supervisor/manager/QC manager
Resume:
Kenneth W. Spees
Greendale, WI 53129
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Profile:
A highly motivated and hardworking professional with over 20 years powder coatings experience and over 3 years of quality control management.
Education:
Shawnee High School, Graduated 1985
Lima, Ohio
Wirenet, Cleveland, Ohio December 2004
Management Leadership
MRA ,Waukesha, WI August 2010
Five Stage Management Course
Experience:
Hentzen Coatings Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin February 2009- Present
Specialty coatings manufacturer
R&D Chemist/QC Manager
• Obtained knowledge of military and epoxy primers.
• Designed the first military powder coating in the United States.
• Improving quality of production batches while overseeing three QC technicians and one lab technician.
• Produced quality work in a timely and safe manner.
Spraylat Corporation, Gainesville, Texas December 2006 – October 2008
A leading manufacturer of specialty powder coatings
R&D Chemist/Production Commercialization Manager
• Solid understanding of architectural formulations (AAMA 2604 & 2605).
• Ability to rework off-spec material and process into finished goods for the purpose of
reducing the cost of raw materials while maintaining the yield of finished powder.
• Monitor the processes of first-time batches from the laboratory setting to the
production facility.
• Improved upon machines’ running capacity and increase yields of finished products.
Seibert Powder Coatings, Cleveland, Ohio October 1995 – November 2006
A leading manufacturer of powder coatings
Senior Chemist/Supervisor
• Strong knowledge of acrylic, hybrid, epoxy, polyester, super polyester and
polyurethane formulations.
• Chart production performance via up-to-date analysis of the most recent production
data. Made recommendations for improvement based on this data and used lab and
engineering resources to explore various options.
• Monitored the performance and productivity of the staff and made procedural or
training revisions as required to support the service level and performance goals.
• Lead the bench research in new technologies as well as revised old formulas.
• Evaluated/qualified new raw materials and managed introduction to production.
• Initiated and advised Statistical Process Control in the production areas.
• Helped troubleshoot existing products and addressed day-to-day production technical
issues.
• Identified production optimization opportunities and generated support through lab
data.
• Evaluated manufacturing capabilities/engineering issues for the transfer of any
manufacturing process between different machines and products. Assisted plant with
color hits.
• Supervisory responsibilities over five chemists. Assigned projects to technicians.
• Provided coaching and guidance by providing clear direction and goal setting using
QS9000 procedures.
• Approved formulations headed to production.
• Provided sales with daily updates on progress of projects.
• Analyzed and reformulated products to reduce costs. Made cost cutting suggestions
for plant processes.
• Updated weekly reports on product development.
• Leader and supervisor of small batch line when Seibert was first established.
Herbert’s Powder Coatings, Columbus, Ohio February 1990 – October 1995
Paint Chemist/Lab Technician
• Formulated coatings and handled customer inquiries.
• Performed hands-on work at the bench.
• Helped troubleshoot the scale-up process.
• Developed a good understanding of color matching and use of the color computer.
• Conducted weekly inventories of raw materials for lab.
• Provided technical support for sales and marketing to customers.
• Solved moderate to difficult coating formulation problems with the customer
specifications in mind.
• Small batch leader.
Computer Experience:
Excel, Batch Master, Sage, Citrix, Macbeth Color Computer and Visual Manufacturing
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