Brian Buss is a quality engineer and manager with over 15 years of experience in the chemical, coatings, and converting industries. He is currently a Quality Engineer at Mondi Akrosil where he resolves customer complaints through root cause analysis, developed a web inspection system, and conducts audits. Previously he worked as the Quality Manager and Production Supervisor at Maine Plastics and held roles as a Lead Chemical Process Operator and Resin Production Coordinator. He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University.

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.