JEFFREY L. FRANCE, CPIM

**** ********* ******, # ***

KANSAS CITY, MO. 64138

CELL # 714-***-****

EMAIL: acg74v@r.postjobfree.com OR acg74v@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MASTERPIECE MACHINE, STAFFORD, TX. 2/2013-9/2014

Position eliminated during a layoff. References available.

Master Scheduler/Planner Top precision machine shop for the oil /gas

industry for downhole drilling. Helped develop / implement formal Shop

Scheduling and Control in May 2013 using the Global Shop Solutions ERP

package (GSS) as a super user. Culture change agent and also responsible

for daily balancing of shop labor.

Short term Contract assignments: 2010 - 9/2012

Eaton Aerospace, Glendale, CA 6/2012-9/2012

Classified contract assignment ended due to outsourcing to

India.

Material Planner II

Top aerospace plant for Commercial and Defense Aerospace, contract

assignment through New Era

Recruiting. Culture change agent using the Mfg Pro ERP package and the

787 EPAS Hydraulic Actuator program.

Primeline Products Industries, Redlands, CA 1/3/2012-

3/23/2012

Short term assignment

Senior Production Planner

World's Largest Window and Door Replacement Hardware and Accessory

business where I released work orders, expedited and performed item

master maintenance and scheduling. Culture change agent using the

Oracle ASCP workbench Release 12i ERP package. Classified. Assignment

ended, very clerical in nature, implementation failure and is being

completely redone for ASCP and the warehouse mgt. system.

. Did some other short term assignments 9/11 to 11/11 at Morgan Corp,

Riverside, CA. as a Sr. Buyer/Planner and Hydra Electric as a Master

Scheduler 4/23/12 to 5/22/12 in Burbank, CA and Production Planner at

CTDI in Nashville, Tn. 11/12 to 2/13 resigned. Materials Planner using

SAP R3 at Grupo Antolin, KC, MO. 11/10/14 to 12/17/14 resigned. All

other assignments ended with high turnover/QC issues.

Melkes Machine Productions, South El Monte, CA 5/2011-

7/2011

Classified, contract ended with no replacement.

Master Planner

Top aerospace machine shop for Commercial and Military Aerospace,

contract assignment through Amtek Human Capital. Culture change agent

using the JobBoss ERP package.

L-3 communications Power Paragon, Anaheim, CA 2010-6/2011

Classified job ended with no replacement.

Senior Production Planner Top secret Military Electronics for navy

nuclear programs.

General Atomics Aeronautical, san Diego, CA 2008-2010

Manufacturing Planner III

Top Aerospace Defense Manufacturer of Predator A, Predator B and Sky

Warrior Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's) for the US Military and Allies and

Homeland Security Markets Worldwide as part of the largest business in the

UAV industry in the world. Duties included culture change agent for

Production and Capacity Planning the Machine Shop to support the worldwide

business including spares, production planning, work center capacity

planning and work order releasing at the component levels for assembly and

machine shop production and prototypes, customer service and dependent

demand follow ups, production and purchasing expediting, processing

engineering changes and NCR's, inventory control and working with sales,

engineering, tooling and ops. planning, materials analysts, QA, raw

material purchasing and shop supervision to achieve on time delivery.

Helped organization achieve record 2008, 2009 and 2010 results for

throughput and sales during explosive growth of this top secret business

and multi-plant environment all over the SW United States. Networks MTO

Release 7.5 Manugistics ERP software is in use for this organization.

Shur-Lok Company, SPS Fastener Division, A PCC Company, Irvine, CA

2007-2008

Reason for leaving: Recruited by General Atomics for the Predator

Production Increase.

