Margarita Diaz

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Birmingham, AL ***06

205-***-****

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Associate Technical Administrator - Vehicle Quality - Honda Manufacturing

of Alabama, Lincoln, AL Dec/10 - Present

Responsible for management of Spec & Label/Regulation & FMVSS Compliance

activity, New Model Japan Certification for all vehicles at New Model

timing; Issuance and maintenance of Plant-wide Quality Standards,

Inspection Standards and Certification Standards for all models in

production; Design Change, CRF and MI management; Special Project related

to Business Objects query maintenance and cost-down initiatives. New Model

Project Lead for two different New Markets and New Model Year change

points. Japan and North America Certification window person - American

side.

Buyer, Administrative Associate, Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, Lincoln,

AL -Sep/08 - Dec/10

Responsible for management of supply chain of OEM parts for Mass

Production, Service and New Model Events, when required. Responsible for

analysis of daily order plan and variances, tracking, shipping and ensuring

delivery of parts in a JIT manufacturing environment; Effective management

of capacity and daily requirements; Design Change management; interface

with Quality, Engineering, Inventory Control and Materials Services teams

for effective production activities.

Shipping Supervisor, Plastech Engineered Products, McCalla, AL Apr 2007 -

Apr 2008

Responsible for overseeing daily operations of the shipping dock for an

Automotive Parts Supplier to ensure that orders are properly pulled,

staged, shipped and documented for delivery to Automotive Customers. Assist

Materials Manager in scheduling of personnel for proper coverage of shifts,

motivation and supervision of shipping and materials handling staff.

Responsible for performance tracking of carriers, delivery times and

resolution of issues arising from the shipping or transportation process.

Communication with customer when needed in order to provide information

needed as it relates to parts supplies, shortages or damage.

Logistics Manager/Analyst/Planner, C&S Transport @ Johnson Controls

Automotive Group, Cottondale, AL, Nov 2005 - Apr 2007

Perform activities of daily operation and administration of a one-person,

on-site Logistics Department in an Automotive Environment. Interface with

Shipping and Receiving, Materials, Engineering, and Maintenance in order to

procure all common carrier transport, International Transport and Expedited

Transport services. Interface with Accounting department for the validation

of projected, as well as, real values associated with Transportation

programs in place for both International and Domestic Freight. Perform

activities associated with vendor management, costing of lanes, A/P,

billing audits, and Freight Claims. Responsible for $985K in cost savings

in Logistics for fiscal '06

Office Manager/Logistics Coordinator, Lubar Group, Inc., New Orleans, LA

Oct 2003-Apr 2005

Performed daily activities of General Merchandiser including operation of

office, A/P, A/R, Vendor management and selection, A/P-A/R activities for

carriers and suppliers

Assisted with sales of merchandise to domestic, as well as foreign clients

Supervision and coordination of Export Ocean Shipments and Imports

clearance

Production and distribution of documents and government compliance,

Management of HR duties

Air and Ocean Export Manager, HYC Logistics, Memphis, TN, Jan 1999-Jul 2001

Production of Export Documentation and Government Compliance

Responsible for maintaining Operations Budgets and Procedures for

Department

Responsible for Ocean and Air Freight Tariff Filings as well as A/P- A/R;

Set up and maintenance of relationships with Foreign Agent Network;

Management and maintenance of NVOCC licenses and activities, Cargo

Insurance Program, AES Filings, Approval and management of Common, Ocean

and Air carriers as well as Foreign-to-Foreign shipments and Carnet

Projects.

Export Agent, Expeditors International of WA, Inc., Memphis, TN, Jan 1998 -

Jan 1999

Production of Export Documentation and Government Compliance for Ocean and

Air Exports, dispatch of freight pick up; daily management of

transportation suppliers, quotation requests, Cargo Insurance program and

ISO9002 systems compliance.

Responsible for general Third-party logistics services and coordination,

selection and management of vendors

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration: Major in Marketing, emphasis in

Logistics. Summa Cum Laude, Mississippi State University, MS, December

1997

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Strong Oral and Written Communication Skills

Strong Interpersonal and Leadership Skills

Bilingual - Spanish/English

Above-average Microsoft Software experience

Strong typing and 10-Key Skills

Familiarity with MfgPro, AS400, QAD, CATIA v.5, Enovia

NARS Plant-wide System Administrator for issuance of Supplier Trouble

Reports

Misdelivery Report -Purchasing Project Lead

Business Objects for NARS Universe

Business Objects for eDCMS/SPEC Universe- Query system for Design Change

management

Honda Project Leadership

Lead - WIQ Bridgewater Interiors Packaging and Transportation Reduction

project

Lead - Vehicle Quality Department New Model Team - Mass Production

Phillippines market addition

Lead - Vehicle Quality Department New Model Team - 13MY New Model and New

Market addition

Personal Growth/Self-guided coursework

Six Sigma Black belt course work

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Table Group topics in Team building, Leadership and Trust

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