Caleb E. Alexander

*** *********** **. ****: 678-***-****

Fayetteville, Georgia 30215 Mobile: 404-***-****

wvtcze@r.postjobfree.com



Objective

I am seeking a managerial industrial engineering, cost accounting, plant/production/process management, quality assurance, or other related position with advancement opportunities.

Work Experience

Toto USA, Morrow Georgia October 2003-Present

Manager of Production Scheduling September 2009-Present

Project: Develop a production schedule for key product groups at manufacturing facility

Supervisory role: Leadership with no persons reporting directly

Manage the production scheduling of all products produced at Toto’s Fairburn production facility.

Make schedules covering overall monthly summaries and detailed daily schedules.

Manage the creation and completions of work orders in Toto’s ERP software system.

Make sure production says on target to meet production KPI.

Project: ISO9001 Internal Auditor

Create and maintain SOP in our QMS.

Audit departments on a semi-annual basis for ISO9001 compliance.

Write audit findings and hold opening/closing meetings for the audit.

Make suggestions for improvement in compliance with ISO9001 standard.

Manager of Standard Cost Planning February 2007-September 2009

Project: Develop a cost accounting/configurations management function

Supervisory role: Two persons reporting directly

Created a process for measuring Standard Costs to actual costs involving the review and revision of standard costs for 15,000 SKUs once per year.

Created a budget template that is revised twice per year for five main business units.

Analyze variances between budget and actual costs for operation business units and present the findings to the VP of Operations.

Set a standard logic for Standard Costing calculations and created a program in VBA and “database” for costing to allow for automated calculations in a consistent method which superseded calculating these costs manually on paper forms.

Designed process and work flow for a department; generated SOPs.

Set a standard for BOM (Bill of Materials) format and a procedure for entry into ERP software.

Implemented procedures for routine BOM and standard cost review.

Project: Coordinator for Cost Reduction Initiative

Track cost reduction ideas each month and generate reports.

Formal, monthly presentation to top management on progress of cost reduction activity.

Work environment: MS Office, J.D. Edwards, VBA, Dream Writer, Dream Weaver, MS Project, and Adobe Acrobat.

Production Planner October 2003-February 2007

Project: Develop an inventory and production plan for new a product line

Collected sales forecast data to judge demand of product.

Reviewed actual sales history to determine ongoing demand and plan production accordingly.

Visited production facility in Ontario, CA on a regular basis to oversee production and improve the production process.

Determined highest level of commonality that is feasible for production to reduce lead times, inventory, and WIP.

Constantly looked for ways to reuse slow moving stock to cut purchasing cost of raw material.

Developed a purchasing plan and negotiated lead-times and delivery schedules with vendors.

Determined a nation-wide stocking status including safety stock and lead time adjustment (many components sourced from Asia).

Work environment: MS Excel, J.D. Edwards ERP/MRP/DRP software.

Certifications

Production Design, August 2003

ISO9001 Internal Auditor Training Course, May 2005

ISO9001 Internal Auditor Exam, June 2005

Special Skills

Computer

Office tools: MS Word, Excel (advanced knowledge including pivot tables, VBA programming, and advanced formulae), PowerPoint, MS Project, Outlook, Access, Photo Editor

Engineering Software: Arena; CADD R8, R10, R12, 2000; Micro Station

3D Modeling Software: 3-D Studio Max, Micro Station 3-D Modeler

Graphics Software: Adobe Acrobat, Photo Shop, Illustrator

ERP/MRP/DRP Software: J.D. Edwards on AS400/I5

Programming: VBA for Office, Dream Writer, Dream Weaver

Math, Sciences, and other Professional Skills

Advanced Statistics, Physics, Thermodynamics, Chemistry, and Construction Estimating/Management.

Experienced in technical writing (users guides, SOPs, other manuals).

Trained and experienced ISO9001 Internal Auditor.

Thorough knowledge in: cost accounting, standard costing, profit and loss statements, COGS (cost of goods sold), cash flow analysis.

Advanced item configuration (BOM and item number generation) knowledge and production planning and supply chain management experience.

Project leadership and implementation.

Languages

Spanish – Conversational

Education

B.S. Industrial Engineering Technology August 2003

Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, Georgia GPA: 3.45

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