Experience

Main Street, Inc.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President - Manufacturing

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  Birmingham, Alabama Area



Mspark

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Vice President - Freight and Print Services

  • Apr 2019 - Aug 2019

  Helena, AL Responsible for $22M print buy as 1.7B annual pieces including paper procurement and $4M freight buy of FTL & LTL inbound/outbound transportation services. Direct USPS Postal Affairs and Compliance, Client Materials Management and Direct Solo Mail programs.

• Vice President - Operations

  • Nov 2015 - Apr 2019

  Helena, Alabama Strategic Operations Management for multi-location production, Technical Services, Print Services, Client Materials Management, Postal Affairs, Solo Mail Services and Facility Maintenance.

• Operations Manager, Print, Creative and Solo Mail Services

  • Jan 2007 - Nov 2015

  Corporate offices, Helena, Alabama Operations Manager, Print, Creative and Solo Mail Services. Accountable for $20MM+ print budget, vendor selection/negotiation, cost management, allocation of 1.6B pieces of print per year, Creative Services creation and production of over 29M ads per year, and custom product development. Multi-format solo/direct mail management.



American Color

• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plant Manager

  • 2002 - 2006

  Sylacauga, AL Full responsibility for 240 employee, non-union facility servicing the retail advertising insert market. Comprised of heatset web offset printing (six presses), flexographic printing (three presses), pre-media and post-press areas. •Lowest cost structure and waste performance for flexo operations in the corporation •2nd highest net speeds for wide web heatset operations in the corporation •3rd lowest cost structure and waste performance for heatset operations in the… Show more Full responsibility for 240 employee, non-union facility servicing the retail advertising insert market. Comprised of heatset web offset printing (six presses), flexographic printing (three presses), pre-media and post-press areas. •Lowest cost structure and waste performance for flexo operations in the corporation •2nd highest net speeds for wide web heatset operations in the corporation •3rd lowest cost structure and waste performance for heatset operations in the corporation •Consistently in the top 3 of all facilities for total EBITDA generated •Consistently in the top 3 of all facilities for total Safety record (frequency, recordables) •Best Practice Facility for Auxiliary Equipment Maintenance Program •Division received several Industry Awards for Best in Class Printing (flexo and offset)

• Operations Manager

  • 1997 - 2002

  Sylacauga, AL Full responsibility for print operations (offset and flexo), maintenance, and Technical Services. •Implemented Total Productive Maintenance program for heatset and flexo pressrooms as well as mechanical and electrical maintenance areas •Developed and implemented rebuild program for press auxiliary equipment •Reduced consumable supply costs and restocking by 44% •Initiated maintenance work order tracking/backlog system reducing backlog from 1100+ hours to 100. •Developed… Show more Full responsibility for print operations (offset and flexo), maintenance, and Technical Services. •Implemented Total Productive Maintenance program for heatset and flexo pressrooms as well as mechanical and electrical maintenance areas •Developed and implemented rebuild program for press auxiliary equipment •Reduced consumable supply costs and restocking by 44% •Initiated maintenance work order tracking/backlog system reducing backlog from 1100+ hours to 100. •Developed distribution plans resulting in 17% reduction in labor cost •Coordinated cover ink formula development resulting in 30% speed increase on press •Introduced and implemented technical advances (inline rotary trimming on G14 press, workbook perfing inline, tool-less applications in operations, color management tools for flexo print, make-ready Gantt charts) •Printer Quality Representative for Wal*Mart, Kohls, Marvel Entertainment, Best Buy driving quality improvement and technological transitions to CtP and to Stochastic Screening.

