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Chardon, Ohio, United States

Malmo, Skåne County, SE

Sherman Oaks, California, US

• I am responsible for all hiring, discipline, and payroll of the 102 employees. I implemented scheduling software to control product flow throughout the facility to better meet customer needs. I created a true.
• Established standard work practices by authoring and enforcing SOPs
• Created, staffed, and conducted Safety Team meetings
• Implemented scheduling software to help track productivity and predictability for shipping operations
• Responsible for creating a manufacturing culture
• Reduced backlog from 280 late jobs to 0 and maintained that level

Markham, Illinois, US

• As one of 16 employees of the company, I had to lead the maintenance department. The equipment was very old and in constant state of disrepair with no technical in-house resources to alter. I developed a relationship.
• Reduced turnover rate among employees from 70% to 22%
• Established a safe work environment mentality using 5S methodology
• Reduced labor make-up of 75% temporary employees to 50% by coaching and standardizing work to improve quality and efficiency

• At Green Circle I supervised 195 individuals from 4 – or 5 – different cultures. It was my responsibility to get them to work together to prepare and ship the product to the customer. I developed a Daily Production.
• Managed a production escalation of 600% with minimal impact to labor costs
• Improved throughput of key work cells for orchid preparation by 50%
• Increased operation flexibility to provide for 7 days/week shipping
• Tripled peak performance periods during Holidays through strategic utilization of existing resources
• Standardized work practices

• I was hired to get the company ready for sale. I provided support on updating documentation for quality audits, re-organized their inspection area to create a FIFO system, took point on eliminating excess stuff in the.
• Reduced Operating Costs by $572K by eliminating 3rd party sorts
• Improved product flow through inspection stations and guaranteeing FIFO practices
• Identified and corrected scrap issues resulting in $5K per week scrap reduction
• Re-programmed scrap database to facilitate finding trends and catch process variances

• Managed the company through its Chapter 11 bankruptcy and a successful return to business.
• Increased on-time delivery of projects from 13% to 82%
• Reduced material inventory quantities by $80,000
• Trained plant personnel on structured project management skills
• Improved 5S awareness throughout the plant using housekeeping teams
• Standardized project quoting by developing an interactive database for project engineers

• Managed the electroplating process as well as the support personnel for loading, unloading, and visual inspection of product to/from the plater.
• Reduced process variation 62% utilizing standard tank testing schedules
• Developed predictive plating process tank plans based on accurate chemical analysis
• Increased production throughput 30% by modifying the plating process control unit software that cycles the hoists
• Established weekly preventative maintenance schedules
• Improved the HMI (Human Machine Interface) software program to minimize downtime by writing an automated scheduling/loading plating program which sequenced production into the Plater

Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, US

• As the Lead Engineer, I was responsible for the entire process including capital projects, process improvements, EPA reporting, and troubleshooting.
• Increased Wastewater Treatment Plant reliability by training employees how to measure and understand the Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP). Implemented an automated computer program that reduced environmental.
• Renegotiated Title V air emission allowances for ORP and Differential Pressure with the EPA
• Managed capital projects in excess of $200K
• Reduced downtime 39% by eliminating unnecessary chemicals, modifying processes and implementing the routine shutdown of process computers
• Improved process uptime 31% by changing the dryer control mechanisms

Bs, Chemical Engineering

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