Stuart J. Henderson

**** *** ***** ****

Knoxville, TN 37914

262-***-**** (cell)

acu43x@r.postjobfree.com

Summary: Over Twenty five years of experience in Manufacturing, most recently as a Buyer for Outsource Manufacturing of Point of Purchase fixtures and interactive electronic displays. I have diverse experience in Employee Supervision, Operations, Purchasing, Estimating, Project Management, Production Scheduling and Manufacturing Supervision. I am an Effective Communicator focused on Customer Satisfaction and am a strong team player capable of taking on any challenge presented. I have accomplishments in streamlining manufacturing workflow to provide efficient and cost effective results in fast paced industry.

Experience:

9/14 to 6/16 Howard Company Brookfield WI

Project Manager/Purchasing Manager/Estimator/Buyer

Responsible for Product development, Estimating, Purchasing for

Menu Boards and Permanent POP displays directed towards the restaurant industry. Started as Project Manager and after the loss of Purchasing Manager I stepped up and took on Purchasing duties as well.

Specific Duties include:

Work with project team to develop the most cost effective, highest

quality finished product, within budget and schedule constraints

Assess and select supplier. Negotiate and purchase all required

Components within established budgets and time line.

Develop quotations, complete estimate sheets, including costs of

development, tooling, overhead, margins, and packaging.

Work with suppliers to identify the optimal manufacturing process and

tooling method to deliver quality product.

Establish supplier production schedules and quality plans to meet company and clients’ needs and specifications.

Monitor production at each supplier location to ensure quality standards and delivery schedules are met.

Participate on cross-functional teams to ensure the continuous, on-going improvement of methods and processes.

9/10 to 7/14 DCI Marketing. Milwaukee WI.

Outsource Production Manager / Estimator/Buyer

Responsible for estimating, Product Development, Purchasing, and outsource manufacturing of permanent POP displays and interactive showroom displays.

Specific Duties include:

Work with project team to develop the most cost effective, highest quality finished product, within budget and schedule constraints.

Assess and select suppliers. Negotiate and purchase all required components within established budgets.

Develop quotations, complete estimate sheets, including costs of development, tooling, overhead, margins, and packaging.

Work with suppliers to identify the optimal manufacturing process and tooling method to deliver quality product.

Establish supplier production schedules and quality plans to meet company and clients’ needs and specifications.

Monitor production at each supplier location to ensure quality standards and delivery schedules are met.

Participate on cross-functional teams to ensure the continuous, on-going improvement of methods and processes.

10/07 to 8/10 Baird Display. Waukesha, WI.

Operations Manager / Assistant Plant Manager

Responsible for converting operation in manufacturing of Point of

Purchase Displays and Custom Packaging. I manage the daily operations of all Manufacturing departments, with focus on efficiency and production of quality products to meet Customer expectations. Work directly with Plant Manager to schedule personnel and equipment.

I also Contract with outside vendors to provide manufacturing services and materials.

Some of my accomplishments in this position:

Re-engineered the Material Handling process to improve workflow. Replaced Propane Fork Trucks with Electric models resulting in savings annually of over $10,000 in fuel costs.

Developed Manufacturing processes to provide accurate accountings of production counts and improve quality through process of approvals.

Developed accountability processes for machine operators to monitor quality.

Before I took position the Company had consecutive years with manufacturing errors ranging from $60,000 to $80,000. Last year Manufacturing errors were under $6,000. Directly attributed to implementation and process control.

Recently took on responsibility of Plant Safety in regards to OSHA regulations.

Baird Display -

Estimator / Project Manager

Responsible for estimating projects consisting of print, corrugated board, converting process (mounting /die cutting), and handwork assembly with multiple components required for Point of Purchase displays. If project becomes live I then managed all aspects of production including purchasing of components and any outside services needed.

I was promoted to Operations Manager after approx. 1 year of Estimating.

4/06 to 10/07 Kubin-Nicholson Corp. Milwaukee, WI.

