1. BRIAN BUSS
QUALITY ENGINEER - CHEMICAL ENGINEER – MANAGER
7964 29th Ave. Kenosha, WI 53143 Cell: 262-748-5352 Email: bbuss8@wi.rr.com
QUALIFICATIONS
Experienced engineer, manager, and operator in the chemical, coatings,and converting industries. Emphasizing
safety as a first priority. Effective team builder with all levels of an organization. Strong partnership with customers
and suppliers. Project management across departments and in conjunction with customers and suppliers.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Mondi Akrosil, Pleasant Prairie, WI
Quality Engineer (July 2013 – Present)
o Resolve customer complaints thru root cause analysis and corrective actions.
Fishbone, Why-Why,and other analysis tools.
Developing effective actions and engineering out human error and non-conformance.
o Web Inspection System (WIS) Project:
Site acceptance and validation.
Classification and statistical analysis of defects.
Create procedures and train personnel.
o Other responsibilities include:
ISO, internal, customer, supplier, and safety audits.
Key userand trainer of our manufacturing execution system(MES).
Quality assurance of raw, intra, and finished material.
Data analysis of internal and external non-conformances.
Lead and participate in cross-functionaland customer meetings and projects.
Represent the quality department in a leadership role.
Maine Plastics Inc., Zion, IL
Quality Manager and Production Supervisor (June 2010 – July 2013)
o Planned the day to day operations of the quality and sorting department.
Supervised 30 direct reports and 60 indirect reports.
o Projects included increasing the profitability of several plant accounts,5S program, SOP creation,
cost analysis of operations,and overall productivity.
Hydrite Chemical Company, Cottage Grove, WI
Lead Chemical Process Operator (October 2009 – June 2010)
o Operated batch reactor and related equipment.
o Part of the epoxy plant start-up team.
Momentive (formerly Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc.), Pleasant Prairie, WI
Resin Production Coordinator(April 2006 – January 2009)
o Managed the production floor thru the control room.
o Overseen and operated multiple reactors, tanks, and otherplant equipment.
o Key communicator to emergency services,plant management, and floor operators during
emergencies.
Quality Control Chemist (September 2002 – April 2006)
o Quality control testing of resin.
o Trained new chemists.
SKILLS
· Unit Operations · Foxboro Control System · Microsoft Office Suite · Minitab
· Simatic IT – MES · Siemens Control System · 5S · Data Analysis
· Hydra - MES · ISRA - WIS · Root Cause Analysis · ISO/Customer Audits
· SAP · Lab Equipment · CAPA · Internal/Supplier Audits
· Project Management · Lean Manufacturing
EDUCATION
Michigan Technological University, Houghton,MI
B.S. in Chemical Engineering (graduated May 2001)
o Produced low boiler solvents forDow Chemical.