NATHAN L. R.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND

11 years of project and resource management experience related to plant manufacturing equipment, project and manufacturing engineering, product development, and business development. Mechanical engineering background with plant management, marketing, and finance. Heavy involvement with team leadership, customers, and end-users.

SKILLS

Resource / Project Management

Engineering / Technical

Computer Software

•Managing within budgets

•Maintaining profitability

•Project engineering

•Satisfying customer expectations

•Maintaining schedules

•KPI’s and monthly forecasts

•Risk management

•Cost-benefit analysis

•Patentability reviews

•Pro forma development

•Vendor evaluations

•Manufacturing engineering

•5 years materials handling / convey–packaging

•Process improvement / automation

•Product development

•Technical training / writing

•Onsite field management

•Root-cause analysis

•Mechanical design

•Custom metal fabrication

•SOP / BOM / ECN

• Plastics processing

•AutoCad

•SolidWorks

•MS Project •MS Word •MS Excel •MS PowerPoint

•MS Visio

•Visual Manufacturing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pursued non-related professional and personal interests (2012 – present). Please inquire.

STRATEGIC MATERIALS, INC., Swedesboro, NJ 2009 – 2011

Plant Manager

Glass Recycling Industry

Managed all aspects of a glass recycling plant of 35 employees operating on a 24/7/365 schedule including plant production, HR, budgets, operating expenses, inventory, shipping, and program development. Responsible for project engineering of capital equipment purchases and process improvement projects on optical sorting line.

•Improved uptime by 10% without increasing staff, while reducing monthly operating expenses by 12%.

•Improved monthly product throughput by 47% during tenure.

•Managed plant-level supplier and customer relationships.

•Conducted new employee orientation, job training, and weekly safety meetings.

•Made new sales markets available and regained former customers through product quality improvement.

•Managed $1M in capital equipment purchase and installation projects for process improvement.

•Acquired new revenue stream to plant by sorting and selling recyclable cardboard.

•Implemented new software to perform real-time tracking of production rates and downtime.

•Generated and implemented new periodic maintenance program.

•Negotiated freight deals of incoming raw material, backhauls, and finished product shipping.

•Managed the acquisition and revision of permits relating to building code and EPA requirements.

•Performed monthly plant inspections in accordance with internal guidelines and EPA.

•Managed maintenance of plant rolling stock (frontend loaders, forklifts, cranes, scissor lifts).

ZERO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC., Bensalem, PA 2007 – 2009

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Water Filtration Products Provider

Project management work related to product development, plant-side manufacturing, and process improvement. Responsible for procurement of manufacturing equipment, writing SOPs, and facility maintenance program.

  • Evaluated vendor quotes and performed engineering for capital procurement and custom fabrication.
  • Worked with Chinese suppliers toward continuous product improvement initiatives.
  • Qualified potential suppliers and evaluated perspective quotations to produce current and future products.
  • Designed new product concepts and generated 3D renderings to aid marketing initiatives for retail.
  • Designed product improvements for manufacturability, enhanced performance, and aesthetics.
  • Performed managerial function for safety and housekeeping programs of both plant and office areas.
  • Wrote Standard Operating Procedures for production, quality control, packaging, and order processing.
  • Initiated a periodic maintenance program for onsite plant equipment.

BENJAMIN OBDYKE, INC., Horsham, PA 2004 – 2007

Product Development Specialist / Business Dev. Spec.

Residential Building Products Provider

Managed execution of new product evaluation and existing product improvement projects from concept phase through product launch phase. Project management functions included market evaluation, competitive analysis, product concept development and design, business development, prototyping, vendor selection, and product launches. Served on Process Improvement CQI team.

  • Performed business development functions by evaluating potential for manufacturer partnerships, product licensing, and intellectual property evaluation.
  • Functioned as team leader for 3 new product launches.
  • Held Process Improvement Team role to increase efficiency, generate revenue, and reduce expenses.
  • Purchased capital equipment dedicated to manufacturing new products or improving existing products.
  • Handled technical product support for architects, builders, contractors, 1-Step and 2-Step distributors.
  • Identified market needs for new construction products through builder and end-user jobsite visits.
  • Managed Independent Inventor Submission process for new product consideration.
  • Performed competitive product analysis within target markets.
  • Conducted business analysis for new product launch viability by generating pro formas.
  • Conducted new product training for company employees and independent sales representatives through PowerPoint presentations, webcasts, and hands-on demonstrations.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1999
  • CEU course, American Management Association, Leading with Emotional Intelligence
  • CEU course, Project Management Institute, Influencing without Authority
  • CEU course, American Management Association, Fundamentals of Marketing

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Received 2006 President’s Award for developing a new product trade show display, unveiled at the 2007 International Builder Show – a patented drainable housewrap technology.
  • Managed $1.8M Garvey turnkey equipment, onsite installation, and personnel training project for Frito-Lay Stax potato chip packaging lines in Mexicali, Mexico.
  • Co-inventor on 2 U.S. patents.