Eric Newman Email & Phone Number

West Point, IA, US

Fort Madison, Iowa, United States

• Manages a team of 10 formulation technicians in a chemical formulation & packaging manufacturing environment. Provides supervision, plans, and schedules for the operation of the blending equipment and the formulation.
• Operational Lead for $7M expansion within the Formulations Area, designing and implementing new processes, equipment, and ways of working
• Drove 1% reduction in waste on specific packaging lines, resulting in a corresponding savings in MUV
• Collaborated with procurement on a number of initiatives concerning new and existing ingredients. New delivery systems and proper management of new chemicals realized over $100,000 in year on year savings
• Partnered with local state and municipal governing bodies to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Member of the network Culture Pillar, striving to align processes between facilities and enact best practices for engagement, training, onboarding, and retention

Fairfield, Iowa

• Serves as a Team Leader of a Musical Performance Team (MPT), consisting of approximately 15 soldiers, tasked with providing musical support to both troops and civilians. Coordinates logistics and travel arrangements to.
• Team Leader of cross-functional team of leaders, consisting of 8 peer and junior leaders from all MPTs
• Assistant Team Leader of Unit Hazmat Response Team
• Comprehensive skills in handling ever-changing, high stress environments and situations
• Leader in unit safety protocols, specifically on weapon ranges

Sycamore, IL

• Managed production area specializing in granulation of high-intensity sweeteners, with responsibility for all aspects of area, including safety, quality, production, personnel development, engineering projects.
• Directed a business area with 11 direct reports, including one team lead.
• Drove 85% increase in production throughput over four years in position, from 1.3MM lbs. to 2.4MM lbs. annually.
• Managed and oversaw business area profit and loss statements and project installation budgets.
• Managed staffing, hiring, reviews, career progressions, discipline, conflict resolution, and time/vacation approvals.
• Decreased operational/in-process rework by over half, from 15% to 7% on average, through multiple avenues, including equipment changes, sieving screen size changes, spray rate optimization, and, most importantly.

Decatur, Illinois

• Oversaw large corn wet milling plant’s environmental compliance. Provided written correspondence with regulatory agencies, including yearly compliance reports as well as submittal of required data and inspections..
• Led plant environmental core group, which labored to reduce releases and exceedances while improving area reporting and environmental inspections.
• Performed as site Process Safety Management (PSM) Champion, with responsibilities including scheduling of audits and inspections as well as leading PSM steering committee to ensure proper compliance with regulatory.
• Served as core member of site HAZMAT team, including training as an Incident Commander.

Decatur, Illinois

• Served as lead engineer of production area that specialized in dry starches and hydrolyzed vegetable protein production and as engineering lead of plant Process Safety Management (PSM) team for ethylene oxide. Oversaw.
• Directed production planning on many occasions, requiring balancing operational rates, inventories, and sales requirements.
• Monitored day-to-day process parameters of production area to ensure efficient processing, consistent product quality, and proper food safety measures.
• Served as safety resource for area operators and mechanics concerning proper job procedures and standards, including scheduled trainings as well as on-the-spot instruction and training.