Leon Thomas

**** ******** **** . **********, ** *4418

Cell: 315-***-**** . acb35h@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To seek a management position utilizing my ten years of experience as an

operations professional making year over year gains in operations

efficiency.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FACILTY MANAGER - INMAR SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES

November 2002 - Present Rochester, NY

Direct the operation of a reclamation facility with up to 40 employees over

multiple shifts.

Responsible for the handling, processing (data collection), and disposition

of product returns for five major clients.

Increased production efficiency by 48.5% over the last seven years through

continuous improvement and eliminating waste with thoughtful analysis

utilizing Lean manufacturing principles.

Decreased cost per unit by 55%.

Among top five, of thirty facilities, in Gross Profit Margin in each of the

past five years.

Exceeded production targets every year for the last eight years.

My facility has been accident free for the last six years.

FORKLIFT OPERATOR - INMAR SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES/ON-TIME INDUSTRIAL STAFFING

February 2002 - November 2002 Romulus, NY

Load/unload trailers while maintaining work flow in production area.

Responsible for Bill of Lading for shipments along with keeping records of

all shipments.

Daily equipment checklists

MACHINE OPERATOR - PACTIV CORPORATION

March 1993 - September 2001 Canandaigua, NY

Ensure efficient operation of all production equipment on production line.

Quality assurance through lab testing.

Train new associates.

Safety auditing.

Work with Department lead to develop annual employee days off schedule.

Participated on the Continuous Improvement Team.

EDUCATION

AMERICAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY

November 2010 - July 2013

2.8 GPA

Studied Small Business Growth and Development, Financial Accounting,

Principles of E-Business, Logistics Management, Organizational

Fundamentals, and Introduction to Transportation Management.

LEAN SIX SIGMA

Received formal training by a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

December 2013 - Received Green Belt Certification with a 92% overall grade.

December 2013 - Project charter submitted, and accepted as meeting

standards to receive my Black Belt Certification upon completion. Project

scheduled to be completed by January 31, 2014.

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