Karen Thrasher

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Fair Play, SC *****

864-***-**** ab9ejk@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Operations professional with experience in Buying/Planning, Supervision, and Warehousing. Strong

interpersonal skills, strives to understand organizational needs and provides exceptional results. Thrives in an

environment where developing collaborative relationships and strategic alliances are valued. Detail-oriented,

accurate, and dependable, with an uncompromising work ethic.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS:

21 years of Manufacturing experience

10 years of Supervision

Lean-Leader Certified

First Aid Responder and Certified Instructor

Certified Forklift Instructor

DOT Hazardous Materials Training

AAMI- Validation and Qualification Certified

Technical Services-Data Center Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Covidien, Seneca, SC

1992-Present

Buyer Planner: (4 years)

Provide Production departments with realistic plan in order to meet customer demands considering forecast,

actual orders and lead times. Place purchase orders for a variety of commodities, materials, and supplies.

Evaluate inventory, cycle times and flow of material. Improved customer fill rate from 94% to 99.8%.

Brought cycle counts from - 200K to consistent gains. Increased weekly attainment from 92% to 99% with

utilization of machines.

Warehouse Supervisor: (10 years)

Manage Warehouse shipping and receiving. Prepare documents and scheduled transportation for both

domestic and international shipments. Supervise associates; provide mentoring, coaching, and

discipline, ensure compliance with FDA and OSHA regulations; enforce all safety regulations, good

manufacturing practices, and quality measures. Increased Inventory turns from 24 to 32. Improved

storage and flow of material by implementing Kanban systems that reduced distance traveled 50%

and frequency of replenishment from 2 hours to 6 hours. Implemented Visual Aid in Warehouse for

reorder points with Vendors which resulted in reduction of lead time by 2 weeks, decreased pallet

space from 40 to 20 and reduced inventory value by $40,000. Implemented Pick and Drop with

Trucking company to reduce storage space and movement of material from 3 locations to 1. Managed

off site distribution center to control material volume and floor space locally to the facility.

Information Technician II: (5 years)

Installed and implemented computers, printers, off the shelf software and customized software. Trained

Associates on new programs and applications. Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Access, and

PowerPoint. Supported Production, Quality, Safety, and Engineers. Worked with Outside Vendor to create a

customized software that produced an Electronic Device History for Quality control of Raw Material and

Manufacturing control parameters. Qualified, Validated, and implemented the software, printers and scanners

that utilized the software.

Production Lead/ Machine operator (3 years)

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Supervisor Management Training – Tri County Tech

Effective Time Management

ISO 13485 Internal Auditing

Kaizen/Lean Techniques, Strategies, and Logic Training

OSHA Training

Train the Trainer

Internal auditor

Configuring Sequel training

Corrective and Preventive Action

BPCS /Enterprise One (JDE) Software

Maximo Software

MRP/DRP/Flow Scheduling

Data Management and Infrastructure

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Computer Science,

Limestone University, Gaffney SC

Target completion Dec 2014

Associate Degree in Business Administration and Computer Science,

Limestone University, Gaffney, SC

June 2007.

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