J. DAVID BOBAK

**** ** **, ****

Bradenton. Florida 34209

941-***-****

ad45zc@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Experience UNIVERSAL INDUSTRIES, INC. Cedar Fall, IA (temporary assignment – contracted position) 2007 -2008 (steel fabricators of industrial elevators and tube conveyors)

Director of Manufacturing

Responsibilities: Managed all aspects of a 70 employee, $12 million, 110,000 sq. ft. union facility

Accomplishments: Surpassed forcasted production levels 85% of the time (company reached forecasted levels only once

in the years prior to my arrival)

* Achieved record production levels 70% of the time

* Increased on-time delivery from 20% before my arrival to 96% after my arrival

* Chaired company in union negotiations - contract ratified after only 3 days of negotiations

* Kept 100% of spending within budget

ROUSSELOT CORP. - Dubuque, IA and SPECIALTY MINERALS, INC - Mt. Vernon, IN 2006-2007 Responsibilities:

Rousselot: (gelatin manufacturer)

* Managed an $8 million capital equipment project for a 60 employee, 120,000 sq. ft facility - project included equipment process design, implementation, and installation

* Managed 10 maintenance, engineering, and electrical employees, plus 11 contracted technical vendor companies

Specialty Minerals: (minerals processor)

* Managed all technical aspects of a 65 employee, 200,000 sq. ft. facility, including engineering, mechanical

operations, and capital improvements

* Managed 15 engineering, maintenance, and technical employees, plus 10 contracted technical vendor companies Accomplishments:

Rousselot:

* 100% of the $8 million capital spending project for equipment and installation was completed on time with no production schedule interruption, and 30% of the project was completed ahead of schedule

* Negotiated a 10% price reduction from vendors for the equipment project

Specialty Minerals:

* Directed the purchase of Critical Parts, which increased up-time by 7%

* Found local vendor for specialty turbines, which reduced repair costs by 37%

EAGLE OTTAWA, LLC - Waterloo, IA (automotive leather manufacturer) 2003 - 2005

Facility Manager

Responsibilities:

* Managed the facility portion of a 245 employee. SI 25 million, 170,000 sq. ft. union manufacturing plant and

adjacent Waste Water Pretreatment plant

* Managed 24 engineering, maintenance, and technical personnel, plus 18 contracted technical vendor companies * Directed $6 million in capital expenditure spending, including process design, implementation, and installation

Accomplishments

* Spearheaded the purchase and installation of a $3 million hide conditioning system that increased throughput by 15% and reduced headcount by 6 (yearly savings of S300K)

* Led the engineering and maintenance initiatives for obtaining TS 16949 certification

* Negotiated with engineering contractors to reduce their prices by an average of 10%

COLLINS & AIRMAN CORP. - Springfield, TN & Zanesville. OH 1999 - 2003

(vinyl and foam forming automotive acoustical products for automotive interiors)

Engineering Manager / Acting Plant Manager Springfield, TN

Responsibilities:

* Managed all engineering aspects of a 450 employee, $87 million, 200,000 sq. ft. union facility

* Managed 40 engineering, maintenance, environmental and technical personnel, plus 28 contracted technical vendor companies

* Member of select management team that directed the and restructure of the facility in order to create profitability

* Implemented and ensured that the facility utilized Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen practices

Performed Plant Manager duties 40% of the time (when General Manager worked on special projects)

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Accomplishments:

* Created facility profitability 4 months after the select team’s creation - the facility had incurred losses of $6 million and $8 million the 2 years prior to the team’s creation

* Led the technical initiative for obtaining ISO14001 and TS16949 certification

* Introduced and implemented Maintenance PM programming, which resulted in an uptime of 98% for 22 work cells Engineering & Maintenance Manager - Zanesville, OH (promoted to Springfield, TN facility in 2000)

Responsibilities:

* Managed 16 in-house engineering, maintenance, and environmental and safety personnel for a 600,000 sq. ft. union manufacturing facility

* Implemented and ensured that the facility utilized Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen practices and adhered to ISO 14001 standards

* Upgraded equipment and processes, and improved quality in order to make company attractive for purchase

Accomplishments:

* Used financial information to recommend and direct the elimination of two unprofitable lines and the enhancement of he premier product lines, which caused a $12 million turnaround in profitability within 15 months

LPS TECHNOLOGY, INC. - La Grange, OH (steel fabrication) 1997-1999

General Manager

R esponsibilities:

* Managed an 80 employee, S9 million, 100,000 sq ft manufacturing facility that was reorganization of the company

* Spearheaded the reorganization of the company

Accomplishments:

* Utilized my knowledge and expertise to bring the company out of bankruptcy and turn it into a profitable organization in 15 months, which resulted in the company being absorbed by the parent company

* Named supervisors who provided training and guidance to the employees.

Independent Technical Agent plus Hi-Vac Corporation Consultant - OH. WV. PA 1991-1997

(Pressure relief valves, regulators, separators, pumps, heat exchangers, air handling, control equipment)

Responsibilities:

* Represented industrial equipment suppliers and service contractors in order to engineer products into companies such as DuPont, GE, PPC, Amoco, Chevron, Shell, and Allegheny Power

Accomplishments:

* Achieved a 30% increase in territorial sales

DANA CORPORATION - Charlotte, NC & Toledo, OH 1983-1991 Plant Manager Charlotte, NC (machining,assembly and distribution of re-manufactured clutches, universal joint drive-lines) Responsibilities:

* Managed a 70 employee, $18 million, 50,000 square feet company, with responsibility for the manufacture and distribution of product to customers

* Managed 9 direct reports, including engineering, production, inventory, quality, and human resources * Accountable for profitability of the plant and P&L reporting * Responsible for organizing the relocation of the plant to another state

Accomplishments:

* Directed a 100% increase in productivity and efficiency within 4 months of being hired, resulting in the decision by Corporate to reverse its initial plan of relocating the plant

* Increased R.O.I. from 37% at time of hire to 81%

Product Engineer Toledo, OH (promoted to Charlotte, NC facility in 1987)

Responsibilities:

* Designed and developed universal joint drive-lines for mobile off-highway and vehicular OEM accounts

* Developed and maintained domestic and international account relations

Accomplishments:

* Maintained 100% retention of existing customer accounts while increasing customer base by 25%

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Business Prerequisites towards an MBA

University of Toledo, Toledo, OH Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC

Industrial Education:

Kaizen (College) Principles, ISO 14001 Internal Auditing Certification, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Quality Management, Plant Staff Planning, Division Staff Planning, International Management Principles, Corporate Sales Techniques, Plant Negotiations and Communication

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