Production Control Planner

Shur-Lok manufactures Aerospace Fasteners for Commercial and Defense

Markets Worldwide as part of the 2nd. largest business in this industry,

SPS Fastener Division. Duties included culture change agent for P lanning

and Master

Scheduling the Barrel Nut, Expandable Diameter Fasteners and also for the

Locknut Product Line in this 1 plant organization. Responsible for master

scheduling, production planning and work order releasing at the parent and

component levels for assembly and fabrication, customer service follow ups,

production expediting, inventory control and working with sales,

engineering, estimating, purchasing and shop supervision to achieve on time

delivery. Helped organization achieve record Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 results for

FY08 for profit and sales during explosive growth of this business. MAPICS

ERP software is in use for this organization.

Alcoa Fastening Systems (AFS), Fullerton, CA 2006-2007

Reason for leaving: Recruited by their top competitor SPS Fasteners.

Planner II

AFS manufactures Aerospace Fasteners for Commercial and Defense Markets

Worldwide as part of the largest business in this industry. Duties

included culture change agent for Planning and Master Scheduling the

Largest product line for Sheet Metal in Fullerton and the Acuna Mexico

production transition. Responsible for master scheduling, production

planning and work order releasing at the parent and component levels,

customer service follow ups, production expediting, inventory control and

working with sales, engineering, estimating, purchasing and shop

supervision to achieve on time delivery. Helped organization achieve record

October, November, Dec. results for 2006, and Jan. 2007 with the Sheet

metal line for profit and sales during explosive growth of this business.

Syteline ERP software with Oracle for Purchasing is in use for this

organization.

Bell Helicopter

A Textron Company, Amarillo Assembly Center, Amarillo, TX 2005-2006

Reason for leaving: Mass layoff corporate wide due to staff and cost

reductions and outsourcing for the H1 Program

Senior Manufacturing Resource Analyst

Top Aerospace Defense Manufacturer of V22 Tiltrotor Aircraft and H1

Helicopters for the US Military. Duties included primary and structures

assembly planning for 30 plus days out to identify and resolve shortage

issues with the centers of excellence corporate wide with Procurement,

Drive Systems, Advanced Composites Center, RSAC and Sub Assembly for this

growing Final Assembly Center. The assemble to order environment planning

and scheduling was accomplished by using I2 Factory Planner Release 6.0.3

until October 05 and then Release 6.1.3 currently used in combination with

Excel spreadsheet applications and the corporate legacy ERP package IMS.

As part of the Resource Planning Team we achieved full rate production

approval for the Bell-Boeing V22 Osprey 9/05 and zero jig locks during a

measurement period from 9/05 to 12/05 when I was part of the V22 Resource

Planning Team until 12/05 by helping the program to deliver 19 Aircrafts in

2005. Starting on 1/06 I joined the H1 Resource Planning Team and helped

to continuously improve the dates to support the load to allow for the

Defense Acquisition Board to pass a test to continue LRIP production on May

06. Standard hours backlog was eliminated from 1/06 to present for the H1

Program for an excellent team accomplishment. I worked closely with

Manufacturing, Dispatch Management and Item Dispatchers, QC, Program

Management, PCA's, MRP Configuration Control, Master Scheduling,

Purchasing, Warehousing, Bell Management and Operations to perform at a

high level in this very complex and challenging worldwide supply chain

operation and final assembly and flight facility. One of the leaders and

torchbearers of change in this operation..

AC Coin and Slot Service Company, Las Vegas, NV 2004-2005

Reason for leaving: Plant shutdown.

Materials Analyst

AC Coin manufactures and services top boxes and related products in the

slot machine manufacturing industry and is a business partner to IGT the

world's largest slot machine manufacturer. Duties included culture change

agent for Materials Management and special Forecasting and ERP projects

using the Navision ERP software in the New Jersey corporate offices until

1/05. Duties in Las Vegas included material planning, production and

purchasing expediting, inventory control and sales order planning at their

manufacturing facility in Las Vegas.

