William Paul Bryant, Jr. 1226 Laurel Lane (276) 340-4326 Collinsville, VA 24078 wb13da12c@westpost.

net Professional Statement Operations Manager with significant experience in all phases of operations inclu ding preparing annual budgets, inventory and downtime reduction, management of d ay to day operations, manpower management, capital project administration and im plementation of lean manufacturing concepts. Known for ability to communicate ef fectively across departmental lines and with all levels of authority, with speci fic experience in coordinating with research and development, marketing and eng ineering in developing and commercializing new products and processes. Diverse b ackground working in a small entrepreneurial company to large multinational corp oration. Strengths include strategic planning, problem solving, comprehensive a pproach to product and process cost analysis. Able to travel domestically and in ternationally. Professional Experience Solutia - CPFilms Division Fieldale VA 1992 - 2010

Sputtering Operations Manager Managed all facets of operations of the Sputtering Department ultimately expandi ng scope to include operations of the Metalizing Department. * Streamlined operations of the Metalizing and Sputtering departments into one c oordinated unit. * Developed, maintained and managed annual capital expenditure budget in excess of $1,000,000, ensuring projects completed on time and within budgets. * Reviewed, analyzed, and revamped scrap reduction program resulting in annual i mprovements of $200,000 (20% reduction). * Managed and coordinated multi-site team to develop, specify and install state of the art sputtering chamber on time and within the $7.5 million budget. The m achine was successfully commissioned on schedule. * Negotiated purchasing agreements for key raw materials which resulted in a 15% reduction in annual costs ($150,000). * Collaborated with maintenance engineering to establish effective preventive ma intenance program that reduced downtime by 17% annually. * Developed, maintained and administered annual department budgets through the u se of zero based budgeting techniques, consistently meeting or exceeding targets . * Coordinated with Maintenance Department and outside contractors to repair and restore manufacturing operations to full capacity within six weeks after natural disaster. * Interacted with customers, sales and research staff to develop new products an d processes. * Conceptualized new techniques and equipment which reduced machine changeovers by 20 to 80%, resulting in capacity gains of 18%. * Coordinated with cross functional team to reduce inventory by $3.5 million (12

.5%) while improving on time deliveries by 15%. * Maintained production operations while working under Chapter 11 regulations fr om 2003 through 2007. Education Averett University BBA, Business Admininstration Patrick Henry Community College AS, Science Professional Development and Training Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers, 2008 ITO Deposition Techniques, 2002 (Society of Vacuum Coaters Short Course) Fundamentals of Sputter Deposition, 1999 (Society of Vacuum Coaters Short Cours e)