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Peachtree City, Georgia, United States

Rincon, Georgia

Develop and implement process improvements opportunities throughout plant for better quality, machine output and minimize / eliminate downtime. Oversee staffing, budgeting, logistics / traffic management and employee relations for the shipping department and warehouse. Root cause analysis and setting goals / atmosphere for employee milestones.• Management of magnetic core, vapor phase drying and insulative materials• Lean Manufacturing – Transformer up to 500 MVA 345 KV• Educating personnel on the “why” of their role which is Important to culture of plant and inhibit blind obedience(operator engagement)• Implementation of more efficient PA assembly – increased productivity by 10% and decrease labor ratioby 20%.• Productionplanning• Material planning–monitoring BOM’s to actual for deviations• Working closely with quality and engineering to make the perfect transformer.Position eliminated secondary to economic decline related to COVID19

Savannah, Georgia

Responsible of overseeing warehouse daily functions, staffing, budgeting, raw materials, logistics /traffic management and employee relations. Troubleshooting quality issues Root cause analysis and setting goals / atmosphere for employee milestones In charge of numerous capital projects In charge of conducting employee reviews, coaching, follow-ups, interviews and hiring SAP – Production scheduling, raw materials, master data and traffic management SAP trainer and implementation of company-wide software conversion to SAP

Savannah, Georgia

Responsible of overseeing board line daily functions, staffing, budgeting, raw materials, production scheduling, and employee relations. Plant advocate Oversee daily operations reporting stats and improvement opportunities Troubleshooting quality / mechanical issues Root cause analysis and setting goals / atmosphere for employee milestones In charge of numerous capital projects Travel to other plants – involvement with troubleshooting at our other production facilities Gave weekly presentations to personnel relating to safety, quality targets, any complaints along with corrective actions, plant status in machine efficiency and good board % along with financials. Clear expectations. Worked in congruence with our Technology Innovation Center for new products and streamlining current products to adaptions of the market needs In charge of conducting employee reviews, coaching, follow-ups, interviews and hiring SAP – Production scheduling, raw materials, master data and traffic management SAP trainer and implementation of company-wide software conversion to SAP Implementation upon arrival to our Savannah, GA facility of updating SOP’s and JSA’s. Production performance and machine efficiency increased by 3% overall.

Florence, Colorado

Also Chief Chemist, Research and Development ConsultantManage and direct construction of a new Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Factory and oversee and run all manufacturing / plant operations, research and development, and quality control.• Assurance of the best quality raw materials, helping new raw material suppliers formulate specific quality specifications for AAC on the western part of the USA, at the lowest cost in order to manufacture a superior quality product.• Design the best possible layout for the manufacturing process in order for the machinery to fit in a preexisting building ensuring a streamline quality production and logistic feasibility. Traveled to multiple AAC machinery manufacturers world wide to ensure and compare the best machinery fit for Aircrete America Company, saving the company millions of dollars in the process.• Compiled testing information and product benefits associated and required to market AAC.• Participated in developing and implementing a marketing and sales strategy for AAC.• Implemented and helped with the demolition process of the existing building for the European AACmachinery arrival, assuring all US equipment would be installed and waiting.

Adel, Georgia, United States

Hired into this positions because of proven record and career growth as a Quality Control and Laboratory Manager. Myduties were to plan, oversee, and direct plant operations. · Managed 25+ hourly production personnel while simultaneously serving as the QC / laboratory manager. · Directly managed one maintenance manager, one logistics manager, one systems control manager, and one production planner. · Designed an unloading crane for coal mine block production, which resulted in an increased productivity of 70% and generated substantial cost savings. · Developed an improved cored block production resulting in an 80% reduction in manual labor costs and increased revenue. · Invented new bond beam systems for construction sites resulting in reduced production cost and an increased productivity of 80 %. · Technically supported more than 40 aerated concrete factories worldwide. · Conducted interviews and hired numerous candidates according to strong credentials, work ethic, self motivation, and character. · Implemented, maintained, and supervised production, maintenance, logistic, and purchasing budgets. · Traveled and assisted Chief Technical Officer on numerous occasions for international technical support. · Implemented safety programs according to OSHA standards. · Conducted contract negotiations and maintained relationships with raw material suppliers, and shipping companies. · Contributed to departmental policy and procedures. · Hosted a PBS broadcast on green production of autoclaved aerated concrete which will broadcast in spring 2011.

Adel, Georgia, United States

Hired into this start up autoclaved aerated concrete manufacturing facility to formulate concrete mix designs, oversee, andimplement a quality control and laboratory program. · Formulated numerous concrete mix designs in accordance to ASTM, Underwriters Laboratories, and ICC-ES for market needs which included hotels, dormitories, residential housing, and sound walls. · Built customer relationships providing technical support. · Directly managed two quality control technicians. · Maintained quality control objectives, and coordinated objectives with production procedures in cooperation with other managers to maximize quality and reliability and to minimize cost. · Administered technical support to more than 40 autoclaved aerated concrete plants worldwide. · Innovated and implemented a new recycling technique for waste material, introducing the waste material back into the mix design resulting in 10 % reduction of raw sand and increased compressive strength of final product. · Found other applications for autoclaved aerated concrete and formulated new products. New products included: · Cat litter · High R value insulating blocks (thermal conductivity result ­ 0.0535 W/mK) · Overnight recipes resulting in cheaper production costs · Floating oil binders: Invented to help with oil spill crisis in the ocean. Product was tested and approved by Ohmsett Facility in Leonardo New Jersey (government funded and run laboratory). · Awarded third place in the world for block quality two consecutive years (2009, 2010) for Xella's worldwide quality competition. The competition included 40 manufacturing plants. · Assisted in writing numerous American Standard Testing Methods for autoclaved aerated concrete: C1660-09,