Tom Overstreet

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CAREER PROFILE

Experienced materials and supply chain manager with over 15 years of

experience primarily in Japanese automotive and industrial equipment

industry. I hold a Masters in International Management, APICS

certification and am Toyota-trained in TPS and continuous improvement.

Strong IT/Systems background with a BS in Computer Science and multiple

system implementations including SAP.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Successfully guided Raymond materials organization through a 40%

increase in daily volume over 15 months with less than 10% increase in

labor costs and no capital expenditures.

. Improved productivity of Production Control division at Yamaha,

through improved documentation and Kaizen activities, allowing for

expanding scope of division by nearly 30% without additional

headcount.

. Reduced warehouse impacts on operations from >650PPM to 130PPM over 6

months through the introduction of standard work

. Renegotiated international purchasing rules and logistics, reducing

overall inventory in supply chain by 20%, cutting logistics, interest

and holding costs by > $2M over 2 years.

. Reduced on-hand stocking levels of domestic components through use of

improved logistics and Kanban-based material ordering improving turns

from 11 to ~13.5.

. Lead American in production control for opening of new Toyotetsu

facility subsequently defined by Toyota as a 'benchmark' factory for

the Toyota Production System and lean material.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

. Warehousing and distribution: establishing, managing and driving

improvement in distribution centers and manufacturing facility

warehouses

. Continuous improvement: trained and experienced in Kaizen, TPS, 5S and

LEAN principles; experience developing materials and teaching others

. Inventory control & Planning: evaluating, developing and executing

plans to improve inventory turns, reduce obsolescence and eliminate

planning impacts on operations

. Systems implementations & optimizations: experience with SAP, JDE and

various ERP, MRP & WMS systems both commercially available and

proprietary

. Capacity & Sales planning (S&OP): coordination of sales demand and

forecasting with operational realities to develop proactive and

achievable production plans

. Employee leadership: have successfully lead organizations upwards of

150 employees

. Returnable Packaging: Introduction and expansion of packaging systems

to improve quality, reduce handling and product damage, and achieve

goals of waste stream reduction.

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

Raymond Corporation, Subsidiary of Toyota Material Handling NA. May 2011-

Present

Materials Manager

Responsible for leading all materials related functions in the Greene,

NY facility for Raymond; including material handling, warehousing,

manufacturing and purchase planning, and scheduling.

Self-Employed, December 2009 - May 2011

Sole Proprietor

Self-employed in Information Technology during full time post-

baccalaureate studies in the medical field.

Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation. 2005-2009

Manager, Production Control Division

Oversaw and provided direction to the division responsible for all

aspects of forecasting, planning, production scheduling, warehousing,

logistics and service parts management.

Aisin Manufacturing Illinois, Toyota-owned manufacturer of injection

molded, painted and assembled automotive components. 2004-2005

Section Manager, Production Control & Logistics

Responsible for all aspects of in and outbound materials and domestic

and international parts ordering. Daily managed relationships between

local staff and 9 customer facilities in 3 countries.

Toyotetsu Mid-America, Subsidiary of Toyoda Iron Works and a Tier-1 welded

frame component traditional & sequenced manufacturer for Toyota. 2002-2004

Assistant Manager, Production Control

Lead all aspects of production control & logistics in new facility

startup, including supplier and logistics development. Key interface

for Toyota for sequencing related startup activity and planning to

integrate systems between Toyota Indiana and Toyotetsu.

Green Tokai Company, 1998-2002. Production Planner & Network Administrator

Hurletron Incorporated, 1996-1998. Factory Planning Coordinator

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Master of International Management-Focus in International Commerce,

University of Maryland 2007

Bachelor of Science-Major in Computer Science, University of Maryland

2003

APICS-Certified in Production and Inventory Management-CPIM

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