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Scarborough, Maine, United States

Scarborough, Maine

West Kennebunk, Maine

Process analysis and improvement – optimized process flows to reduce inventory, decrease lead time and improve quality Plant layout planning – aligned processes to avoid waste in value-stream, resulting in savings in labor and inventory Lean Project Leader – Led Kaizen project which resulted in reduced set up time and improved throughput by standardizing machine control systems and operator interfaceStanding member of Safety CommitteeResponsible for all production equipment capital purchases - Determine needs for new production equipment, identify and evaluate options, justify capital expenditure, purchase and oversee installation and operator trainingAutomation - Responsible for improving operation of production machines by adding or augmenting automation. This includes machine design/ improvement, programming of PLCs and HMIs• Complete design, specification, build oversight and plc integration for automated product handling system yielding 40% labor savings on an annual basis • Replaced mechanical control of photo tape applicator with plc / hmi, improving line speed by 50% • Retro-fitted 60 year old machines to incorporate plc based controlsNew Product Development - Typically tasked with answering the question: “Is there any way we can…?”• Instrumental in the introduction and scale up of digital printing, creating vital new revenue stream• Worked with product Designers and Hallmark Cards Engineering to bring capability to produce sound cards to William Arthur• Developed and commercialized edge treatment operation, bringing an expensive vendor operation in-house with significant savingsQuality - Supervise Quality Administrator and work toward resolution of quality issuesEnergy conservation team leader - Groups efforts resulted in 35% reduction in electricity usage as well as a significant natural gas savings

Conducted pilot and production trials relating calendering temperature, pressure, moisture and calender configuration to paper surface property developmentIdentified the cause of manufacturing defects and down time using high speed video, thermal imaging equipment and digital signal analysis equipmentProvided non-destructive testing services (Ultrasonic mapping/flaw detection, infrared analysis, acoustic emissions)Developed technique to repair composite calender roll covers which saved well over $2MM Developed hybrid polishing doctor blade which allowed operation of wear resistant, carbide coated calender rolls (3 patents)Applied carbide coatings to calender rolls using the TAFA JP-5000 HVOF system Member of team which developed and manufactured highly resistant composite calender rollsPerformed paper machine calender audits