SANDERS M. HOLSTON, JR. (SANDY)

Winchester, VA 22603; sandyholston@aol.com; (434) 770 6481 (Cell)

Operations / Quality Management

Highly motivated, results oriented operations & quality professional with significant experience in a Fortune 500 manufacturing

company. Graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, NY & a US Army veteran. Dedicated team player with global

experience, excellent analytical, interpersonal & leadership skills & a consistent track record of strong performance.

Knowledgeable in operations & quality management including safety, continuous improvement, TQM, supply chain

management, purchasing, quality control/assurance, planning, budgeting, resource management, production, customer service

& customer satisfaction.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DELARUE SECURITY PRINT—Dulles, VA 2010 -- Current The world's largest commercial security printer, with unrivalled experience dating back over 150 years & a proven track record in the

fight against counterfeit & fraud.

General Manager

Responsible for all financial & operational performance metrics for North American Security Print operations including full P & L

responsibility in a 60 person, high tech manufacturing operation with $15M in annual sales. Reports to the Director of Manufacturing,

Supply Chain located in the UK.

Improved On Time in Full Customer Shipments from 85% to 100% by implementing strategic plans

Reduced cost by $1,200k by developing & implementing robust continuous improvement plans that improved efficiencies

Helped transform organization into a high performance, customer focused, team based continuous improvement operation

Developed & implemented comprehensive Safety process resulting in Zero Lost Time or Recordable Accidents for past 1.5 years

ESSEL PROPACK AMERICA—Danville, VA 2007 – 2010

Largest specialty packaging company in the world, manufacturing laminated & seamless or extruded plastic tubes.

Plant Manager

Responsible for all financial & operational performance metrics to include full P & L responsibility in a 160 person, high tech

manufacturing operation with $60M in annual sales; reported to Vice President.

Improved On Time in Full Customer Shipments from 50% to 98%

Improved Profit After Tax by $4.5M - Developed Cost Reduction portfolio resulting in $4M in annual savings

Achieved 3+ years without a Lost Time or Recordable Accident - Reduced safety “instances” by 33% by developing &

implementing a comprehensive Safety & GMP process; became the corporate benchmark for GMP implementation.

Developed & implemented a detailed Organizational Development plan including leadership development & mentoring program

& detailed training plans for all job functions

AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION—Winchester, VA 2006 – 2007

Leading manufacturer & distributor of kitchen & bath cabinets for the remodeling & new home construction markets.

Director, Product Quality

Sole responsibility for product quality across 15 Assembly, Component, Dimension & Flat Stock Plants,

Developed & implemented plans for Process Audits, Final Product Audits, & Incoming Product Audits for Internal & External

Supply Chain across all manufacturing divisions

Reduced Quality Management System costs related to end customer issues by 65%

Authored & implemented Annual Product Quality Improvement Plan; included all divisional product quality improvement targets

Developed & implemented plans for semi-annual QA Manager’s Conference that focused on skills training, project updates &

sharing best practices

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KOHLER COMPANY--BAKER FURNITURE, Hildebran, NC 2002 – 2006

Manufacturer of kitchen & bath items, Baker & McGuire furniture, engines for lawn tractors & generators & power systems that

protect data centers & urban landscapes.

Manager, Quality, Continuous Improvement & Process Engineering

Responsible for Process Engineering, Product Quality, Quality Systems & Continuous Improvement strategy development &

deployment for one international & five domestic manufacturing locations.

Implemented Continuous Improvement strategies linked to strategic & capital plans in manufacturing locations:

Improved manufacturing & net margins by improvements in Overall A-1 Yield, 1st Pass Yield, Cost of Quality & Customer

Returns.

65%+ reduction in Overall Cycle Time for 3 product lines. Led team that reduced cycle time from 16 weeks to 12.6 days

$6.0+ M savings from Continuous Improvement activity 2003 – December 2005

Championed the initiative to certify two 6 Sigma Black Belts & six Green Belts whose projects resulted in $750,000+ saving

Certified as a Kohler 6 Sigma Project Champion/Green Belt.

Spearheaded Process & Product focused Quality Management System including comprehensive Quality Metric Tracking System

Created Packaging & Product Quality audit system now considered a furniture industry benchmark

Developed & delivered 2-day Baker Improvement Process Team Leader Workshop to 110 people

CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS (CCS), Hickory, NC 1993 – 2002

CCS offers a broad range of end-to-end fiber optic and copper product solutions for customers' telecommunications networks.

Manager, Quality Systems, Corporate Quality Staff 2000 – 2002 Responsible for Quality Management System strategy development, deployment & registration for all of CCS’ worldwide operations.

Developed & implemented CCS’ annual strategic quality improvement plan with specific initiatives to drive/support Total Quality

Improvement Process with primary focus on continuous improvement of product quality & customer satisfaction & process

excellence.

Developed Total Quality Performance Document & Quality Overview Document for commercial groups

Acted as subject matter expert & quality system consultant for all worldwide operations

Managed successful certification for TL 9000 for all domestic operations

Certified as a trainer for CCS Quality System Management & Skills Courses; conducted training & implemented concepts

Certified as a Baldrige & European Foundation for Quality Management examiner. Successfully used tools to conduct

assessments & develop continuous improvement strategies for worldwide locations

Quality Manager, Telecommunications Cable Plant 1996 – 2000

Responsible for a 140+ member Quality Control & Quality Assurance organization in the world’s largest fiber optic cable

manufacturing facility.

Responsible for final testing, cable reel packaging/preparation for shipment

Handled Quality Assurance including strategic supply chain management activities to support international supply base

Managed annual budget of $7.8M

Led Telecommunications Cable Plant’s successful TL 9000, NQAS & CSQPSM

certification efforts

Quality Assurance Supervisor, Telecommunications Cable Plant 1993 – 1996

Responsible for a 25 member Quality Assurance organization- raw material incoming inspection testing lab, documentation & audit

groups, & two Quality Assurance Engineers.

Led the Telecommunications Cable Plant’s successful ISO 9001 certification effort

Developed & implemented a comprehensive supply chain management system - supplier selection, audits & ongoing evaluations

Developed 2nd

sources for strategic raw materials

CORNING INCORPORATED 1981 – 1993

Corning Incorporated is the world leader in specialty glass & ceramics.

Department Supervisor, Forming/Quality, Danville, VA 1989 – 1993

Responsible for 150-member pressing/forming/quality operation with 6 forming technologies operating 24/7 Directly supervised 8

exempt employees.

Managed annual budget of $8.3M

Provided leadership for process loss reduction, quality improvement, cost reduction, safety/housekeeping, employee involvement,

& personnel training/development.

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EDUCATION

BS, General Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY

Dean's List for Academic Excellence

Commandant's List for Military Excellence;

Superintendent’s List for Military & Academic Excellence

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

American Society for Quality Certified Quality Manager & Quality Auditor

Certified TL 9000 & ISO 9001 Lead Assessor

Certified as Philip Crosby Quality College Management & Skills Course Trainer

Baldrige & European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Examiner

SPECIAL TRAINING

Lean Manufacturing & 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; 18001

High Performance Work Systems Total Quality Management EFQM Examiner

Six Sigma Green Belt