Process Engineer, Six Sigma, Project Management, SPC, Root Cause Anal.

Brett Evan Hixson

*** ********* ***, ****** ******, SC 29461 517-***-**** ********@*****.***

Professional Experience:

Zodiac – Zodiac North America, SC Feb. 2019 – Feb. 2020

Plant Manager – Summerville, SC

oMember of Executive Staff, Direct report to CEO.

oDelegated Plant Operations with 15 Direct Employees and 10 Indirect Employees.

oReviewed and Monitored Weekly, Monthly KPI and P&L Metrics.

oStructured and Reviewed Semi-Annual Performance Reviews.

oRestructured Plant Environmental Health and Safety Program Resulting in $62,000 Cost Savings/Mitigation.

oLaid out new floor plan for reduced waste and improved visual management resulting in 60% less footprint.

oImplemented primary vendor forecasting model saving both companies 30% cost and reducing lead time by one week for end use customer.

oProject Lead for Lamination transfer generating $100,000 positive impact to EBITDA.

Production Manager – Summerville, SC Apr. 2018 – Feb. 2019

oManaged 42 Direct Employees through 3 Indirect reports.

oStructured Operator Tier I, II, III matrix for direct employees.

oEstablished Equipment Preventative Maintenance plan to improve production downtime from 30% to 10%.

oImproved Productivity from 65% to 90% through Process Improvements involving 5S and Visual Management Process Improvements.

Lead Engineer – Summerville, SC Jan. 2018 – April 2018

oSetup Internal Standard Work Project on a 3-month timeline.

oStructured Engineering Internship Program with Trident Technical College.

oEstablished Standard Times for internal processes.

oStructured and Maintained weekly & monthly KPI reporting Plant Operations.

JW Aluminum – Mount Holly, SC Jan. 2013 – Jan. 2018

Senior Process Engineer – Mount Holly, SC

oLed and assisted other process engineers with project implementations.

oLed environmental initiative to ISO 14001 standards.

oCreated Infinity Statistical Process Control (SPC) software data configurations and projects.

oCompiled weekly SPC data-driven reports on plant Key Performing Indicators.

Process Engineer Consultant – Russellville, AR March 2016 – Sept. 2016

oMulti-site assignment to support interim management during leadership transitions.

oTransitioned best practices using standard work and control plans.

oBuilt system of SPC data collection to drive quality and productivity.

Receiving & Blending Manager – Mount Holly, SC April 2015 – Oct. 2015

oManaged five employees during 6-month emersion program to develop leadership skills.

oManaged raw material blending through to customer specification limits.

oBuilt and implemented standard work and internal audit system for $10,000,000 of raw material inventory.

oTrained in company cultural and business strategy involving: Active Listening, Conflict Resolution, Leading through Motivation & Coaching by Performance and Action.

Process Engineer -- Mount Holly, SC Jan. 2013 – April 2015

oManaged projects focusing on operations utilizing DMAIC and SPC methodology resulting in $262,000 in annual savings while improving on-time delivery and quality to customers.

oCompleted Green Belt Certification Training: Executed DMAIC Methodology, 5 Why, SIPOC, Process Mapping, FMEA, Project Control Plans and other Lean tools, creating $153,000 annual savings.

oLed 8 rapid improvement events in plant-wide operations.

oDeveloped/implemented production documents meeting ISO 9001 Certification.

oUtilized Minitab 17 statistical analysis with quality control and design of experiments to further improve processes.

O-I, Perrysburg, Ohio Sept. 2010 – Jan. 2013

R&D Specialist – Material Science Research & Development

oImplemented and managed development of new department lab.

oDesigned and executed experiments in the lab based on theoretical data using Minitab and six sigma practices.

oSetup and managed multi-site experiments with written reports.

oDeveloped multiple patents for operational processes and co-authored multiple publications on process efficiencies.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry/Biology Minor August 2010

Ferris State University, Big Rapids MI

A.A.S. Industrial Chemistry Technology December 2009

Ferris State University, Big Rapids MI

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification December 2013

JW Aluminum through University of Tennessee

References available upon request.

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