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ARGARITA RODAS Production Manager

Production Planning Manager ~ Materials Analyst ~

Manufacturing ~ Engineering Projects

Experienced and quality driven Production Manager with extensive experience

directing cross-functional teams in manufacturing, production planning and

scheduling, production operations, logistics, materials management,

warehousing and inventory control. Implement employee driven leadership to

successfully train and develop subordinate staff, and align team with

organizational vision, guiding high performing teams in meeting production

schedules, implementing continuous improvement efforts, and cost reduction

strategies. Excellent ability to establish and foster productive business

relationships, served as a liaison between production, sales and financial

groups, facilitating strong and sustainable planning-forecasting

performance gains. Design plant layout and implement new methods, processes

and new applications to improve operations, establishing and training staff

on innovative processes that improve productivity and efficiency. Areas

of Expertise include:

Production Planning Cost Reduction & Cash Flow Revenue & Profit Growth

Planning

Inventory Control Engineering Projects Project Management

Shipping & Receiving Staff Training & Leadership Problem Resolution

Logistics Management Safety Control & OSHA Plant Layout Redesign

Material Management Lean Manufacturing Process Improvement

Experience & Notable Contributions

COX TARGET MEDIA- DIRECT MARKETING SYSTEMS ( St. Petersburg, FL ( 2000-2013

Leading provider of direct mail and direct response marketing services,

delivering Valpak's to nearly 40 million households each month.

Logistics Process Lead

Provide leadership and direction to the shipping and receiving,

transporting cells, and control room operations for an integrated system,

ensuring the proper processes, controls, administrative, reporting

procedures and systems are in place to guarantee logistics efficiency.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives regarding storage, shipping,

inventory control, warehousing, transportation, logistics planning, and

order processing, communicating logistics metrics to direct reports.

Maximize production schedules and duty assignments, making strategic

decisions as necessary to alter programs in order to resolve quality,

service and cost issues, ensuring to meet established production volume.

Lead diverse logistic teams, completing developmental evaluations,

providing disciplinary feedback, and overseeing training of new hires,

ensuring established procedures are followed and best practices are

implemented.

Contributions & Process Development:

. Implement continuous improvement efforts, such as designing a new

container that reduces waste and avoids reprints and downtimes

. Improve quality and reduce production costs through successful material

rotation improvements, reducing inventory levels and incremented cash

flow

. Hire, train, mentor, and develop team, resulting in 7 out of 9 Inventory

Clerks under supervision being promoted to leadership roles

. Coordinate cross-functional teams in optimizing operations, ensuring that

all shipping and receiving trucks are on schedule and production

processes, procedures, and operation standards are met, installing sound

problem solving tools and systems

. Lead a comprehensive safety program to prevent injuries, complying with

all federal, state, and local safety regulations

Other Positions Held: Warehouse Supervisor, Shipping and Receiving

Supervisor, Dealer Samples Supervisor, Order Picking Warehouse Supervisor

NABISCO ROYAL DEL ECUADOR ( Quito, Ecuador ( 1991-1999

Ecuador location of American manufacturer of cookies and snacks

Materials Analyst-Procurements

Oversaw production operations under direction of Plant Manager,

consolidating and analyzing data, creating and understanding scenario

models, notifying Plant Manager and Engineering team of critical

maintenance problems, identifying improvement opportunities and driving

change. Designed plant layouts for expansions, and implemented

new systems and applications. Maintained integrity of inventory, managing

inventory control for materials, parts and finished products, while

ensuring high turnover of all materials.

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ARGARITA RODAS Resume, Page 2

Materials Analyst-Procurements

Key Accomplishments:

. Analyzed and projected production cost, resources, and plant capacity

based on sales forecast and production trends, executing strategic

planning, scoping, bidding, contract execution, compliance, and supplier

management activities

. Facilitated master planning production, materials management, and

purchasing, improving inventory levels, from 84 days of inventory to 4

days, in a period of 4 months

. Led the implementation of a successful Business Planning Control System -

BPCS software improving production and inventory operations, resulting in

error free performance in a period of 3 months vs. 2 year at sister

plants

. Drove cost reduction and improvement initiatives, significantly improving

delivery time by 50%, through research, sourcing, and proposal of new

distribution logistics sales

. Managed successful improvement efforts including the expansion of 3 plant

layouts, implementing a new production software, and successfully

training all staff

. Monitored and evaluated plant operations in all areas, evaluating

production rate and employee performance to goals, reporting deficiencies

to the Plant Manager, and resolving any operational issues,

significantly reducing waste in packaging, material raw, and resources

and increasing efficiency and productivity

Other Positions Held: Engineering Projects, Production Planning Analyst,

Master Planning Production Analyst, Facilitator of Continuous Process

Improvement

Education & Technical Skills

MS, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Azerbaijan State Oil Academy (formally University-Azerbaijan oil and

Chemical Institute)

Baku, Azerbaijan

Training Courses:

Administration of Production, Planning and Control of Production, Planning

Strategies, Industrial Security, Fundamentals of Supervision, Lean

Principles. Leadership Fundamentals, Coping with difficult people,

communicating with Diplomacy, Accountability, Work Ethics, Credibility and

Integrity, Change Management, Delegation Technics, ISO 9000 Formation of

Internal Auditing

Technical Skills:

Microsoft Word, Excel & Power Point- SAP, BPCS AS 400, MRPII, BOM, CAP,

INV, WRx Warehouse systems, FEDEX, UPS. Technical knowledge of Robotics

stretch wrapper and strapper equipment and ISO 9000

Languages:

Fluent: Spanish, Russian, English- Conversational: Portuguese, Ukrainian

and Slavic Languages

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