VONCELL DUNCAN
***** ********* **** * Belleville, MI 48111
313-***-**** * accs55@r.postjobfree.com
OPERATIONS/PRODUCTION/PLANT MANAGMENT
Professional Manager who excels in warehousing, logistics, transportation
and daily operations with 20 years of experience; leading 120+ UAW
employees and $60 Million in inventory; proactive in flagging and
developing solutions for process inefficiencies; seeking to apply lean
management to drive long-term company growth; and the ability to build
relationships, drive for results, manage people, processes, increase
productivity, reduce cost, improve quality and implement cost saving.
. Injection Molding . Six Sigma .
Procedure Development
. Lean Manufacturing Practices . Process Improvement .
Quantifiable Revenue Increases
. Facilities/Operations Reengineering . Safety Compliance .
Total Quality Management
Accomplishment & Recognition
. Tooling savings of 255,000 as a direct result of downsizing from 2
straps to 1-no pcs cost change
. Created critical key performance, KPI to track and improve on-time
delivery, customer issues and safety statistics.
. 2012 CCARRY Award: CCA Reward & Recognition for continued Excellence
Performance
. Increased lines per hours by 20% to achieve departmental goal
. Received letter of commendation form the President on Quality Control
Improvements
Implemented a Cost Saving in excess of $400,000 in shipment packaging
cost for New United Motors Implemented a return dunnage system;
streamlined expediting process eliminating customer/supplier down time
. Improved all quality metrics for a year straight (wrong part by 9.1%
wrong quality by 21.1% & damage by 9.3%)
PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY & EXPERIENCES
10/07 - Present PPB/Operation/Plant Management
General Motors CCA/RDC
. Oversee companywide purchasing function to ensure supplier price,
quality, and metrics
. Investigates and resolves engineering problems utilizing available
resources in all aspects of the project, including tooling,
processing, part qualification, cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting,
sales, quoting, billing, quality control, product design, improvement
recommendations, and general project organization and management.
. Toyota Production processes APQP, PPAP, TPS and TPM
. Ensures quality parts are produced on schedule according to production
schedules.
. Interprets company policies to workers and enforces safety
regulations.
. Adept in the areas of die casting as well as solidification modeling.
. Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
. Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment
performance and quality of product.
. Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to
increase efficiency of department.
. Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists workers in solving
work problems.
. Improved methods for error-proofing & reduced production waste.
. Coordinates all aspects of a customer's project including tool builds,
qualification, and production.
. Implement countermeasures to reduce waste from Business Process
Development Board
. Approve purchase orders to ensure compliance to requirements for
assigned commodities.
. Collaborate with Engineers to ensure workflow of Design, Prototype,
and order fulfillment meets standards
. Improved all quality metrics for a year straight (wrong part by 9.1%
wrong quality by 21.1% & damage by 9.3%)
. Follow market trends and advise management of recommended changes to
commodities due to trends/situations.
. Ensure purchase orders are issued to cover requirements for assigned
products, goods, and services.
. Evaluate processes and implement trends to improve quality and
customer satisfaction
. Actively involved in union negotiation
. Expedited delivery of 26 dedicated trailers and Interline/Canada
trailers daily
. Coach, counsel, and discipline employees to achieve departmental goals
. Administered audits and quality evaluations reinforced standard
operation procedures
. Achieved 100% on-time PDC to carrier for 9 months; Administrated DOT
qualification procedures,
. Earned IATA Dangerous Good Regulations Certification
10/05 - 10/07 Operations/Plant Management
Bartech (General Motors CCA)
. Maintain daily trend charts on performance, analyze data, and
implement process improvements.
. Implement countermeasures to reduce waste from processes and business
process development -BPD Board
. Actively involved in union negotiation
. Lead, direct, and manage inbound and/or outbound operations;
. Maintains and tracks organizational process flows, productivity and
determines manpower requirements
. Initiate business process re-engineering efforts and quality control
improvements, SPQRCE
04/05 - 10/05
Logistics manager
FedEx Supply Chain (GM Power Train Plant)
. Managed 300 Suppliers shipping parts to GM- Romulus Engine Plant
. Collaborated with Engineers on Quality Control Improvements and New
Part Releases
. Partnered with Non-Compliant Suppliers to ensure quality standards and
adherences to proper customer's shipment requirements.
. Managed Inbound and Outbound flow of product, supported daily build
and ship requirements
. Developed daily production plans and requirements
. Analyzed and assessed daily product needs to ensure sufficient
products were available to meet schedules
06/02 - 04/05
Loan Officer
Duncan Enterprise
. Assisted prospective clients in applying for loans and determining the
type/mount of loan
. Assessed the creditworthiness of loan applicants
. Actively recruited new clients
04/01 - 06/02
Operation/Liaison Manager
Central Global Express-Headquarters
. Served as Liaison between supplier, customer, and carrier on domestic
and foreign markets
. Developed manifest to effectively capture shipment requirements,
reducing error rate and costs
. Trained and facilitated session for carriers/suppliers on external
logistics system and quality control requirements
. Managed Import and Export customs clearances, International Air,
Ocean, and Land freight forwarding
. Supervised Warehousing, Distribution, Inventory, Quality Control, and
package management
. Managed production, cross-docking operations, LTL carriers, services
of in-house career
. Managed direct inventory line support for Denso; Managed expedites and
charters.
. Interfaced with Director of Operations facilitation daily logistics
meetings with Supplier's personnel
EDUCATION
Bachelor Management Organizational Development
Spring Arbor University GPA 3.62 - 108 Credits Hrs.
Graduation Date: May 2014