RICCARDO SANSONE

**+ Years Experience in Metals Industry

Successful Plant/Operations Management

708-***-****

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Bartlett, Illinois 60103

acf5e0@r.postjobfree.com

Profile Results-focused, enthusiastic team leader with more than 30 years

successful experience in general and operations management for

metals industry. Seeking management or director position where I can

utilize my broad experience to bring value to a company, implementing

cost efficiencies and increasing profits through outstanding positive

leadership while maintaining and improving staff productivity.

Career Increased Sales, Profits, Client Base

Highlights - Within five years of taking over management of custom sheet metal

operation, increased sales volume by nearly 530%.

- Managed the manufacturing of more than 250 parts/ 125-150

products per month on a routine basis.

- Implemented key quality control and purchasing systems.

- Implemented lean manufacturing methods including reducing aged

stock inventory, establishing vendor relationships for high value buys.

General/Plant Operations Management Experience

- Client sales, vendor negotiations, purchasing, inventory,

manufacturing, equipment set-up and repair, machine adjustments,

CNC programming.

- Overall team leader with an eye on increasing profits while building

value and quality into every product and part. Repeat business from

satisfied clientele was the heartbeat of our operation.

- Outstanding presentation and negotiation skills.

Hiring, Cross-Training, Motivation of Plant Personnel

- New hire outreach for staff, providing training and cross-training to

upgrade skills so we can produce all products and parts in house to

increase profitability and decreasing costs.

- Teaching employees how to setup/operate own machines, inspect

their own final products.

- Not one layoff in 20 years as manager, due to strategic planning and

experienced management expertise.

- Excellent communication and listening skills used to satisfactorily

resolve issues to bring about po sitive change with staff.

Riccardo Sansone 708-***-**** acf5e0@r.postjobfree.com

Experience Kormex Metalcraft, Inc., Lombard, Illinois 1994-2014

General/Plant Manager

Overall operations manager in charge of production, personnel, sales,

quoting, engineering, client and vendor negotiations, quality control,

purchasing and marketing for a premier custom metals manufacturing

plant. Maintained a clean, lean facility with zero downtime and top

safety ratings from company insurer.

C. Keller Manufacturing, Villa Park, Illinois 1988-1994

CNC Programmer, Assistant Manager

Programming for Amada Turret, engineering and tooling of all sheet

metal products. Assisting plant manager with all aspects of directing

production, staff, equipment, proposals and negotiations.

Bally Diemasters, Bensenville, Illinois 1982-1988

Modelmaker

Developing/engineering products from start to finish using equipment

such as press brakes, CNC turrets, machining, welding, and more.

Skills CAD CAM Software

Fabritrak Software/ Amada Machining Programming

Inspection Equipment

MS Word, Excel

Adobe

Education Triton College/Tooling and Die Association 1983-1987

Sheet Metal Vocational School

Certificate -Development and Engineering of Sheet Metal Products

- Development of Precision Sheet Metal Products.

- Quality control procedures to monitor Production and

Preproduction Manufacturing Basics.

- Working with Fabritrak Software for developing and engineering of

sheet metal products

References available upon request

Riccardo Sansone 708-***-**** acf5e0@r.postjobfree.com

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