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Rosenberg, TX

• Directed all aspects of concrete paver manufacturing facility with full P&L responsibility. Led and managed 20 hourly associates.
• Implemented Vorne board production monitoring system.
• Maintained safety record with zero recordable incidents.
• Facility was the most productive and efficient operation of its kind within Oldcastle. Averaged over 200 cycles/hour and less than 2% waste rate on Masa.

Duke, OK

• Directed safety, quality and production of gypsum drywall manufacturing operation with two production lines. Led and managed 54 hourly associates and 7 direct reports.
• Implemented procedures and policies to improve plant operations and training of employees.
• Worked closely with production supervisors to improve equipment reliability and minimize downtime events.

Memphis, TN

Directed safety, quality, production and maintenance of wood preservative and agricultural chemical operation. Primary point of contact for all plant operations.

Brady, TX

• Directed safety, quality and production of resin-coated frac sand manufacturing operation. Managed 32 hourly associates and 6 salaried staff:
• Reduced safety incidents over two years with result of zero OSHA recordables in 2013.
• Increased production by 15% over previous year and established new baseline for product throughput.
• Reduced waste sent to landfill by 17%.
• Standardized batch recipes and utilized engineering controls to drastically reduce quality upsets.

Burlington, NJ And Lorain, OH

• Directed safety, quality and production of gypsum drywall manufacturing operation. Managed 50 hourly union employees and 12 salaried staff:
• Exceeded budget objectives and had positive variances to budget over three years. Average yearly budget was $17 million.
• Justified and received capital investments of $2.5 million.
• Reduced quality complaints three consecutive years 500% +.
• Improved quality reputation and responsiveness to quality issues. Result: retained customers who were unhappy due to quality issues.
• Utilized lean manufacturing concepts that improved overall product quality and increased production speeds on several products.

Richmond, VA

• Drove sheet-fed printing and die cutting operation that produced consumer packaging for Procter & Gamble and Hewlett Packard and other major companies. Led, managed three salaried supervisors and 20 hourly employees.
• Coordinated initial startup of state-of-the-art seven color sheet-fed printing press.
• Oversaw all production, quality and maintenance functions of an ISO9001 qualified facility.
• Collaborated with Packaging Design group and produced new innovative paper package that met pharmaceutical child-resistant requirements.

Oak Ridge, TN

• Operated inorganic laboratory that characterized highly radioactive waste for environmental remediation cleanup efforts.
• Led team of eight technicians that provided analytical support in producing radioactive isotopes.
• Personally repaired two complex analytical instruments saving $10000 in service calls.
• Co-authored and presented papers at Department of Energy conference.

Norfolk, VA

Served as both division officer and department head on a fast attack submarine. Rigorously trained in all aspects of engineering associated with proper operation of a nuclear reactor.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration, Management And Operations

Activities and Societies: Tauber Manufacturing Institute Fellow

Bs, Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude