Patrick C. Berendt

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Elkhart, In. *6514

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Email: adxy5o@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY:

Fifteen years of providing practical and dependable leadership as a Department Manager and Production Supervisor in the pharmaceutical, plastics and printing industry. A proven team player and problem solver whose observational, analytical and recording skills have provided cost reduction, process improvement and customer service solutions to manufacturing and budgeting problems.

EDUCATION

B.S. Chemical Engineering University of Wisconsin Madison, Wi.

OTHER TRAINING AND SEMINARS:

Graphic-Expo Sales Seminar Elkhart Binding Inc. 2002

DreamWeaver/Intro Website Training Elkhart Binding Inc. 2001

LearnKey Computer Training Elkhart Binding Inc. 1999

Graphic-Expo Finishing Dept. Seminar Elkhart Binding Inc. 1998 Graphic-Expo Sales Seminar Elkhart Binding Inc. 1996

FDA Compliance Seminar Whitehall Laboratories 1990 Dale Carnegie Course Whitehall Laboratories 1987

Supervisory Skills Whitehall Laboratories 1983

Industrial Supervision 357 Whitehall laboratories 1981

COMPUTER SKILLS: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, all versions 2000 and the internet.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ELKHART BINDING INC.

Elkhart, In.; January 2010 to Present

Operations Manager – Responsible for the total manufacturing operations of a small book bindery including scheduling, purchasing, materials management, inventory control and customer service. Duties include shipping and receiving, human resource management and the hiring process, maintenance and the direct supervision of four associates.

Reduced inventory and saved $20K annually with an extensive historical and current experience study on sales. Eliminated outdated inventory and the need for overnight shipments on critical items allowing for timely shipping of customer product.

Purchased and rebuilt used collating equipment that saved $3K and improved production on a 50K book order.

Improved quality by developing a weighing method that insured high quality book collating and eliminated customer returns.

Developed production method for Wire-O binding with a production rate comparable to automatic equipment saving $22K in equipment cost.

Purchased used tooling and rebuilt for $150 to improving production by 50% and saving $5K annually.

IBR PLASMA CENTER

South Bend, In. August 2009 to November 2009

Assistant Manager – Assisted Center Manager in preparation of daily reports and OM reports. Completed PMR report from DMS data as needed. Trained in use of DMS. Trained in Plasma Processing, Pre-Screening and Screening. Participated im management meetings. Assisted center in passing FDA audit. Filled in for call-offs in Pre-Screening, Screening and Plasma Processing. Took soft good and non-soft goods inventory and entered into DMS. Processed waste plasma into waste container. Assisted Center Manager in relieving bottlenecks at Center. Assisted in validation of equipment.

LOUISIANA PACIFIC INC.

Middlebury, In. August 2006 to November 2008

Supervisor II – Responsible for supervising up to seven employees in a plastic extrusion operation that manufactures pre-finished moulding for the housing industry. Supervised one maintenance mechanic to insure continuous operation and request work to be done on other maintenance and safety issues.

Duties included quality assurance checks every two hours and attending quality audit meetings, monitoring of machine schedules with recommendations. Our goal to maintain a perfect on time delivery record. Daily checks were made to ensure tooling was ordered in a timely manner and work orders issued to clean tooling as required. I also conducted weekly tailgate meetings and monthly safety meeting to meet company safety metrics. I also did monthly inventory of raw materials. My HR duties were to monitor vacation and personal holiday requests and review employees annually.

ELKHART BINDING INC.

Elkhart, In.; August 1996 to August 2006

Operations Manager – Responsible for the total manufacturing operations of a small book bindery including scheduling, purchasing, materials management, inventory control and customer service. Duties include shipping and receiving, human resource management and the hiring process, maintenance and the direct supervision of four associates.

Reduced inventory and saved $20K annually with an extensive historical and current experience study on sales. Eliminated outdated inventory and the need for overnight shipments on critical items allowing for timely shipping of customer product.

Purchased and rebuilt used collating equipment that saved $3K and improved production on a 50K book order.

Improved quality by developing a weighing method that insured high quality book collating and eliminated customer returns.

Developed production method for Wire-O binding with a production rate comparable to automatic equipment saving $22K in equipment cost.

Purchased used tooling and rebuilt for $150 to improving production by 50% and saving $5K annually.

MORTON GROVE PHARMACEUTICALS

Morton Grove, Ill.; December 1994 to July 1996

Compounding Manager – Responsible for scheduling and planning of batches to be produced. Wrote SOP’s, assigned tasks for building and equipment maintenance Conducted GMP, SOP and equipment training of associates. Maintained inventory and ordered supplies. QC responsibilities included verifying addition of controlled substances and determining batch yields. GMP responsibilities included maintaining equipment and training logs, equipment inspection and maintaining FIFO of raw materials and reviewing batch records.

Saved $100K annually in direct labor and overtime with the establishment of standards for batch mixing process on 25 different products. Verified actual labor costs by time study and adjusted cost standards for new pricing policy.

Developed a cleaning method which resolved a problem rejection rate by bacteria contamination.

APEX PHARMACEUTICALS

Elkhart, In.; November 1993 to June 1994

Manufacturing Department Manager – Responsibilities included validating process equipment. Assisting QA in the validation of manufacturing process. Writing SOP’s for cleaning and operation of equipment. Providing technical assistance in manufacturing.

Rebuilt and installed IWT and Continental water deionizer

WHITEHALL LABORATORIES

Elkhart, In.; December 1980 to November 1991

Bulk Supervisor – Responsible for scheduling, raw material requisitioning, inventory control, troubleshooting, and associate training in the Bulk Production Department. Duties included supervising up to 15 employees on second shift in the manufacturing of tablets and liquids and coordinating with QA to insure adequate staffing for production and product testing and maintaining GMP standards on the production floor. QC responsibilities included making weight and hardness testing of tablets, weight checks of capsules, moisture checks of granulation and verifying raw material additions and product yield of liquid products. GMP responsibilities included maintaining equipment logs, equipment inspection and reviewing batch records.

Established valve tagging system and valve diagram for liquid products reducing errors due to improper valve settings and eliminating product loss and saving $100K per year.

Improved material handling by initiating the use of pallet dollies reducing production delays in critical areas.

Implemented and monitored employee training log to insure that employees were adequately trained in all jobs in the department, therefore decreasing productivity losses.

PERSONAL

Single

Renter

US Citizen

Professional Organizations: AICHE American Institute of Chemical Engineers

UW Alumni Club, Indianapolis Chapter

Enjoy golf, and bowling

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