Motorola, PCS Division, Harvard, IL 2000-2002

Reason for leaving: Plant shutdown

Distribution Scheduling Analyst

Top manufacturer and distributor of Cellular CDMA, TDMA, Mobile and GSM

technology phones and accessories. Duties included final assembly cell

phone master scheduling of the 24 hours/seven days a week Distribution

Operation. The assemble to order distribution environment scheduling was

accomplished by using I2 Rhythm Factory Planner Release 4.3.1 in

combination with Excel spreadsheet applications and the corporate home

grown order administration package. Oracle ERP is also in use corporate

wide. As part of the Distribution Operations team we achieved a 32%

increase in service levels from May 2000 through Mar. 2001 from 62% to 94%

for SSD or Scheduled Ship Date attainment. We also achieved 100% delivery

performance for AT & T in December 2000 and received their top supplier

award. Record throughput was also achieved in Sept., Oct. and Dec. of 2000

from Distribution Operations. Worked closely with Manufacturing,

Manufacturing Scheduling, QC, Outsource Scheduling, Order Administration,

Marketing Channel Management, Master Scheduling, Purchasing, Distribution

Planning, PCS Management and Ticket Room Operations to perform at a high

level in this very complex and challenging worldwide supply chain

operation. One of the leaders and torchbearers of change in this

operation. .

Manufacturing Management Associates, Oak Brook, IL 1999-2000

Reason for leaving: Professionally recruited to Motorola.

Consultant-Affiliate Manufacturing Software Consultant

Sub-contractor for a local company helping to implement the JBA ERP package

for Product Data Management, Periodic Physical Inventory and Shop Floor

Control in one of their divisions. I wrote all procedures and training

materials and trained a whole division at this world-class leader in the

metal stamping industry. I also assisted the President of MMA by

performing Marketing and Sales for new business out of the corporate

offices in Oak Brook.

Solo Cup Company, Highland Park, IL 1995-1999

Reason for leaving: Started my own consulting business.

Production Planning Analyst/Master Scheduler

Duties included master scheduling, production and capacity planning, and

detail scheduling a large plastics plant which manufactures cups, lids and

related products for consumer and institutional markets. Increased service

levels from 90 to 99% for three straight years for the Urbana plastics

plant for the company standard of performance. This performance led to

Solo receiving the prestigious Wal-Mart supplier award in Oct. 98. Helped

to implement the pilot for CPP with the Manugistics software for production

planning. Computer systems consist of a WAN PC environment using client

servers during a conversion from COPICS to the QAD MRP II software MFG/PRO.

Solo implemented Manugistics for forecasting, DRP, CPP, and AMS.

PeopleSoft was also implemented for purchasing.

IMC Holdings, Inc., Grayslake, IL 1994-1995

Reason for leaving: Professionally recruited by Solo Cup.

Production Planner/Buyer

Duties included master scheduling, planning and buying over 5,000 SKU's in

a make/assemble to stock manufacturing/distribution environment. Computer

systems consisted of a home grown reorder point system during a conversion

to the JDE MRP II software package. Decreased backorders by 70% for

responsible product lines in the lift truck aftermarket parts industry.

Decreased the backorder levels for the MHS and EV Controls plants from over

$100, 000 to approx. $8,000 during my tenure.

EDUCATION

BS, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MGT. SPECIALTY, ARIZONA

STATE UNIVERSITY, TEMPE, AZ

Professional Development

APICS-CHICAGO CHAPTER, 1985-2001; RACINE/KENOSHA 2002-2003; LAS VEGAS 2003-

2005; LUBBOCK 2005-2006. SAN DIEGO CHAPTER 2008-2010. ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER

2006-2008, 2010-2012. HOUSTON CHAPTER 2013 TO 2014. KC CHAPTER 2014 TO

PRESENT.

Certified as a CPIM since May 1989 and recertified, 2003, recertified April

2011.

Completed the APICS ERP Project Implementation Course in 1990, Strategic

Management of Resources Course, 2003, Back to Basics Course March 2010,

Value Stream Mapping Course December 2010, and the Master Planning of

Resources Course March 2011.

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