Charles A.C. Pharr – MBA, MLSSBB

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Telephone: 949-***-**** • E-mail: adw4xn@r.postjobfree.com Full Resume Available Upon Request

SENIOR MANAGER – SITE / TECHNOLOGY / OPERATIONS / PLANNING LEADER

/ VP - MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS

Manufacturing Operations Leader Experienced with Team Development, Performance, Process and Profit Improvement. Proven Ability to Learn New Products, Processes and Customer Base while achieving Best in Class Performance.

TOP SKILLS:

Plant P&L and Supply Chain Responsibility Quality & Performance Improvement Automation and Equipment Technology Led Black Belt and Green Belts Med-Device Class II & III Excellence Leader Manufacturing & Facilities Engineering Catheter / Electronics Prod. Development KPI and Metrics Focused Implementation of Lean Manufacturing New Product Development & Launch Environmental / Health & Safety

Sales & Marketing / Commercial Dev.

Team Development & Leadership

Med-Device Business Integration

Time to Market / Time to Volume / VA/VE Multiple Technology Experience UNIQUE VALUE PROPOSITION:

High-Energy, Organizational & Change Leader. Implements controls and develops accurate measurement and reporting techniques that impact virtually all core operating functions. Achieves commitment from the shop floor to the top floor to effectively analyze practices and develop solution-based, strategic action plans. Benefit: Demonstrated success in building, turning around/optimizing a company’s fundamental infrastructure, technologies, processes, and measurement systems to increase revenues and. improve bottom-line.

Process Improvement Expertise. Utilizes manufacturing and management processes including Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Six Sigma, 5S, TQM, Total Productive / Predictive Maintenance, and Total Employee Involvement, as well as critical measurements to achieve throughput and quality improvement. Benefit: Conveys value proposition and gains buy-in from cross-functional groups for the implementation of manufacturing systems to provide total material controls, minimize inventories, reduce costs in high volume production lines and increase productivity, while satisfying customer demands.

Team Management / Performance Optimization. Develops appropriate skills training and instills best practices to create highly motivated, customer-driven and performance-oriented teams. Benefit: Ability to tap the experience of all team members, gaining output from a collaborative effort, a process appropriate for both ongoing and temporary work efforts.

Strategic, Process-Oriented Problem Solver. Strong conceptual, business analysis and crisis management skills with the ability to implement solutions to non-traditional business challenges and thrive in intense and demanding environments. Benefit: Brings a sense of urgency to drive positive organizational change, process redesign, quality improvement, and best practices.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Berkshire Hathaway Group / Lubrizol Life Sciences Corona, CA – 2018 to 2023 (5 + yrs) – $7+ Billion Group

Senior Plant Manager & Technology Leader– Lubrizol Life Sciences, Corona, CA 92879 Key Contributions as Senior Plant Manager & Technology Leader Expanded developed multifaceted Med-Device Catheter product lines for OEMs along with advancing team relationships and responsibilities to further develop and expand areas of Manufacturing Operations Excellence. Direct reports include positions of Controller, Quality, Operations, Manager / Product Development, Facilities and Engineering Management. Charles A.C. Pharr – Page 2 of 4

Key Contributions as Senior Plant Manager and Technical Leader Cont’d: Senior operations leader of complete site operations responsibilities serving the Med-Device Market primarily in Complex Extruded Catheter Products. Responsibilities included organizational restructuring, development and implementation of Manufacturing Excellence, full P&L responsibility, Human Resource, Environmental compliance, Health & Safety and development of operating group centers of excellence across departments.

Led turnaround/improvement plan and operations focus to improve customer service, quality, profitability, and growth. Required - (1) New definitions / method and practices of process capabilities, management skill sets and talents, opportunities to improve profit, and creation/leading of action plans to achieve significant improvement targets and (2) creating a disciplined approach to manufacturing operations to achieve immediate improvements and to serve as a bridge from short term gains to long term sustainability.

Achieved immediate performance objectives for Operations. Implemented lean manufacturing and focused on manufacturing excellence and profitability. Restructuring people and activities to achieve significant results quickly within 2 years.

Key results:

Initiated training and development for Black Belts and Green Belts.

Reduced scrap 50% ($1.3 million).

Improved first time throughput 25%.

Reduced Work In Process 58% ($800,000).

Reduced Dock-to-Dock times by 60%.

Reduced labor cost in key areas 30%.

