John A. Doe
Plover,WI
Summary
Dependable professional with strong background installing, maintaining and repairing systems and components. Successfully coordinated and initiated increase of sales. Maintains equipment safety and performance with in-depth inspections and corrections. Dedicated to quality and always professional.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Engineer
R.R Donnelly, ( Purchased Banta Corporation)
12.2006 - Current
- Quality advisor to the customer of received parts for product build.
Research and Development Technician
NewPage(contracted position)
2009 - 2010
- Performed raw coating evaluations, (Utilizing Hercules Hi-Shear, ACAV, ImmoCell, %Grit), paper optical tests, strength property tests, paper surface evaluation using Tapio, Opti Surf and Paper Perfect test instruments.
Technical Representative
G.P. Chemical (contracted position)
2007 - 2008
- Daily interaction with customers.
- Improved the chemical processes for the overall cost reduction for the customer quality control improvements and the troubleshooting.
- Calibrating and installing equipment.
- Involved with multiple RDA and Wet strength trials.
Technical Sales Representative
BASF Corporation
1995 - 2005
- Responsibilities included calling on existing customers and cold calling customers.
- Customers included: Wausau Paper, Domtar/ Weyerhaeuser, Kimberly Clark, UPM, NewPage, George Whiting Paper Company, Fraser/ Smart Papers, I.P., Cedar River and Appleton Ideas.
- Increased annual sales of Wausau papers to $ 2.5M with a sales margin of 60%.
- Successfully grew the annual sales of Domtar from $200K to $3.5 Million with a 65% sales margin.
- Secured first key account in the US for Basoplast with Domtar. ($1Million in annual sales)
- Successfully grew Fraser/ Smart papers from $100K to $1.5 million with a 55% sales margin.
- Secured $750K dye business at Cedar River with an 85% sales margin.
- Secured first deaeration customer in the U.S with Domtar.
- Worked with a team that used technical expertise in creating three new tissue colors for Kimberly Clark. Sales dollars went to three other regions. The estimated Sales dollars of 350K.
- Other responsibilities included onsite color matches, machine chemical trials and laboratory chemical additive evaluations.
- Maintained consignment inventories for two multi-million dollar accounts.
- Conducted multiple PEI trials across assigned territory.
- Responsible for setting up first R&D discussion with key account customers.
- Utilizing a team concept we resolved customer grade failure in printing, color, and physical properties.
- Organized an onsite customer informational seminar called "Indroductory Print/ Troubleshooting."
- Conducted numerous color seminars for the customer base and associates.
- Organized quarterly business reviews with key account customers.
- Created an onsite diagnostic technique for addition point evaluation, referred to as "C.D.A.T."
Technical Color Engineer
Kerwin Paper Company (Riverside Paper Corporation)
1992 - 1995
- Conducted more than 200 color trials; produced a dozen new grade lines, more than 80 new shades, and 60 dye reformulations which yielded annual savings of $920,000.
- Responsibilities included maintaining and writing specifications for current and new paper grade lines.
Process Analysis Technician
Kerwin Paper Company (Riverside Paper Corporation)
1990 - 1992
- Evaluated competitive paper products by using Tappi standard test methods.
- Responsible for quality inspection of secondary fiber furnish by use of in-house test standards.
Process Control Technician
Kerwin Paper Company (Riverside Paper Corporation)
1987 - 1990
- Responsible for the day-to-day chemical additive process of paper machines and inventory of said chemicals.
- Monitored paper machine conditions and carried out chemical trials.
- Involved in SPC data collection of machine, chemical, and quality data
- Conducted and collected machine data for RDA, ASA, and other sizing trials.
Education
BS in Biology -
Marion College of Fond du Lac
Skills
- Component Replacement
- Customer Service
- System Installation
- Quality Control
- Cost Control
- Machinery calibration
- System Troubleshooting
- Software configuration
- Project Management
- Inventory Oversight
- Attention to Detail
- Team Training
- Financial Reporting
- Sales closing
- Network development
- Inventory Management
Specialized Training
- Received a U.S Patent No. 6.858.255, "Thickners for Paper Dye Compositions" on February 22, 2005.
- Various sales training seminars (1995-2000).
- Paper making short course; BASF, Charlotte, North Carolina (1996).
- Miles Color School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1992).
- Sandoz Color School: Charlotte, North Carolina (1992).
- Introduction to paper making short course; UWSP, Stevens Point, Wisconsin (1987).
Computer Experience
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- MS Office
- MS Works
- Window live session
- Power Point
- Adobe
- JD Edwards
- SAP
Timeline
Quality Engineer
R.R Donnelly, ( Purchased Banta Corporation)
12.2006 - Current
Research and Development Technician
NewPage(contracted position)
2009 - 2010
Technical Representative
G.P. Chemical (contracted position)
2007 - 2008
Technical Sales Representative
BASF Corporation
1995 - 2005
Technical Color Engineer
Kerwin Paper Company (Riverside Paper Corporation)
1992 - 1995
Process Analysis Technician
Kerwin Paper Company (Riverside Paper Corporation)
1990 - 1992
Process Control Technician
Kerwin Paper Company (Riverside Paper Corporation)
1987 - 1990
BS in Biology -
Marion College of Fond du Lac
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