Experience

American Aerogel Corporation

• Finishing Manager

  • May 2012 - Present

  As the Finishing Manager at American Aerogel, my responsibilities are to ensure that the final product meets or exceeds the requirements of our customer, to reduce the cost of manufacturing our product and ensure that each order is delivered on time. We have been successful in meeting these requirements through developing process standards that ensure quality and increase product yield. A large part of this success was developed through increasing the communications between the Chemical Side of manufacturing and the Finishing Side to reduce defects and other constraints that impaired total quality improvements. We changed the work schedule to better suit the demands of our operation from a 5 day work week to a 7 day work week. This increase in our efficiency enabled us to broaden our ability to work on multiple projects at the same time. Show less



The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Area Manager

  • Sep 2008 - Jan 2012

  Radial Tire Curing and Finishing: Responsible include directing curing production of 100 presses, a ticket compliance of 20 to 30 varying tire tickets; directing 2 finishing depts. (OE finishing and Replacement finishing). Coordination of product runs with the Curing Specialist, Maintenance and Tooling Manager, and COM Manager. Continuous communication with in-stream managers for parts allocation. Responsible for allocating labor to meet the demands of shipping, efficient production and the training and development of all employees, (quality assurance awareness and implementation) Show less



Plastech Engineered Products

• United States
• Real Estate

• Production Supervisor

  • Jul 2006 - Nov 2006

  Blow molding: GMC and Chrysler Automotive Products: Primary Responsibilities: directing 46 direct reports and indirect reports in the manufacturing process, on third shift. Responsible for allocating labor to meet the demands of shipping, efficient production and the training and development of all employees, (quality assurance awareness and implementation) Bi-Lingual (Spanish) communication: more than 50% of my crew were Spanish speaking. Blow molding: GMC and Chrysler Automotive Products: Primary Responsibilities: directing 46 direct reports and indirect reports in the manufacturing process, on third shift. Responsible for allocating labor to meet the demands of shipping, efficient production and the training and development of all employees, (quality assurance awareness and implementation) Bi-Lingual (Spanish) communication: more than 50% of my crew were Spanish speaking.



Chapin Manufacturing, Inc.

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Shift Supervisor

  • Feb 2005 - Jul 2006

  Blow- molding and Injection Molding: Primary Responsibilities: directing and supervising the manufacturing of garden sprayers, with a staff of 15 to 20 direct reports. Direct reports included technical and production employees. Allocation of labor to included technical and production employees. Allocated materials to complete scheduled production for on time delivery, Quality assurance, and compliance customer requirements. Achieved increased production from 1700 bottles per shift to 2500 per shift in a 2-month period. Implemented a continuous flow process from a batching system. Promoted to Lead Supervisor on days with an increase of direct reports and responsibilities: scheduling of product runs for 3 shifts, inventory control, increase inventory turns, charged to develop a working Kan Ban System, ran an additional line of blow molders with a 5 cavity system (ran on days only), also responsible for production of all secondary sub-assemblies for the plant. Show less



Tyco Plastics and Adhesives

• Shift Manager

  • Aug 2002 - Feb 2004

  Can Liners, Stretch Film and Cast Film Line Manufacturing: 12 hour rotating shifts: Low volume – high mix: minimum orders 50 cases; Directed 35to 40 employees. Approx’ly 20 blown film lines, 3 stretch film bolt lines. Automated Resin fixers. Primary responsibilities: directing and supervising manufacturing process, production control, production schedules, planning and allocation of materials and labor, define and implement process and quality controls for production. Direct communication with production scheduler on run times and order of runs. Responsible for the hiring of production personnel, managing and training of both new and existing staff in lean concepts and 5S concepts. Established a program for cross training of associates in varying machine operations. Show less



IEC Electronic Corp.

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Shift Manager

  • Feb 1992 - Oct 1999

  Surface Mount Printed Circuit Board Assemblies: Low-volume – high mix: responsible for directing production on 2nd shift and 3rd shift, coordinating product runs with CFF and Program managers to meet on time delivery schedules. Coordinating optimization of picks and place machines to increase efficiencies, parts placement and reduce run times, with Engineering and Maintenance staff. Review process details to ensure alignment with quote of both labor and material assignment. Additionally, responsible for employee appraisals, incentives, labor allocation, quality assurance, and general production administration recomendation Christine Pessin ·Quality Group Leader at Surmotech, Inc. Mr. Flowers is not only a great man he was and will always be someone I look up to. Shearrie was a wonderful resource to me in the beginning of my career. He has a large amount of knowledge in many areas such as Lean Manufacturing, Strategic Planning, ISO, and SPC. He was my Supervisor at IEC Electronics for many years and I would support him in all he has done in manufacturing due to his vast knowledge and willingness to share it so others can be as successful as he has been. Show less