Engineer Sales Representative

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FREDERICK M. BROWN

***** ******** ***** • Baton Rouge, LA 70817

256-***-**** (mobile) • ******@*****.*** (email)

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Degreed chemical engineer with 24 years of experience in process engineering, industrial sales and account management, technical supervision, operations supervision, application of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies and business team leadership. An experienced, data-driven professional with excellent problem solving, technical, and communication skills. CORE OPERATING AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Project Management

Production Supervision

Cost Control & Financial Analysis

Technical Supervision and Leadership

Cross and Multi-functional Teams

Customer Relationships and Customer Focused Selling

Problem Solving & Change Management

Process and Product Understanding

Leadership and Communication

Process Optimization

Lean Manufacturing Practices

Safety Standards/Compliance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LION Elastomers, Geismar, LA May 2018 – Nov 2019

Senior Production Engineer Feb 2019 – Nov 2019

Responsible for providing production engineering support to the assigned EPDM areas for efficient daily operations

Published routine grade changeover documentation for the successful implementation of transitional plans

Tracked daily production throughput, identified shortfalls and developed CI plan to prevent future reoccurrence

Achieved 85% attainment of target changeover scrap production vs. target

Provided PHA and PSM action item closure through investigation and implementation of suggested and generated solutions Production Manager May 2018 – Feb 2019

Responsible for daily operability of 300M lbs/year EPDM Rubber manufacturing operations to include EHS, Productivity, Quality and Personnel Management

Successfully managed 7 direct salaried reports and indirect supervision of 55+ hourly and salaried production personnel

Led department efforts to lower plant incident rate by 10% through focused daily accountability of EHS goals and objectives

Increased overall production throughput by 8% through implementation of manufacturing strategy that held all areas of production responsible and accountable for daily production and quality of products produced

Led 10% reduction of customer quality complaints by identification of high causes and effects and development of CI program to eliminate these sources

Axiall, a Westlake Company, Plaquemine, LA Aug 2014 – May 2018 Senior Process Engineer July 2017 – May 2018

Provided process engineering support to the PVC unit for implementation of both routine maintenance & capital projects

Published Process Design Basis (PDB) for expensed maintenance and capital projects

Provided PHA and PSM action item closure through investigation and implementation of suggested and generated solutions Production Superintendent Aug 2014 – Jul 2017

Responsible for daily operations of 1.25B LB VCM operations unit to include EHS, Quality, Productivity, and Personnel Management

Successful direct supervision of 5 salaried supervisors and indirect supervision of 52 hourly employees

Implemented personnel management plan delivering the appointment of 3 new supervisors & implementation of hourly employee restructuring

Facilitated Drive to Zero, P.A.C.E. and Culture Change strategies by ensuring training of unit personnel, sharing of incidents and daily implementation of principles

Developed and delivered updated New Employee Manual, streamlined operator qualification program and developed strategy for replacement of operations personnel due to attrition

Restructured daily accountability meetings to include supervisor-led component and escalation of critical needs by supervisor, resulting in increased overall communication and productivity 2

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, Continued

3M Company, Guin, AL Oct 2011 – Aug 2014

Focused Factory Manager Oct 2011 – Aug 2014

Responsible for daily operations of assigned areas to include EHS, Quality, Productivity, Customer Satisfaction, and Personnel Management

Successful management of business with > $100MM SVOP utilizing 3 Supervisors, 4 Engineers, 2 Supply Chain Professionals and 83 hourly employees

Directed reduction in Incident Recordable Rate from 6.3 to 3.2 through implementation of a focused Safety Improvement Plan

Led assigned department in achievement and exceedance of LSS savings target resulting in > $ 3.65MM in savings

Coordinated 69% reduction of quality metric from 15,297 to 4,787 DPPM and reduced total warranty cost from $2.3MM to $381M 3M Company, Decatur, AL May 2004 – Oct 2011

Production General Supervisor Jan 2011 – Oct 2011

Responsible for daily operations of assigned areas to include safety and productivity, attendance goals, and overtime management

Managed 5 crew supervisors with responsibilities including work direction, goal setting, performance management, and disciplinary enforcement

Indirect Supervision of 56 hourly personnel assigned to extrusion coating makers, converting slitters, and packing areas

Responsible for implementation and enforcement of policies and procedures for all assigned areas

