CHRISTOPHER ‘CHRIS’ B LANE

678-***-**** PO BOX **7 LADYSMITH, VA. 22501 EMAIL: rjazvq@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To secure a management position with a company dedicated to manufacturing excellence.

Qualifications: Green Belt Six Sigma, Milliken Performance Systems (MPS), TPM Project Management and Implementation, Five S Implementation, Inventory Control, Continuous Skills Development (CSD), Lean Manufacturing Project Leadership, Certified Nutrient Management Planner Virginia, Statistical Process Control (Minitab Software), Milliken Leadership Development Program, Dale Carnegie Program, Liberty Mutual Safety Training, Strong Leadership and Management Skills

Education: Virginia Military Institute Lexington, Va. (1998-2002) Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Economics

Experience:

Farm Superintendant Ruther Glen, Va. (Sept 2006 – Present)

• Directly responsible for all operations of 1,700 acre family owned grain business

• Responsible for employee safety, training, scheduling, discipline

• Responsible for grain marketing decisions, crop strategies, and distribution

• Implement conservation practices in accordance with The Chesapeake Bay Act

• Ensure approximately $600,000 of equipment is properly maintained and ready for service

• Manage safe use of commercial herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides

• Accountable for seed selection and planting operations for corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, and rye

• Market non patent pending seeds to other area farming and brewing operations

• Directly responsible for all harvesting and grain distribution with 4 road tractors and drivers

• Implemented TPM and 5 S on 1st line equipment resulting in 30% less downtime

• Implemented GPS technology in spray and spreading machines

• Certified Nutrient Management Planner for the state of Virginia

o Create and maintain farm management plans for governmental compliance

o Audit farms to ensure compliance

• Determine proper fertilization strategies, methods, and quantities based on soil sampling

Tyco Healthcare Production Planner Greenwood, SC (Mar 2006 – Sept 2006)

• Production planner for Underpads Department (10 Production Lines)

• Worked with BPCS and IMRX planning software

• Implemented Lean Solutions for production planning (JIT, etc)

• Completed Kaizen event eliminating %50 of machine operator paperwork

Tyco Healthcare Production Supervisor Greenwood, SC (Sept 2004 – Mar 2006)

• Supervised every department in Facility on 1st shift (Promoted to Briefs Lines June 2005)

• Responsible for safety, quality, and productivity of up to 60 employees on up to 16 high speed medical device lines

• Ensured FDA compliance in regards to personnel, machine changeovers, and product inspection

• Worked with QA during inter plant recalls and investigated quality issues

• Directly responsible for Department Safety, Quality, Productivity, Delivery, and Lean Projects

• 0 recordable safety incidents of direct reports

• Certified Green Belt Six Sigma after completion of two projects on production critical machines

• Implemented TPM projects on production critical Lines 81 and 36

• Completed weekly payroll of shift employees and thorough audits of operator paperwork

• Implemented “Shift Management System”

Milliken & Co Production Manager LaGrange, Ga. (Sept 2002 – Sept 2004)

• Directly responsible for Tile Pattern Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Delivery

• Responsible for Millitron Dyeing and Finishing Production Ranges

• Implemented Milliken Performance System (MPS) over production critical areas

o TPM, 5 S, Statistical Process Control

• Created, trained, and implemented FIFO Inventory Management System for primary raw materials

• Participated in Lean event reducing 2 hourly positions per shift

• Department leader for OSHA VPP Certification Aug 2004

• Managed 60 Associates on 3 rotating shifts simultaneously

• Completed Milliken Leadership Orientation Program

• Created and implemented “Shift Management System”

• Responsible for Dye Services sub plant, ensured Millitron dye was kept within production specs

Milliken & Co Process Improvement Manager LaGrange, Ga. (June 2002 – Sept 2002)

• Managed Process Improvement for 3 manufacturing processes with ISO 9001 System

• Responsible for quality over cutting and packaging area of the Carpet Tile formation production range

• Completed change time reduction project resulting in 32% decrease in die change time

• Created and managed new hire training and assessment processes for cutting/packaging departments

• Team member on new product development (Legato Carpet)

Anderson Consulting Richmond, Va. (summer 2001)

• Summer Internship Enterprise Solutions

Hobbies: Boating, Camping, Gardening, Edible Landscapes, Fishing, Skiing, Civil War History, Mountain Biking, Canoeing

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