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Chesapeake, Va, Us

Chesapeake, Va

Chesapeake, Va

Chesapeake, Va

Organized this new department for the company. Responsible for all environmental, safety, and health issues for VA and NJ toner manufacturing operations. Knowledge of regulations and consensus standards such as OSHA, VADEQ, EPA, NEC, NFPA, FM, ANSI, etc. Became the subject matter expert on combustible dust and dust explosion prevention/protection including knowledge of bonding and grounding, PPE, active protection systems such as Fike and Fenwall, explosion venting, and process isolation. Upgraded 1980’s equipment to meet current protection standards. Successfully navigated our first OSHA inspection and completed informal settlement conference with OSHA and had “serious” finding vacated based on my research of OSHA and NEC regulations. Wrote new procedures and upgraded old ones to current standards. Wrote training presentations and performed in person training to all levels of employees. Instituted computer based self-guided training for simple courses thereby freeing resources to focus on difficult items. Guided the company through successful ISO-14000 initial certification and surveillance audits. Responsible for facilities engineering and security for 150 acre site, four buildings, fire protection systems including two fire pumps, PIV’s, hydrants, sprinkler systems, and alarm system. Reduced facilities maintenance cost by 40% by renegotiating contracts, internalizing some work, and eliminating unnecessary work. Analyzed electric utility usage and the changed rate schedule with Virginia Power to save $150k per year. Worked closely with local first responders and insurance company to foster strong working relationships.

Chesapeake, Va

This is a 24/7 laser/copier toner manufacturing plant. The process involves batch and continuous processes such as weighing, mixing, kneading (extruding), grinding, classification of particles, finishing, sieving, and packaging. Responsibility for all plant operations including production, planning, process engineering, maintenance, quality, and shipping, receiving and warehousing. Led the plant to three successive records for days without lost time injury. Developed the annual budget for operations and controlled spending to budget. Fixed and variable spending was in the mid seven figure range. Hired the key department managers and published goal and objectives to build a strong cohesive team. Through various capital expansions and process upgrades, increased production volume (300%), stabilized quality and yield, lowered cost (25%) and increased by-product recycling 90% to achieve 120% recycling rate and consume previously generated inventory. Interfaced with R&D to help make products more manufacturing friendly and schedule appropriate testing time for scale ups. Instituted a Key Process Indicator (KPI) system to consistently analyze factors critical to our success and make this data available to everyone on the team. Wrote procedures and guided our journey to ISO 9000 certification. For the last several years of this position, I was also directly responsible for our Organic Photoconductor plant in VA and another toner plant in MD that was purchased from a competitor.

Chesapeake, Va

Fully responsible for all site activities including production, process and manufacturing engineering, quality, purchasing, warehouse, and cost accounting while reporting to the off-site President. Improved manufacturing efficiency to increase capacity to record 16M disks per month. Ultimately managed the decommissioning of the facility due to product obsolescence. Managed employee morale and departure schedule. Maximized scrap value of the equipment and minimized remaining inventory value. Removed, packed, and exported requested equipment to other sites as needed.

Chesapeake, Va

Continued responsibilities from previous position. Added responsibility for managing staff of five engineers. Budget responsibility for the department including capitals assets, fixed and variable costs, and labor. Major team participant in achieving ISO 9000 certification and successive surveillance audits and re-certifications. Managed two expansion projects more than doubling square footage and tripling original capacity. Led a project to speed up equipment through engineering changes resulting in 30% improvement over OEM. Participated in cross functional team for cost reduction to redesign, replace, or eliminate component parts resulting in over 50% cost reduction over several years.

Chesapeake, Va

Selected to be part of the seven person startup team for a state of the art 24/7 3.5 inch floppy disk assembly factory. Traveled to Japan to learn the technology and then again to perform pre-shipment acceptance testing of all equipment for the factory. Hired, trained, and supervised Maintenance Technicians, set up the shop, and purchased all tools and equipment. Wrote SOP’s, SOC’s, and lockout/tagout procedures. Provided daily maintenance support and troubleshooting, optimized servo, VFD, cam, and pneumatic driven machinery, monitored support utilities such as compressed air, HVAC, and clean rooms, designed and installed process improvements for better quality, faster speed, higher yield, and lower cost. Wrote and modified programs for Mitsubishi, Omron, and Allen Bradley PLC’s.

Bsme, Machine Design, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics

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