Ultimately doubled this Contract Manufacturing Med-Device Business within 4 years. B. Braun Pharmaceutical / Irvine, California – 2014 to 2017 (3.5 years) – $10 Billion Group Senior Manager of Technology Transfer of Product and Process – Irvine, CA (1998 to 2002) Key Contributions as Division Product and Process Technology Manager B. Braun International Manufacturing Operations:

Senior operating leader with division-wide responsibility for the planning, staffing, technology, assets and management of four manufacturing facilities producing Med-Device and Pharma Products, including process and facility engineering, Automation, Environmental / Health & Safety, and purchasing activities. Led company’s tactical Technology and Product/Process Team / centralized direction and technology focus for the Group to plan and implement immediate process improvement to support rapid growth phase and sustain future expansion. Required (1) defining and creating unified manufacturing processes and standards for process / product development, quality improvement, best practice operations, and improved internal / external stakeholder service, and (2) measuring processes and operations from a P&L viewpoint and the impact to the bottom line, MUVs, IRR, ROIC etc.

Achieved/surpassed all performance objectives as tasked for the department. Accomplished through implementation of lean manufacturing principles coupled with DFSS TPM, 5S, and Champion training within each team and development activities.

. Key results:

Doubled manufacturing capability for 2-line groups, resulting in $150 million in revenue growth in 24 months.

Improved throughput 48%, accelerated cycle times 36%, and enhanced product performance 15%.

Reduced Work In Process 44% ($12 million).

Reduced Dock-to-Dock times of 54%.

Completed first phase of $21 million capital improvement automation project. Led plant conversion for new facility and automation expansion to transition square footage into a new capacity and space for new multi-compartment IV Bags. Charles A.C. Pharr – Page 3 of 4

Key Contributions with other Companies of Interest: Director of Operations:

DENTSPLY – Dental Implements, Implants, Metals, Plastics (extrusion / injection molding) and Machining – Florida and Mexicali Mexico

General Manager:

Freudenberg Medical – Plastics, LIM, Silicone, Injection Molding, Extrusion, High Velocity Automation and Machining – Los Angeles and Shenzhen China

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Master Lean Six Sigma & Black Belt Certificates 2009 – Villanova University USA (32-week program) Master of Business Administration (MBA), 2006 – University of Liverpool-, UK Bachelor of Professional Studies (BPS - IS), 2004 – New York Institute of Technology, New York, USA AS - AAS, Plastics Manufacturing Technology 1996 – Davidson CC, North Carolina, USA 1 Year BPTA / Mannesmann Plastics Technical Application Course (Jon Goff) Kings Lynn, UK 1993-94 Core Processes:

- Extrusion (single layer & multi-layer Catheters)

- FRP – Composites

Polyester, epoxy systems - Multi-Head / Strand Braiding

- Injection Molding - Stamping

Gas assist Long bed.

Structural foam short bed

Multi-shot High Speed

Insert / Over-molding 30–300-ton presses

15 – 3000-ton press ranges - SMT

- Blow Molding 4 and 6 head

Inject blow - Wave-flow

Extrusion blow Solder based

- Thermoforming - Decorating

Long and short bed Pad print, silk screen, heat transfer

- Assembly - Painting

Full automation integrations (all markets) Robotic systems and reciprocators (all markets)

- Laser Drilling - Laminators

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Tooling:

- Composites, laminar tooling

- Stack tools - Carbide Dies

- High volume hot-runners - Ceramic Die Inserts

- Laminated tooling - Progressive Dies

- Continuous strip tooling

- Film insert / index tools

- High volume connector tooling

- Large part tooling (gr.wt. +25-30 ton)

- Bi-component / multi shot tooling

Certificates:

Share the Knowledge I and II

* GE – Six Sigma

The Philosophy of Leadership

* By Capital Associated Industries 14 days 90.0 hours Management in the Technical Environment

* Rockhurst College 5 days 40.0 hours

Total Quality Management Seminar

* By Total Concepts Worldwide 1 week 50.0 hours

cGMP Guideline Training 16.0 hours GMP Institute Rep ( In-House) FDA Guideline Training for Medical Device Mfg's Conformance Quality Control Training: SPC 120.0 Work Shop (In-House) ISO 13485 Preparation Training; 40 hours (In-House) Rheology modifiers / enhancers; ICI

MRP I and II; 2 weeks

BPCS Training; 1 week Polytechnic Institute

De-Coupled Molding Theory & Practices J. Bozzelli

Polymers/Advanced Concepts and Analysis 16.0 hours Dr. Larry Schmidt Injection Molding & Materials - Raleigh

* 5 days 40.0 hours

The Engel Course Plastics & Machine Ontario, Canada

* By Engel 1 week 52.0 Hours

Prototyping Applications 40.0 hours / 5 days

Rheology and Resins 40.0 / 5 days

Fiber Installer Training 40.0 hours

Certified Installer Training 40.0 hours

Paragon Equipment / Machine Training

Synergy Equipment / Machine Training

Bodine Equipment / Machine Training

Advanced Die Techniques for Stamping ( In-House )

Ceramics Use and Dies ( In-House )

The Bruder Stamping Machine Course ( In House )

Stamping Materials ( In-House )

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