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QUALIFICATIONSExperienced engineer manager and operator in the chemical coatings and converting industries Emphasizing safety as a first priority Effective team builder with all levels of an organization Strong partnership with customers and suppliers Project management across departments and in conjunction with customers and suppliers

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE Mondi Akrosil Pleasant Prairie WI Quality Engineer (July 2013 ndash Present)

o Resolve customer complaints thru root cause analysis and corrective actions Fishbone Why-Why and other analysis tools Developing effective actions and engineering out human error and non-conformance

o Web Inspection System (WIS) Project Site acceptance and validation Classification and statistical analysis of defects Create procedures and train personnel

o Other responsibilities include ISO internal customer supplier and safety audits Key user and trainer of our manufacturing execution system (MES) Quality assurance of raw intra and finished material Data analysis of internal and external non-conformances Lead and participate in cross-functional and customer meetings and projects Represent the quality department in a leadership role

Maine Plastics Inc Zion IL Quality Manager and Production Supervisor (June 2010 ndash July 2013)

o Planned the day to day operations of the quality and sorting department Supervised 30 direct reports and 60 indirect reports

o Projects included increasing the profitability of several plant accounts 5S program SOP creation cost analysis of operations and overall productivity

Hydrite Chemical Company Cottage Grove WI Lead Chemical Process Operator (October 2009 ndash June 2010)

o Operated batch reactor and related equipmento Part of the epoxy plant start-up team

Momentive (formerly Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc) Pleasant Prairie WI Resin Production Coordinator (April 2006 ndash January 2009)

o Managed the production floor thru the control roomo Overseen and operated multiple reactors tanks and other plant equipmento Key communicator to emergency services plant management and floor operators during

emergencies Quality Control Chemist (September 2002 ndash April 2006)

o Quality control testing of resino Trained new chemists

SKILLS Unit Operations Foxboro Control System Microsoft Office Suite Minitab Simatic IT ndash MES Siemens Control System 5S Data Analysis Hydra - MES ISRA - WIS Root Cause Analysis ISOCustomer Audits SAP Lab Equipment CAPA InternalSupplier Audits Project Management Lean Manufacturing

EDUCATION Michigan Technological University Houghton MI BS in Chemical Engineering (graduated May 2001)

o Produced low boiler solvents for Dow Chemical

BRIAN BUSSQUALITY ENGINEER - CHEMICAL ENGINEER ndash MANAGER