Project Manager Engineer
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Anthony Ray Smallwood, C.P.I.M.
Jefferson City, TN 37760
Home 865-***-**** /Cell 865-***-****
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EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Engineering professional with 23 years of diverse Engineering experience. Extensive experience in:
Process Improvement and Design Engineering Department Management Supply Chain Management Project Management Lean Manufacturing Efficiency Improvements Manufacturing layouts Facility and grounds management Six Sigma Preventative Maintenance Personnel Training Software development
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science Industrial Engineering, University of Tennessee (3.2/4.0) Major (3.7/4.0) December, 1987
Six Sigma certification, Green Belt certification January 2003
Certified Production Inventory Manager, APICS, November 2001
Lean Manufacturing, August 2003
Breakthrough Leadership Training, Shur-Line, February 2003
Dale Carnegie Course, June 2000 Dale Carnegie Award for efforts
Most Certification, Maynard Institute, 1993
Computer skills: Power point, AutoCAD, Excel, Word, Access, Gpss simulation, MRP, Cadkey, Proclarity, and Lotus.
WORK HISTORY
Aramark
Regional Supply Chain Manager 2003 – present
Responsible for managing all aspects of the merchandise supply chain from engineering new methods to ensuring the adherence to all standard processes.
• Manage 3 Group Supply Chain Managers to assure all locations are operating efficiently and following developed standardized processes.
• Project Manager for a plan to reduce merchandise costs and improve customer service. Managed a cross functional team to develop, train individuals, and implement methods to reduce and control costs associated with merchandise for new and existing accounts. $300,000 savings 2010 vs. 2009
• Project Manager for a team to improve operational efficiency. $500,000 savings 2010 vs. 2009
o Develop tools to validate job card production reporting.
o Standardize production rates and data input for all Aramark Stockrooms.
o Train Supply Chain and Stockroom Managers on efficiency, productive labor systems, and improvement techniques.
o Set up national stockroom reporting and ranking to enforce project deliverables.
• Project Manager for Nashville consolidated stockroom. $350,000 savings 2011 vs. 2010
o Develop processes and layout to allow for the consolidation of 2 Stockrooms
o Coordinate with project engineering to determine stockroom layout, storage need, and required equipment.
o Manage construction and layout implementation.
o Train stockroom employees and drive improvements.
• Project Leader on the launch of a national program for the new account installation process. Develop an automated method to reduce the new account implementation time, reduce errors, provide communication on the status of all new installations, and engineer a tool to measure each step of the process. This project involved creating a standardized method, by leading a national cross-functional team, for all Aramark facilities to launch new accounts. Web based software was then engineered to track and measure each step of the installation process. The national rollout of this project included the training of all employees, which had responsibility for any step of an installation. This project reduced the national average for installation from 30 working days to 10 working days. This has resulted in annual savings of $11M, and a dramatic spike in the Customer Satisfaction Index.
• Project Manager for the installation of the largest account within Aramark. Determined methods, layouts, resources, and materials.
• Set up a facility to replace a market center destroyed by a fire in Mobile Alabama.
• Project Manager for the Southern Group to install a stockroom management system.
• Enforce adherence to Aramark standard processes for the supply of merchandise. Visit each facility within the Southern Group to audit processes, report any need for improvement, and train individuals to follow the standard process.
Newell/Rubbermaid (Shurline division) (EZ Paintr) 1998 – 2003
Engineering Manager
Responsible for all engineering functions at the Johnson City facility, including cost reduction, process improvement, capital projects, supervision of fourteen maintenance personnel, building and grounds, and utilities.
• Assumed the responsibilities of Plant Manager during the ramp down and closure of the Johnson City facility.
• Shanghai, China manufacturing start up. Determine facility, equipment, and personnel requirements for the manufacturing of paint brushes in Shanghai, China. Contract the fabrication of manufacturing equipment in Florida, Milwaukee, Canada, and Italy, and approve operation prior to shipment. Managed the rebuild of twenty one pieces of manufacturing equipment at the Johnson City facility, coordinate with Customs for shipment, unload, install, and start up equipment for production. Set up the maintenance department and spare parts storage to support production. Fast track project with capital approval to production start in 342 days.
• Productivity improvements in excess of $480,000 implemented with a limited capital budget.
• Consistently reduced spending in Engineering, Maintenance, and Building/Grounds to perform at a level of 83% to a $1.03M budget.
• Supervised 3 Engineers, 13 Maintenance employees and 1 Foreman to support production for the Johnson City facility.
Plant Engineering and Maintenance Manager
Responsible for the supervision of maintenance personnel, building and grounds, and utilities.
• Consolidation of the Adam’s manufacturing operation into the Johnson City facility.
• Consolidation of brush operations into the Johnson City facility, and roller operations into Milwaukee facility.
• Develop and install a Preventative Maintenance program to assure efficient operation of equipment.
Electrolux 1993 – 1998
Manufacturing Engineer II/Plant Engineer
Responsible for building and grounds, machine design and modification, plant layout, process improvement teams, and maintaining MRP system.
• Project Manager for development of new products by providing layouts, process designs, and equipment installations. Successfully managed to rollout of two new vacuum cleaner and one shampooer product.
• Improved existing operations by utilizing Lean Manufacturing techniques.
Maintenance Supervisor
Responsible for the supervision of 30 maintenance personnel to maintain equipment, building and grounds, and process improvement projects.
• Relocated operations from Burlington, NC facility to Bristol, VA.
• Developed and implemented a Preventative Maintenance system for the Bristol facility.
Manufacturing Engineer
Responsible for time study activities utilizing MOST, maintain the MRP system, machine layout, equipment modification, and provide leadership for the process improvement teams.
Norris Trim Automotive 1990 – 1993
Industrial Engineer
Responsible for the manufacturing improvements, modification of manufacturing layouts, facilitation of employee involvement teams, and participate in quality surveys (TFE, Pentastar, and Q1) Process includes metal forming, metal stamping, plating, CNC, assembly, and distribution.
Armstrong World Industries 1988 – 1990
Industrial Engineer
Responsible for product standards, machine layout, and job classification. Project manager for world class renovation of distribution center, which included layouts, material flow, equipment justification, employee training, contractor supervision, and computer programming review.
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