POBOX 314
318 S. Railroad St.
Baconton,GA31716
/ Home:(229) 787-2117
Work:(229) 854-1364
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Successful, results-generating production professional with extensive experience within production teams and line management staffs in exceeding safety requirements, production goals and objectives. Areas of expertise include practical experience in the production processes, production profit and loss analysis, coordinating pilot and production runs while maintaining excellent interpersonal relationships.
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company / Albany,GeorgiaUSA
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is a global company that specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of passenger car, light truck, medium truck tires and subsidiaries that specialize in motorcycle and racing tires. With headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, Cooper Tire has manufacturing, sales, distribution, technical and design facilities within its family of companies located in 10 countries around the world.
Process Improvement Leader / 2/1994 - Present
• / Maintained, updated, and distributed production schedules. trained employees, documentation and performance tracking, responsible for maintaining product quality standards.
- Training and supervision of non-union production employees
- Facilitated training on Safety and Quality within the Business Unit for 400 employees
- Promoting the concepts of “lean” and leading teams through the use of lean tools such as 5S, TPM, SMED, and Visual Management.
- Implemented or participated in over 75 projects resulting in $17,000,000 in savings over two years.
- Compile statistical information used to develop and improve the performance of our tires and our people.
- Implement Microsoft Office in daily functions within the department for training and documentation.
Chi-Chi's Mexican Restaurant / Muncie,IndianaUSA
Chi-Chi's was a popular full service Mexican bar /restaurant chain from 1975 to 2004.
Department Manager / 9/1988 - 1/1994
• / Conducted weekly departmental meetings to improve lines of communication and to solicit ideas for improving product quality, containing costs. Prepared weekly schedules for 30 - 35 employees. Supervised up to 75 employees at one time. Controlled costs through timely ordering and inventories. Maintained proper staffing levels through hiring and cross - training.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
B.A. Organizational Leadership / LaGrangeCollege / 2003
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office Suite - Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access
KEYWORDS
Audited, budgeted, coached, motivated, implementeted, compiled, communicated, organized, tracked, generated, lean manufacturing, 5s, SMED, kaizen, continious improvement