Experience

Mytex Polymers US Corporation

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President Operations

  • Jul 2013 - Present



Cereplast

• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior VP Manufacturing

  • Jul 2008 - Jun 2013

  Start up company, $25-35M initial business, developer and manufacturer of leading edge bio-based plastic resins. (process manufacturing/twin screw extrusion)Senior Vice President, ManufacturingManagement and direction of all operational areas. Planning, development and implementation of existing and new manufacturing facilities. Reporting to CEO.• Implemented continuous improvement efforts /structure with limited start up resources (performance measurements, quality system, safety program, etc…), realizing a 35% reduction in manufacturing costs and 25% productivity improvement.• Implemented successful lean manufacturing and inventory control improvement efforts, focusing on waste and cost reduction. Improved inventory accuracy to over 99%, while reducing raw material inventories by 50%. Represents $1M average yearly savings.• Coordinated/directed relocation of $7M manufacturing facility from Hawthorne, CA to Seymour, IN (2010). Implemented site process layout/lean systems, equipment and operational start up plan. Completed and operational in 3 months. • Initial site evaluation/assessment, facility preparation/budget for manufacturing operations in Cannara, Italy (2011-2012).



Toray Resin Company

• Vice President

  • Mar 2002 - Feb 2008

  (division of Toray Industries, TSE:3402 ($12 billion, Tokyo based conglomerate, purchased Nippisun Indiana Corp. facility in 2002). $100M business provider of proprietary compounded engineering plastic resins (nylon, PBT, etc…) to automotive industry, IT, and others. (process manufacturing/twin screw extrusion)Vice-President (Board Member 2004-2008)Management and direction of all operational areas and financial performance. Development and execution of short and long term business goals/strategies. Reported to President.• Initiated and led lean manufacturing/continuous improvement efforts resulting in a 35% reduction in manufacturing costs and 40% productivity improvement. Represents $3.5M average yearly savings. • Designed and managed quality improvement efforts that achieved ISO 9001/TS16949 quality management system registrations and realized customer complaint reduction of over 40%. • Championed environmental stewardship activities resulting in registration to environmental management system ISO 14001 and Shelby County Environmental Stewardship Award for outstanding efforts in energy conservation, waste reduction and recycling. Represents $350,000 average yearly savings.• Twice achieved prestigious Toray Industries President’s Award for outstanding overall performance and turnaround/transition of purchased company among worldwide Toray Group.Director of Manufacturing/Plant Manager (2002-2004)Management and direction of all manufacturing and support related areas, plant operations. Reported to Vice President• Initiated and led safety improvement efforts, achieving an 80% reduction in total recordable injury rate and no lost time injuries over five consecutive years.• Significantly reduced cost and headcount while increasing productivity 10-15% per year via lean systems/culture. Represents $2M average yearly savings.



Nippisun Indiana Corporation

• Director of Manufacturing/Plant Manager

  • Dec 1994 - Mar 2002

  (division of $3.2 billion, Tokyo based Nippon Pigment, Inc., TSE:4119) $75M business provider of custom plastic resin (nylon, PBT, polypropylene, ABS, polystyrene, etc…) and toll compounding services, manufacturing (process manufacturing/twin screw extrusion), technical support. Director of Manufacturing/Plant Manager Management and direction of all manufacturing and support related areas; multiple plant operations (Texas, Indiana). Reported to President. • Led re-design/development of operations achieving improvement from 20MM to 75MM lbs yearly production capacity, while reducing costs 20%.• Successfully transitioned 35MM lbs yearly production to one manufacturing facility in six months, while successfully closing (Houston, TX) production facility. • Managed and directed quality improvement efforts to achieve ISO/QS9000 and Q1 quality system registrations and received quality performance awards from Toyota, Honda, Denso, Aisin, etc. • Implemented operational education, 5S and training program for plastic compounding associates, helping lead to reduction in turnover of over 70%.



LyondellBasell

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Support Manager/Production Manager

  • Jan 1983 - Dec 1994

  (Basell purchased Himont in 1993, Shell/Himont joint venture, now LyondellBasell, NYSE:LYB) $51 billion provider of polypropylene and polypropylene compounds, (worlds largest). As part of Advanced Materials group, site manufactured compounded resins for automotive, appliance and general industrial applications. (Twin, single, continuous mixer extrusion).Product Support Manager (1989-1994)Management and direction of all manufacturing plant product support including Technical/QA, production scheduling, logistics and inventory control. • Improved production schedule accuracy from 65% to 98%.• Resolved scheduling issues with strategic automotive customers to secure $50MM annual sales. • Led transition team of seven corporate and plant managers to successfully close a production facility, relocating 50MM lbs of annual volume.• Successfully gained approval for plant gain sharing program from executive management committee, creating the model for subsequent programs at other manufacturing locations.Production Manager (1983 – 1989)Management and direction of all plant production operations. • Led successful design/development of operations to de-bottleneck and increase capacity from 25MM lbs to 80MM lbs yearly production volume.• Achieved over 90% rating on combined critical business measures 24 consecutive months. • Served as strategic team member (representing manufacturing) for successful implementation of (SAP) business system in Advanced Materials group.• Achieved 70% reduction in recordable injuries by initiating various safety/educational programs.