Aug 2013 – Apr 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos

Jun 2012 – Jul 2017 · 5 yrs 1 mo

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Jul 2010 – Present · 15 yrs 9 mos

Oct 2009 – Nov 2010 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Oversaw all capital projects and purchases for Atlanta facility; Designed and installed automated manufacturing lines; Created new cellular plant layout for Atlanta facility
• Promoted to Head Engineer on site; Solely responsible for management and oversight of more than 60 projects amounting to $2.5 million in 2009 alone
• Managed $1.5 million budget for complete facility overhaul, including facility redesign to increase output and production efficiencies, as well as the relocation, removal or installation of over 40 manufacturing lines
• Led successful initiative to obtain first company Volatile Organic Compounds-free status in North America

May 2007 – Aug 2013 · 6 yrs 3 mos

• Directed over $4 million in capital projects for 13 facilities in 2012 and will manage $15 million in capital projects in 2013; Integrated multiple new acquisitions from a technical standpoint; Rationalized two facilities in order to optimize operations and EBITDA; Designed new utility systems for multiple injection molding facilities
• Solely responsible for $1.4 million budget for facility rationalization and integration into four facilities
• Managed $1.2 million facility closure that will result in estimated synergies of $1.4 million
• Devised and implemented printing initiative which increased productivity by over 400%
• Created new pail handle for a specific customer that will lead to labor savings of $144M

Jan 2009 – Oct 2009 · 9 mos

• Promoted to Head Engineer on site; Solely responsible for management and oversight of 60 projects
• Managed Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing efforts
• Utilize cutting edge techniques to design superior products developed with 100% recyclable material
• Improved process efficiency by creating new color delivery system for injection molding lines
• Led facility initiative and successfully obtained first Ball Corporation Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) free status in North America; Produced protocols for Storm Water exempt facility
• Designed and installed three automated manufacturing lines

May 2007 – Oct 2009 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• Oversaw and guided a group of 20 group members; Direct problem solving efforts in a goal-oriented manner
• Established innovative scheduling system that led to reduction of plant scheduling process by 12 hours per week and condensed the amount of time required to schedule production
• Designed production scrap control system to monitor defects
• Implemented metrics and procedures to increase uptime
• Devised Kanban inventory level monitoring protocol using multiple forecasts

May 2007 – Dec 2008 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Supervised, designed, and implemented installation of the largest production cell in the plant
• Managed $1.2 million budget for automated production cell of rigid hard top containers
• Developed priority flow control using photo eye control system
• Implemented Lean Manufacturing and 5S for production cell
• Facilitated purchase orders with multiple contractors

Oct 2007 – May 2008 · 7 mos

• Invented new lot layout design and vehicle storage protocol that reduced costs by $1.5 million per year per facility; Planned implementation of new approach at more than 100 facilities
• Analyzed vehicle flow through pre-auction process and constructed vehicle release strategies

Aug 2004 – Jul 2017 · 12 yrs 11 mos

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