Simon Ofosu Lilburn, GA *****

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Summary

Strategic Productivity Planning / Data Analytics/ Project Management /Global Leadership / Organizational Behavior /Process Improvement / Leader of Innovation & Change / Diverse Products and Services / StageGate-DMAIIC/CIP DOE/Minitab

Seasoned Engineer with career record of achievement developing and directing strategic initiatives in ever-changing, dynamic manufacturing environments. A visionary leader with acute business acumen and expertise in implementing procedures that enhance productivity and profitability, while providing consultancy to engineers and technicians to achieve organizational objectives.

Recognized as an industry leader with a doctorate in Business Administration, Management, and a Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering with a focus on Polymers and Polymer processing. Holder of multiple patents for inventions that protect company’s intellectual assets that reach production.

Areas of Expertise:

• Strategic Global Implementation

• Global Business Operations

• Strategic Planning & Execution

• Organizational Behavior

• Technical Report Writing • New Product & Service Launch

• Process Reengineering

• Cost Savings & Reduction

• Leading Innovation & Change

• Solution Leadership

— Career Accomplishments —

Patented seven inventions to protect intellectual assets, which reached production for multiple industries.

Recipient of “Get out of the Door” award for launching new product in the market place.

Successfully compounded and extruded polymers such as LLDPE, MPE, PP, Nylon and SBR for Films and Fibers.

Developed and established an on-line rheometer as a valid process and product control tool.

Developed and produced a tougher container for Conoco-Phillips

Established multilayer process for barrier containers with PET, EVOH, PCTFE, PA, and HDPE.

Professional Experience

MTIG- Medtronic Plc. – North Haven, CT

Manufacturing Engineer (06/2018 to Present)

Provide oversight in the absorbable sutures group with responsibilities to improve up time yield of manufacturing the sutures from the wind and unwinding process through to the braiding process.

Selected Contributions:

• Investigate CAPA on current quenching bath of polymer extrusion system.

• Improve and speed up of pre-braiding and winding process at PDBMF winding unit of operation to allow for improvement of the branding process.

• Lead and facilitate process improvements utilizing lean tools including Six Sigma techniques, such as DMAIIC, A3, for cost reduction, and to identify root cause of failures.

• Establish validation strategies for IQ/OQ/PQ for pieces of manufacturing equipment.

• As a project team lead, apply project management skills and tools to manage time line, scheduling and resources for capital and continuous improvement projects.

Contract at J&J-Ethicon Inc. – Cornelia, GA

Manufacturing Engineer (01/2015 to 6/2018)

Provide oversight in the absorbable sutures group, with responsibilities to improve the yield of manufacturing the sutures from the wind and unwinding process through to the braiding process.

Selected Contributions:

• Modification of pre-braiding winding process at Ethicon winding unit of operation to allow for improvement of the branding process.

• Lead and facilitate process improvements utilizing lean tools including Six Sigma techniques for cost reduction, and to identify root cause of failures.

• Establish validation strategies for IQ/OQ/PQ for pieces of manufacturing equipment.

Argosy University – Atlanta, GA

Marketing Strategy Analyst (01/2013 to 06/2014)

Held specific responsibilities to collect and analyze data from multiple companies’ financial data to effectively study and compare growth rates for Pharmaceutical drugs after patent expirations. Research utilized the theoretical framework of Structure Conduct Performance paradigm to compare percent growth rate and the performance with respect to three market structure strategies employed by pharmaceutical companies after patents expired.

Selected Contributions:

• Strategically applied intrinsic process control research utilizing DMAIIC methodology to investigate factors to improve yield. Research identified major hitters of yield improvement and addressed the quality issue through reprogramming and equipment modification, which resulted in a 2 to 3 point yield that translates to $250K/point.

• Facilitated feasibility studies in processing braiding machines at higher speeds. Positive result at two times the speed. Wrote System of Record (SOR) to define the equipment specifications and initiated implementation of technology of higher speed at the same quality.

Exide Technologies – Alpharetta, GA

Senior Process Engineer (10/2010 to 05/2013)

Subject matter expert with respect to ensuring processes are capable of producing products per customer specifications, coordinating manufacturing processes geared toward the introduction of new or improved product designs, components, and materials, and facilitated capability studies to analyze resultant data to assist in operational optimization.

Selected Contributions:

• Managed projects in coordination with plant personnel and outside suppliers, and provided technical support to internal personnel and customers.

• Successfully upgraded three assembly lines to meet capabilities of CPK of 1.75, (Short term and Long term) at the Exide Salina Plant.

• Produced products to meet Toyota, Chrysler, and Nissan OE specifications with the installation and validation of a new assembly line with the recipe and inline inspection capability for packing the positive and negative plates. Updated yearly PFMEA of project/process at Exide Columbus Plant.

S&E International Group, Inc.

Engineering Consultant (08/2009 to 10/2010)

Hired to consult on Nonwoven processes which included SB, MB, Wet laid, Dry laid, film properties, fiber properties, fabrics, raw material, PP, PE, MPE, SBE, Polyurethanes, Cellulose and provided project management advice on processes, controls, and rheometers.

Selected Contributions:

• Provided polymer, process, and technical input for the design of the film extruder to maintain stability and increase output-SG & PM.

Consolidated Container Company

Materials Scientist, Development (06/2006 to 07/2009)

Successfully submitted and received approval for new project entitled, Higher Value Barrier Container Growth Opportunity. Proposed investment of $1.5M for new TriEx shuttle machine capable of producing 8M bottles/year, where a 300M/bottle value would return $2.4M/year, resulting in an eight-month payback.

Selected Contributions:

• Produced prototype 98 oz. Minute Maid clear PET bottle for orange juice that is currently in production, and a higher top load container with lower gram weight utilizing new raw material for Conoco Philips.

Jantex Corporation – Buford, GA

Project Manager (01/2001 to 06/2006)

Provided consultancy on scheduling, and handling of process and raw materials for MB products on the MB lines for filtration media. Facilitated consulting on Nonwoven processes, SB, MB, Wet laid, Dry laid, Film properties, fiber properties, fabrics, raw material, PP, PE, mPE, SBE, Polyurethanes Compounded combination of SBR, Nylon, PP, RCP, PBT, PET, EVA, EMA MLDPE with and without compatibles to obtain a favorable product form.

Selected Contributions:

• Managed two production line and the testing laboratory. Analyzed, evaluated, sourced, and coordinated the procurement of new materials to support changes in the cylindrical filtration media for Jante.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation. – Roswell, GA

Product/Polymer Development Engineer, Research Scientist (1991 to 2001)

Liaison for Dow Chemical, Basell, and KC plants, and planned, scheduled, and controlled the commercialization of Down Metallocene Catalyzed Elastomeric Film casted between two fluted PP fabrics as Necked Bonded Laminate (NBL).

Selected Contributions:

• Planned, scheduled, and installed in-line blending and on-line Rheometry to produce higher strength fibers that gained 20% fabric strength.

• Authored technical reports, which included SOP for test methods to analyze the recoverable compliance of polymers via Dynamic Stress rheometer, and developed multiple technical reports including SOP for a test method to analyze the recoverable compliance of polymers via Dynamic Stress Rheometer.

Additional Experience at Kimberly-Clark Corporation as a Scientist II for Neenah Research & Development (1986-1991)

Education and Credentials

Doctor of Business Administration - Management • Argosy University – Atlanta, GA

Master’s Degree, Material Engineering • Drexel University – Philadelphia, PA Concentration: Polymers, Polymer Processing

Bachelor’s Degree, Chemical Engineering • Drexel University – Philadelphia, PA

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