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Salem, Nj

• Formulate all Plastisol layers and maintain Production Batch Recipe System.• Evaluate and implement new raw materials for new technologies, cost savings and availability issues.• Provide support for Production Departments with trouble shooting on performance, contamination and other issues.• Schedule and conduct Plant Trials of new plastisol formulations, supporting Production during trial, and short/long-term Lab testing of finished product.• Developed and implemented QC specifications and test methods for plastisol batch process. Trained operators to use these procedures and OCAP’s. • Reformulated foam layer to increase blow ratio without affecting performance, saving $250,000 annually at current sales volume.• Optimized filler level in foam and glass saturation plastisol layers saving $550,000 annually, without affecting finished product performance.• Extensive contact and networking with raw material vendors, and involvement in technical organizations such as Society of Plastics Industry.• Successfully completed Mannington Mills 6 Sigma Black Belt program.

Kennesaw, Ga

Developed multiple ink and plastisol products. Modified and improved existing formulations to meet customer needs and requests.• Provided on-site technical service for sales/customers involving problem solving, process improvement, new product trials, and relationship building.• Initiated and drove to completion a reformulation project with annualized savings of $150,000 at current sales volume.• Negotiated with vendors on price, stocking options, and availability of raw materials. Led a project with a supplier that resulted in 28% reduction in price, as well as shifting labor burden to the vendor. This shift provided $140,000 annual savings in combined labor and equipment time.• Custom color-matched all requests for current and new plastisol products.• Supported Quality Control lab to solve production problems, and acted as liaison between customers, lab, production and customer service.• Chairperson of a focus team designed to reduce current rework inventory. The team was responsible for reducing inventory by over 40%.• Co-Chairperson of the Gainsharing Involvement Team. The team collected suggestions for improvements plant-wide, implemented the appropriate suggestions, and followed-up to insure improvements were made.

Kennesaw, Ga

Generated professional grade reports for clients that presented environmental testing results in the form of text, tables and graphs.• Conducted field sampling of soil and groundwater that included logging the geology of soil borings, and rigid sample custody tracking following ASTM guidelines.

Kennesaw, Ga

Achieved certification to analyze more than 20 inorganic ions and compounds using ASTM methods.• Extensive experience in titration chemistry, instrumentation, chemical handling and data presentation.

Marietta, Ga

• Extensive contact with customers and engineers to log service calls.• Top performer in department with 120 incoming calls per day average

Spencerport, Ny

• Purchased and expedited product movement for catalog inventory.• Negotiated product cost and terms with vendors.• Solved all receiving discrepancies.• Extensive query writing on IBM AS400. Designed format to generate purchase projections.• Intimate involvement in catalog production, and page and square inch determination.