Continual monitoring of Toner Manufacturing process using ABB control systems requiring chemical adjustments to maintain high quality Toner particle. Operate chemical process and material handling equipment to meet production schedules and product quality. Perform maintenance procedures to affect process changeovers; perform analytical laboratory characterization procedures specific to Toner Manufacturing

Responsible for transporting and maintain sample integrity of environmental samples from 30+ sampling sites across New York State. Daily professional interaction with customers to maintain excellent customer service for ALS Laboratory.

Quality Assurance & Food Safety Supervisor responsible for maintaining quality and resolving issues on 28 food packaging lines. Coordinate all USDA shipments for exports. Assure all documentation is complete and USDA Exports regulations are met. Manage raw materials, in-process and finished goods with JD Edwards resource planning. Interface with planners and scheduling to determine QC department staffing requirement.

Data driven approach used to optimize process conditions to enable machine to increase output and reduce waste for a 40% increase in productivity.Used a variety of analytical tools to identify root cause of major quality defect. Permanent corrective actions were put in place to eliminate defect, $300K savings annually. Led Process Improvement Team. Day-to-day involvement with manufacturing to sustain and improve processes. Exceeded all department Machine efficiency and waste goals for 5 consecutive years. Managed Analytical testing laboratory. Developed analytical test methods and trained laboratory personnel. Maintained laboratory equipment and was certified Radiation Safety Officer. Managed gravure cylinder inventory, including interface with existing cylinder vendors and accrediting new suppliers leading to 30% cost savings.Coordinated project to procure and install analytical laboratory equipment for the new chemistry laboratory. Completed ahead of schedule and 50% under budget and ahead of project timelines. Key contributor to Gravure coating press commissioning effort which was completed ahead of schedule. Met and exceeded all product quality goals at startup.

Worldwide coordinator for gravure printed logos on Kodak Print products across all Business Units. Acknowledged resource/interface for Marketing, Business Units, logo designers/art house, OM suppliers, and US & non-US manufacturing sites. Successfully completed Six Sigma Green Belt project to improve product quality by eliminating “backprint show-through” trade complaints on Professional products, resulting in $100K product savings and minimizing risk of customer loss. Led Kaizen Core Team. Formal project planning and Analytical Troubleshooting (ATS) process used to identify root cause of core defect at KP and KCD sensitizing operation; resulting in $500K in annual savings. Coordinate project to develop and accredit new Chill Roller surface designs for professional photographic papers to address customer issues. Exceeded all project goals and met customer requirements.

Provided day-to-day support of Color Paper Manufacturing, requiring rapid turnaround of analytical data and results using a variety of separation (GC, HPLC) and spectrometric techniques (UV/Vis, XRF, FTIR). Managed chemical inventory and consumables for laboratory. Recognized for $50K annual saving for managing inventory. Conducted extensive hands-on research work for new Thermal media products, including independent method development to analyze new components in next generation products. Provided on-call technical support 24-hour/7-day manufacturing departments. Researched and developed method and equipment to determine polyethylene density on coated paper. Documented procedures and trained lab personnel in the revised methods.