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D. THOMAS McENTEE

Objective Obtain employment in a managerial position utilizing the skills that I

have acquired to create and/or facilitate team building functions, cross-

training and increasing moral as well as improving the work

environment.

Professional Highlights

MRP Expert and Super User

Implementation of MRP/SAP into manufacturing environment in 3

manufacturing companies

Train MRP users in United Kingdom

Increase knowledge and use of cycle counts, purchasing, scheduling,

work centers, BOMs, structures, costing, forecast, shipping, inventory

accuracy, actual cost, margin, bar-coding etc. using MRP/SAP systems.

Director/Manager

30 years’ experience in Manufacturing Management positions

Completion of Dan Pelley leadership courses

Primary Leadership Development Course, USNG

Skills

Proficient in all aspects of MRP/SAP

Fluent in Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Lean training and implementation

Inventory reduction

Vendor performance evaluations

Forecasting for level loading

Planning, scheduling and transport of import goods

Liaison between MRP and manufacturing

Ran daily operations and set schedules for CNC, press break, welders,

fabrication, powder coating, packing and shipping

Employment History

Unified Sports, Waterford, CT Director of Operations

2007-2014

Responsibilities: Oversee entire plant operations with regards to manufacturing to

include facility maintenance and property liaison for Juvenile Court and UPS

buildings. Institute and enforce safety policy as well as SOP for work center

operations. Train and mentor 8 direct reports and 36 reports total. Directly

responsible for planning and scheduling of all manufactured goods through 8 work

centers. Maintain and set priorities for MPS and work centers. Plan all purchases

for import products and metal. Maintain forecast using sales and engineering

input. Oversee and institute SOP for inventory control to include scanner

operations throughout the plant. Attend senior staff meetings to provide stock

levels on key products, inventory and/or purchased part issues, as well as capacity

and staffing levels. Instituted lean training for entire plant and schedule Kaizen

events with team leaders. Evaluate teams and audits. Negotiated contracts pricing

for metals, outside services and import products. Maintain customer relationships

and service of these areas.

Ripley Tools, Cromwell, CT Director of Materials

2001-2007

Responsibilities: Oversee all aspects of material control to include purchasing,

planning and scheduling. Create BOMs and schedule work orders for each

department. Schedule and track all outside processing materials. Collaborate with

sales force to institute a 12 month rolling forecast. Introduce cycle counting to

eliminate physical inventory and increase inventory accuracy to 92%. Introduce

lean concepts within machine shop and assembly line. Reduce WIP by 75%.

Thomas G. Faria Corporation Materials Manager

1986-2001

Basket People Warehouse Supervisor

1984-2001

Education

248th Engineers

Army National Guard

1983-1992

References

Elaine Adams 860-***-**** x138

Controller, Jaypro Sports

Wayne Vanbenschoten 860-***-**** x163

VP Engineering, Unified Sports

Cliff Labbe 203-***-****

Commanding Officer Connecticut State Police Troop C

Bill Wild 860-***-****

VP Sales, Unified Sports

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