Lindy Simmons

Bachelor of Arts
444 E. Roosevelt Rd
Communications
Lombard, IL 60148
University of Louisville
(678) 699-8936 x

lsa4f4a4@westpost.net

lsimmon21@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVE To provide leadership in the effort to make your organization's fac

ilities and operations profitable, to execute the strategy lay out by corporate
in an expanding and fast-paced global marketplace

ACCOMPLISHMENTS Project Management Seminar Graduate (G-P)

Infantry Officer Advance Course Graduate
Kepner-Tregoe's Problem Solving/Decision Making Graduate U.S. Army
Airborne/Ranger School Graduate
Langston Corrugator School
Meritorious Service Medals (2)
Dale Carnegie's Team building/Communication Course Graduate Army Comme
ndation Medal
CAREW Sales Training Seminar graduate
Army Achievement Medals ( 3)
Certified Kaizen Facilitator
Mobile (passport)
CTA's Leadership II graduate
Six Sigma Green Belt
Certificate

QUALIFICATIONS Strong Knowledge of:

Manufacturing Reliability Systems Creative / Innovative Dynamic Human Relat

ions
Lean Manufacturing Global Perspective People Engagement
Problem Solving/RCFA Communications Leadership
Kaizen/DMAIC Project Management Skill
s 5's Methodology
Value Steam Mapping
Set Up Reduction/SMED Proces
s Mapping
Change Agent Lean Six Sigma Methodology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
APR 10 - July 10 Division Logistics Manager, 7-Eleven Inc., Lombard, IL
Using team logistics, establish and manage a lowest cost reliable,
flexible, integrated, quick response demand
Chain that enhances product quality and
provides a high percentage of in stock at the correct store service
Level, while reducing logistics costs.
Responsible for the division's Combine Distribution center,
consisting of over forty hourly personnel, and managers in which se
rviced over 385 convenience stores.
Serve as a change agent, facilitator of
lean/process improvement tools to reduce subsidy revenue
from $300,000 to $197,000 in a three mo
nth time period.
FEB 07 - OCT 09 Process Consultant/Manufacturing Excellence Group (Cor
porate/Technology) International Paper
Responsible for building capabilities
and providing expertise to drive continuous improvement throughout
International Paper. Serve as a chang
e agent by stimulating, communicating and institutionalizing the
Manufacturing Excellence Process as a
consulting resource to manufacturing operations and other IP
Businesses.
* Trained, coached and facilitated over 7 seminars in the use of the IP Manufact
uring Excellence toolbox (includes DMAIC, Kaizen, Kepner Tregoe, RCFA, & other m
ethods)
* Mentored, coached, and certified over fifteen personnel in the DMAIC Kaizen pr
ocess, in which reduce cost, or improve quality in their process
* Assisted in the development of IP's 5s leadership and training module, this pr
ocess standardize the 5s methodology throughout our enterprise, that added much
value in the implementation of 5s throughout our enterprise
* Trained, and facilitated four set-up reductions events (SMED) in which resulti
ng in the reduction of machine times in four box plants (Cedarburg (WI), Catania
(Italy), Bilbao (Spain), Lake Wales (FL)
* Assisted in the coaching, and mentoring of the CTA Front Line Leaders in the
Leadership II seminar, in which resulted in providing the FLL 's with the tools
and knowledge to perform their job in managing people and systems
OCT 05 - FEB 07 Complex Continuous Improvement Manager, (Forest Park and Stockbr
idge, GA Operations)
Responsible for the overall Manufacturing Reliability System and ISO 2000 for
two container facilities.
This includes the sustainment of the Inspection system, Corrugator Centerli
ning, Nip Point Calibration,
Machine Benchmarking, On-Line Recipe cards, and Waste Management.
* Assisted in the implementation of the Waste Management program on both facilit
ies, that resulted in the Stockbridge Operations having the lowest manageable w
aste percent in the division
* Implemented the Manufacturing Reliability Meetings in both facilities, in whic
h we discussed Safety and Environmental, MRS assignments, Root Cause assignments
, maintenance priorities, and Customer follow-up issues. This meeting improved
the communications between shifts, lead team personnel and facilities.
JAN 05 - OCT 05 Continuous Improvement Manager, Stockbridge Container Operations
, International Paper,
Stockbridge, GA
Responsible for the overall implemen
tation and sustainability of the Manufacturing Reliability System of
The Stockbridge Container facility
* Trained and certified over 70 hourly employees on the Special Procedure Inspe
ction's (SPI's)
* Implemented the Customer Feedback System at the Stockbridge Container, that re
sulted in a quantifiable way of tracking all non-conformance complaints
* Implemented the Container Internal Auditing (CIA) system, in which allow for t
he sustainability and improvement of our SPI process
* Passed and certified on the Inspection audit by the Continuous Improvement Te
am, was one of two formerly BOXUSA facilities out of 14 facilities to get certif
ication
SEP 04 - JAN 05 Continuous Improvement Group Team Member, U.S. Co
ntainer of Americas, International Paper
Memphis, TN
Responsible for assisting in the Auditing and Implementation of the U. S. Con
tainer Americas Manufacturing Reliability Syste
m of legacy and Box USA facilities.
* Participated and assisted in 3 converting/corrugator auditing, in which provid
ed valuable information to manufacturing facilities of how to improve their 30 a
nd 3 initiatives
* Assisted in the E-flute start-up of the Mason Container (OH) facility, in whic
h provided valuable information of how to properly run E-flute
JAN 03 - SEP 04 Quality/Business Improvement Manager, Cincinnati Container Oper
ations, Georgia-Pacific
Corporation, Cincinnati, OH-
Responsible for the overall quality a
nd business improvement of an ISO 9001: 1994 Container Operation