Led continued integration of Lean Six Sigma into the framework of assigned areas Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Mar 2008 – Jan 2011

Led project to reduce DBEF II product startup time from baseline of 56 hours per event to approximately 12 hours saving $1.6MM annually

Implemented suggested changes in the production personnel staffing to reduce from a 15 member person crew to 13 resulting in an approximate annual savings of $350M

Implemented standard work for the winder and unwind areas

Consolidated roll formation grading in HP 3000 production reporting system to eliminate waste of motion by production operators

Instituted airlock packing and delivery of packaging kits via Material Delivery System

Eliminated gluing of jumbo roll boxes to the pallet which resulted in the elimination of a process step in the packaging area

Consolidated labels on jumbo roll boxes which removed redundancy and waste from the packaging process

Identified potential further reduction of manpower from 13 to 12 which could result in approximately $250M annually

Led BB project to reduce premask consumption that could result in approximately $4MM in annual savings

Led BB project to qualify Decatur resin into Greenville films to reduce outsourcing of resin from external supplier resulting in

$1.4MM savings annually

Conducted LSS Overview Training for approximately 45 new production employees Production General Supervisor Mar 2006 – Mar 2008

Supervised 12 production shift supervisors and indirectly supervised 98 hourly employees

Responsible for setting and meeting production goals and metrics

Implemented productivity charts in assigned production areas and transitioned from manual charts to OIP

Implemented safety programs and procedures that resulted in zero lost time accidents and environmental releases

Implemented policies and procedures to reduce PIV incidents resulting in final 2 of 3 months in 2007 being incident free

Maintained production attendance for assigned areas 2.5% above a target of 95.2%

Overtime for assigned areas was 12% versus a goal of 15%

Coordinated placement of 30 new employees and supervised successful crew balance of production personnel to gain optimum crew experience level

Directed and coordinated selection of 3 new crew supervisors and aligned them based on their strengths and weaknesses to meet the needs of the crews being supervised

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, Continued

Technical Team Leader May 2004 – Mar 2006

Led technical team and supervised 5 direct reports

Responsible for technical leadership and management

Conducted a successful interview and hiring process for open requisition for a product engineer

Provided technical leadership and management for B15 NDC Melt Project Implementation resulting in 30% overall increase in production capacity for PEN and CoPEN resins

Initiated process improvements to allow for YTD Bldg. 15 critical costs of $0.132/lb below goal

Achieved a critical cost in Bldg. 19 that was $0.237/lb versus a goal of $0.250/lb during a period of increased productivity and scheduled downtime

Directed process improvements that resulted in resin processing units achieving OEE above the targets 3M Company, Nashville, TN Jan 2000 – May 2004

Sales Representative

Developed and maintained customer relationships with key and strategic accounts producing a $3.5MM account portfolio

Effectively managed division business in assigned geographic territory resulting in 7% sales growth versus a 3% target

Coordinated key channel partners to maintain and increase sales of division products

Developed plans to utilize company resources to learn best practices and selling skills

Identified new product and application opportunities using assigned resources and tools adding $150M of new business to portfolio

Conducted regularly scheduled channel partner planning and review meetings and training sessions with sales representatives

Participated in division marketing programs and promotions generating $100M of new sales for account portfolio 3M Company, Decatur, AL Jun 1995 – Jan 2000

Resin Process Engineer

Coordinated new product formulation scale-up on batch Polymer Process

Conducted process optimization studies for batch PET Polymer Process

Horizontal Bead Mill Upgrade Project Team Leader

Developed and maintained tracking tool for major batch process DCS upgrade

Conducted PHA analysis for OSHA PSM covered process on PET process and equipment upgrades

Provided Provox DCS program logic troubleshooting and corrective action

Developed and maintained Process Control Standard and Standard Operating Procedure Library

Coordinated and conducted SPC implementation and process capability analysis to reduce process variation EDUCATION, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering - Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification - 3M Company, Decatur, Alabama Lean Six Sigma Training - 3M Company, St. Paul, Minnesota Lean Applied Training - 3M Company, Nevada, Missouri LPA Training - 3M Company, St. Paul, Minnesota

COMPUTER SKILLS

Software Packages: OSIsoft PI System, SAP, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access), Microsoft Project, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Publisher, Lotus Notes, Minitab statistical package, Visio, Siebel Account Management Software

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