Experience

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  Polymer Group, Inc.

  • Mooresville, NC

  • Quality and Commercialization Manager

    • 2007 - Present
    • Mooresville, NC

    Responsible for managing the quality and commercialization activities associated with contract manufacturing and outsourcing suppliers to successfully support and meet the company's business needs.

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  PGI

  • Quality/Process Engineering Manager

    • 1997 - 2007

    --Coordinated the successful implementation of lab and product qualification.--Coordinated the successful implementation of new product for major customer.--Set up the concept of product testing by the operations group.

  • Quality Engineer/ISO 9000 Coordinator

    • 1993 - 1997

    --Coordinated the successful implementation of ISO 9002 certification.--Responsible for all lab functions.--Responsible for coordinating customer analysis and action plans for the nine facilities worldwide.

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  Pope & Talbot

  • Incontinent Process Improvement/Raw Material Coordinator

    • 1991 - 1993

    --Responsible for the process capabilities and development of new processes.--Wrote Quality Manual for Incontinent Department.--Responsible for new product design.--Helped coordinate effort to get Incontinent Department ISO 9001 certified.

  • Diaper Division Quality Manager

    • 1989 - 1991

    --Coordinator of the Diaper Division's Quality program (5 plants).--Wrote the Diaper Division Quality System and implemented division wide.--Taught SPC classes to the plant trainers.--Performed plant audits of the P & T Quality System.

  • Diaper Operations Superintendent

    • 1988 - 1989

    --Responsible for the Diaper and Printing Departments at the Eau Claire Mill (approximately 75 people).

  • Quality Manager

    • 1985 - 1989

    --Responsible for outgoing quality for the following departments: Stock Prep, Paper Machines, Paper Converting, and Diaper Department.--Introduced and implemented SPC into the online quality checks. Part of this change was to put the operators in charge of the quality and use the lab personnel in an audit function. This was completed in all four departments.--Wrote the SPC tool used by the company to evaluate their quality standard.--Coordinated and taught the quality and statistical classes needed by the operating and management personnel.

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  Kimberly-Clark

  • Neenah, WI

  • Diaper Operations Supervisor/Diaper Process Specialist/Diaper Process Technician

    • 1980 - 1985
    • Neenah, WI

    --Responsible for the management of a crew in a manner to ensure conformance to established production, quality, cost, safety, housekeeping and employee relations objectives.