127 Red Oak Drive, Seville, (330)631-7260 Ohio, 44273 rchislow@me.

com

Ronald A. Chislow
Objective: To join a management team that is dedicated to providing our customers with the highest level of quality in both product and service, while meeting the growth and profit objectives of our shareholders. Experience 2004 to present Buckeye Polymers, Inc. Lodi, Ohio Chief Operating Officer - Responsible for multiple production and warehouse facilities Operations Management 75 Employees
Directly responsible for design and installation of extrusion / size reduction processes and equipment Developed use of low cost Post Consumer feed streams into production of 20 million pounds of new Polypropylene compounds Complete 3 Year Strategic Business Plan Direct Plant Managers in meeting company goals and objectives Improved plant utilization from 55% in 2004 up to 85% in 2011 through the implementation of Lean Manufacturing practices Designed post-blending system that increased internal blending systems by 30% with minor capital investment Implemented reporting process allowing real-time profit forecasting Extensive knowledge of Olefin compounds and chemistry (TPE, TPO, PP) Designed new wash tank for cleaning post-consumer regrinds, and separating them by their specific gravity providing the company access to 470 million pounds of low cost raw materials Directed Quality Manager in meeting goals and objectives resulting in a product failure rate less than 1.6% per year, down from 3.9% in 2004 Management Representative ISO9002/QS9000: Wrote, managed, implemented, and internally audited the Quality System, obtaining certification by Smithers Quality Assessments Wrote and implemented all testing procedures per ASTM guidelines Developed Statistical Process Controls within production Completed all Control Plans and FMEAs

Plant and Quality Administration

1997 2004 Buckeye Polymers, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Finance Administration

Lodi, Ohio

Complete Annual Budgets Produce Monthly Financial Statements & Management Reports Complete all Corporation Tax Reports, both Payroll and Income Tax Negotiated all short and long term debt agreements with banks and Government Agencies, resulting in interest rates less than the prime rate Manage all Benefit programs (medical, dental, 401(k) ) Complete monthly product costing reports

Information Technology Constructed Local Area Network for all operational data to be shared

internally Implemented ERP system Made to Manage Set up VPN internet access for all employees within the organization Proficient in Windows, Word, Excel, Lotus, WordPerfect, Outlook

1991 1997 Multibase, Inc. Copley, Ohio Manager of Administration - Supervised staff of twelve Responsible for Accounting, Human Resource, IT and Logistics Dedicated member of Executive Council responsible for turning a $2

million dollar per year loss into a $2.5 million dollar winner Reduced $11 million dollar long-term debts in 1991 to $500k in 1996 Worked in conjunction with parent companies North American operations located in Vermont to produce monthly consolidated Financial Statements Led team in conversion to new BPCS manufacturing MRP software Responsible for approving all Capital Asset projects Completed departmentalized Annual Budget Reorganized and negotiated new benefit packages resulting in not only better coverage for employees, but also saved $130,000 within the first year Wrote company Policy Handbook Reorganized Logistics Department resulting in annual savings of $75,000 Certified Internal Auditor for ISO9002/QS9000 Installed first Local Area Computer Network

1989 1991 Controller

Blair Rubber Company

Copley, Ohio

Directed daily accounting operations Produced monthly Financial Statements All corporate tax reporting, both payroll and income tax Cash Management Annual budgets Installed LAN for all department software systems Developed complete product costing system Reformed the companys workers compensation resulting in a savings of over $15,000 annually

1985 1988 Staff Accountant

Lutke & Associates

Strongsville, Ohio

Responsible for 35 clients. Preparation of Financial Statements, tax reports, financial review, audits, and advisory services Developed client computer and accounting systems

Education

1984 1991

The University of Akron

Akron, Ohio

Bachelor of Science in Accounting Financed my own way, attending classes at night

1993

Baylor University
Activity Based Cost Accounting Total Quality Management courses

2004

Goodrich Aerospace
Six Sigma Green Belt o Proficient in all Lean Manufacturing Practices

Member, Society of Plastics Engineers References available upon request.