Daniel D. Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Cohoes, New York, United States

Process invoices and pick slips for personalized and boxed orders, shipping domestic and international packages via UPS and FedEx. Address and resolve shipping and invoicing issues as they arise. Pick blank stock for personalized orders, and also boxed product.

North Adams, Massachusetts, United States

Awarded Lean Project of the Year for all of Crane & Co. (2014); annual savings for setup reduction (SMED) on thermography press was calculated at $180,000 per year. Green Belt certified (2015). Completed Lean Manufacturing 5S process (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) and SMED on thermography presses (17 machines), manual engraving presses (22 machines), and auto-engraving presses (2 machines). Also completed 5S on all Maintenance facility locations. Stripped, cleaned and refurbished 22 engraving machines. Prepared PowerPoint presentation showing before and after for each machine, reviewing all work completed, operator's contribution, and final results. Trained engraving department supervisors and press operators in 5S. Ran labor time studies in most departments, including time waste and labor cost analyses. Worked with Quality Control to ensure product conformed to spec, including testing and analysis. Assessed all Crane envelope machines at the Southworth factory (Agawam): production analysis, time studies, troubleshooting, maintenance, cleaning, updating. Tasked with cleaning, reassembling and refurbishing three German envelope machines, after they were moved from Southworth to the Mohawk factory in South Hadley; returned all three to like-new condition. Assumed additional role of Safety Coordinator (2019). Built and implemented OSHA-compliant safety program for the factory, including monthly multimedia training presentations for all employees and management.

Dalton, Massachusetts, United States

Certified in Lean Manufacturing (2011). Performed 5S and SMED on box machines, envelope machines, envelope cut machines, trimmers.

Dalton, Massachusetts, United States

Supervised 25 people. Scheduled Assembly Department, including folding and counting equipment, for production. Managed inventory for the Assembly Department; performed all inventory transactions. Managed labeling database (MS Access). Created preventative maintenance schedules. Performed maintenance on assembly lines and labeling equipment. Primarily responsible for troubleshooting all labeling and mechanical problems. Safety Coordinator for entire facility (2001 – 2002).

Dalton, Massachusetts, United States

Supervised 15 people. Created scheduling system that enabled a continuous flow of prepped materials between manufacturing stations, eliminating mandatory overtime. Scheduled preventative maintenance and repairs. Developed specifications for samples to be used in quality testing. Troubleshot mechanical issues; determined how to address problems that went beyond simple repair. Trained in work-team concepts and skills. Trained to use database (JD Edwards) for inventory management. Safety Coordinator for entire facility (1999 – 2001).

Dalton, Massachusetts, United States

Responsible for mechanical adjustments and repairs, overall maintenance, paper size/type changeovers, adhesive changeovers. Tested for size and square, cut quality, liner placement. Ensured envelopes met specifications. Assumed responsibility for all die filing duties; trained replacement before moving on to a different position (April 1996 – April 1997). Trained replacement adjuster.

Dalton, Massachusetts, United States

The PHP automatically cut envelope blanks out of full sheets, as programmed by the operator. High-volume piecework production. Programmed PHP; also responsible for changeovers. Tested for size and square, and for cut quality. Performed mechanical and program adjustments.

Dalton, Massachusetts, United States

Assisted paper machine tender: setting up wet end, dryer section, calendar rolls, and rewind stand. Responsible for cleaning out all pulp-related holding tanks. Tested paper weight, caliper, and porosity. Operated Rewinder: set up machine; set up cutters; verified product conformed to specifications; responsible for troubleshooting warped paper, paper out of caliper, wrinkled paper. Assisted on paper machine: threading paper through machine, paper size/type changeovers, all wash-ups and start-ups, felt and wire changes.

Dalton, Massachusetts, United States

Operated Rewinder: set up machine; set up cutters; verified product conformed to specifications; responsible for troubleshooting warped paper, paper out of caliper, wrinkled paper. Assisted on paper machine: threading paper through machine, paper size/type changeovers, all wash-ups and start-ups, felt and wire changes.