Sr Manufacturing/Facilities Manager

Robert E. Koch

*** ********* **** • Greenwood, Indiana 46142 • • 317-***-****

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Executive Management Professional with experience in operations management, facilities engineering, and executive leadership in both fast paced manufacturing environments and high tech service industries.

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STRATEGIC PLANNING • TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP • SKILLFUL COMMUNICATOR

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• P&L responsibility for a manufacturing location with over $300MM in sales per annum

• Exceptional technical knowledge of plant operations and equipment, 20 years experience in facilities management

• Experienced in the marketing, design and construction of various mechanical engineering projects designed to improve energy utilization and reduce cost.

• 5 years of successful experience with biological research laboratory serving as Facilities Manager. Also served as Safety Officer on technical proposals for laboratory research proposals.

• Adaptive manager using both authoritative and participative leadership styles. Managed union and non-union workforces up to 300 people.

• Solid experience in all phases of manufacturing operations; product development, planning, marketing support, facilities management, inventory control, quality systems, environmental management, employee relations, public relations.

• Exceptional problem solver, driven to succeed, strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, exceptionally good engineering skills.

• Inspirational leader and mentor, works well in team situation.

• Customer driven professional; seeks to meet or exceed the customer’s expectations while achieving a reasonable return

• Excellent communications and presentation skills.

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SELECTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

EXECUTIVE / P&L MANAGEMENT

• Increased plant capacity by 20% from 90MM lb/yr to 108MM lb/yr through line speed increases

• Reduced raw material costs by over $600,000 per year through process changes

• Implemented programs to improve product quality resulting in a four fold drop in return rates

• Led a team of 4 executives in the development of a new corporate Safety initiative that resulted in a reduction in incidents of over 300% and a savings of over $1MM per year.

ENGINEERING / TECHNICAL

• Responsible for the design and construction of first shared energy savings project in the state of Maryland resulting in over $1,000,000 in savings annually.

• Responsible for the design and construction of three plant expansions that increased plant capacity by over 25% each.

• Devised an innovative solution to a transformer control problem by using a soft-start motor starter to replace controls that would have taken 12 weeks to build. The equipment was running in 4 days.

• Managed a production floor control system of over 200 personal computers and network servers

• Implemented a computerized Maintenance Management application to manage, spare parts inventory and requisition, all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities, time clock functions and all cost management. Data was used to support improvement activities. Equipment down time was cut in half through reduced breakdowns and improved parts availability resulting in savings of $12MM per year.

• Restored critical chemical production operations after a major flood to site in Georgia after 1 week, clearing major electrical faults, replacing over 150 motors and pumps, and restoring operation of two high pressure steam boilers and other related equipment.

SALES / MARKETING SUPPORT

• Provided operations and technical support to a network of sales professionals, meeting with several key customers to help secure sales of over $45MM per year.

• Served on an executive management team to develop a Sales and Operations planning system to more accurately forecast sales and prepare operations and financial plans.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PLANT MANAGER

Superior Essex May 2000 – February 2009

Vincennes, IN & Franklin, IN

FACILITIES ENGINEERING MANAGER

Superior Essex January 1989 – May 2000

Franklin, TN

DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

CES, Division of Washington Gas Light May 1985 – January 1989

Springfield, VA

FACILITIES MANAGER

Hazleton Laboratories October 1980 – May 1985

Vienna, VA

PLANT ENGINEER

Diamond Shamrock Chemical Co. May 1973 – October 1980

Cedartown, GA

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Berry College

Rome, GA

BACHELOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS AND TRAINING

• Registered professional Engineer – Georgia, Virginia, Maryland

• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

• Trained in Lean Manufacturing concepts

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TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• MS Office Suite; All Windows Operating Systems; AutoCad; Open Insight; QAD; Minitab

• Networking hardware and software including Novell and Microsoft networks

• Knowledgeable of ISO 9001, QS9000, TS16949 Quality Systems

• Familiar with advanced statistical concepts and SPC methodologies

• Familiar with OSHA regulations, NEC, NFC, and HAZMAT requirements.

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