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Work Experience:

City State Years of Service City State Years of Service Rockford Illinois 2018-2019 Buffalo Grove Illinois 2002-2004 Portage Michigan 2017-2018 Woodstock Illinois 1997-2002 Holland Michigan 2008-2017 Buffalo Grove Illinois 1986-1997 West Branch Iowa 2004-2006 Waukegan Illinois 1979-1986 Virotek, Efoora LLC.

Plasticraft, Inc.

Courtesy Corporation

Cherry Electrical Products

Pyramid Plastics

W L Molding of Michigan, LLC.

Shooters Billiards, LLC.

Plastic Products Company

Kamlesh Patel

1636 N. Rockwell Street, Unit, 101, Chicago, IL 60647 Core Competencies: • Visionary Leadership & Accountability • Safety First Philosophy • Key Employee Development • Cost Management • Organizational Restructuring, High Stake Negotiations & Influence • Operations Planning • Customer & Vendor Management • Manage Global Procurement Team Through Collaborations Driving & Delivering High Impact Sustainable Results • Capacity Planning • Infrastructure Planning • Business Acumen • Resource Management • Customer-Centric • Beginning To End Thinking Strategy Mindset • Development & Leadership Focus • Agility • Capital Equipment Purchases, Growth, Expansion, & Start-Up Experience • Lean & Continuous Improvement Strategies • Exceptional Follow-Up Techniques • Union and Non-Union Environment Experience.

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Job Function: Direct Report To Ownership, Servant Leadership With Empathy, Plant Management, Business, Multi-Plant Experience, Manufacturing & Production, Travel, Operational Excellence Mindset, Day-To-Day Operation Responsibility, Change Management, Facilitation Skills, Promote & Foster Continuous Improvement Across The Organization, Problem Solving, Sustainable Business Development, Lean Initiatives, Proficient In Customer Value Creation, Positive, "Can Do" Attitude, Urgently Seek, Lead, Drive, & Innovate Methods To Improve Processes, Cycle Times, & Customer Service Levels, Deliver Strategic Results In Conjunction With Organizational Goals & Objectives, Culture Change & Awareness, Experience With Implementation & Development Of Operational Tools Such as 6-Sigma, 5-S, CGMP, ISO-9001-2015, AS-9100, FDA 21 CFR, ISO 13485, Toyota Production System (TPS), IATF 16949:2016, Class 10,000 FDA, & Class 100,000 Cleanroom Experience, Risk Management Producing Diagnostic & Other Devices For The Medical Industry, Resiliency, Ensure Production Equipment, Human Resource Requirements, & Planning Are Executed To Meet & Exceed Customer Expectations, Manage Projects Related To Capital & Continuous Improvement Effectively, Motivate, Develop, Direct, & Identify The Best Employees For The Job, Strong Work Ethic With Exceptional Integrity, Recruiting & Interviewing At All Levels. Responsibilities: Critical Member Of Plant Leadership Team With P & L Responsibility, Front-Line Management Of Production Operations, Secondary Department, Assemblies, Machinery, Processing, Responsible For The Front-Office & Plant Members Including Sales, Customer Service, Human Resources, Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, Scheduling-Program Manager, Mold, Machine, Building Maintenance, Shipping, Receiving, And All Department Leaders. Responsible For 0 Safety Target, EH&S, Manning & Labor, Overtime Reduction, Improvements With Efficiencies, Scrap, Managing On-Time Deliveries, Daily Budget To Sales Monitoring, Raw Material, In-Process, & Finished Goods Inventory & Other Measurable KPI's. Team Building Facilitation Throughout The Organizational Chart, Growth Development Opportunities For Employees Through Performance Reviews, Training, Mentoring, & Succession Planning To Include Cross-Training Members Across The Board. Develop & Deploy Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annual, & Annual Meetings Communicating With Employees The Operating Plans To Business Strategies, & Align Accordingly. Drive Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) To 98% Or Better While Providing Customers With Quality Product, Internal Accurate Production Reporting, Scrap, Downtime, & Other Methodologies That Yield Precise Information Making Sound Business Decisions. Technical Capabilities: •Mold Validation •"Hands-On" Approach •Front-Line Employee development •Excellent Conflict Management, Leadership, and Collaboration Skills With The Ability To Assemble & Manage Multiple Teams • Strong knowledge of Local, State, & Federal Health & Safety Regulatory Requirements

