Manager Management

STEPHEN LATIF

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SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGER

Broad corporate organizational leadership track record of productivity

gains and cost reductions

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Motivated MBA-level achiever with strong leadership and presentation

skills and 25+ years of

comprehensive experience directing operations through strategic planning

and effective management

of staff and budgets. Expertise in new business development combined with

effectiveness in high

profile operational roles, making high-stake decisions and overcoming

complex challenges.

A results-driven, analytical thinker committed to continuous improvement

who is a team builder,

capable of implementing best practices and motivating staff to peak

performance. Solid business &

leadership skills that are well suited to a variety of industries.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Strategic Business Planning & Leadership ? Team Development & Motivation

? Project Management

Financial Management ? BPS (TPS) Lean Manufacturing Initiatives ?

Productivity Improvements

Cost Reductions ? Plant Operations Management ? Performance Metrics

? Capacity Planning

New Product Launch ? Tool & Fixture Design ? Design Reviews ?

CNC Programming

PROFESSIONAL EXPEREINCE

James H Cross Company Erie, PA Tooling Supplier/MRO Integrated

Contacts 2008 - 2010

Site Manager ? Managed a 3-year MRO contract at a customer site in

Spartanburg, SC involving the

management of the tool room personnel as well as the procurement of over

14,000 tooling line items.

My daily evaluation of optimal reorder points based upon usage reduced

the clients annual spend on

tooling from $4 million to $2.5 million. Reduced tool crib labor by 50%.

Bosch/Rexroth Fountain Inn, SC Manufacturer of hydraulic pumps

& motors 1991-2008

Director of Operations

?Responsible for the following departments: Manufacturing (Machining,

Assembly & Test), Quality, Product Engineering, Manufacturing

Engineering, Maintenance, Tool Room, Heat Treat, Logistics, Buildings

& Grounds, OSHA/Hazardous Waste Management, Paint Facility

?Increased units shipped from 300/month to 15,000/month

?Monitored & directed the daily flow of production in a facility with

$200 million Annual Turnover

?Responsible for the implementation of new product lines for Major OEM

Accounts that dramatically

increased production levels. Customers include Caterpillar, John

Deere, Case-New Holland, Volvo

?Implemented the installation of various CNC Machining Cells, which

included Gildemeister Turning

Centers, Deckel Horizontal Machining Centers, Leibherr Hobber &

Lorenz Gear Shaper

?Monitored & Improved P&L, Production Efficiency, Daily Production

Levels, Past-Due Levels,

Quality Standards, Safety Standards, Capacity Constraints &

Eliminated Bottlenecks

?Championed the implementation of ISO 9001/14001 & TS 16949 Quality

Systems

?Managed 2 major expansions that increased the facility from 40,000 sq.

ft. to 130,000 sq. ft.

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Manufacturing Manager

?General Responsibilities included the management of the Machining,

Manufacturing Engineering,

Tooling and Maintenance Departments

?Ramp up production in a Start-up Facility, Recruit and Develop Team

Members at all levels

?Perform Payback Analysis/Justifications for Capital Equipment

Applications

?Monitor & Improve Quality and Productivity levels through weekly

meetings with Manufacturing Personnel

?Transfer/Replicate Machining Technology from parent plants in Germany

Bijur Lubricating Corporation Bennington, Vermont

1980-1991

Manufacturer of Lubricating Systems for OEMs such as Bridgeport, Brown &

Sharp, Davenport

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

?Determine Economic Order Quantities in order to balance inventory

carrying costs & setup costs

?Perform Manufacturing Design Reviews to determine Manufacturability &

Identify Cost

Reductions that will not impact the form, fit and function for both

new releases and existing products

?Recommend & implement Machining Methods that Reduce Cost, Increase

Throughput,

Improve Quality, minimize number of Clampings, eliminate Bottlenecks

& Capacity Constraints

?Recommend State of the Art Machining Technologies to maintain a

competitive advantage

Manufacturing Engineer

?Draft a complete Plant Layout for an 80,000 sq. ft. facility during a

site consolidation, positioning

the machinery in Cells to insure Maximum Flow of Manufactured Product

?Design detailed Work-Holding devices (fixtures) for Vertical Machining

Centers

?Verify fixture dimensional correlation to design on CMM to establish

exact machine work shifts

?Determine Part Routings according to established as well as newly

created Processes

?Write and optimize 500 CNC programs for a variety of Vertical Machining

Centers and 2-axis lathes

( Acroloc, Okuma, Okuma & Howa, Miyano with General Numeric, Okuma &

Fanuc controls)

?Consolidate multiple manual machining processes into 1 operation on CNC

machinery resulting in

40% to 60% cost savings per part with a dramatic improvement in

throughput & part quality

?Optimize new machining processes using the latest technology in Cutting

Tools & Carbide Inserts at optimal Cutting Speeds to increase

productivity and insure consistent part quality

Computer Skills

Utilized AS400 & SAP at Bosch/Rexroth and P21 & Cribmaster at James H

Cross

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint

Language Skills

Conversational in German with a good grasp of the Technical German

vocabulary

EDUCATION

M.B.A Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Major in Management

Troy, NY 3.46 GPA

B.S. Keene State College Major in Industrial

Education Keene, NH 3.36 GPA

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