NAVTEJ JOHAL

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Fremont, CA 94538

Home 510-***-****

Cell 510-***-****

Email: acg2go@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To seek a managerial position in challenging and cutting edge production

environment where my skills can be best utilized.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

. 15 plus years of progressive experience with increasing responsibility

in the areas of contract manufacturing and operations.

. Four plus years of experience in total quality management with extensive

knowledge of ISO 9002 quality standard.

. Well developed people & project management skills.

. Able to create a workable schedule and prioritize to meet deadlines.

. Major strengths in strategic planning, problem solving and

communications.

. Highly imaginative with many innovative ideas.

. Excel in setting up and leading an empowered organization in order to

successful attainment of company goals and objectives.

. Computer literate in all popular office software programs.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

. Efficiently managed the growth of the company over a period of 8 years.

. Successfully implemented ISO-9002 Quality System and Manufacturing

Software System (MRP) by reducing costs and increasing customer

satisfaction.

. Developed and implemented manufacturing budgets.

. Lead the company in the investigation, development and implementation of

new strategies and methodologies for manufacturing as well as business

processes.

. Designed processes and systems for effective internal cross-functional

integration and planning such a new product introduction, man-hour

requirements, time study etc.

. Managed customer relationships with multi-million dollars contracts,

while successfully achieving their retention.

. Setup intranet for use by company associates to access current and

accurate information to support their respective functions.

. Created and produced actionable business metrics reports.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Executive Director, Production Operations

05/13- Present.

Promoted to Executive director. New role also include Composite

Manufacturing/ Antenna assembly and Test and Engineering in addition to

the responsibilities described below.

Sr. Director Operations Support Activity, Space Systems Loral

08/09- 05/13.

Responsible for Material/Production Planning, Hi-Rel and Machine Shop

Purchasing and Machine shop, Model Shop and Paint Shop operations and

engineering Department.

Responsibilities within this department include responsibility for the Hi-

Rel and machine shop parts procurement. This includes flight hardware, non-

flight hardware, deliverable data and engineering hardware. The department

is the focal point for suppliers in dealing with the product line

engineers, program offices, and advance systems. Personnel are authorized

to make purchase commitments and changes to ongoing procurements on behalf

of the company.

Manage the Production/Material Planning and Hi-Rel/Machine shop Procurement

departments.

Manage the personnel responsible for creating and maintaining detail

schedules, purchase requisitions, manufacturing work orders, and shop floor

control functions.

Manage the requirements and replenishment data in the MRP database for all

programs and assigned product areas.

Manage the Engineering Change Control reviews and approvals in the Product

Data Management System (PDMS), and any Quality, Product Reliability or

Configuration Management actions assigned to department personnel.

Responsible to meet program direct and indirect budgets in support of Hi-

Rel and Machine shop procurement and planning department.

Responsible for inventory analysis with product lines to achieve year end

inventory targets.

Responsible for personnel management including career path planning,

training and staffing requirements and discipline for the organization.

Responsible for Machine Shop, Model Shop and Paint shop Operations and

Engineering.

Sr. Materials Manager, Sanmina-SCI Corp.

10/07- 08/09.

Directed and controlled all materials activities including Purchasing,

Production Control, Material Control, Inventory Control, Warehouse and

Shipping/Receiving. Develops and implements policies and procedures,

material schedules and coordinates the efficient movement of materials with

Purchasing, Engineering, and Production. Review and plan requirements for

purchasing material to support Production. Prepare MRP using company ERP

(Oracle) Selects, develops, and evaluates subordinate employees

Participates with other senior managers to establish plans and objectives.

Interact with customers and other corporate functions to achieve plant

objectives.

Operations Manager, Xyratex International.

03/06- 10/07.

Manage the purchasing and inventory control functions, stock room,

receiving and in coming QA for the San Jose products. Provides support to

production scheduling on all material flow issues to meet production

schedules and customer requirements.

Interface with product line coordinators on the planning and forecasting of

customer orders to meet shipment.

Interface with Engineering to provide continuous material flow to assure

steady material flow.

Provide supervision and training to personnel; setting goals and

establishing priorities; maintaining liaison with the Project Manager and

customers. Provide technical guidance and problem resolution on issues.

Promote a positive atmosphere to all employees in their charge while

maintaining the Company philosophy and direction.

Sr. Planning Manager, Sanmina-SCI Corp.

09/05- 03/06.

Planned and implemented activities related to material planning and

control. Provided direct support to subordinate employees - selects,

develops, and evaluates performance. Directed activities of Planners to

accomplish plant objectives. Managed efficient movement of materials with

purchasing, production, and program management. Interacted with

manufacturing, engineering, and related peer groups and with vendors and

customers on a frequent basis. Analyze situations and data and exercises

judgment within defined procedures to determine appropriate action. Manage

processes and performance to meet company metrics.

Master Scheduler, Varian Medical Systems.

04/05- 09/05.

Responsible to lead the customer-focused team on providing material

forecasts, build plans and sales order deliveries on a worldwide basis.

Initiate and drive continuous process improvements to shipment integrity.

Liaison for Installation, Service and Marketing on order fulfillment

operations.

Analyze MRP output in SAP R/3, initiate Purchase Requisitions in SAP R/3.

Manage Inventory per department guidelines. Schedule production for in-

house Work Centers. Participate in Process Improvement/Cost Reduction

Teams.

Sr.Production Control Planner, Read-Rite Corporation.

10/00- 02/03.

Responsible to work with product and process specifications set by

engineering to establish production schedules, develop and communicate

build and shipment schedules for business units and downstream factories,

develop and implement planning tool changes to support changes in the

business environment, develop and document the planning procedures for the

new hires, Perform complex ad hoc analysis for management related to

production schedules and strategic long term factory planning.

MATERIALS MANAGER, Star Components.

03/00-10/00.

Responsible for purchasing of new materials, inventory accountability,

establishing the sales price for all stock products, receiving and

shipping. Star Components is a start up company, with an ISO-9000 quality

platform. Established policies and procedures for all materials and

logistics activities within the company. Responsible for purchasing of new

materials, inventory accountability, establishing the sales price for all

stock products, receiving and shipping.

SENIOR MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR, Boston Scientific Corporation.

10/97-10/98

Supervised the Catheter Manufacturing Production Department, which

consisted of four separate production lines, and the packaging and shipping

department. The overall department head count was 130-145 assemblers,

leads, and supervisors. The main product was an electro-physiology

catheter designed for insertion into the human body. All phases of the

manufacturing process was subject to FDA regulatory control, and ISO-9001

process control standards. The control of manufacturing process and

insurance of quality standards was implemented via statistical process

control (SPC), Kaizan Quality Circles, and rigid adherence to manufacturing

procedures.

Mektec Corporation (ISO9002 Certified), Milpitas, CA

1992-1995 Production Supervisor

1995-1997 Inventory Control/Purchasing/Planning Supervisor

Providing leadership to an empowered organization of manufacturing

supervisors, engineers, technicians, trainers, assemblers, packagers,

material handlers, buyers and planners.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Physics, June 1989

Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab, India

CPIM Certification

APICS Educational Society for Resource Management

SPECIAL SKILLS

Microsoft Windows environment (i.e. Word, Excel, Lotus123, etc)

AS400 Integrated Management System

MRP Systems, SAP System, JIT Planning Methods

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