Dennis R. Barrick

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Experience

General Motors 1988-Present

Henkel Chemical Management, at General Motors Powertrain, Tonawanda NY Site Manager – Chemical Management October 2017 – December 2021

Management of a $3,000,000 annual chemical budget purchasing and maintenance of inventories of cutting fluids, wash chemicals, lubricants, and a wide variety of other chemicals.

Provide GM with hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of cost savings annually.

Management of the chemical quality of hundreds of thousands of gallons of coolant and wash chemical solutions used for the manufacturing of GM engines for trucks and SUV’s.

Supervision of a team of 3 technicians and engineers providing the highest level of customer service to General Motors.

Responsible for working with many suppliers accepting bids and maintaining quality and delivery requirements.

Communication with plant management and Henkel management ensuring all contractual requirements are being met for the duration of the 5 year contract.

Inventory management, Purchasing and Logistics

ChemicoMays, LLC, at GMCH (Formerly Delphi) Lockport, NY Site Manager – Chemical Management April 2013 – Oct. 2017 In this position I managed the annual purchase of over $2,900,000 in indirect chemical supplies for the plant that are used in manufacturing large volumes of automotive heat exchangers, over $200,000 in cost savings accumulated in 2015.

Responsible for the gas separation facility generating 46,000scf/hr of bulk nitrogen gas for Lockport production processes. o Manage supply agreement with Air Products to supply bulk separated nitrogen 24/7. o Tracking supplemental liquid nitrogen supply usage, deliveries, and cost. o Responsible for collecting credits from Air Products when contractual limit of annual downtime hours is exceeded. o Main interface with Air Products for bulk nitrogen generation plant upgrade and repair projects which includes H&S requirements and ensuring nitrogen supply and cost requirements are met through project completion.

Responsible for bulk helium tube trailer bulk gas supplies used in GMCH Lockport for leak detection.

Maintaining sufficient inventory of all other indirect chemical supplies in a JIT manner and providing the highest quality customer service are priorities in this position.

Responsibilities include tracking usage, cost, and the introduction of alternative products and process improvements that will reduce costs.

Manage chemical shortages to avoid any interruption to manufacturing processes.

Logistics of indirect chemical supply deliveries to points of use throughout the plant.

Participation in the Hazardous Material Control Committee which approves/disapproves new chemical usage requests throughout the plant.

I possess a diverse technical background, and knowledge of metal working fluids, lubricants, cleaners, gases and a variety of other chemicals utilized in manufacturing.

A professional demeanor, the ability to handle high pressure issues, and a strong work ethic are critical qualities in this position and I strive to exhibit these as a professional in my field. Engineering Test Technician (Delphi – Lockport Technical Center) November 2006 – April 2013

Research and development testing on automotive climate control components such as heater cores, radiators, and HVAC modules. This includes vibration testing, environmental testing, heat dissipation testing.

Operation of various test stands and test instrumentation in support of the engineering department.

Reporting of data to customer as requested.

Troubleshooting equipment to ensure quality data is produced and reported to the customer.

Measurement of the heat transfer properties of automotive heat exchangers such as radiators heater cores and refrigerant condensers.

Measurement of the temperature characteristics of automotive HVAC modules.

Fixture design used in the vibration testing of various heat exchangers, HVAC modules, and other automotive climate control products.

Fixturing, operation, and monitoring of a M.A.S.T. (Multiaxis Simulation Table) in a humidity and temperature controlled environment.

Vibration testing of various HVAC climate control components on vertical and horizontal electric and hydraulic vibration tables. Determination of resonant frequencies and durability testing.

Experience with corrosion testing of a variety of automotive HVAC heat exchange products in a variety of specialty corrosion cabinets.

Site Engineer II - Chemical Management (Quaker Chemical) May 2004 – November 2006

Purchasing and invoicing customer for $100,000 to $225,000 per month in chemical purchases.

Indirect production chemical JIT purchases included thermal degreasable metal forming fluids, wash chemicals, greases, various lubricants, bottled gases, bulk chemicals, and gasoline.

Miscellaneous chemical purchases: floor cleaners, hand cleaners, mold release, hand cleaners, adhesives, and other specialty chemicals as required by the client.

