John F. Riddle, III

Operations Management, Engineering, Quality, Sales, & Energy Consulting

Degreed Engineer and proven leader with over three decades of experience including successful leadership in Operations, Engineering, Energy, Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement, Facilities Management, Training, Manufacturing, Consulting, and Technical Sales in a variety of environments including high volume manufacturing, tier 1 automotive, automated assembly, clothing, commercial appliance, energy services, metal fabrication & stamping, plastic and aluminum molding, paint & coatings, welding, wood finishing, sales, and distribution.

Vice-President of Operations

Oversaw corporate energy services. Trained employees, established goals, developed project tracking documents, worked closely with the President and CFO on division plans, established goals and operations, budgeting, planning, cost analysis, project management, project tracking, sales proposals, EPAct development, new technology research, and sales/support.

Result: Delivered record levels and profit. Several vendor awards for record sales. 100% Customer satisfaction. Vice President / Director of Engineering

Developed systems, procedures, documentation, spreadsheets, case studies, drawing, and proposal format. Performed measurement & verification (M&V) studies, photometric analysis’, savings reports, developed as-builts & work instructions, EPAct documentation, data-logging and customer sales/support. Coordinated Engineering services for 17 years as Director.

Result: Added Engineering expertise that allowed the company to improve efficiency and grow the business. Plant Manager / Engineering Manager

Directed Regal Ware plant-wide operations to record performance levels (within budget) in efficiency, downtime, & quality. Developed and managed operational budgets, P&L, a staff of eight department managers, and up to 550 employees.

Result: Modern era efficiency & utilization records and improved corporate profitability by $450,000.

Formalized and led new Contract Sales division to increase EBITA by contracting available capacity and services. Performed product research, sales, sample development, cost development, proposal presentation, production, & support.

Result: Increased contract sales by $1 million, improved net margins 8%, improved plant utilization 4%, and developed additional accounts worth ~$20 million annually.

Implemented & taught plant-wide Lean Production/Continuous Improvement Toyota/GM training program. Developed LEAN program and materials, trained all employees (included senior executives), and implemented area teams.

Result: Program motivated employees and improved efficiency ~$225,000 annually.

Implemented Cost Savings Program. My projects included: warehouse optimization, molding bridge crane, automated assembly and testing equipment, plating line optimization, WIP reduction, and injection mold installation optimization.

Result: The projects saved the company more than $1,000,000 annually. Quality Manager

Directed problem-solving effort concerning major project defect with new customer. Developed problem analysis plan utilizing statistical tools. Worked closely with customer, OEM Sales, Manufacturing, and Engineering. Demonstrated product improvements and product superiority to competition.

Result: Saved customer account (~$5 million in annual sales) and improved overall customer relations.

Worked closely with OEM Sales to develop and improve customer relations – directly assisted Sales in attainment on new business with Honda, Toyota, Nissan, and Saturn.

Result: Company gained an additional $20 million is OEM Sales.

Developed Quality Technician Training Program. Created, presented, and implemented executive proposal.

Result: Continued training of all employees in SPC and quality techniques, decreased customer complaints

(>10 PPM), and led of plant-wide quality conformance to 99.9%. Efficiency & utilization savings of ~$2.5 million.

Created OEM customer survey program. Included Quality circle team in program development & implementation.

Result: Improved customer relations, decreased complaints (below 10 PPM), and directly led to an additional $3 million in sales. Won more than two dozen Tier1 automotive supplier quality awards. 8725 Ranch Blvd, Little Rock, AR 72223

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Facilities Manager / Engineering Supervisor / Industrial Engineer

Directed primary assembly line start-up. Developed implementation plan, coordinated status meetings, debugged line start- up issues, established processes & procedures, and trained employees in new methods.

Result: Increased productivity $65,000 in first year.

Developed and implemented Skin Pack packaging and labeling system. Formed employee team, researched systems, justified proposal, presented to executive management, implemented, debugged, trained, and established procedures.

Result: Significantly reduced labor costs, improved quality, and increased throughput. Annual savings of $300,000.

Led major product problem solving in plastic molding operations. Use statistical tools, DOE, and team approach.

Result: Implemented permanent corrective action and improved operational procedures and process efficiency. Increased profitability $85,000 and avoided potential loss of previously disgruntled Tier 1 Automotive customer.

Facilitated and led Quality Circle team that gained Wal-Mart business. Team hand delivered letter to Sam Walton. Developed and presented customer presentation to Wal-Mart VP & CEO.

Result: Increased Aftermarket Sales by $10 million, increased margins by ~20%

Implemented Preventive/Predictive Maintenance program throughout facility.

Result: Reduced Maintenance downtime 65%, saved $~620,000 in cost savings QUALIFICATIONS

25+ years of management experience encompassing divisional oversight, plant management, Engineering management, (Project, Industrial, Facilities, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Packaging, Drafting, and Design), Quality Assurance Management, Production Control Management, and Lighting & Energy Engineering Management/Consulting/Sales. Significant experience & skill in these following areas:

• Budgeting, P&L Responsibilities • Case Studies • Cost Reduction & Justification

• Construction Projects • Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering • Continuous Improvement/Kaizen/Lean

• Design for Manufacturing • Job Bids/Govt. Contracts • LEED/Green Energy

• Lighting & Energy Engineering • Measurement & Verification • New Product/Process Development

• OSHA Environmental Compliance • Problem Solving Programs • Project Management

• Proposal Development (RFP/RFQ/RFI) • Quality Circle Management • Quality Systems (6 sigma, Tier 1 Auto)

• Sales, Development, & Support • Software Implementation (Incl. MAPICS) • Strategic Planning

• Training Programs ( Taught: Lean, Quality Circles, TOPS II, QOS, DFM, Strategic Planning, Auditing, SPC 1-3, EPACT,…) Career Highlights

• President 2001 - Present

JR3, Inc., Little Rock, AR

Engineering, consulting, project management, & technical sales for several companies and ESCO’s including contracts with:

• Vice-President of Operations/Engineering, Atlas Global Energy Solutions, Boston, MA 2017 - Present

• Vice-President of Operations, Curtis Stout, Inc., Little Rock, AR 2015 - 2017

• Director of Engineering, Excel Energy Group, Little Rock, AR 2001 - 2017

• Plant Manager, Asst. General Manager, Engineering & Facilities Manager 1997 - 2001 Regal Ware, Inc. Jacksonville, AR (cookware, appliances, contract services)

• Quality Assurance Director 1995 - 1997

Frigidaire Commercial Products, Conway, AR (commercial refrigeration)

• Manufacturing Services Manager 1993 - 1995

Central Moloney, Inc. Pine Bluff, AR (transformers)

• Engineering Manager, Quality Manager, Engineering Supv. 1988 - 1993 Stant Manufacturing, White Hall, AR (fuel cap, radiator cap, rollover valve)

• Production Control Manager and Industrial Engineer 1985 -1988 Ben Pearson Manufacturing, Inc. Pine Bluff, AR (Archery/Himalayan Ind./Tubemaster/Welsco Welder) EDUCATION & TRAINING

B.S.I.E., University of Arkansas (1985) M.S.E., University of Arkansas Graduate Institute of Technology APICS: Production and Inventory Control Ford Motor Company: Tops II, DFM, Quality Operating Systems General Motors: Lean Manufacturing, Strategic Planning LEED: Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Tennessee & Associates: Managing for Continuous Improvement, 6 Sigma Zenger Miller: Frontline Leadership

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