Facility consisting of a BHS 110" Corrugator, two 50" Langston Flexo's, one 26"
Bobst Flexo, two 66" Rotary Ward Diecutters, one 66" Rotary Staley Diecutter, on
e 66" No Print Ward Diecutter
* Implemented a best run setting recipe cards for the 110 inch BHS corrugator, t
hat established machine settings for over 7 individual board grades in which inc
reased machine productivity from 200 MSF per hour to 230 MSF per hour
* Improved quality communication to employees from customer by conducting thorou
gh machine side quality talks with crews, and established quality display booth
that allows the crews to visually see the quality of product the customer is rec
eiving
* Implemented and train all press/finishing crews on Ink Management, in which re
duced cost dollars and improved our ink procedures in controlling pH and viscosi
ty at a consistent level
* Implemented a anvil blanket rotation/training program, in which reduce blanket
rotation installation from 20 minutes to 5 minutes
JUL 02 - JAN 03 Process Manager,/Safety Mgr Trey/Sterling Coatings Inc., a
Georgia - Pacific
Responsible for the safety, quality and training implementation of three non-uni
on facilities
Consisting of 90 hourly and salary personnel. Three facilities consisting of a
98" Corrugator (Single facers with c, b, & e flute), 66" Laminator, and 87" coa
ting machine.
* Developed and implemented a plant safety SOP/Training calendar, in which guide
d our facility to achieve our goal of no loss time accidents for an entire year
and a OSHA OIR of 1.7%
* Developed a quality program that reduce our facility credit return dollars fro
m over $30,000 per month to $15,000 per month
* Responsible for implementation training of corrugator crews in centerlining, i
n which resulted in 100% of crews being trained and tested, with a 0% failure ra
te
OCT 01 - JUL 02 Corrugator Superintendent, CeCorr, a Georgia-Pacific Corporation
, West Chester, OH
* Responsible for the safety, leadership, training, and management of 30 personn
el and equipment in a non-union environment.
* Developed and facilitated waste reduction problem solving team which resulted
in the company achieving a waste goal for year ending 2002 of 7.2%, over a 2.0%
drop of a 2001 year ending average of 9.4%
* Developed and implemented a "hand count Audit" operating procedure, which redu
ced and eliminated short count credit complaints to fewer than 5%.
* Lowered plant's OHSHA incident rate to 1.45, which is well under the Packaging
Division's 2.2 incident rate average
JAN 00 - OCT 01 Business Control Analyst I, Internal Audit Department, Georgia-P
acific Corp., Atlanta, GA
* Responsible for the evaluation and assessment of company risks and controls on
the basis of an integrated control framework to assure the
* Effectiveness and efficiency of operations,
* Communicate opinions and significant issues to management and the Audit commit
tee,
* Advise and assist management on specific risk/control issues and promote a com
pany-wide exchange of ideas
* Support risk/control awareness and self -assessment throughout the Corporation
* Assist in the development of the Improvement Initiative Audit (IIA) process w
hich is the model for the Packaging Division to identify risks/controls of the P
ackaging Division's initiatives
* Led and assisted in six Improvement Initiative Audits of packaging facilities
to help and assist management in identifying specific risks/control issues which
enhanced the administrative/operational effectiveness of the facility
* Led and worked with Packaging Division's HR to develop a front-line supervisor
/maintenance manager testing program which is the Packaging Division's model for
selecting and hiring future salary/hourly employees for Pulp, Containerboard &
Packaging Division.
* Assisted in the development of the Packaging Division's Worker's Compensation
& Injury Management program which is the Division's standard for all Pulp, Conta
inerboard, & Packaging facilities to follow
* Led and assisted on three market assessments; Moving box, Upper North West Pro
duce and Cincinnati market assessments which identified customer /industry segme
nts, Competitor/Supply Market analysis and short-term, mid-term, and long-term r
isk assessments of specific region FBAs. These market assessments are Packaging
Division's model approach to conducting market assessments by the business anal
yst group
JAN 98 - JAN 00 Production Supervisor, Containerboard & Packaging, GEORGIA-PACI
FIC, Circleville, OH
* Responsible for the safety, leadership, training and management of 9-man teams
and assigned equipment
* Maintained zero recordables during my tenure as supervisor of the corrugator d
epartment
* Established operational discipline throughout all 3 shifts of the corrugator t
o increase productivity and reduce waste
* Lead and supervised all shifts in the highest productivity of MSF/LF of the c
orrugator department
* Established a shift after-action review/lesson learn process to identify, prev
ent and reduce quality complaints
* Tracked production and quality performance of corrugator crews. Kept crews in
formed of their performance to sustain or increase their performance
* Process Champion for the Dell-Warp Control system to ensure correct runability
 of the corrugator
Jan 97 - Jan 98 Production Management Intern Training Program, GEORGIA-
PACIFIC Corp., Spartanburg, SC
Jul 92 - Oct 96 Observer/Controller Joint Readiness Training Center, CP
T, Operations Group, Fort Polk, Louisiana
Jan 91 - Jul 92 Company Commander, CPT, 5th Battalion 87th Infantry,
Fort Davis, Panama
Mar 90 - Jan 91 Assistant Operations Officer, CPT, 5th Battalion 87th In
fantry, Fort Clayton, Panama
Nov 88 - Mar 90 Executive Officer, Charlie Company, 1LT, 5th Battalion 21
st Infantry, Fort Ord, CA
Jun 86 - Nov 88 Rifle Platoon Leader, Bravo Company, 2nd LT, 3rd Battali
on 9th Infantry, Fort Ord, CA
Aug 85 - Jun 86 U.S. Army Airborne, and Ranger School Graduate, Fort Ben
ning, GA