ALAN TRILLING

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SUMMARY

Seasoned hard working professional with a proven record of achievement in operations management,

material control, inventory planning, distribution, scheduling, customer service, and change control

management. Adept at taking lead role in extreme and challenging situations. Tenacious in pursuit of

company objectives while forging strong relationships with both internal and external business partners.

Core Competencies Include:

Demand Forecasting Logistics Managerial Skills

Plant Level Scheduling Inventory Reduction MRP / MRP II / ERP

Production Planning ISO Documentation Procurement

Distribution Strategic Planning Resource Allocation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TULIP DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY, INC., Quakertown, PA 2010 – Present

Subsidiary of Orbit International Corporation and a member of Orbit Electronics Group

Material Control Manager (2010 – Present)

Control the flow of raw materials, work in process, and finished goods for over 50 different customer

programs. Preside over 7 employees, the MRP system, year-end physical Inventory, production, purchasing,

shipping, receiving, and stock room operations. Craft, modify, employ, and monitor AS 9100C / ISO 9001

procedures and documentation. Establish sound and effective inventory control measures to reduce

excessive cost. Develop and track key performance indicators (KPI’s) for customers, vendors, and operations.

Assess customer contracts to determine feasibility of delivery and production readiness.

Instituted “Make vs. Buy” strategic planning initiative per customer contract.

Streamlined the material flow parameters and procedures to reduce cycle times and constraints.

Championed the flawless launch of MISys Manufacturing MRP Software.

Initiated electronic lot tracking software package.

Developed outside processing bill of material structure.

Zero production line shutdowns due to material shortages.

Over a two year duration, reduced year-end inventory variance by 98%.

Introduce lean manufacturing concepts, including Kanban pull signals, exact build quantities, and

reduce waste action plans.

Obtained AS 9100C certification.

Zero incident safety record.

Reduced stock room pick times by 50%.

Launched production work team concepts to improve communication and customer delivery.

Began cross training and manufacturing process improvement programs to ensure both ample labor

resources and product throughput.

VISTEON SYSTEMS, LLC, Lansdale, PA 1992 – 2010

North Penn Electronics Facility

Subsidiary of Visteon Corporation (formerly the automotive components division of Ford Motor Company).

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – continued

Inventory Control Planner / Distributor (2001 – 2010)

Oversaw daily distribution of 200 unique power-train control modules and provided real time delivery

information to patrons. Served as customer liaison interface with 20 global facilities located over 6 continents.

Evaluated daily customer demand to ensure ample supply of product and adjusted schedules to fulfill

requirements. Provided support and input to production floor scheduling function. Constructed, managed,

and communicated weekly forecasts for industrial planning analysis. Supplied training and mentoring to

incoming department members.

Developed, implemented, and monitored a Six Sigma Green Belt Project that reduced carrying cost

and transportation expense by 6.00%.

Recipient of prestigious “2006 Summit Award” (the best of the best of Visteon Accomplishments) for

key logistics role in averting a $50M economic-profit loss and worldwide build interruptions of 130,000

vehicles.

3-time winner of the Visteon “Leading the Way Recognition Award” for contributions made to the

following corporate achievements:

o Awarded the “2007 Polaris Delivery Performance Award” for a 97% delivery rating;

o 100% safe launch of the 2008 Polaris Victory Motorcycle Program;

o Key logistics role in averting a $50M economic-profit loss.

Conducted over 50 new model launches with 100% on time success rate.

Implemented inventory control measures that reduced 2007 year-end inventory by 20.00%.

Administered emergency change control activities for 5000 SKU’s, which enabled the customer to

avoid costly contingency actions associated with quality concerns.

Collaborated with corporate staff and a third party warehouse to launch an “In Line Vehicle Sequence”

(ILVS) consignment warehouse and preserved a key customer contract for 5 years.

Integrated a “Lean Cell - Pull” strategy for scheduling that reduced finished goods inventory to 2.5

days of supply and improved inventory turns by 100%.

Identified, submitted, tracked, and processed over 400 obsolescence claims. Proceeds were applied

against direct labor and reduced cost by 3.00%.

Plant Master Scheduler (1998 – 2000)

Devised, released, and communicated daily production schedules to plant manufacturing teams for power

train control modules, speed control amplifiers, anti-lock braking systems, and throttle control units.

Maintained and amended MRP II / ERP scheduling tools. Assisted in development of capacity parameters for

each fabrication area. Defined demand forecasts through direct customer interaction.

Lead the successful implementation of a “Pull” scheduling initiative for both speed control amplifiers and

anti-lock braking system product lines.

Formulated action plan with strategic supply chain members to fulfill a major customer directive to extend

key anti-lock braking system program 6 months beyond initial balance-out date.

Operations Team Leader (1996 – 1998)

Supervised daily operations in odd component insertion process for manufacturing of power-train control

modules. Presided over 3 production lines and 35 UAW skilled and unskilled operators. Prepared employee

training profiles and validated their ability to work in specific production areas. Created, communicated,

recorded, and reported team objectives to the work area.

Aligned work teams to establish single shift production records for quality (92%), volume (7183 units),

operating equipment efficiency (85%), and first time through (92%).

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – continued

Organized production area to undertake FPS (Ford Production Systems) certification and succeeded 2

months prior to department objective.

Trained work teams to obtain QS-9000 and ISO-14001 certification and ISO-9000 recertification.

Material Follow-Up Analyst / New Model Coordinator-Export Operations (1992 – 1995)

Direct contact between manufacturing in Brazil and numerous suppliers located worldwide. Pursued critical

part shortages and authorized expedited moves of components. Coordinated pre-production programs with

purchasing, engineering, production, and supplier base in order to ensure safe launch. Validated program bill

of materials, component releases, part number configurations, part submission warrants, and engineering

alerts.

Recognized with Corporate “Award of Excellence” for involvement in 100% safe launch of IBM printer

memory board program.

Conducted the flawless launches of over 10 different programs, including glare free mirror, hidden

antenna module, compact disc radio, and rear antilock braking systems.

EDUCATION

BS, Business Administration (BSBA), Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA (1990)

Double Major: Management & Finance

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

APICS CPIM Program - satisfied “Basics of Supply Chain Management” Module on 07/19/08

and, “Master Planning of Resources” Module on 06/23/10

(Active APICS member since February 2008)

Visteon - Six Sigma Green Belt Training

Visteon - Harassment Training

Ford Motor Company - Supervisor Program, Theory of Constraints, and Diversity Training

Ford Motor Company certified “On the Job - Trainer & Evaluator”

Ford Motor Company certified “Supervisor Evaluator”

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