Utilization of Image purchasing/inventory software, and later JD Edwards for ordering and inventory control.

Accomplished interdepartmental and building to building transfers of drums, totes and bottled gases to point of use sites in a 300 acre complex.

Managed purchasing and chemical deliveries without any disruption to production through client bankruptcy in 2005.

Located alternative vendor for a critical chemical priced at $12,000/drum and avoided production disruption. Original vendor ceased doing business with our site due to lack of payment for a past delivery resulting from Delphi bankruptcy.

Managed return and disposal of empty chemical containers such as totes, drums, and gas bottles. Managed ISO 9000 quality system including procedure writing, and audits.

Dennis R. Barrick

716-***-****

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Technical Service Specialist – Chemical Management (Haas Total Chemical Management) July 2003 – May 2004

Performance of inventory of chemical supplies at General Motors Power Train in Tonawanda, NY.

Troubleshooting of mechanical filtering mechanisms for coolant and wash systems delivering chemicals to various machining operations.

Performance of a variety of quantitative laboratory tests of coolant and wash chemical solutions.

Collection of data and maintenance of performance charts indicating the status of measurable chemical characteristics of coolant and wash solutions.

Calculation of quantities of chemicals to add to coolant and wash solutions to maintain desired concentrations. Test Technician – Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Development Group September 2002 – February 2003

Responsible for testing balance of plant components for the solid oxide fuel cell development group.

Responsible for performance mapping and evaluation of process air manifold.

Participated in testing and evaluation of high performance blower utilized for supplying air to the solid oxide fuel cell. Engineer III – Test Stand Development Group June 2001 – September 2002

Responsible as the acoustics engineer for developing the test method, performing data analysis, and authoring the final report on supercharger and compressor noise analysis testing for evaluation for possible fuel cell application.

Participated in performance mapping and durability testing on supercharger being evaluated for fuel cell application.

Authored and developed manuals and procedures for automotive HVAC compressor audit test stand shipped to Delphi Luxembourg.

Proficiency with the use and installation of test measurement instrumentation: oscilloscopes, voltmeters, data acquisition systems, analysis equipment, and a variety of transducers.

Responsible for the identification and specification of instrumentation, transducers, and various other components of test stand development projects.

Noise and Vibration Department Manager September 1994 – June 2001 Management of technicians and engineers attending to various types of noise and vibration tests on automotive HVAC components; Responsible for performance appraisals, discipline, training, and hiring of personnel.

Scheduling and performance of environmental tests in a climate controlled chamber.

Scheduling tests, analyzing data, and reporting data to client.

Technical resource for the lab regarding noise and vibration issues

Maintenance of test procedures and quality systems to ensure A2LA accreditation status of department.

Established a system for tracking test components arriving and leaving the department.

Implemented and maintained equipment database, and scheduled calibrations for transducers and electronic instruments.

Advised management regarding purchase of MB Dynamic's accelerometer calibration system resulting in cost savings.

Purchasing and purchasing recommendations of instruments, transducers, and supplies required for day to day operations.

Instituted test-tracking database for department.

Representation of company to client on a daily basis to ensure client needs are being met. Lab Technician June 1988 – September 1994

Responsible for various noise and vibration tests on automotive HVAC components in the Pressure Pulsation test area.

Lead technician for the Pressure Pulsation testing area. Education

Buffalo State College, Bachelor’s Mechanical Engineering Technology 1986 – 1988 Niagara County Community College Associate’s Science Laboratory Technology 1982 – 1984 Additional Training and Skills

Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI-201*****-*******) 2013 Hazardous Waste Personnel & Emergency Response Training 2013

Section 303, Subtitle C – RCRA

EPA – 4-CFR 262.34(a)(4) & 265.16

Hazmat Employee Training 2013

Section 5107 of the HMTA

US DOT 49 CFR 172, Subpart H

EPA 608 Universal Refrigeration Certification (061*******) 2007 STLE Coolant Management Seminar 2006

Management seminar on handling difficult employees 1995 Management seminar on supervising technical people 1994 Three day workshop on strain gage technology at Micro Measurements, Inc. 1990 Highly competent with Microsoft Office Suite - Excel, PowerPoint, and Word Customer Service

Vendor Relations

Strong verbal and written communications skills

Extensive experience with a union environment

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