Project Management Continuous Improvement

Rodney Ristow

***** *. ******** **. *******, KS *7226

Phone: 479-***-****

Email: ******.******@*****.***

SUMMARY

A seasoned professional with progressive broad-based experience in manufacturing management in the food and building materials industries. Major strengths in continuous improvement, project management, capital growth, teambuilding, and cost reduction. A dependable, people-oriented manager with a strong technical background who communicates effectively.

• World Class Manufacturing • Organizational Development

• Manufacturing Management • Capital Management

• Six Sigma Greenbelt

Employment History

2/16/21 – 8/16/24 Engineering Manager

Ed Miniat, LLC, Carrollton, GA Engineering Manager: Managed manufacturing engineering for a cooked meat facility during expansion of processes and facility • Implemented automated cooling process for Sous Vide cooked meats. ($1.2M) • Oversaw equipment rebuilds, new equipment purchases, mechanical and electrical installation of production line with flame sear capability into Sous Vide process. Including raw, cook and secondary processing; dicing, slicing and shredding of cooked product through final packaging. ($4.6M) • Managed interior building remodel and new equipment installation to meet and exceed customer requirements for a new product launch. Included removal of existing floors, walls, spiral freezer, subfloor and plumbing while maintaining clean production area adjacent to construction. Installed new plumbing, floors, walls, roof structural support, ventilation units, gas, refrigeration, water, air, fire protection, boiler, fryer, rollstock machines, X- rays, inspection equipment, dumpers, conveyors, scales, etc to support the new product. ($18M) • Directed the purchase of a new boiler to support facility expansion. Boiler room addition was added to the building with new main water supply to the facility to provide for growing water needs. Included new feed water system, steam header, economizer, rental boiler use for 10 months and parking lot alterations.

($5M)

9/8/15 – 2/12/21 Plant Engineer

Tyson Foods, St. Joseph, MO. Plant Engineer: Responsible for managing capital projects for the facility with an annual capital budget of $4-12 million. Two manufacturing facilities with 400K square feet. Producing Hillshire Brands finished products. Oversees and leads the Utilities team of 17 operators and a supervisor. Utilities included the ammonia refrigeration system, steam boilers, air compressors, hot water systems, buildings and waste water.

5/2/13 – 7/31/15 Technical Manager

CertainTeed Siding, McPherson, KS: Manage Engineering, Process Control and Quality Departments in a 25K squares per month production facility. Manage the capital budgeting, equipment installation and qualification, and capitalization of assets to ensure full scope completion on time and under budget. Develop Statistical Process Control for critical parameters to ensure product quality. Integrate World Class Manufacturing (WCM) from classroom instruction to successful WCM teams led by hourly team leaders with full staff support. • Coordinated a $9.2M capital program from forecast analysis through procurement, delivery, installation, and qualification. • Led the plant WCM coordination from foundation training, through wave 1 pilot teams, individual greenbelt certification, and into pillar launch. • Improved process control to shift by shift monitoring and adjustments of critical parameters to maintain quality standards • Developed and maintained Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for the site and exceeded audit expectations. • Launched cost savings of $1.8M annual reduction in raw material cost through careful development of new product mixing while demonstrating proven sustained quality. 1/31/11 – 5/1/13 Engineering Manager

Bimbo Bakeries USA (Formerly Sara Lee Bakery), Wichita, KS: Managed manufacturing engineering aspects and maintenance of bread and bun bakery. • Led the engineering department through change. Moved from firefighting maintenance practices to focus on preventive maintenance to improve equipment reliability. • Implemented utilizing root cause analysis to identify, remove and prevent the same failures from occurring. • Maintained labor and parts budget to meet financial obligations • Engaged with area engineering and local plant needs to provide needed capital to maintain and improve the facility

12/2/02 – 1/28/11 Project Engineering Manager

Kraft Food / Planters, Fort Smith 2006-2011: Implemented plant led engineering team. Developed staff to support $6-12M annual capital budget. Delivered $2.5M million in annual savings to the facility. Projects completed on time and on budget. Worked with departments to develop continuous improvement projects for productivity. Managed projects through the full production cycle from raw material handling to finished goods shipping.

Sr. Production Supervisor

Kraft Foods Cheese & Dairy, New Ulm 2002-2006: Managed staff of 170 hourly employees and four salary employees. Responsible for production, quality, maintenance and sanitation for 8 production lines. Worked closely with R & D to develop new products and packaging.

02/2001 - 12/2002 Production Supervisor

Schreiber Foods, Monett, MO: Managed 40 hourly employees in a cheese manufacturing facility producing 150 million pounds annually • Responsible for all aspects of production, receiving, shipping, and quality. • Led the plant in productivity by 10% over other shifts. United States Navy, Various locations Served 10 years in the Navy Nuclear Engineering Field on Submarines Engineering Department Supervisor • Maintained operational readiness and employee certifications to control nuclear powered submarine • Oversaw complete overhaul of nuclear submarine from reactor shutdown, through safety system install, removal of previous equipment, install of new equipment, cold testing, hot testing, initial criticality and final testing and certification of equipment. • Completed rigorous Navy nuclear training program encompassing electrical, mechanical, heat transfer, fluid flow, piping systems, propulsion, nuclear theory, chemistry, radiation and contamination controls and hands on certification on all systems

Education History

Nuclear Engineering

Vocational School Certificate

U.S. Navy, Idaho Falls, ID

Physics

Bachelor's Degree

University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

Occupational Licenses, Certificates and Training

07/2017 Boiler Operator

Tyson Foods

05/2016 Ammonia Operator

Garden City Ammonia Program

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