Albert Charette

Email: abpcbh@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ***** ** ** *

City: Puyallup

State: WA

Zip: 98375

Country: USA

Phone: 253-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $85,000

Willing to Relocate

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iALBERT DAVID CHARETTE, JR.

6422 162nd St. Ct. E a Puyallup, WA 98375 a 253-***-**** a abpcbh@r.postjobfree.com

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Highly effective and results-driven Operations Manager with extensive experience developing and improving production processes to increase efficiency and decrease operational costs. Skilled leader with strengths in budget administration, safety corrective/preventive action, and project management. Respected manager with proven talents in hiring and staff training, development, and motivation.

Excellent problem-solving and inventory control skills, impeccable attention to detail, and exceptional process and procedure development abilities. Highly skilled in managing large-scale operations, determining production requirements, and coordinating all schedules and materials. I have extensive experience managing budgets & profit and loss statements, hiring, training, Transportation Management, ISO, OSHA and DOT safety compliance, Yard Management, Warehouse Management, 3PL and delivering high-quality customer service.

Expertise Includes:

a Supply Chain Management Operations

a Fleet Management Operations

a Scheduling & Workflow Optimization

a Regulatory Safety Compliance

a Cost and Budgeting Control

a Material Planning and Forecasting

a LEAN & Six Sigma Methodologies

a Continuous Process Improvement (CPI)

a Customer Relationship Management

a Training and Development Capabilities

a Computer Skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

General Dynamics Land Systems a Ft. Lewis, WA 2002 to 2012

Land Systems is a Division of General Dynamics a Leading Global Defense Contractor and the builders of Gulfstream Headquartered in Michigan supporting 16 Divisions with 88K plus employees worldwide.

Field Operations/Maintenance Manager (2002 to 2012)

Directed cross-functional teams in all operational areas for third-party logistics (3PL) provider encompassing warehouse (300K Sq. Ft.), yard, and transportation management (320 vehicles). Supplied third class 3PL services: warehouse management, on demand delivery, and customer training/development. Led a team of 98 employees to include 6 supervisors, prepared/administered annual budget, profit & loss, and coordinated staffing requirements, man hour requirements and scheduling with an impeccable safety record. Functioned as hiring manager, performing needs assessments, reviewing resumes, and facilitating interview process. Orchestrated weekly inventories ($20M in stock) and cycle counts (10K SKU) to ensure proper accountability processes were maintained. Tracked shipping progress to confirm deliveries were completed on time (3000 orders per week). Evaluated staff, enhanced performance through continues training with use of a balanced score card to identify key performance indicators (KPIs) and key success identifiers (KSIs) and project management.

Reduced $86K quarterly departmental operational budget by 8%+.

Utilized CPI methodologies and value stream mapping techniques to improve efficiency and quality, reducing defect rate from 12% to 1.4%.

Surpassed safety standards, registering frequency rate of less than 0.5% and severity rate of 0%.

Successfully directed more than 40 projects in 2011, exceeding customer expectations, complying with Federal Acquisition Requirements, adhering to budget and scheduling objectives, and avoiding project overruns.

Maintained 98% accountability rate and 100% on-time delivery rate.

Retrofit Department Turnaround Project: Transferred to oversee retrofit department; challenged to revitalize operations and improve quality of defect management program, property accountability, and inventory control. Tracked and noted install and instructional issues, component defects, and supply kitting deficiencies. Trained each supervisor to identify the 8 types of waste into LEAN operations; how to apply 6 Sigma methodologies to increase effectiveness of processes through continuous process improvement and how to utilize essential project management tools to manage assigned tasks.

Applied key indicators and regular inventories to enhance property accountability from 20% to 100%.

Conducted inventory stock level cycle counts on 6.4K lines and boosted accuracy from 86% to 100% on last government audit.

Implemented proper defect controls for installation process and reduced defect rate from 8% to 2%.

Fleet Management and Sustainment: Originally hired as Technician to support Stryker Program based on previous military experience and logistics training. After 2 years I applied for and was promoted to the position of Field Fleet Manager responsible and coordinated the fielding and sustainment of 300+ vehicles in Fairbanks, Alaska, Fort Lewis, Washington and during OIF and OEF operations in Iraq. Supported setup and sustainment of maintenance and logistical operations for military units using Stryker vehicles in support of combat readiness training exercises. Deployed to Iraq on 3 separate occasions to facilitate sustainment activities and uphold 100% operational readiness.

Consistently maintained 98% fielding and sustainment rating.

Maintained Safety Protocols of OHSA, DOT and EPA guidelines.

Delivered key contributions to ensure team was first to close out all supply transactions prior to departing theater of operations, accounting for 100% of property and stock inventories.

Gordon Trucking, Inc. a Pacific, WA 1999 to 2001

Top 5 over the road carriers in the US with more than 2.5K employees and over 2K trucks.

Driver Manager

Enlisted to lead team of 50 long-haul drivers covering all lower 48 states, providing logistical support and developing load plans to guarantee on-time delivery. Controlled delivery schedule, compiled necessary paperwork, enforced driver and vehicle Department Of Transportation regulations and GTI company standards, and promptly resolved customer issues.

Additional experience as Senior Loan Officer for All Fund Mortgage, Tacoma, WA; Store Manager for Ferrillas Auto Parts, Tacoma, WA; and District Coordinator and Routing Supervisor for A and F Service Company, Kent, WA

*US Army Veteran a Maintenance Logistics Manager, MSG/E8 (Retired 63Z5KHP5)

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Columbia University, Columbia, MO

Associate of Science in Technology, Pierce College, Tacoma, WA

Training through Villanova University:

Essentials of Project Management, Six Sigma Green Belt course, Six Sigma Sensei course

Training through LEAD Institute:

High Potential Managers seminar, Team Based Management Leadership course

Class A CDL

Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)

*Secret Security Clearance

(Completed JPAS/NACI background check (Inactive as of July 2012))

*Computer Skills: Lotus Notes, Outlook, Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, Success Factors, Windows 7, XP, DMIS, IETM, Oracle

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