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PRODUCTION – OPERATIONS – DISTRIBUTION - WAREHOUSE MANAGER

Distribution / Packaging / Warehouse / Manufacturing / Improve Efficiencies / Quality Improvement / Process Implementation / Shipping & Receiving

Highly result oriented supervisor with strong multi-level department supervisor experience. Have evaluated processes and made recommendations on procedures which have improved operations. Managed all types of department functions including personnel, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training, scheduling, appraisals, and LSS projects.

Developing solutions for strategic production challenges

Developing SOP / Job Description for processes / Set Benchmarks

Reduced cost through efficiencies while improving productivity

Consolidating operations to improve processes and eliminate redundancies

Enhanced operations and teamwork excellence

Enhanced quality improvements throughout operations

Have improved process flows through an analytical approach utilizing LSS principles and practices, working alone or as part of a team to improve processes and reduce waste. If you recognize and appreciate an intelligent, dependable, loyal, and hard-working employee, someone with a high set for moral and ethical values, then I believe I am the person you are looking for. I am a quick learner, requiring a minimum of training, absolutely no supervision, and who believes in following all the rules, yet the necessary flexibility and adaptability to adjust for rapidly changing conditions and circumstances. I am very analytical and my colleagues will describe me as the one that makes sure that the job gets done correctly and efficiently and remains calm under pressure.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

5S Owner / Champion – Warehouse department at Baxter and Cardinal Health

Completed 24 hour HAZWOPER classroom training – Emergency Response Team members for the Hayward, CA site at Baxter.

Logistic: Acquired 26' Straight Truck - Transport materials in between buildings (Four Warehouses) - Savings of $72 thousands / yr. at Baxter

Facility Forklift Train-the-Trainer - Train and maintain the certification for 12 employees at Baxter

Lean Six Sigma Certified Kaizen Leader at Cardinal Health

LSS Project Sponsor: Black Belt Project a savings over $95 thousands Improvement Baxter - KPIs, received two Gold awards back-to-back for 2009 and 2010. Kaizen Project a savings over $29 thousands Improve Housekeeping and Four Corners Closure focus on Safety and product integrity at Cardinal Health

LSS Project Leader "Kaizen Leader Certified": Senior Leaders recognized two of my projects - Product Integrity - "Saving San Francisco General Hospital - $30M account" in 2009 and the Most successful project in 2010 "Dixon Ops Model - Pyramid Improvement Project" - focus on Safety. All through training and efficiencies through thorough evaluations of process at Cardinal Health

Cross-Training Matrix: Designed forms for department documentation to help maintained accurate records needed for training and have a true measurement of our bench strength and as designed, the database will help us identify our areas of critical need in many of the departments at the Cardinal Health

Procedure Outlines: Designed, implemented, and set up written procedure and outlines of job responsibilities for supervisors, leads, warehouse associates, machine operators and technicians to streamline procedures and processes to improve overall productivity and efficiencies. Also worked and designed bonus incentives for the operator’s quality and productivity levels at both Cardinal Health and A-Med Systems, Inc.

Streamlined Production Implementation: At Cardinal Health reduced staffing levels through efficiencies, new equipment, and process improvements saving on work shifts. Worked on and reduced staffing levels from approximately 75 associates to about 55 associates a savings of over $800 thousands.

DOT Hazardous Material Regulations Train-The-Trainer "Level III Hazmat Certified": Facility Trainer - Train and maintain the certification for 25 employees for Level I and II DOT certifications at Cardinal Health

Designated Representative for California Board of Pharmacy certification at Cardinal Health

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CAREER HISTORY

Warehouse Receiving Supervisor, Baxter from 2012 to present. Responsible for four warehouses, organize and direct activities encompassing warehousing receiving, transportation, and inventory control (physical counts and perform weekly cycle counts to verify outgoing orders ensuring that the associates followed proper procedures, warehouse receiving, and logistic strategies). Hire, train, and develop six warehouse employees (5 FTEs, 1 Temps); coordinate these activities to ensure efficient utilization of warehouse, transportation resources, and to optimize the flow of raw materials from warehouse locations to manufacturing floors include safety, quality, accountability teams, environmental focus that exceed key results. Ensure adherence of shipments and receipts to host country customs requirements and standard operating procedures. Ensure all new and current employees are properly trained.

Major Projects/Achievements:

Overtime – reduced over time from 45 hours to 11 hours per week by facilitating collaboration between Environmental Health and Safety, Engineers, certified Black Belts, and quality warehouse, and production management to derive a streamlined approach.

Increased productivity and output by reorganizing and shifting staff reducing hiring head counts

WMS Project – utilizing DCLink7 first US site to fully implemented the usage of WMS system

Two weeks - Project "D" warehouse cleanup / setting Kanban system for shipping supplies

90 Days - Implemented Housekeeping program and 5S complete warehouse and in office (three warehouses)

180 Days:

oForklift - Able to get an approval for two new forklifts to replace the old forklifts with "NO" under rider bars (Safety Bars).

oWMS Project - WIP - implementing RF technology (barcode scanning for receiving / work order pulling and issuance / cycle-count, etc.

oIndirect Materials Project - barcode scanner (instead delivering to end-users, send instant email message to end-users)

oBehavioral Based Safety Sponsor - Warehouse and Quality Inspection team members (Baxter achieved a 5% decrease in recordable case rate, a 3% decrease in cases with days lost rate and a 21% decrease in days lost rate.)

oCompleted LSS - Yellow Belt Training

Distribution Center Operations Supervisor, Cardinal Health from 2003 to 2012. Responsible for all Supply Chain activities to distribution of Cardinal Health products and equipments. Highly Automated DC with (ASRS) Automated Storage and Retrieval System, 117K storage bin locations, sortations conveyor. Managed over 50 employees in one production shift in a non-union environment. Dedicated Private Fleet deliveries with 25 drivers, 20 Trucks/Trailers to 400+ customers daily. Storage and distribution of Frozen, Refrigerated, and Chemical products. Performed all department functions such as performing monthly supervisor 5S audits, EHS Supervisor Weekly Inspection, daily tracking of issue(s) into Root Cause Problem Solving pipelines, managing OT budgets, performance evaluations, payroll, shipping/receiving, production schedules, maintenance schedules, inventory, etc. This included three Leads, 50 Associates, and two Technicians needed for production.

Research & Development/Lead Technician, A-Med Systems, Inc from 1999 to 2003. Responsibilities included all department functions for both departments (Research and Development/Production), including managing five department employees, including four assemblers and one lab technician. Managed all areas associated with Maintenance, Research Lab, Production, Packaging, and Quality Control

Team Coordinator, Endosonics, Inc from 1997 to 1999. Responsibilities included all department functions for both departments (Quality Control/Production), including managing 50 department employees, including 35 assemblers, 13 pre-fabrications, and two quality control personnel. Managed all areas associated with store keeper (Inventory), production (clean room), production (fabrications), Packaging, and Quality Control

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, PHOENIX, AZ

2011 - Bachelor of Science in Business with Honors (Integrated Supply Chain and Operations Management)

References

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