Elizabethton, TN 37643 Home Phone (423) 474-2739 Email: gsad38da@westpost.net SUMMARY Over twenty-seven years of broad-based manufacturing / management experience ris ing to the position of plant manager with several companies. Previous assignment s included managerial positions in capital planning, purchasing, sales, marketin g, logistics, human resources, engineering, maintenance and production manager. Experienced in working in union and non-union environments and all levels of man agement. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Self Employed /Contractor - Elizabethton, TN 2003-present Building new houses, remodeling homes. Layout work, meeting building codes, orde ring all supplies for construction. Work with customers to meet their expectatio ns. Southern Impressions - Olanta, SC 2000-2002 Plant/Human Resources Manager - Responsible for production management, quality c ontrol/set up lab to comply with customer requirements, monitoring Shipping and Receiving processes, purchasing all products required for the production, compl yance with all state and federal regulations concerning air and water discharge, rotary screen, flat bed, and hand printing using pigment, acid, and thermosol c olors. Improved operation by cutting cost by $250,000 in raw materials, increase d production and improved customer service, reduced costs by working with colori st on accurate formulas and procedures, and improved overall bottom line profita bility of the operation. Direct supervision of 100 employees and 7 supervisors 2 4/5. Home pride Inc, Fiberglass Division - Bristol, VA Plant /Production Manager - Total operational and financial responsibility for a $4 million, 30-person, non-union, two-line cut, assembles; spray, sanding lines producing 100 steps /day. Improved operation by reducing waste by 50% during fi rst six months, doubled inventory from 500 to 1250 by creating high volume manuf acturing, orchestrated the ramp-up of production components for a 50% output inc rease to a highly successful assembly facility, improved productivity 20% throug h improvement in fabrication and flow, developed plans for ISO 9000 implementati on, guided the creation of empowered hourly/salary team to improve product quali ty, fostered open communications by practicing management by walking around, ini tiated Total Quality Management, and successfully handled all dealings with Gove rnment Environmental agencies. Types of machines used Panel saws, spray guns f or fiber glass, router. Waverly Textile Inc, Richmond, Va Quality Manager/Prep Manager - Quality manager of a textile printing and finish ing facility with annual sales of $33 million, directed department of inspectors responsible for quality assurance and product acceptance. Customer base consist ed of Walmart, Kmart, and Wellington Outdoor Furniture. Improved quality, reducing lot rejection by 30%, worked directly with customers and sales people to develop comprehensive quality action plan which addressed ma rket weakness and recaptured lost business, set up continuous preparation range (formulas, set temperature and speed of equipment) Parthenon Prints - Panama City, FL Plant Manager/Production Manager - Responsible for a $30 million annual sales o peration with 120 employees involved in printing wall paper and fabric for home fashion industry. Responsible for profit and loss, engineering, purchasing, inve ntory control, building facilities and production. Customer base consisted of Kr avet, Waverly, Schumacher, and Strohemin Roman. Results consisted of installing new production methods cutting cost by 15%, expanded plant bringing in new equip ment and processes resulting in cost savings/down time, compliance with OSHA and EPA regulations, and restructured production operation to reduce management and supervisory personnel saving company $200,000 per year. Hampton Print Works Inc - Johnson City, TN Interim Plant Manager/Assistant Plant Manager - Reported directly to CEO/Owner. Responsible for the total operational and financial responsibility for a 120-per son non-union printing operation including daily operations of printing of pigme nt and heat transfer production, coordinated the prep of all woven fabric for pi gment printing, construction of additional 30,000 square feet to fulfill product ion demand, hiring and training new employees, compliance with all OSHA standard s, interaction with all environmental regulatory agencies. Carters and Walmart w ere among various customers. Reduced chemical costs by $150,000 annually. Lamin ated fabric for certain customers. Sales of 82 million. Baldauf, Inc - Johnson City, TN Finishing Manager /Print Manager - Responsible for supervising the daily finishi ng of fabrics, hot calendar, tenter frames, cold calendar, napper, butt breaker. Set up and trained all personnel on frames, washer (cascade washer) cold pad bl each, Wonsotch napper for nap hand. Artos pin/clip combo, Kenyon frames. Set up pad tint (formulas, operation procedures, check shade).
Watauga Industries, Inc - Elizabethton, TN
Held various positions such as Logistics, Expeditor, Customer Service Rep, Finis hing /Coating Supervisor. EDUCATION Human Resource Management Certificate 2005 Trinity College and University - B.S. Business Management Tri-Cities Technical School - Welding Steed College - Business Management Elizabethton Business College - Management/Marketing Military: U.S. NAVY Radioman E-4 Honorable Discharge