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Chattanooga, Tn, Us

Dalton, Georgia, United States

Dalton, Ga

-Managed tufting plant personnel(~150) and manufacturing including safety, cost, and quality-Developed and delivered data tools for advance budgeting and standard cost process utilizing power query which allowed for updates and reporting-Led corporate effort to improve data access for decision making:-Moved data from proprietary database to SQL keyed tables with open-sourced business intelligence system (Metabase) access.-Created and Rolled out KPI dashboards for users of all levels to have data access for decision making in real time (VP to Operators)-Developed custom excel tools to reduce manual data manipulation increasing efficiency of key resources by freeing up hours/week-Innovated an economical shop floor system allowing real time data collection and monitoring of tufting machines and the elimination of daily manual data collection/entry-Utilized inexpensive but robust Arduino and Raspberry PI technologies-Turn-key delivery at a fraction of the cost of previous explored technologies

Dalton, Georgia

Dalton, Georgia

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

-Accountable for all plant personnel related activities - Maintaining safe, engaged workforce thru shutdown and/or asset sale-Planned and executed off-role process of ~200 INVISTA employees-Led site effort for entire facility shutdown and/or sale of assets-Make safe of all shutdown processes- Engineering Polymers, BCF Nylon Polymer Area and Spinning operations-Site Lead for transition plan and execution for all assets being sold to 3rd part for continued on-site operation

Chattanooga, Tennessee

• Accountable for environmental compliance, including Title V and RCRA• Collaborated with TN Department of Environment & Conservation to reduce RCRA permit requirements

Operations , Technical & Quality Manager

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

Responsible for management of all Environmental compliance including Title V, RCRA, POTW, & NPDES,Responsible for all employee safety and site health programs.Responsible for shutdown and/or sale of Chattanooga Plant and all related local activities.

Shanghai, China

• Member of project team to design and build Nylon 6,6 polymer plant in China with goal to optimize use of local suppliers to minimize investment(~$200M)• Led development of Process Flow Diagrams and Process & Instrument Diagrams using AutoCAD Smart PID system• Managed project Process Hazards Analysis, including identification of dust explosion hazard associated, researched best practices, and recommended design changes• Delivered of Emerson Delta V Distributed Control System and associated Process control functionality including development of DCS/Process control functional specification that Emerson’s batch system.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

• Business Site lead for P&L to maximize earnings and profitability with annual budget of $20M.• Delivered value creation programs by leading technical team• Led site organization to maintain and expand ISO9001 scope• Accountable for safety, yields, quality, labor relations and cost.• Responsible for all aspects of operations of Nylon Spinning Operation (24/7/365). Manufacturing Staff of 130 operators/ 7 Exempt and Technical staff of 5 Engineers.• Absorbed Site EHS Manager role for 1 year until permanent EHS manager hired including updating Title V permit

Relocated to Chattanooga to assume responsibility for all aspects of struggling T95 Apparel spinning operation with goal to improve profitability. Accountable for 130 wage employees, 15 Exempt staffing and annual budget of $20MM.100% Accountable for safety, yields, quality, labor relations and cost.Turned around plant performance (vs similar plants in the company) from 'Worst to First' in 2 years in terms of yield, quality and cost/lb.Obtained 40% Yield Improvement in first 3 Months by listening to people and implementing key suggestions.North America LYCRA and Nylon Six Sigma Deployment ChampionE.I

Black Belt trained by Six Sigma Academy and Certified as Six Sigma Champion in DupontAccountable for deployment and execution of Six Sigma at all Nylon and Lycra@ manufacturing sites in the US, Canada and Mexico and across business functions (Finance, Supply Chain, R&D, etc.)Personally accountable for a network of Black Belts that delivered >$50MM in Savings over this two year period.

I was NA Six Sigma Champion for the Nylon and Lycra businesses

Global Instrumentation and DCS lead

Upon Installation and startup of the 1st Lycra Plant of the Future, I transitioned into a developmental role as technical leader. This was consistent with our philosophy to retain core project team members in key leadership positions after startup.Achieved and sustained record First Pass Yields within Lycra businessLed Development of new products to meet market needs

One of 10 people chosen from within the Dupont Corporation to conceptualize, design and build the Lycra Plant of the Future. Led global team for development and implementation of process control, DCS system and instrumentation. Led Process to collect and reconcile global input in order to produce a Standardized design which could be implemented at any location globally.As of 2008, Original Plant design has now been implemented 12 times globally and is the fundamental foundation for affordable growth within the LYCRA business.

Instrumentation/DCS/Startup Engineer for all capital improvements to Lycra polymer facilitySupported both software and hardware for Honeywell TDC 3000 DCS. Participated on Honeywell/DuPont joint DCS team which focused on improvements for next generation DCS equipment.