Dan Butler

**** *** ***-****

Tarboro, NC *****

252-***-****

mv4s0x@r.postjobfree.com

Qualifications for Manager/ Engineer

A diverse professional offering more than 20 years of analyzing manufacturing processes, increasing efficiencies, and improving product quality. Equipped with four years of plant management success and a background in project management. Proven leader demonstrating technical proficiency in MS project, and AutoCAD. Recipient of national leadership and business management awards.

Accomplishments/Highlights

__ Increased profitability 350% over three years while setting division records for productivity

per employee hr.

__ Designed & established new products for growing market

__ Exceeded customer expectations on delivery & quality while maintaining cost.

__ Partnered with vendors to maintain win, win solutions.

Established and implemented a drop-trailer program to reduce freight costs, improve product availability and consistency, and begin longer production runs; increased productivity 20% and reduced waste.

Secured $350K from the state of North Carolina for a corporate expansion venture.

Installed relocated equipment, improving product flow, & productivity.

Reduced non-exempt labor 15%, exempt labor 27%, and implemented work-cells and an empowerment culture where employees were responsible for first-level decisions.

Decreased the finish product storage by shortening customer lead time from 14 days to 7 days; reduced raw material inventory 50%.

Professional History 2011-2012-Contract

AirBoss Rubber Compounding

Corp. Project Manager:

Evaluate plant equipment both process and facility. Plan/schedule required repairs and upgrades. Manage plant expansion and capitol expenditures. Improve efficiencies and reliability from 55% to a goal of 85%.

Flanders Filters, Nuclear Project Manager 2009-2011

Responsible for leading a team to re-create equipment used in a facility in France for a USA version. Designs are 30 years old and must be updated & upgraded to reflect today’s requirements (NQA1) and regulations. (DOE, NRC)

East Group, Engineering Project Manager

Firestone 2004-2009- Contract (@Firestone, DSM Pharm, KCST/Honda)

Install 7 laser processing lines with supporting equipment.(6MM project)

Install 14 fully automated rework cells within the facility.

Install 15 fully automated inspection cells within the facility

Each process involved all facility systems, Steam-Compressed air-Lighting-Fire protection-Connective automation & storage.

DSM Pharmaceuticals

Designs and implement various processes for a ballistic production plant.

Design and build custom fully automated press systems saving 1.2 MM from budget.

Installed and quality tested two weeks ahead of schedule. Completed all steps of the process from capitol request through operator training.

Trained Maintenance and wrote all pm procedures including spare part procedure.

Designed and install environmental protection devices within the manufacturing environment and the different lab environments including the Testing Range

KCST/Honda,

Designs and installed potting equipment and various processes for an automotive assembly plant. Upgrade current processes to increase productivity and reduce line claims. Addressed quality claim potting issues thru equipment upgrades. Completed all steps of the process from capitol request through operator training.

Trained Maintenance and wrote all pm procedures including spare part procedure.

Pactiv Advanced Packaging Solutions, Plant Manager/Mechanical Engineer 2000-2004

Supervised manufacturing processes and provided engineering expertise for over 4,600 packaging specifications. Consolidated four plants and incorporated operations into one location. Increased productivity and implemented JIT processes. Designed cross-functional training. Established standards, negotiated contracts, and outsourced repetitive work. Evaluated raw material flow. Redesigned product- flow and upgraded equipment. Recognized by the state of NC as the 2002 Businessman of the Year.

TRW Steering & Suspension Systems, Engineering Project Manager 1998-1999 - Contract

Directed the consolidation of plants and transferred equipment and processes. Reduced labor 10%-12% by developing robotic weld cells. Upgraded assembly operations and evaluated various technologies.

Total Technical Engineering Corporation, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer 1997-1998 - Contract

Managed four projects for the companies MRT Chemical Recycling, Ingersoll Rand, and Proctor & Gamble. Designed and implemented a systems-based PM and spare parts program (MRT).

Johnson Controls, Manufacturing Engineer/Program Manager 1996-1997 - Contract

Reduced labor and increased productivity by modernizing equipment. Developed PM requirements and schedules, launched programs and products, and reduced cycle time.

Consolidated Diesel Company, Mechanical Engineer 1982-1996

Led a joint venture, including start-up, equipment installation, and expansion. Managed budgets and expenditures up to $6M for each of the three phases. Directed the retrofit and realignment program and met the goal of increasing output 20%. Revised PM programs and established goals. Trained employees and supervised time management for 40 direct and 150 indirect employees.

Education

Columbia State University, B.S. Mechanical Engineering

Stratford Career Institute, Business Management Certificate w/Honors

Consolidated Diesel Company, Mechanical Apprenticeship Certificates (2)

Languages English & minor Spanish

References Available upon request

Awards received Business Man of the year 2003

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