SANDERS M. HOLSTON, JR.

(SANDY)
150 Skylar Lanes Way
Winchester, Va. 22603
(434) 770 6481 (Cell)
SUMMARY
Highly motivated, results oriented operations and quality professional with 20+
years experience in a Fortune 500 manufacturing company. Dedicated team player w
ith global experience; excellent analytical, interpersonal and leadership skills
; and a consistent track record of strong performance. Knowledgeable in all aspe
cts of operations and quality management to include continuous improvement, TQM,
supply chain management, purchasing, quality control/assurance, planning, budge
ting, resource management, production, customer service and customer satisfactio
n.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ESSEL PROPACK AMERICA-Danville Va. 2007 - Current
Plant Manager
Responsible for financial and operational performance of a 206 person, high tech
manufacturing operation with $60 Million in annual sales. Reports to the Vice P
resident, Essel Propack Americas.
* Developed and implemented plans that resulted in an improvement in On Time in
Full Customer Shipments from 50% to 98%.
* Developed and implemented plans that improved the operation's Profit After Ta
x by $4.5 million dollars. Cost Reduction portfolio developed that resulted in $
4.0 million dollars in annual savings.
* Developed and implemented a comprehensive Safety and GMP process that resulte
d in a 33% reduction in safety instances and in becoming the corporate benchmark
for GMP implementation.
* Developed and implemented a detailed Organizational Development plan that inc
luded a leadership development and mentoring program and detailed training plans
for all job functions in the organization.
AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION-Winchester, Va. 2006 - 2007
Director, Product Quality
Responsible for product quality across 15 Assembly, Component, Dimension and Fla
t Stock Plants. 15 Plant QA Managers have a dotted line reporting relationship t
o this position. Reported to the Vice President, Quality.
* Developed and implemented plans for Process Audits, Final Product Audits, and
Incoming Product Audits for Internal and External Supply Chain across all manuf
acturing divisions.
* Reduced Quality Management System costs related to end customer issues by 65%
.
* Developed and implemented Annual Product Quality Improvement Plan which inclu
ded product quality improvement targets for all divisions.
* Developed and implemented plans for semi-annual QA Manager's Conference that
focused on skills training, project updates and sharing best practices.
KOHLER COMPANY--BAKER FURNITURE, Hildebran, NC 2002 - 2006
Manager, Quality, Continuous Improvement and Process Engineering
Responsible for Process Engineering, Product Quality, Quality Systems and Contin
uous Improvement strategy development and deployment for 1 international and 5 d
omestic manufacturing locations. Reported to the Vice President, Operations.
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 * Developed and implemented Continuous Improvement strategies linked to strateg
ic and capital plans in all manufacturing locations that achieved the following
results:
* Significant improvements in Overall A-1 Yield, 1st Pass Yield, Cost of Qualit
y and Customer Returns. This in turn had a huge positive impact on Manufacturing
Margin and Net Margin
* 65%+ reduction in Overall Cycle Time for 3 primary product lines. Led the Din
ing Chair Cycle Time Reduction Team that reduced cycle time from 16 weeks to 12.
6 days.
* $6.0+ million dollar savings from Continuous Improvement activity 2003 - Dece
mber 2005
* Championed the initiative to certify two 6 Sigma Black Belts and six Green Be
lts whose projects resulted in $750,000+ saving. Certified as a Kohler 6 Sigma P
roject Champion.
* Developed and implemented a comprehensive Process and Product focused Quality
Management System in all operations to include a comprehensive Quality Metric T
racking System.
* Developed and implemented a comprehensive Packaging and Product Quality audit
system that is considered a furniture industry benchmark.
* Developed a comprehensive 2 day Baker Improvement Process Team Leader Worksho
p and delivered to 110 people across Baker's Operation's Team.
CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS (CCS), Hickory, NC 1993 - 2002
Manager, Quality Systems, Corporate Quality Staff 2000 - 2002
Responsible for Quality Management System strategy development, deployment and r
egistration for all of CCS' worldwide operations. Reported to Vice President/Dir
ector of Quality.
* Developed and implemented CCS' annual strategic quality improvement plan with
specific initiatives to drive/support Total Quality Improvement Process with pr
imary focus on continuous improvement of product quality and customer satisfacti
on and process excellence.
* Developed Total Quality Performance Document to provide overall quality guida
nce to worldwide quality and operations groups and Quality Overview Document for
commercial groups to use in describing our quality processes to our customers.
* As CCS' Quality Management System subject matter expert, provided quality res
ponses to customer requests for quote and contracts and provided guidance to cor
porate supply chain management activities. Served as quality system consultant f
or all worldwide operations.