Print Estimator / Production Scheduler

This position is responsible for planning and calculating project costs and producing cost estimates for Large Format sheet fed and digital printing jobs. Also, includes procuring outside services and materials for high profile print products. (Box Labels and Wraps, Point of Purchase Displays, Posters etc). I had also taken on the responsibility of Production Scheduler for daily manufacturing operations.

9/01 to 4/06 Tribune Media Services.

1720 W. Florist Avenue Glendale WI 53209

Regional Product Manager

This position is responsible for handling multiple print accounts within the Cable and Satellite TV Industry, acting as a liaison between Customers and internal production departments to ensure the production of high quality print and electronic TV programming products. Worked closely with sales, management and marketing operations to develop new and existing client relationships and grow market penetration for Cable system printed products in assigned territories.

Handled up to 13 separate contract Accounts providing Superior Service

Developed internal cost savings initiatives, one of which provided an annual cost savings of $28,000.00

Developed estimating process as Company evolved into Direct Marketing Co.

Helped to automate and streamline the production workflow.

Received 3 Spotlight Awards for innovation and Service.

4/89 to 3/01 Northstar Print Group (Previously known as Perry Printing Group)

5100 Brown Deer Rd. Milwaukee, WI 53205

Manufacturing Supervisor (Promoted in 1996)

I was Responsible for Supervising and Coordinating workflow throughout the union manufacturing operation, allowing for optimum efficiency, quality, and completion of projects. Worked as liaison between Sales and Manufacturing in an effort to carry out sales initiatives and bring customer focus into a union-manufacturing environment. Schedule, prioritize and coordinate all manufacturing departments to meet customer requirements and expectations and to ensure successful, economical and efficient project completion with challenging schedule requirements. I worked directly with customers and end users in planning and engineering of projects and in house color and press Ok’s. Participated in offsite research, development and quality follow up with outside labeling and finishing process.

Accomplishments include:

Provided leadership through employee development. Equipment utilization and system improvements.

Implemented methods of continual improvements of quality, safety, service and productivity in manufacturing areas.

Participated in hiring of new employees and provided recommendations for assessment of current employees for training and position promotion.

Communicated effectively with internal and external customers to ensure production requirements, schedule, quality and delivery.

Evaluated and reorganized shipping department and procedures to increase efficiency and smooth workflow.

Increased and maintained a high level of equipment efficiency in pressroom by grouping similar jobs in succession to reduce changeover and set up time in job shop operation.

Reduced raw materials waste by developing a program and standards of reusing materials for job set-ups.

Inspected finished products to ensure best quality results prior to shipping.

Production Coordinator/Inside Sales/ Customer Service

Responsible for print production for products ranging from posters, Box wraps, Product Labels, Point of Purchase Litho and various other lithograph projects. I negotiated with outside vendors for film separations, outside printing and finishing operations. I Coordinated projects from pricing through final billing to ensure a quality product on schedule while maintaining planned profit margins.

9/85 to 4/85 Shinners Publications Inc. Brookfield, Wisconsin

Customer Service/Production Manager

Quoted, scheduled and coordinated large-scale web printing jobs through the production process.

Solicited potential accounts on an in house sales basis, as well as servicing established house accounts.

Tracked specific jobs to determine maximum efficiency.

Consistently produced quality printed products on a timely basis, ensuring complete customer satisfaction.

8/82 to 9/85 Budget Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Station Manager

Promoted to Airport location Station Manager, responsible for scheduling, training and managing 19 employees with a fleet of 320 vehicles.

Coordinated and distributed vehicles to four rental locations throughout Milwaukee and suburbs.

Involved in the sale and disbursement of vehicles, fuel supply inventories and accident subrogation.

Opened, set-up and successfully operated a new facility in Brookfield.

EDUCATION: Marquette Continued Education Business Courses

Ethics in Employment

Interpreting Collective Bargaining

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Business Administration Course Work

University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point

Forestry and Land Conservation Course Work

REFERENCES: Upon Request

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