David Lewis Silbaugh Jr. is a management professional with over 9 years of leadership experience in manufacturing. He has experience in areas like Lean Manufacturing, labor relations, training, production planning, quality, and process improvement. His resume summarizes his work history at Aramark Uniform Services and Chart Energy and Chemicals, where he oversaw production employees and was responsible for safety, quality, and meeting production goals. He has a Bachelor's degree in Business Management and an Associate's degree in Supervisory Management.

1. David Lewis Silbaugh, Jr
2214 Sunrise Drive, La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: (608) 797-0430 Email: silbaughd0933@my.uwstout.edu
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Self-managed and goal-oriented management professional with 9 plus years of Leadership experience;
including LEAN Manufacturing, Labor Relations, Training & Development, Production Planning,
Quality Attentiveness and Process Improvements. Experienced in leading teams as large as 60 plus
people. Proven ability to manage production from planning to delivery while attaining Safety, Quality, and
Production goals. Focus on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and elimination of down time and barriers
with a high sense of accountability for production staff and self.
Management professional with strong interpersonal, communication, problem solving and decision making
skills. Ability to lead and motivate teams; plan and drive projects to successful completion; convey and
exceed customer expectations; promote safety and achieve production results.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
SUPERVISOR
Safety
 Active participant in monthly Safety audits as a Safety Team member
 Certified OSHA 10 hour - Manufacturing
 Certified DuPont Stop safety audits
 Written Job Safety Analysis’ for machinery
 Conducted in-depth incident investigations
Quality
 Trouble shoot problems within processes related to product conformance and re-write
obsolete processes to ensure conformance of product to quality standards
 Run routine spot audits for quality
 Trained in ISO 9001
 Trained in ISO 14001
Production – Scheduling and Management
 Set production schedules and track progress through clear and concise goals
 Coordination of materials: arrival, storage, and delivery to end use worksites
 Helped trouble shoot deficiencies and formulate Action Plans for correcting said
deficiencies
 Meet monthly and quarterly production goals
 Worked with multi-faceted teams to ensure production needs are met; Maintenance,
Engineering, Logistics and Supply Chain, Traffic (Shipping)
 Interview and select applicants for workforce
 Training of work staff
 Written process work instructions for job specific and general processes
 Able to read blue prints and relate information to production staff
LEAN Manufacturing
 Participant in Action Work Out (Kaizen) and 5S events to promote continuous improvement
 Time Studies; Spaghetti Mapping; Root Cause Analysis
 Drive out Lost Time
 Drive results through KPI
Continued

2. Phone: 608-797-0430 silbaughd0933@my.uwstout.edu
EMPLOYMENT
ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES, INC., La Crosse, WI 2015 - Current
Supervisor
 Supervisor of 25 + hourly employees in Finishing, Packaging, and Load Makeup
 Responsible for ensuring Safety, Quality, and Throughput daily
 Conduct Quality audits bi-shift
 Fill in for missing hourly workers
 Trouble shoot machine issues and aid in maintenance of machines
 Lead morning huddle/ strategy meetings for direct reports
 Track departmental and individual Production Efficiencies using APEX (Aramark)
 Report to Production manager throughout the day
 Strategies on overcoming hurdles and correcting deficiencies
 Follow schedule set by Production Manager
CHART ENERGY AND CHEMICALS, La Crosse, WI 2006 - 2015
Supervisor
 Started as an Assembly employee and moved to Fabrication in Union
 Assembled core blocks using blueprints and helped prep for Aluminum Brazing
 Fabricated Aluminum parts ranging from Sheets, Bars, and Plate Fins
 Kept tolerances as tight as 0.001”
 Oversaw production employees; as few as 10 across 3 shifts and 60 + on 1 shift
 Responsible for all training records, disciplinary actions and quality of said employees
 Worked with Procurement on bringing raw materials in and dispersal throughout the plant
 Worked with Quality to ensure product being created was to standard and met ISO 9001
 Worked with Safety to ensure all employees were operating safely on the job and in the home
 Set the production schedule for the fabrication department
 Set schedule based upon needed dates, material availability, and Tact Time
 Worked with Engineering on tooling deficiency
 Kitted parts together to send to Assembly
 Communicated expectations, deficiencies and milestones to staff and colleagues daily
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT, Menomonie, Wisconsin 2011 - 2014
Bachelor of Science – Business Management: 3.5 GPA
 Completed courses in: Production and Operations Management, Quality Tools, Strategic
Management and Business Policy
WESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE, La Crosse, Wisconsin 2009 – 2011
Associates of Science – Supervisory Management: 3.5 GPA
 Completed courses in: Business Finance, Business Law, Technical Writing, Organizational
Leadership, Quality Concepts, Project Management
COMPUTER SKILLS & OTHER TECHNICAL TRAINING
 Experienced JD Edwards; Enterprise One
 Experienced in DSI time tracking software
 Proficient in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Access, Outlook
 Exposure to Adobe Project Management software
Continued

3. Phone: 608-797-0430 silbaughd0933@my.uwstout.edu
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION CERTFICATES
 Labor Relations – taught by Labor Lawyer and Federal Arbitrator; geared at dispelling myths
regarding disciplinary actions, documentation needs, and building valued relations within workforce
 5S/ Visual Management – teaching concepts of LEAN Manufacturing
 Maximizing Performance – performance based solutions to management issues
 Incident Investigation – safety geared program teaching the value of proper investigations
 Productive Communication/ Leading Change to Improve Performance – program to
strengthen the need for proper communication and the use of communication to help facilitate
change and improve performance
INTERESTS
 Family, Football, Science Fiction, Outdoors
REFERENCES
 David Cole – Co-Worker
o Union Worker: Chart Energy and Chemicals – 608-397-0454
 Robert Halfmann – Former Co-Worker
o Human Resources Manager: ZF TRW – 608-335-5588
 Bruce Solberg – Co-Worker
o Safety Coordinator: Chart Energy and Chemicals – 608-397-1305