Manufacturing Manager

Richard W. Wake

Home Phone; 770-***-****

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Marietta, GA 30068 *********@*****.***

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I am seeking a Corporate Leadership position with a progressive manufacturing organization, where I can use my knowledge and experience in applying the process improvement elements of Manufacturing Excellence, Lean Manufacturing Methods and Reliability Engineering, in leading manufacturing to Best in Class performance.

Competencies

• Organizational Leadership, with P/L Experience

• Manufacturing Plant Leadership and Multiple Plant Leadership

• Total Productive Maintenance and Maintenance Management

• Reliability Engineering Concepts

• Reliability Centered Maintenance Analysis

• Root Cause Failure Analysis Methods

• Design for Reliability Modeling

• Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

• Analysis of Defect and Failure Patterns

• SMED quick change and set up methodology and “5S”

• Lean Manufacturing Concepts (Six Sigma “DMAIC”, Kaizen and Value Stream Diagnostics)

• Statistical Quality Improvement Methods

EXPERIENCE Nestle Purina (2010 – Present)

Director, Nestle Continuous Excellence

• Lead the development of Manufacturing Operations Excellence strategies

• Implement TPM Work System across 25 US Plants

• Develop and Implement Reliability Engineering Strategies for Manufacturing and Engineering.

• Develop and Communicate OEE Drivers and KPI’s

• Implement Visual Management Controls

• Developed Production Control Plans with Centerline Specifications for all SKU’s

• Implemented Six Sigma DMAIC(Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) Problem Solving

Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products, LLC – Atlanta, Georgia (2003 – 2010)

Director, Manufacturing Operations Excellence

Contributions

Highlights • Leading a team of Engineers and Process Improvement Leaders, with responsibility for driving Manufacturing Continuous Improvement across 225 Manufacturing Facilities worldwide.

• Widely considered an expert in Lean Manufacturing and Reliability Engineering strategies, both in the Corporate and Academic environments.

• Introduced Value Stream Mapping, as a means of identifying value adding transitions throughout the Manufacturing Process and pinpointing waste elimination opportunities, in a Diagnostic Analysis process.

• Implemented Equipment Reliability Performance strategies in five major GP Manufacturing Divisions, which improved overall process and equipment efficiencies by an average 15%

• Implemented work system strategies that introduced the concepts of Operator Basic Care and Operator Performance Ownership. These concepts ultimately reduce Maintenance Workload by approx. 22 - 25% across multiple Manufacturing Divisions.

Riverwood International Corp. – Atlanta, Georgia (1998 – 2003)

Director, Corporate Manufacturing Performance Management

Contributions

Highlights • Developed and implemented Manufacturing Reliability Strategies for the Paper Mill and Packaging Operations.

• Developed and implemented Six Sigma Quality Improvement teams across 14 Manufacturing Sites, which all delivered double digit improvement in end product quality and waste reduction.

• Initiated OEE measures and Manufacturing Excellence Processes, which improved performance from 45% to 79% in the Converting and Packaging Organizations.

• Developed Process Improvement teams, with exceptional Leadership, Process Improvement Knowledge and Problem Solving Capability across all facilities in the Manufacturing System.

General Mills Corp. – Toledo, Ohio (1994 - 1998)

Regional Maintenance and Reliability Improvement Manager / Plant Manager Toledo Manufacturing Operations

Contributions

Highlights • Implemented Reliability Based Maintenance Strategies to the Manufacturing Process, which improved OEE measures on Production Line Equipment from 55% to 80%

• Capacity Improvement delayed $200MM Capital Investment.

• Introduced SMED concepts to the converting and packaging organizations, which improved equipment change over and set up times by 30% to 50% across approx. 60 lines.

• Developed a Front End Loaded Capital Management process, which focused on Reliability, Availability and Maintainability in the design of new assets, with measures of Lifecycle Cost and Performance.

Eastman Kodak Co. – Rochester, New York (1987 - 1994)

Plant Manager, Film Finishing and Packaging Business

Contributions

Highlights • Initiated Workflow Analysis process, which mapped throughput from wide roll entry to finished goods shipping.

• Utilized Workflow Analysis data to streamline production process and eliminate waste.

• Implemented Overall Equipment Effectiveness, as a Reliability Performance measure across all manufacturing lines, to establish baselines measures for Uptime, Speed and Quality.

• Expanded Success with Reliability Engineering Concepts to 10 additional EK Business Units.

EDUCATION STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

B.S., Manufacturing Engineering 1990

Graduated with Cum Laude honors

INTERESTS Avid golfer, and also enjoy bicycling, boating and travel.

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