Project Management Product Development

GARRETT SCEARCE

706-***-**** ********@*****.*** Martinez, GA 30907

Profile

Highly organized, technical lead advisor for automatic print production. 15 years of experience in lab management, new product development, and project management with an emphasis on 5S, cost reduction, and continuous improvement. Proven industrial knowledge in manufacturing and team building. Self-driven with a unique ability to adapt to manufacturing needs combining vision, creativity, and a technical foundation for manufacturing, decoration, and design principles. professional Skills

Project Management Production Management New Product Development Risk Mitigation Lab management Graphic design Quality Control Technical skills

Adobe Illustrator SAP Excel Qlass QuickBooks Fiix Power-Bi CNC/automation Fanuc robotics programming

Experience

Print Production Technical Lead

Verescence Apr 2021 – Present

Sparta, GA

• Supervise all print technicians with machine changeovers, technical programming, print setups, job on/off preparation, and troubleshooting.

• Propose and execute continuous improvement projects including 5S organization, department upgrades, and machine modifications to improve productivity and reduce downtown.

• Collaborate with cross functional teams on new product integration projects. Acted as liaison between development and production departments to ensure product industrialization aligned with manufacturing capabilities.

• Set daily/weekly production schedules, organize/order production supplies, track PM and work orders progress.

• Use SAP to monitor material movement, order/track production supplies, and collaborate with warehouse movement.

• Developed cycle counts procedures, ink consumption reduction project, and ink lab re- organization project.

• Collaborate with engineering and maintenance departments for seamless transitions of information and machine part modifications through fiix. Project Manager NPD

Verescence Oct 2018 – April 2021

Sparta, GA

• Created full-scope custom glass & decoration estimates and timelines, including production rates, tooling design and cost, headcount, and potential held ware cost.

• Performed detailed assessments of project risks to determine constraints and develop mitigation strategies including pre-production strategies, quality "red flags" and suggested procedures to minimize potential quality risk for claims.

• Lead stage gate and kick off presentations with production and management teams weekly.

• Collaborated with packaging engineers to develop custom multi-material bottle trays, gauges, fittings, and packaging for all new product lines.

• Successfully launch over 138 new products without a customer claim for defects in 2018 Product Development Manager, NPD

Verescence Oct 2016 – Oct 2018

Sparta, GA

• Lead new development projects with precision, focusing on customer expectations, preserving production success, and adapting to manufacturing capabilities.

• Conducted product reviews with sales team and project managers.

• Developed streamlined production timelines and compiled extensive risk analysis reports for an average of thirty decoration quotes per month.

• Accountable for plant-wide graphic design needs for quality department, production artwork, and customer proofs,

Decoration Print Specialist

SGD North America July 2012 – Oct 2016

Sparta, GA

• Provide machine and decoration training to print technicians and machine operators.

• Perform all machine job changes, including programming CNC, Dubuit, Kammann, and manual printing machines.

• Resolve machine set up fine tuning and address print problems to ensure smooth production runs.

Education and professional development

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Broadcast Design June 2005

Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, June 2015, Riverwood Associates, Atlanta, GA Efeso Glue and accessories 5S Group project, June 2017, Sparta, GA. Argo-Efeso Operations Efficiency Improvement Project, May 2023, Sparta, GA.

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