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Manager Quality Assurance

Location:
Illinois
Posted:
October 13, 2015

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TRAVIS RUFF

**** **** *** *****, ******* Fork, UT 801-***-****

acr2cu@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective:

I am seeking for a career position of Director of Asian Manufacturing and Sourcing where my international procurement and management skills can further the success of the company. WORK SKILLS

• Fluent in Mandarin Chinese

• Creating sourcing networks and manufacturing channels

• Implementing a comprehensive product quality program

• Deep knowledge of Chinese culture and customs

• Leadership and Management

• Managing supply chain processes

• Organized – Personal Management Skills

• Self-Motivated

• Extensive knowledge and experience with logistical processes such as Bill of Ladings, US Customs - C

& E Entries, Classifications and Values, Freight Terminology, Terminal Procedures

• Software Proficiency: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word), Quickbooks Enterprise Solutions, Centric, Customized Databases

WORK EXPERIENCE

Signature Products Group, Salt Lake City, UT October 2013 – Present Quality Assurance / Compliance Manager

• Assisted in sourcing and procuring new suppliers in Asia

• Organizing 3rd Party Product Testing on every category of company product

• Maintaining the company’s Quality SOP system

• Improving quality assurance processes and practices. Developing and driving continuous improvement initiatives

• Overseeing and coordinating the investigation of Customer Complaints and Non- conformities

• Carrying out routine sampling of products produced

• Creating Quality Assurance manuals

• Preparing for third party audits

• Ensuring that internal and external audits are properly carried out

• Assisting with the training and development of China office staff

• Dealing with technical issues as they arise

• Managing the factory internal audit program

• Ensuring that corrective action is taken to rectify any quality issues

• Improving relationships with contractors and suppliers

• Supporting the product management and demand planning departments of the company

• Providing input into development protocols

• Organized company membership of C-TPAT program

Ensign Group International, Provo, UT August 2004 – October 2013 Positions Held at Ensign Group International

Warehouse Manager August 2004 – July 2006

• Responsible for timely delivery of goods to customers

• Managed warehouse inventory

• Organized and managed incoming and outgoing shipping activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and good condition of items

• Planned, organized, and directed daily workflow of warehouse activities

• Managed 5 -7 warehouse staff - Organized work schedules Project Manager July 2006 – April 2008

• Responsible for managing and tracking the majority of the company’s project schedules

• Organized and conducted meetings with our overseas offices on project training

• Responsible for projects meeting deadlines and clear communication with our salespeople on project progression

• Regular correlation between our in house shipping division and overseas offices

• Co-designed current company database for tracking all projects from product design to final delivery of overseas goods

Shipping Manager April 2008 – January 2010

• Controlled entire company's in house shipping division's shipping processes (Company controls ocean/air freight)

• Worked directly with overseas shipping partners in obtaining and providing correct documentation for international shipments

• Responsible for obtaining the correct shipping documentation for every company air shipment or sea shipment coming from our China factories to the United States and various other countries.

• Reviewed shipping documentation, confirmed products descriptions, prices, and harmonized tariff codes before submitting to US Customs

• Reviewed Classification and Product Value on Commercial Invoices before US Customs Submittal - Familiarity with Harmonized Tariff Classifications Senior Accountant January 2010 – May 2010

• Received payments and bills from customers into company accounting system (Quickbooks Enterprise)

• Responsible for monthly company reconciliations

• Monitored China vendor invoices and payments to China Vendors

• Created all of the company’s purchase orders to and sending to China Vendors

• Responsible for all company billing and invoicing Director of China Operations May 2010 – December 2010

• Controlled all operations activity in company’s China offices (12 people) (Overseas offices, warehouse, and logistics report directly to me)

• Responsible for training all office staff in China on current company processes and procedures

• Multiple trips to company’s Shenzhen, Ningbo, and Shanghai offices to provide one-on-one training with all of company’s China staff, (hiring new staff, oversee manufacture facilities, process, and management)

• Controlled and directed container planning and cost effective ways to ship company product from China to US and various other countries

• Managed Chinese manufacturers from production to post-production process of customer product

• Co-created and oversaw entire Quality Assurance Process in China Factories, set Q/A standards and monitor compliance

Director of Operations (Operating all of Company's Operations) December 2010 – October 2013

• Controlled all of the company’s operational activities

• Co-designed Upgraded project tracking system to be more responsive to our company's growing demands

• Retained all of the responsibilities of Director of China Operations with the addition of all operational responsibilities in the US office (combined China director of operations responsibilities with enlarged overall corporate operations responsibilities)

• Oversee all warehouse and shipping activities

• Responsible for creating and applying effective operational processes

• Responsible for approval of all shipping planning and shipping processes to and from China offices

• Manage and approve all outgoing and incoming purchase orders/margin analysis

• Responsible for overseeing and directing the operational/shipping processes for over 32 million dollars of product in 2012

• Provide management and guidance to down line staff NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Co-created and designed tracking software to improve company’s project management processes

• Helped design and create factory audit program for company’s Chinese factories

• Created Company’s 3rd Party Product Testing SOP

• Reduced product material shrinkage problems in apparel considerably

• Successfully managed compliance audits for multiple well-known retailers EDUCATION

Utah Valley University, Orem, UT

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, 2008

Full-time student from 2003 - 2008 while working full-time and paying for college LANGUAGE

Fluent Mandarin – Chinese

COMPANIES I HAVE SOURCED AND MANGED QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR IN CHINA : 3rd PARTY TESTING COMPANIES I HAVE EXTENSIVE WORK EXPERIENCE WITH: REFERENCES

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