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Cartersville, Georgia, United States

Dalton, Georgia, United States

Adairsville, Georgia, United States

Cartersville, Georgia

• Responsible for the Safety, Quality & Productivity of two Extrusion Backing Lines
• Manage 7 salaried associates: Process Engineer, 3 Shift Managers, 3 Team Managers
• Coordinated implementation and scale up of NGR
• Transitioned department from Westlake and on to an alternative secondary supplier
• Coordinated trials for various alternative pad constructions
• Implemented downtime meting to reduce unplanned line stops YOY

Cartersville, Georgia

• Responsible for the Safety, Quality & Productivity of two Tufting Departments
• Manage 10 salaried associates: Process Engineer, 2 Shift Managers, 7 Team Managers
• Responsible for 18 teams consisting of 330+ hourly associates
• Increased C Team SY/ HR 9%, R/E 5% & Decreased A/S 15% YOY
• Increased M Team SY/HR 14%, R/E 3% & Decreased A/S 14% YOY
• Reduced Off Quality within department 16% YTD

Cartersville, Georgia

• Responsible for the Safety, Quality & Productivity of two Carpet Tile Cutting lines producing over 120,000 yards of material daily across three shifts
• Manage seven salaried associates: Process Engineer, two Shift Managers and four Team Managers
• Responsible for 18 teams consisting of 200+ hourly associates
• Increased productivity 6% YOY (165+ SY/HR) resulting in cost savings of $440,000 on Super Cutter
• Decreased downtime by implementing a more robust, proactive maintenance program
• Introduced new tile size, 12” x 48,” and implemented all equipment modifications & packaging changes

Cartersville, Georgia

• Managed 13 Mechanic Technicians
• Oversaw the operation of 20 Tufting Machines & 18 Warpers
• Converted numerous styles to the FB through “Pattern Equalization”
• Served as Black Belt focused on projects to improve efficiency, reduce off quality and reduce waste
• Managed Capital Projects in excess of $1,000,000
• Worked with R&D to bring new products to market

Cartersville, Georgia

• Worked in department to produce lowest quality and claims rates in 6 years
• Managed 17 associates in the Quality Engineering Lab
• Held monthly QIT Meetings to address quality issues and determine corrective actions

Cartersville, GA

Dalton, Georgia

Suwanee, Georgia

Member of Continuous Improvement teamAssist process engineers with process set up and bill of materials creationPerform process auditsPlant layout and design improvementsEngineering drawings as needed

Develop and maintain accurate inventory and racking systemsImplemented controls for increased traceability throughout production processesCoordinate production runs of productsCoordinate shipping, receiving & storage of raw materials and finished goodsWork cross functionally to develop standard operating procedures and establish best practices within.

Worked with a team of terminal managers to establish best practices and standardize operations in organizational wide effort to mitigate OS&D costsPerformed quality control checks on incoming/ outgoing trailers to ensure proper loading Generated forms to be utilized within operations to increase traceability

Master Of Business Administration

Bs, Industrial Engineering Technology

Minor in Business Administration Quality Principles Concentration Green Belt Certification