ERIC M.

DUDAS
2488 Crosswalk Lane
Newburgh, IN 47630
Home: (812) 490-6083 Mobile: (812) 893-1494
emdudas@gmail.com

CAREER SUMMARY
SENIOR MANAGER with over 10 years of international experience and expertise in coloring systems,
colorants and plastic compounding, processing and manufacturing. Core competencies include:

• Product Development • Motivational Leadership • Team-Orientation •

• Communications • Problem Solving • Six Sigma •
• SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die) • Lean Manufacturing •

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DSM Engineering Plastics Evansville, IN 2007 – November 2009
(Global supplier of custom plastic compounds with 175 division employees and annual sales of $130 million; 20,000
employees worldwide and annual sales of $13.8 billion)
Site Manager
Managed 7 direct employees and a team of 100 with an $11.5 million budget. Accomplishments included:
 Reduced complaints by 80% since 2007
 Reduced safety incident rate from a KPI of 3.5 / 100 employees to 0 since 2007
 ISO 14001 implementation
 Reduced changeover time by 50% on one line and a plant wide 15% average
 Increased productivity by 16% in 2008 and 9% in 2009 without staff additions and with minimal
capital investments using Six Sigma improvement and reliability methodologies
 Increased capacity to 75 million pounds annual production of Nylon 6, Nylon 6,6, and Nylon 4,6
 Reduced unscheduled downtime minimum of 20% and reduced maintenance costs by 30% off of
a $3,000,000 annual maintenance budget

HOLLAND COLOURS N.V., Apeldoorn, The Netherlands 1989 – 2007

(Global manufacturer of color systems with 500 employees and $80 million in annual sales)
Vice President Marketing and Technology (2002 – 2007)
Managed a staff of 15 with an annual budget of $2 million. As a board member, was responsible for
corporate research and development, manufacturing, marketing, technology licensing, and purchasing
strategy for 7 plants in 7 countries. Key accomplishments included:
 Reduced product development time and increased successful product launches at rates high
enough to insure that 27% of annual revenue was from newly released products
 Redesign of Holland Colours primary product line (Holcobatch) and manufacturing process
allowing 10% higher concentration products increasing profit margin for these products
representing 80% of our product line
 Increased production rate by almost 50% for most Holcobatch products
 Reduced changeover time 75% for Holcobatch products
 Key contact with strategic partners: Valspar, Dow, Ciba, Byk, Deceuninck, Gaypa, DSM, A.
Schulman, and Georgia Gulf
 Implemented Lean Manufacturing methods in 4 main manufacturing plants across 4 countries
 Responsible for all technology transfers between multiple international manufacturing sites
 Responsible for new product development, production processes, and product enhancements for
products and color systems including:

o Acrylic / ASA Rubber

o Engineering Plastics o PET Packaging
o High Temp Vulcanized (HTV) o PET Packaging Barrier Resins
 o PET Packaging Functional o Rigid PVC
Additives o Window Profiles
o Powder Coatings Special Effects o Wood Plastic Composites
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONT’D)

HOLLAND COLOURS AMERICAS, Richmond, IN

(North American Division of this global color system manufacturer with 100 employees and $25 million in revenue)
Plant Manager (1997 – 2002)
Managed a staff of 45 with an annual budget of $5 million for 2 manufacturing facilities. Responsible for
materials handling, scheduling, purchasing, quality control, and maintenance departments. Key
accomplishments include:
 Increased production by 50% within a 3-year period of time
 Started second manufacturing facility converting warehousing facility
 Grew business with the largest customer from $1.5 million to approximately $5 million within this
timeframe. This customer represented more than 20% of Holland Colours’ business
 Managed technical services and communications for over 500 North American customers

Technical Manager (1991 – 1997)

Managed a staff of 7 technicians with an annual budget of approximately $800,000. Responsible for:
 New product development with the following polymers that include HDPE, PET, PP and PVC
 Raw materials specifications

R & D / Product Development Manager (1990 – 1991)

Managed a staff of 2 with an annual budget of $240,000. Responsible for:
 Developing new products for coloring polyolefins and PET
 Technology transfers for coatings and liquid dispersions that included Flexible PVC, Polyurethane
Foam, Unsaturated Polyester Gel-Coats and Water Based Coatings

Applications Laboratory Technician (1989 – 1990)

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/ CERTIFICATIONS

 Lean Manufacturing, Certificate Program - Productivity Inc.
 Six Sigma Green Belt DMAIC, Certified Green Belt
 Six Sigma Black Belt DMAIC (in process)
 Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) - Blom Consultants
 Design of Experiments (DOE) - Blom Consultants

EDUCATION
EARLHAM COLLEGE, Richmond, IN
BA Chemistry, 1995

EARLHAM COLLEGE, Richmond, IN

BA Physics, 1988