•Team Performance-Based Management Philosophy With Strict Adhereence To Company Standards & Safety Procedures •Direct and resolve daily process, troubleshooting •Tooling, Engineering, Robotics & Automation expertise, Mold/Machine/Building Maintenance and implement predictive, preventative mindsets to minimize down-time •Past-dues, and other operational interruptions •Scientific and DeCoupled Injection Molding Experience, Single Shot, Multi-Shot, Extrusion, Thermoset, Compression, Limited Blow-Molding •ERP/MRP experience with implementation and launch of IQMS, AS-400, DTR, and Mattec systems •Robust and user- friendly BOM builds to bridge gaps between the front-office and front-lines with alpha-numeric and color-coding methodologies •Swift deployment and actions to reduce unnecessary costs, manage raw material, regrind, color, inserts and manufacturing components, in-process, and finished goods, packaging, and min/max inventory levels throughout the organization •Thorough knowledge of Medical Device manufacturing & Injection Molding Processing, Multi-Shot Injection Molding Systems, Compression, and Extrusion •Cost Reduction through process optimization •Thorough involvement with the start-up of NGR X: GRAN 185-180-W HD line in the recycling industry, •BOPP and non-woven materials were pelletized to meet customer requirements with melt-flow, impact, static flex modules and dynamic sheared modules, and tensile strength requirements •Injection Molding Machines experience including but not limited to Cincinnati Milacron, Van Dorn, Engel, Battenfeld, Newberry, Beloit, H.P.M., Arburg, Krauss Maffei, Nissei, Toyo, Toshiba, JSW. Toggle, Hydraulic, and Electric Machine experience •Front-Line support with accurate information provided to equipment Manufacturers and resolve all issues at installation to minimize interruptions during production •Worked with all levels of the Machine Supplier installation personnel to address all equipment performance issues •Press sizes from 28 Tons to 3000 Tons, Multi-shot press size up to 400 Ton., Rotary molds, Rotary platens, insert-molding for additional over-molding, Multi-Shot resin experiences include ABS over ABS, TPE/TPR over Nylon, including secondary drilling operations, TPE over PP, TPE over Acetal •High volume stack mold experience producing 1.3 MM parts daily with 192 cavity unscrewing molds (96 X 96) and 2.6MM parts daily with 576 cavity push/pull spout molds (288 X 288) for caps and closures with up to 215 zone hydraulic valve gated hot-runner systems. Plant consumed 180,000 LB resin in 24 to 27 hour period daily •Resin Processing including but not limited to: A.B.S., PVC, Polypropylene, Polyethylene, Polycarbonate, Acetals, Glass- filled Nylon, Kraton, TPE, TPR, P.E.T., Copolyesters, LCP, Valox, Polysulfone, Glass-Filled Noryl, Ultem, Acrylic, Styrene, Polyesters, Ryton, Santoprene, Minlon, PEEK, Teflon, TPE, PC/ABS blends, Thermoset Plenco materials, and many more, ink removal from the film in recycling, shred, densify non woven materials and more. Education: Waukegan High School. Completion of Dale Carnegie Management courses. Advanced Careers Training Centers, Inc., Certificate in M.I.MA. Management course, Attended seminars and presentations regarding ISO, Kaizen/Kanban Events, Lean Manufacturing, and 5S training, participated with launches of ISO, QS, TS standardization systems. Twenty-nine years of increased responsibilities "hands-on" experience in the Plastic Industry.