Daniel J Matthews
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Objective
Acquire a position with an established organization using my existing knowledge and skills.
E xperience
2/2009 to 10/2012 Gap Partners Inc. Rabun Gap, Ga.
Operations Manager
Responsible for all of manufacturing / Value streams and lean initiatives
Inventory control / Shipping and receiving
Leadership team member / Evaluate company initiatives
5/1999 to 3/2008 Optima EPS Corp. Tucker, Ga.
Operations Manager
• Responsible for all of manufacturing as well as procurement and planning
• Established company’s record shipments in 2000 at 17 million dollars
• Organized kan ban and lean manufacturing programs in 1999
3/1994 to 5/1999 Optima EPS Corp Tucker, Ga.
Materials Manager
• Procurement and planning / Inventory control and shipping
• Reduced inventory 33% as well as bringing integrity back to the department
Initiated a JIT buying program and vendor managed hardware program.
5/1981 - 3/1994 Optima Electronic Packaging Sys. Tucker, Ga.
Supervisor / Manufacturing
• Supervise daily manufacturing to meet daily and monthly deadlines
• Participated on the committee to establish ISO standards and work instructions
Trained CPR and safety member
Education
1/2010 to present Lanier Technical College Oakwood, GA
1978 - 1979 Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC
1974 - 1977 Cooper City High School Cooper City, FL
Notable
Member of the Association of Manufacturing Excellence since 2009
KATA training under Michael Roth (Author of KATA) 2010
Trained trainer in TWI (Training within Industry) job instruction methodology