* Developed and implemented plan for TL 9000 certification for all domestic ope
rations. Certification successful in all target locations.
* Certified as a trainer for CCS Quality System Management and Skills Courses t
o support our worldwide quality improvement initiative. Successfully conducted t
raining and implemented concepts to multiple worldwide locations.
* Certified as a Baldrige and European Foundation for Quality Management examin
er. Successfully used these tools to conduct assessments and develop continuous
improvement strategies for multiple worldwide locations.
Quality Manager, Telecommunications Cable Plant 1996 - 2000
Responsible for a 140+ member (10 Exempt, 12 A&T and 121 plant hourly) Quality C
ontrol and Quality Assurance organization in the world's largest fiber optic cab
le manufacturing facility. Reported to Plant Manager.
* Responsible for final testing, cable reel packaging/preparation for shipment.
* Responsible for all plant wide Quality Assurance activities to include strate
gic supply chain management activities to support an international supply base.
* Managed an annual budget of approximately $7.8 million dollars.
* Led the Telecommunications Cable Plant's successful TL 9000, NQAS and CSQPSM
certification efforts.
* Developed and implemented a comprehensive plant wide quality improvement stra
tegy.
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Quality Assurance Supervisor, Telecommunications Cable Plant 1993 - 1996
Responsible for a 25 member Quality Assurance organization which included a raw
material incoming inspection testing lab, documentation and audit groups, and tw
o Quality Assurance Engineers. Reported to the Quality Manager.
* Led the Telecommunications Cable Plant's successful ISO 9001 certification ef
fort.
* Developed and implemented a comprehensive supply chain management system that
included supplier selection, audits and ongoing evaluations. Developed and impl
emented a comprehensive plan to develop 2nd sources for strategic raw materials.
CORNING INCORPORATED 1981 - 1993
Department Supervisor, Forming/Quality, Danville, VA 1989 - 1993
Responsible for a 150-member pressing/forming/quality operation with 6 different
forming technologies operating on a 24 hour, 7 day a week schedule. Directly su
pervised 8 exempt employees. Reported to Operations Manager.
* Managed an annual department budget of $8.3 million dollars.
* Provided leadership for process loss reduction, quality improvement, cost red
uction, safety/housekeeping, employee involvement, and personnel training/develo
pment.
Small Pressing Development Coordinator, Danville, VA 1988 - 1989
Responsible for the development of a new pressing business which included coordi
nating new product quotes, scheduling production time, shipments, customer visit
s/interface, process loss/cost reduction, and quality improvement. Indirectly su
pervised one Process Engineer. Reported to the Supervisor of Quality Control and
New Business.
Section Supervisor, Forming, Martinsburg, WV 1986 - 1988
Responsible for 44 member department in a 24 hour, 7 day a week pressing operati
on. Provided leadership for process loss reduction, quality improvement, safety/
housekeeping, personnel development and new technology/equipment installation. R
eported to the General Supervisor, Forming.
Quality Improvement Supervisor, Danville, VA 1984 - 1986
Responsible for implementing the Total Quality Process in the Danville, VA plant
. Scheduled and conducted all of the Total Quality training for the plant. Repor
ted to Plant Manager.
Purchasing Supervisor, Danville, VA 1983 - 1984
Responsible for all of the plant's purchasing/procurement activities to include
all supplies, materials, equipment and services. Procurements totaled $8 million
dollars annually from an international supplier base. Responsible for all aspec
ts of the plant's supply chain management activities. Responsible for shipper se
lection on all domestic and international incoming and outgoing shipments. Repor
ted to Scheduling Supervisor.
Training Coordinator, Danville, VA 1982 - 1983
New position created to place emphasis on training. Responsible for coordinating
all plant wide training efforts. Reported to Personnel Supervisor.
Shift Supervisor, Special Process, Danville, VA 1981 - 1982
Responsible for a 15-member shift on a 3 shift, 5 day a week schedule. Reported
to the Section Supervisor, Special Processes.
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EDUCATION
BS, General Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, 1976
Dean's List for Academic Excellence; Commandant's List for Military Excellence;
Superintendent's List for Military and Academic Excellence
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
American Society for Quality Certified Quality Manager and Quality Auditor
Certified TL 9000 and ISO 9001 Lead Assessor
Certified as Philip Crosby Quality College Management and Skills Course Trainer
Baldrige and European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Examiner
SPECIAL TRAINING
Lean Manufacturing and 5S Philip Crosby Quality College Juran Quality Institute
Supply Chain Management Malcomb Baldrige Examiner TL 9000, ISO 9001
Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint Statistical Process Control ISO 14001
High Performance Work Systems Total Quality Management EFQM Examiner