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Santa Fe Springs, Ca

Manage 70 employee site supplying ferric and ferrous chloride to water districts and recycling inorganic, metal-bearing hazardous waste generated by various metal-working industries, such as electroplating, chemical-milling, and semiconductor into products such as copper oxide and copper carbonate. Functional supervision includes manufacturing, transportation, engineering, quality, EHS, accounting, human resources, and customer service.

Directed manufacturing operation of 150 personnel site with mixing and packaging of silicone materials capabilities. • Initiated rigorous processes for change management, safety and quality root cause analysis, and 6 Sigma projects to drive continuous improvement achieving cost reductions in excess of $1M annually.• Mentored project team to achieve FDA certification for over the counter drug production to give the site a unique new product capability.• Marketed site capabilities to the business units resulting in a 30% capacity expansion through the purchase of three large mixers and numerous site automation projects.• Designed and built a creative 44,000 square foot warehouse to fit in the center of the site, increasing warehouse productivity by 20% and significantly reducing the risk of chemical storage.• Established business justifications enabling an increase in infrastructure investment by 10X including roof, floor, chiller, air compressor and HVAC upgrades. • Implemented contract to hire program for operators including Work Keys assessment program developing a pool of qualified regular position candidates.• Created night shift lead operator positions and adjusted shift premiums to ensure appropriate talent and leadership on off shifts reducing call ins by 90%.

Led operation of 50 personnel producing cured silicone products for electronics and automotive markets.• Integrated the operation into Dow Corning during the acquisition process while simultaneously strengthening site morale and creating an environment open to change. • Facilitated Site Safety Team which included implementation of safety suggestion process, 5S program, and behavior based safety program driving recordable injuries and property incidents from 5 per year to zero.• Guided local site identification, design, and move to a 34,000 square foot facility, optimizing material flows, and communication. • Established and drove project changing the business model from selling stamped parts direct to customers to selling master rolls to converters reducing lead times by 50% and increasing profitability by 20%. • Pioneered fast formulation process enabling the operation to use known technologies to meet customer requirements increasing sales 10%.• Coordinated site effort upgrading procedures to achieve ISO / RC 14000 certification.

Led Gels Factory of 50 employees including manufacturing, production control, engineering, and quality during breakout phase from a long time startup to a viable organization generating positive earnings. • Consolidated Japanese operation into Menlo Park saving $1M per year. • Product Manager for Automotive Gel Grommets with key customers in Germany, Japan, and Korea increasing revenues from $4M to $8M per year.• Retained to lead the facility after acquisition by Dow Corning in 2003.

Managed 65 employees in multiple departments of engineers, electrical and maintenance technicians and machinists in the U.S. and then held a similar position leading 110 employees in the U.K. factories producing wire and cable, heat shrinkable tubing, molded parts and compounded materials. • Executed $10M annual capital project portfolio to drive capacity, quality, and safety improvements.• Organized systems for accountability including engineering reviews, engineering project priority setting, and scrap reduction team.• Strengthened team capabilities by recruiting 14 engineers. • Retained to lead the Gels Factory after Raychem was acquired by Tyco Electronics.

Promoted from Manufacturing Engineer in 1994. Supervised 8 engineers in a custom wire and cable plant. • Specified and commissioned capital equipment such as extrusion lines, electron irradiation beams, cablers, braiders, marking, and spooling equipment.• Implemented solutions for technical related quality complaints, cost reduction efforts, and new product scale up for aerospace, military, and custom automotive markets. • Internal Auditor during ISO / QS 9000 implementation.• Member of conductor supplier management team which implemented reduced diameter unilay conductors and drove quality improvements through regular supplier meetings and audits.

Masters, Business Adminstration Operations Management

Bachelors, Plastics Engineering

Activities and Societies: Society of Plastics Engineers