Robert Davis

Experience

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  RR Donnelley

  Oct 1988 - Oct 2000

  1996 to 2000 – Operations & Engineering Manager Roanoke, VA Division - R. R. Donnelley & Sons• Shared P & L responsibility for a short-run, four color, and quick-turn book manufacturing facility.• Responsibility for the construction, equipment installation, staffing, and start-up of this state of the industry printing facility.• Managed daily operations of 145 employees in Customer Service, Press, Bindery, and Engineering & Maintenance and Continuous Improvement. Responsible for PDM and PM programs.• Obtained ISO 9001 certification. Instituted CAPS, 5S and JIT inventory principles Show less

  • Engineering & Operations Manager

    Jan 1996 - Oct 2000

  • Operations Manager

    Oct 1988 - Dec 1995
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  Quebecor World Inc

  Oct 2000 - Mar 2004

  Plant Manager

  • P & L responsibility for large press gravure and offset catalog printing and mailing facility- $145M M annual sales in the catalog and freestanding newspaper insert markets. Facility produced JC Penney, Victoria’s Secret, Office Depot, LL Bean, Best Buy, and other large national accounts.• Restructured management teams; established a new vision for facility while sustaining profitable operation during significant prices declines.• Introduced Continuous Improvement (Six Sigma, CAPS, 5S) and Predictive /Preventative Maintenance programs• Instituted STOP programs and reduced OSHA rate to less than 2%.• Improved materials management procedures resulting in $2MM annual paper savings.• Improved customer confidence and assisted in securing three significant long-term contracts worth over $40MM in annual sales. Show less

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  Consoldiated Mailing Services

  Apr 2004 - Feb 2012

  President and COO

  • Produced direct mail and first class presort on a regional basis. Our markets included municipal water bills, tax bills, tag bills, medical statements, bank/credit union statements, and B2C products.• Purchased and integrated four facilities in Augusta and three facilities in South Carolina to create operational synergy and improved profits. Sales increased from $3M to $11M from 2004 to 2009.• Augusta facility completed SSAE16 security system, which enabled expansion into statement services for banking sector. Show less

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  Advanced Technology Services

  Feb 2012 - Sept 2015

  Site Maintenance Manager
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  Industrial Insulation Group, a Johns Manville Company

  Oct 2015 - Aug 2016

  Manufacturing Maintenance Manager
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  Dart Container

  Jan 2017 - Feb 2018

  Plant Manager
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  Anchor Packaging

  Feb 2018 - Feb 2019

  Plant Manager
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  Self-employed

  Feb 2019 - now

  Managing Agent