprise transformation for site.

Implemented continuous improvement programs to achieve business objectives.

Coordinated with various departments to implement all processes.

Provided technical support to lean transformation team members to plan objectives.

Assisted employees to provide education for all lean tools and techniques.

Organized Lean training programs and events for processes.

Provided efficient feedback to all team members to provide strengthening.

Developed various strategies to achieve lean enterprise objectives.

Reduced headcounts across facilities by 27% in 2015

Developed metrics that were measurable to draw a baseline on merit increases/bonuses.

Built a very strong SLT to promote the team building aspect of our business.

Redesigned production schedules that saved our plants $385K annually.

P&L responsibility for different goals from year to year. Top end growth to EBITDA growth.

Took EBITDA up 17% from 2015 to present. This equates to ~$6.8MM

Work closely with the business to see that goals of the supply chain are set in unison and no roadblocks are present for business.

Establish weekly/monthly calls for checkups for the robust programs. Safety, production, capacity, and health of the business.

Travel to our multi-facilities scheduled on a monthly basis. Travel averaging +50%.

National Manufacturing Manager August 2012 –January 2014

CPI Packaging, Somerset NJ

Manufacturer of polyethylene foam roll stock, foam plank, and custom packaging systems.

Responsible for Lincolnton, NC facility in beginning of employment. This was the largest plant within CPI organization.

Captured $120K production variances and within 3 months corrected to reflect favorable on P&L.

Responsible for managing the manufacturing operations for entire organization.

Implemented a program to allow manufacturing rep to make sales calls on a monthly/quarterly basis to our tier 1 suppliers. This made a huge improvement in our growth.

Responsible for over 280 employees.

Started Safety program on day one.

Responsible for holding vendors accountable within our procurement of all raw materials. Established reports for on time and complete shipments. Direction given to vendors for reports on a monthly basis for accuracy.

Traveled to facilities to establish and give direction to all facets of supply chain management for continuous flow of operations.

Established a close monitoring of operations utilizing an ERP system. Trained plant managers on how, what, and when to produce reports.

Redesigned the purchasing program for cost savings within the company. $1.2 million to bottom line corporate wide in first year.

Worked at a very high level with the VP of Sales on any changes in the industry that may affect supply chain.

Developed recycling program corporate wide for cost savings of $11K per year. Along with capturing scrap to reintroduce back into extrusion process. This was a $14K resin savings per month.

Assisted R&D/Sales with a $2MM dollar product line and created a $17MM product line in 14 months.

Promoted team building and turnover rate dropped drastically. ~30%, set measures on a monthly basis.

Operations Manager/Sales Rep August 2007 – August 2012

Inter-Pac Incorporated, Tupelo MS (Facility bought by competitor)

Manufacturer of polyethylene foam roll stock, foam plank, and custom extruded profiles for automotive, consumer, military.

The last year and half of my employment I was on road making sales calls and growing business. Within the first month I doubled our sales with one account of 7MM per year of sales.

Plant floor consisted of: Extruders (PTI, Battenfeld, Davis-Standard), laminators (company designed), film laminators, die presses, pelletizers, boilers, pullers and grinders.

Products consisted of: polyethylene foam, inter-foam, I-plank, extruded profiles and recycled foam products.

Created four products with two being patented. Industry was Recreation, Animal, Furniture, Windmill construction.– Revenue of $4MM

Responsible for three projects that doubled total sales for the company.

Responsible for managing the manufacturing operation, while meeting the financial goals set by the board of directors.

Responsible for over 120 employees on three, eight-hour shifts, seven days a week.

Oversaw procurement of all raw materials as well as gave direction to quality, safety, and HR management for continuous flow of operations.

Maintained close monitoring of operations to assure coordination and timely production within budgets while maximizing production.

Worked closely with maintenance department to develop PM schedules on all machines. Capturing $50K per year in savings against prior years.

Revamped our purchasing program to create favorable cash flow. Reduced spending by $200K per quarter.

Directed the sales department on any changes in the industry.

Managed and coordinated all projects for current and potential business.

Initiated recycling program and an incentive program for personnel based on production levels (saved $50K per year on waste bill).

Turnover rate on personnel significantly dropped over the four years of my tenure.

Mill Manager 1996 – 2006

American Cellulose Corp., Fulton MS (Facility closed)

Manufacturer of cellulose fiber for paper production.

Conducted daily evaluations promptly to insure our production under contractual agreement with the company.

Responsible for P&L.

Responsible for the production, quality control, purchasing, safety, shipping, and maintenance programs.

Insured that mill was compliant under strict OSHA rules with the SHARP program.

Established on time and complete reports to hold production accountable and administrative roles to fulfill our customer orders.

First manager to incorporate a preventive maintenance program within the Tenneco. The youngest PM in Tenneco’s corporate history.

Able to administer and also further develop welding and fitting skills to help with my managerial opportunity.

Crane Operator 1995 – 1996

Bay Springs Forest Products, Bay Springs MS (Career opportunity)

Directly communicated with loggers to ensure safety and prompt unloading procedures.

Solely responsible for maintenance and daily inspections.

Communicated with management daily regarding production requirements.

Timber Buyer 1995

Tenneco Packaging, Vina AL (Internship)

Worked closely with loggers on a daily basis to keep track of production in the field and to ensure flow of timber to the paper mills.

Monitored maintenance of boundary lines on tracts of timber daily.

Developed and evaluated the next step in deciding the future of loggers under contract to supply timber to paper mills.

Understood and practiced Best Management Practices for Mississippi and Alabama.

EDUCATION/Interests

Itawamba Community College, Fulton

AS Forestry Technology, 1995

Member of Forestry Club and Agribusiness Club

Enrolled at LSU University to play baseball but opted out to go to work for American Cellulose/International Paper.

Cal Ripken certified Instructor and Coach

NCHSSA certified Umpire/Official Carolinas Umpire Association

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