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Industry: Extrusion- Plastics
Resides: Salary: US $Open
Relocate: Yes
On
the Market: Currently
consulting
Overview of experience A track record of outstanding technical
performance in plant , project ,process and product management in sophisticated
manufacturing environments. With diverse management
experience covering ,problem solving
, P&L responsibility, forecasting,
budgeting with financial accountability, capital equipment selection ISO 900 implementation. quality
and personnel training Professional Experience 08/01/01 to Date : Independent Plastic
Extrusion Consultant :
Self Employed Consultant in Foaming and
Light weighting of plastic ,PS:PP:HDPE: PET and Lumber Composites,
National and international experience . Aug 1998 to 08/01/01
Manufacturing Manager /Process
(Company name) Products .MA Responsibilities: “ Plant Start Up” : installed
, commissioned and “processed
in” compounding extrusion
system .Implemented, manufacturing , training and testing procedures. Responsible for process and
screw configuration , Select equipment and design systems for new compounding lines . Project
responsibility for “ Plant Start up” on PET Foam sheet extrusion working with PET suppliers /extruder
/ thermoformer manufactures and potential customers to produce PET foam trays for the dual
ovenable food market ( extruder process
exhibited at 2000 NPE and 2000 Pack Expo show ) . Process
responsibility for ” PP,HDPE
Extruded / lamination and co-extruded Foam Sheet production using “CBA” and or “Atmospheric Gases” as blowing agent , using Flat die and
roll -stack configuration
Accomplishments : Successful in increasing
compounding outputs by 50% via process and screw configuration . ( achieved output 100% greater than “Bayer” Germany for same material ) Implementation of ISO900 program Development of PET Foam sheet Oct 1997 to Aug 1998 Product
/Extrusion Engineering Manager
Sencorp. MA Responsibility . For the custom design
of Tandem Foam Extrusion Systems through a staff of 12 engineers ( electrical
/ software /mechanical / service) which including
turnkey installation nationally and internationally on customer site .With total a project portfolio
responsibility of $16M a year Accomplishments . Successful in reducing
on site “turnkey” installation time
by 50% Successful in 10 % cost reduction on major vendor components
Successfully completed from inception
to commissioning Extrusion Lab Line In Rochester NY Aug 1996 to Oct 1997.
Special Projects Manager
Captive
Plastics .NJ Responsibilities .( 1 Year contact
Position ) Project coordinator between Captive plastics and Quaker Oats
in re-designing, incorporating project
management , plant layout , machine specification, installation , quality
,operator training to final
production and acceptance
a range of Extrusion Blow Molded Bottles.
Reported back to Board of directors on monthly basis on project progress
( $7M project ) Accomplishments: Completed project
within the allocated budget and time Named on Patent team Dec 1995 to Aug 1996
Consultant/ Contractor
Self Employed
Ohio ( Immigrated to USA in Dec 1995
) Contracted by Battenfeld United Kingdom to install PS Foam extrusion ,reclaim system and supply process assistance
in Egypt Contracted By MGA Consultants to
do contract managerial and process
work in Kuwait on PS foam installation .And investigate CFC to
hydrocarbon conversion . June 1992 to Dec 1995
Corporate Project Manager
Kohler Trays Responsibilities .( Reporting to
Board of directors )Initiating capital projects , feasibility studies
for new foam plants, financial budgeting
, Selecting project teams
,site selection , machine selection ,installation through to production start up of Foam extrusion
systems and thermoformers (
A total of 5 PS foam plant Start ups .) Accomplishments : Reduced product
weight by 15% via extrusion hardware modification Increased Extrusion output rates
by 10% through modified hardware
Increased Plant Utilization from
82% to 98% by the introduction of “Quality Management Techniques Decreased Thermorfomer scrap rates
from 32% to 10% Reduced customer complaints from
30% to 0% in 7 months Cost reduction program resulting
in SAR 5M saving in one year May 1989 to June 1992
Director of Capital Projects
Sunpack Responsibilities ; (As for Kohler Trays above , Sunpack was acquired by Kohler Trays ) Accomplishments ; Instrumental in
setting up computerized production
and Quality system Designed and installed
automatic material handling system to ensure consistent formulation
to foam extruders Converted CFC PS plant to Hydrocarbon
. 2 plants ( first in southern
Hemisphere ) 3
year project in developing
co- extruded - foamed label material
with Sekisui Plastics , developed in South Africa on completion set up plant in the USA . Project completed within scope
, budget and timing , Oct 1986 to 1989
Director of Production
Sunpack Responsibilities ;(Report to owners
/ directors ) Assure the economic and timely production of all products
. Analyze monthly data and market conditions , set production
forecasts order raw materials from overseas . Plant
maintenance , , finished goods , quality , Budgets , P&L and
labor training responsibility Jan 1982 to 1986
Plant Manager
Van Leer Responsibility :
As above for production Director )
responsible for Plastic converting , Foam ,Pulp and Metal Pressing
plants total 650 employees Jan 1978 to 1982 Plant Engineer
Van Leer Responsibility :
Assume the economic And timely Maintenance of all Production machinery
through a maintenance team Jan 1974 to 1978 Technical Assistant
Van Leer Responsibility : Technical Drawing , mechanical design work . Education 1982 “Industrial Administration Program
“ ( Master Degree
Program)
Cape Town University 1980 Management Development Program
Stellenboch University 1978 Certificated Mechanical Engineer
1975 National Mechanical Diploma
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