Ramando Bernard

About Ramando Bernard

I have a diverse background that includes facilitating many projects with people across many borders. I have collaborated with people in the plant to owners of companies. This experience has been unique and allowed me to view the total process of developing a product to fruition. Bringing all that experience along with a drive to finish products with a can do attitude; there is nothing we cannot do together. Materials worked with includes corrugated, foams, glass (Boras Silicate, Soda Lime, Crystal, and Lead Crystal), plastics (PVC, PET, SAN, OTHER, HDPE, LLDPE, PP, etc), metals (SS 306, 316, Tin, and AL), and wood. For the last few years have been working with Rovema and Hayssensandiacre baggers, Ishida scales, Inritshu X-rays and other packaging equipment. Specialties: adobe acrobat, autocad, calibration, computer hardware, continuous improvement, corel draw,database administration,fortran, ghost, groupwise, internet explorer, IQ, OQ, lotus notes, machinery, macintosh, microsoft excel, microsoft powerpoint, microsoft windows, windows nt, microsoft word, microsoft works, netscape, network cards, networking, pascal, printers, process protocols, purchasing, quality,quality control, servers, shipping, specifications, troubleshooting, validation,wordperfect,

Experience

1. Principal Project Engineer Project Manager to Operations Manager

   Barr Brands

   Oct 2024 — Present · Memphis, TN, US

   Evaluated people, processes, and machinery on a one-off manufacturing line, then implemented a plan to achieve projected production goals. This work led to my transition into a permanent role as the Operations Manager. Specific activities include:• Manage and coordinated a team of supervisors in a 24/7 operation to ensure effective and efficient continuous production and support.• Ensure production met all customer requirements and complied with regulatory standards.• Monitor operational performance against schedules and key performance indicators (KPIs).• Led initiatives to improve operational capabilities, efficiency, quality, and safety.• Foster a culture of employee involvement, teamwork, and continuous improvement.• Coach and developed direct reports to enhance team performance and individual effectiveness.• Building a flexible department capable of adapting quickly to changing customer needs and management prior• Prepared and maintained records, reports, and documentation related to production, productivity, and quality.• Maintain safe working conditions and ensured compliance with company policies and applicable laws.• Partner with Maintenance and Engineering teams to improve equipment reliability and performance.• Complete special projects and tasks assigned by senior leadership.

Education

• Michigan State University

  Bachelor of Science, Package Engineering

Skills

• Project Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Troubleshooting
• Specifications
• Product Development
• Process Engineering
• Packaging Engineering
• Six Sigma
• Team Building
• Management
• Quality Control
• Quality Assurance
• Strategic Planning
• Microsoft Office
• Purchasing
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• R&D
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Leadership
• Manufacturing
• Microsoft Excel
• Lean Manufacturing
• Materials
• Validation
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Packaging
• Customer Service
• Quality System
• Software Documentation
• Root Cause Analysis
• Kaizen
• Supply Chain
• Testing
• Engineering
• Autocad
• Fda
• 5s
• Manufacturing Operations Management