Facility Management • Chemical Engineering • R & D and Technical Services
Six Sigma trained, customer-focused, chemicals industry professional with demonstrated success in Facility Management, Technical Service, Operations, and EHS&S assurance. Expertise in Applied Technology, Product Development, and Project Management. Solid reputation for implementing sustainable controls for complex business processes and applying continuous quality improvements. Inspiring multidisciplinary team leadership and consistent delivery of creative, strategy-aligned competitive solutions.
Professional Experience
2011-2015 ROYAL ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS (ADCO Products, Inc.), Chagrin Falls, OH – Global supplier of specialty adhesives, sealants, tapes, & coatings serving construction, transportation, & industrial markets. The Chagrin Falls plant supplies polyurethane adhesives and semi-permanent repair tapes for the commercial roofing market.
Plant Manager – Resident leader for all manufacturing activities, including production, safety, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, facility management, staffing, labor relations, policies, and performance targets.
Key Accomplishments:
• Realized 54% revenue growth over 4-yr. span, averaging 98+% On Time, In Full shipments.
• Established safety culture yielding a Total Recordable Injury Rate of zero, two years running.
• Coached seven functional direct reports, including 18 – 26 operators, seasonally dependent.
• Drove six sigma lean processes to remove $100+K of operating cost year over year.
• Innovative testing of unique applicator for New Product Development project led to patent filing.
• Established Cost of Poor Quality standards to maintain a product failure rate of less than 0.25%.
• Extensive polyurethane knowledge a key resource for product support.
• Utilized process engineering expertise to lead capital and process improvements.
• Established, implemented, and monitored Key Process Indicator metrics for the plant.
2009-2010 FOMO PRODUCTS, Norton, OH – Producer of polyurethane spray insulation foams serving the residential and contract markets; 80 employees.
Technical Department Manager – Directed Product Stewardship, QC, and the R&D group.
• Applications Development – Drove team effort to improve pressurized blending proficiency using rigorous data based process improvements to address performance variability.
• Quality Control – Tightened and aligned product variance limits per SPC guidance.
• Product Stewardship – Audited and updated annual REACH requirements.
• Managed staff of eight, including QC supervisor, two scientists, and a product steward.
1996-2009 FERRO CORPORATION, Cleveland, OH – Global $2.2B producer of technology-based materials for renewable energy, consumer electronic, telecom, transportation, building, appliance, and industrial product markets; 5,600 employees.
Regional Facility Manager Cleveland Technical Center 2002 – 09
Laboratory Manager Cleveland Technical Center 2001 – 02
Senior Research Scientist Monsanto Co. / Solutia Inc. – St. Louis 1996 – 01
Results: Operations Management:
• Accountable for 195,000 sq ft. of mixed-use facilities, including the Corporate Technical Center, Corporate HQ, Data Center, leased offices, and off-site warehouse.
• Spearheaded overhaul of EHS&S programs to ensure OSHA and EPA compliance.
• Secured ACC “Responsible Care Management System” (RCMS) certification in 2008.
• Outsourced maintenance and realized +40% savings for aggregated $2,000,000 budget.
• Ensured $3M Corporate Services expense budgets were held to within +/- 0.5% of target.
• Energy efficient capital upgrades per 5-year business plan achieved +30% utility savings.
• Directed staff of 10, including: HQ manager, EHS manager, maintenance and administrative.
Results: Technology Solutions:
• Mentored R&D team through stage-gate process to develop a new family of additives.
• Awarded U.S. Patent 6,855,741-B2 (2005), “Composition for Use in Flexible Polyurethane Foams,” enabling stable low-density production of water-blown PUR foams.
• Directed/facilitated continuous improvement team of five technicians supporting PVC pipeline applications using developmental stabilizer, plasticizer, and lubricant additives.
1991-1996 AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC., Allentown, PA – Global supplier of industrial gases, chemicals, catalysts, surfactants, and intermediates; 21,000 employees worldwide.
Principal Applications Engineer – Catalyst/Surfactant additives for polyurethane foams
• Championed “Road Show” at customer sites in the Americas and Asia to demonstrate targeted products and tailored solutions to manage the mandated conversion from Freon to MeCI2.
• Conceptualized and developed innovative lab technique that led to commercialization of a new class of surfactants that continues to hold significant market-share today.
• Awarded U.S. Patents: 5,807,903 (1998), “Silicone Polyether Surfactants”; 5,807,970 (1999), “Method for Preparing Flexible Polyurethane Foams”; and 5,981,613 (1999), “Silicone Polyether Surfactants.”
1987-1991 FOAMEX, LP, (formerly Reeves Brother...
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