IVAN W.

CRAIG Mobile Phone: (712) 370-6391

1211 Boundary Street Home Phone: (712) 623-6391
Red Oak, Iowa 51566 ic91b7d6@westpost.net
OBJECTIVE: Management position in Manufacturing.
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
* Proven leadership in fast-paced lean engineering, manufacturing operations, an
d project management.
* Thirty years experience in manufacturing operations management, advanced manuf
acturing methods, process engineering and financial controls.
* Achieved high standards in manufacturing quality, productivity, safety, custom
er service and operational excellence.
* Experienced in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM, SMED, AIB and other manufac
turing processes.
* Implemented many processes and operational enhancements to improve revenues.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
11/03/08 - 7/22/10, Bemis Paper Packaging Division, Omaha, NE
Plant Engineering Manager
Responsible for managing all engineering, maintenance operations performed in th
e Omaha facility.
* Manage all department personnel, engineering, maintenance, and purchasing, to
align with our customers in order to meet the plants goals of 100% customer sati
sfaction.
* Develop training process to grow all personnel to achieve excellent ratings in
their perspective skill sets.
* Manage purchasing personnel to create an efficient process in all areas of pur
chasing.
* Develop inventory process to assure only necessary items are kept in stock alo
ng with a redundant network for purchasing for all trades, mechanical, electrica
l, etc...
* Develop a process for project management to track progress of multiple project
s to meet facilities requirements.
* Manage other processes to insure inspections meet EPA, and OSHA requirements.
9/07 - 11/01/08, Farley's and Sathers Candy Company, Inc., Creston, IA
Maintenance Manager
Responsible for managing all of the engineering and maintenance operations perfo
rmed in the Creston facility.
* Hire and train all department personnel which consists of Mechanical, Electric
al, Boiler Engineers, and Routine Maintenance.
* Develop the MP2 CMMS system into a functional tool for proper use in preventiv
e and predictive maintenance programs.
* Work directly with union to create best practices within the department.
* Manage all projects within the facility including capital and non capital impr
ovements.
* Manage the parts department to reduce inventory while maintaining adequate ite
ms for all departments needs.
* Create a schedule to fulfill company needs of weekend repairs and employee tim
e off.

3/07 - 9/07, Poet Biorefinning, Corning, IA

Plant Engineer
Responsible for managing all engineering and maintenance functions for the entir
e ethanol facility and grounds including all rail and truck traffic along with a
ll chemical processes. Create leadership development process for all team member
s. Develop an aggressive predictive and preventative maintenance program for the
start up and ongoing operations of this facility.
* Hire and train all department personnel to assure operations are successful of
maintaining a high level of productivity as expected from this state of the art
equipment.
* Develop and implement training programs ranging from predictive and preventive
maintenance programs to the development of operation process to ensure efficien
cies in all areas.
* Implement CMMS software program and TPM efforts in all departments.
* Organize labor for optimal plant coverage and budget efficiencies.
* Manage all projects and work groups to create a harmonious team throughout the
entire facility.
6/99 - 1/07, Fres-co System USA, Inc., Red Oak, Iowa
Plant Manager (3/02 - 1/07)
Manufacturing Manager (3/00 - 3/02)
Manage 184,000 sq. ft. manufacturing site producing printing and packaging produ
cts. Responsible for managing P&L, personnel (approximately 75 employees), oper
ations, production, quality, engineering, maintenance, and environmental require
ments. Manage the development of the leadership team and expansion of operation
s to over $50M in product sales.
* Refined and implemented the training process using personality-based assessmen
ts to significantly improve communications, leadership development, and motivati
on in the workforce.
* Championed the improvements to the printing process for pre-sets on equipment
that virtually eliminated human errors in production process and significantly
* Improved customer satisfaction. Customer communications and sales increased.
* Developed "recipe" system for the production jobs, which created computerized
pre-sets and the elimination of operator errors.
* Designed improved teamwork processes for quality and production personnel, whi
ch reduced equipment retooling time from 8 hours to 16 minutes.
* Analyzed and created all training concepts and flow charts for improved produc
tion.
* Developed "go and see" process for equipment set-up, which eliminated producti
on material waste from 5,000 meters to 150 meters of 4-ply production material.
The process saved the company about $3,120,000 per year.
Plant Engineer (6/99-3/00)
Manage the construction of the facility and installation of all equipment. Sele
cted and managed all of the contractor and vendors for this new manufacturing fa
cility. Served as the primary corporate Manager for start-up of operations and
hiring of the first 20 personnel and management employees. Responsible for build
ing budget of $3.5M and equipment budget of $7.4M.
* Installed and manned the largest in-line rotogravure printing and laminating o
peration in the U.S., which is still operational and productive.
* Redesigned the web press handling process, which cut process time by 50%.
* Streamlined production operations, which reduced the number of production line
employees required by 50%.
* Facilitated teamwork of quality and production staff to reduce set-up time by
75%.

9/97 - 6/99, Advanced Technology Solutions, Cedar Rapids, IA

President and Owner
Manage preventive, predictive, and leadership development for maintenance manage
ment consulting business. Perform vibration analysis, infrared imaging, ultraso
nic inspections, equipment balancing, oil analysis, laser alignment, CMMS instal
lation and management of various manufacturing facilities. Manage 6 professiona
l and technical staff to meet the requirements of customer. Work with large, me
dium, and small manufacturing facilities to increase efficiencies in management
of maintenance departments.
* Consult with maintenance management to implement preventive maintenance progra
ms.
* Performed repairs and preventive maintenance.
* Analyzed plant need and implemented customized maintenance, which included per
sonnel and predictive programs.
* Provided accounting, human resources, and administrative management support.
4/80 - 9/97, American Color Graphics Corporate Engineering, Marengo, Iowa
Corporate Engineer (4/95 - 9/97)
Responsible for project management in all areas from small plant needs to major
capital projects. Coordinated and supervised vendors, provided estimates, obtai
ned contracts, coordinated contractors, billing, and supervised all aspects of t
he projects.
* Developed reputation for excellent customer service for both internal and exte
rnal customers.
* Designed, fabricated, installed, and troubleshooter for equipment.
* Provided accounting, human resources, and administrative management support.
* Developed services and corporate strategies based on flexibility and adapted o
ur processes to meet the complex demands of all plants.
Maintenance Manager (4/80 - 4/95)
Assistant Maintenance Manager
Responsible for supervising maintenance projects and implementing preventive mai
ntenance programs to the corporation. Implement CMMS software program and TPM e
fforts in variety of departments. Organize the labor for optimal plant coverage
and budget efficiencies. Manage numerous plant projects and work groups includ
ing supervising employees.
EDUCATION and TRAINING
Completed a variety of leadership and manufacturing management programs includin
g:
Total Quality Management (TQM), Sullivan Graphics, Nashville, Tennessee
TQM Certified Trainer
TQM Certified Train-the-Trainer
Leadership Development Program, Eckard College, St. Petersburg, Florida
Completed programs in 2003 and 2005
Six Sigma Training Program
Six Sigma Academy, Phoenix, Arizona
Lean Manufacturing Training Program
TBM, Raleigh, North Carolina
DVIRC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bellevue University
Completed courses toward B.S. degree (6 hours remaining)
Kirkwood Community College
Completed variety of accounting, finance, human resource management, technical w
riting, and business courses for pre-engineering.
A.S., Engineering, LaSalle University, New Orleans