• Technical Services Project Manager

  • 1994 - 1997

  Brentwood, TN Responsible technical aspects of print including technical training, technical research, and technical testing. Serviced ten print facilities with heatset offset and flexographic presses. Significant accomplishments: •Led web break reduction initiative resulting in over $250K savings for corporation. •Authored Troubleshooting Manual for Paper Problems implemented in all facilities. •Co-authored Offset Press Operator Training Manual utilized in 9 facilities for training of lead press… Show more Responsible technical aspects of print including technical training, technical research, and technical testing. Serviced ten print facilities with heatset offset and flexographic presses. Significant accomplishments: •Led web break reduction initiative resulting in over $250K savings for corporation. •Authored Troubleshooting Manual for Paper Problems implemented in all facilities. •Co-authored Offset Press Operator Training Manual utilized in 9 facilities for training of lead press operators and as reference manual for troubleshooting. •Trained all press employees and support operations for Greenfield startup facility in Hanover, PA. •Tracked and published paper performance data/statistics for all paper mills servicing ten facilities for Continuous Improvement. •Active member of Corporate Quality Leadership Team. •Lead SPC initiatives in print facilities and responsible for training of plant level managers in tools and applications.



Darby Printing Company

• Production Manger

  • 1992 - 1994

  Atlanta, GA Responsible for Operations (scheduling, planning, prepress, press, bindery, mailing, shipping, maintenance, receiving and warehouse). Significant accomplishments: •Capital Project Facilitator including turnkey coordination of GOSS Magnum press, Rachwal pre-press system, and Quincy air compressor system installations. •Redesigned and reorganized warehouse areas resulting in over 100% increase in storage capacity •Facilitated alcohol-free fountain solution conversion for web and… Show more Responsible for Operations (scheduling, planning, prepress, press, bindery, mailing, shipping, maintenance, receiving and warehouse). Significant accomplishments: •Capital Project Facilitator including turnkey coordination of GOSS Magnum press, Rachwal pre-press system, and Quincy air compressor system installations. •Redesigned and reorganized warehouse areas resulting in over 100% increase in storage capacity •Facilitated alcohol-free fountain solution conversion for web and sheet-fed presses •Introduced and implemented “burst binding” without machine modification •Introduced and implemented “block binding” to eliminate four side manual trimming •Initiated and conducted ink/fount testing resulting in improved ink/water balance, consistency and reduced costs. •Introduced and implemented use of densitometry on Miller TP38 for four color sheet-fed cover work. Show less



Harmony Printing Limited

• Account Representative

  • 1992 - 1992

  Liberty, MO Performed evaluation of operational practices for improvement recommendations to President/CEO. Developed/implemented formal transportation program for air, ground, LTL, and TL services, developed formal Sales proposal package and developed marketing package for use in Sales. Relocated to Atlanta in May 1992. Sales territory of eleven states in expanded Southeastern region.



Ringier America

• Various positions

  • 1982 - 1991

  Various locations Plant Facilitator, KS (1991) Directed closing of facility & removal of all materials/assets. Materials Mgr, KS (1987-1991) Responsible fir QA, inventory control, logistics, warehousing, mailing fulfillment, “War on Waste”, & raw material claims. Supervisor, Press Operations, WI (1987) 45 emp. union heatset pressroom, providing color approvals, manning schedules, cost controls, productivity & efficiency. Mgr, Inventory Control, WI (1986-1987) 8 person staff. Customer inventories… Show more Plant Facilitator, KS (1991) Directed closing of facility & removal of all materials/assets. Materials Mgr, KS (1987-1991) Responsible fir QA, inventory control, logistics, warehousing, mailing fulfillment, “War on Waste”, & raw material claims. Supervisor, Press Operations, WI (1987) 45 emp. union heatset pressroom, providing color approvals, manning schedules, cost controls, productivity & efficiency. Mgr, Inventory Control, WI (1986-1987) 8 person staff. Customer inventories, receipts, WIP, operable levels of consignment sundries, documentation for domestic and intl. shipments, records for all materials. Supervisor, Press Operations, WI (1985-1986) Third shift. Corp. Mgmt Trainee, AZ (1983-1985) 2 year program: Pre-press, press, post-press & admin. Training in 6 locations as bindery supervisor (magazine, commercial & book), heatset web pressroom supervisor, pre-press special projects, estimator, Customer Service Representative, Sales Service Representative, accounting assistant, scheduler, ink technician, maintenance assistant, QA inspector. Show less