1. EDWARD D COCKMAN JR
2603 Lilac St., Pasadena, TX 77503 | H: 832-677-4270 | Civiced77@gmail.com
Summary
Highly accomplished management professionalwith 18 years of experience in operations,
team management,safety and regulatorycompliance,and strategicplanning.Results-
oriented, decisive leader with proven success in implementing effective process
improvements. Pragmatic and focused in dynamicfluid environments.
Highlights
Strategic planning Production scheduling familiarity
Procedure development Process improvement strategies
Systems implementation Inventory control
Production scheduling familiarity Quality inspection professional
Productivity improvement specialist Troubleshooting and problem solving
Mathematicalreasoningaptitude Expert metalworking ability
Accomplishments
Strategically increasing productivity through the implementation ofvarious process
improvements.
Consistently meeting project schedule and workload goals by managingand allocating
proper staff levels.
Using operationalknowledge of systems, parts and components to solve problems that
arise duringproduction.
Ongoing development processes enablingproduction that was previously impervious.
Youngest Shift supervisor in the 20 year historyof JSW.
Experience
Shift supervisor/4Hi Operator Jan 2010 to Current
JSW Steel － Baytown, Texas
Planning,organizing,and directingproduction operations to ensure optimalreturn on
investment for the company.
Maximizingproductivityby leading on-the-job training focusing on safety practices
and procedures and managing both human and materialresources to meet production
targets.
Overseeingqualityassurance initiatives to design and implement products and
processes for ongoing projects.
Directing alloperations in the milldepartment including but not limited to charging,
heating, extraction, roughing,finishing, gauging and leveling.
Identifying inefficiencies and made recommendations for process improvements.
Implementingroot cause and corrective actions to remove production constraints and
improve product quality.
Defining manufacturingperformance standards and reviewed the performance
outcomes to set future targets.
Improvingefficiencyand productivity byeliminatingwaste and production
constraints.
Reviewingproduction orders,schedules,delivery dates and inventorylevels to
determine product availability.
Completingkey projects on time, on budget and with a high levelof accuracy.
Finishing the hot rollingprocess bymanufacturing plate to ordered gauge and length.

2. 2Hi Operator Jan 2001 to Jan 2010
JSW Steel － Baytown, Texas
Mediated information transfer between slab dept. and milldept.
Provided initialhot slab roughingand produced product width as ordered bycustomer.
Leveler Operator Jan 2000 to Jan 2001
JSW Steel － Baytown, Texas
Addressed any finalflatness concerns ofplates through use ofa hydraulicpress and
provided a serialnumber for proper identification.
Cooling Bed Operator Jan 1999 to Jan 2000
JSW Steel － Baytown, Texas
Accepted plates from the hot milland transferred them in sequence around a
processingbed for cooling.
Layer Out Jan 1999 to Jan 2000
JSW Steel － Baytown, Texas
Coordinated and expedited operations between Cooling Bed,MarkingMachine,
Painter/Stamper and Shear department for efficient transition and finalprocessing of
customers product.
Provided Quality Controlsupport to hot milloperators for gauge, width,and surface
conditions
Marking Machine Operator Jan 1998 to Jan 1999
JSW Steel － Baytown, Texas
Measured and marked plates for cutting based on dimensions provided bythe
customer.
Painter/Stamper Jan 1998 to Jan 1999
JSW Steel － Baytown, Texas
Identified and labeled products with customer information and materialspecifications
accordingly.
Certifications
ANSI
API
ISO
ASTM
Heavy Equipment