New product and process development. Idea generation, scope development, prototype development, through final design and manufacturing implementation. Complete line design from conception through commissioning.

Responsibilities include providing engineering support and direction for all North American finishing lines. Function as material handling and process flow expert. • Developed bottleneck analysis and line mapping for all North American plants• Scope development for new lines and process equipment • Lead process development for delay, speed and gap analysis to increase finishing line throughput

Responsibilities included providing technical service for all building products materials. This includes cement, fiber, and gypsum board as well as joint compound, ready mix, ceiling tile and metal grid.• Developed layout, specifications, and technical project lead for new ceilings factory in China• Developed and installed packaging equipment for cement panel lines to improve cost and quality• Research and development of new equipment and techniques to reduce cost per unit by 30%• Assisted in reformulation line changes which improved product quality with cost reduction

Responsibilities included providing technical service for all interiors and new process plants. Developed manufacturing line process flow changes for all interiors plants. This included packaging and warehouse automation.• Developed and initiated line layout changes to reduce labor by 50% • Designed new packaging that allowed for automation and $3.5 million yearly cost savings• Leading member of ABT (Acoustical Breakthrough Technology team) for all plants

Responsibilities included developing line improvements and integrating new processes into continuous flow finishing process. Scheduling and planning line maintenance and tracking production performance so improvements can be decided and tracked statistically. • Initiated and lead project installing new line doubling capacity and reducing labor by 50%• Designed and installed $1.8 million of equipment to improve speed, recovery, and delay • Developed production delay, scrap, performance tracking system

Responsibilities included providing finishing technical service for all interiors plants. Developed bottleneck analysis of each facilities lines and implemented specific projects to solve major plant issues.• Increased line efficiency by an average of 15% in all finishing lines• Reduced annual $4 million dollar scrap issue by 75%• Initiated plant data tracking systems to better analyze major production issues

A leader in the design and manufacture of floors, ceilings and cabinets with net sales totaling over $3 billion.• Planned and executed projects through process development, safety analysis and line improvements • Performed research, development, preventive maintenance, and quality analysis with budgets ranging from $1,000 to $3 million • Experience also included production line supervisor / team manager, interviewing and hiring, training on new equipment, balancing expense and capital budgets and developing statistical analysis programs for tracking downtime, scrap, equipment reliability, and productionPositions held:Process Engineer – Mobile, AL (January 1998 – September 1999)Fabrication Supervisor / Project Engineer - St. Helens, OR (March 1997 - January 1998)Boardmill Supervisor / Project Engineer - St. Helens, OR (January 1996 - May 1997)Fabrication Project Engineer – Macon, GA (December 1994 - January 1996)Central Engineer – Lancaster, PA (June 1994 - December 1994)