Eric Dudas Resume 11-09

ERIC M. DUDAS 2488 Crosswalk Lane Newburgh, IN 47630 Home: (812) 490-6083

Mobile: (812) 893-1494 [email protected]

CAREER SUMMARY SENIOR MANAGER with over 10 years of international experience and expertise in coloring systems, colorants and plastic compounding, processing and manufacturing. Core competencies include: • Product Development • Motivational Leadership • Team-Orientation • • Communications • Problem Solving • Six Sigma • • SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die) • Lean Manufacturing •

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE DSM Engineering Plastics Evansville, IN

2007 – November 2009

(Global supplier of custom plastic compounds with 175 division employees and annual sales of $130 million; 20,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of $13.8 billion)

Site Manager Managed 7 direct employees and a team of 100 with an $11.5 million budget. Accomplishments included:  Reduced complaints by 80% since 2007  Reduced safety incident rate from a KPI of 3.5 / 100 employees to 0 since 2007  ISO 14001 implementation  Reduced changeover time by 50% on one line and a plant wide 15% average  Increased productivity by 16% in 2008 and 9% in 2009 without staff additions and with minimal capital investments using Six Sigma improvement and reliability methodologies  Increased capacity to 75 million pounds annual production of Nylon 6, Nylon 6,6, and Nylon 4,6  Reduced unscheduled downtime minimum of 20% and reduced maintenance costs by 30% off of a $3,000,000 annual maintenance budget HOLLAND COLOURS N.V., Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

1989 – 2007

(Global manufacturer of color systems with 500 employees and $80 million in annual sales)

Vice President Marketing and Technology (2002 – 2007) Managed a staff of 15 with an annual budget of $2 million. As a board member, was responsible for corporate research and development, manufacturing, marketing, technology licensing, and purchasing strategy for 7 plants in 7 countries. Key accomplishments included:  Reduced product development time and increased successful product launches at rates high enough to insure that 27% of annual revenue was from newly released products  Redesign of Holland Colours primary product line (Holcobatch) and manufacturing process allowing 10% higher concentration products increasing profit margin for these products representing 80% of our product line  Increased production rate by almost 50% for most Holcobatch products  Reduced changeover time 75% for Holcobatch products  Key contact with strategic partners: Valspar, Dow, Ciba, Byk, Deceuninck, Gaypa, DSM, A. Schulman, and Georgia Gulf  Implemented Lean Manufacturing methods in 4 main manufacturing plants across 4 countries  Responsible for all technology transfers between multiple international manufacturing sites  Responsible for new product development, production processes, and product enhancements for products and color systems including: o Acrylic / ASA o Engineering Plastics o High Temp Vulcanized (HTV)

Rubber o PET Packaging o PET Packaging Barrier Resins

o PET Packaging Functional Additives o Powder Coatings Special Effects

o Rigid PVC o Window Profiles o Wood Plastic Composites

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HOLLAND COLOURS AMERICAS, Richmond, IN (North American Division of this global color system manufacturer with 100 employees and $25 million in revenue)

Plant Manager (1997 – 2002) Managed a staff of 45 with an annual budget of $5 million for 2 manufacturing facilities. Responsible for materials handling, scheduling, purchasing, quality control, and maintenance departments. Key accomplishments include:  Increased production by 50% within a 3-year period of time  Started second manufacturing facility converting warehousing facility  Grew business with the largest customer from $1.5 million to approximately $5 million within this timeframe. This customer represented more than 20% of Holland Colours’ business  Managed technical services and communications for over 500 North American customers

Technical Manager (1991 – 1997) Managed a staff of 7 technicians with an annual budget of approximately $800,000. Responsible for:  New product development with the following polymers that include HDPE, PET, PP and PVC  Raw materials specifications

R & D / Product Development Manager (1990 – 1991) Managed a staff of 2 with an annual budget of $240,000. Responsible for:  Developing new products for coloring polyolefins and PET  Technology transfers for coatings and liquid dispersions that included Flexible PVC, Polyurethane Foam, Unsaturated Polyester Gel-Coats and Water Based Coatings

Applications Laboratory Technician (1989 – 1990)

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/ CERTIFICATIONS  

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Lean Manufacturing, Certificate Program - Productivity Inc. Six Sigma Green Belt DMAIC, Certified Green Belt Six Sigma Black Belt DMAIC (in process) Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) - Blom Consultants Design of Experiments (DOE) - Blom Consultants

EDUCATION EARLHAM COLLEGE, Richmond, IN BA Chemistry, 1995 EARLHAM COLLEGE, Richmond, IN BA Physics, 1988