Quality Assurance Manager

Shawn Ellison

P.O. Box **** - Claremore, OK ***** - Tel: 918-***-**** -

Email: *************@*****.***

Objective: To utilize my skills and experience to enhance and develop

systems, teams, and processes that significantly impact bottom-line results

that foster a productive and positive work environment.

Skills Summary: Proven ability to adapt to diverse industries and various

MRP/ERP systems while analyzing and determining strategies that ensure

results and efficiencies. Personal character includes attention to detail,

highly analytical, positive supportive attitude, sharp business acumen, and

integrity of the highest caliber.

Work Affiliations:

Ellison Ventures, LLC - Claremore, OK

2008 - 2010

Sole Proprietor - Operate a business with diverse portfolio including

insurance adjusting, financial services, and supply chain consulting .

Obtained required licenses in multiple states to process catastrophic

property claims for several leading insurance companies . Maintain accurate

levels of accountability and organization . Significantly tested my

abilities to grow and embrace change while sustaining focus and

determination to succeed.

HydroHoist Marine Group (HMG) - Claremore, OK

2006 - 2008

Materials Manager - 23MM Manufacturer of boat lifts, electrical power

controls, and rotational molding within the marine industry.

. Responsible for 7 direct and 32 indirect reports within 2 divisions.

. Implemented procurement and planning processes resulting in improved

inventory turns from 8 to 16+ and with over 98% availability and on time

delivery.

. Instrumental in the full integration of three HMG divisions with

standardizing production planning processes, system/MRP utilization, and

supplier consolidation.

. Directed manufacturing outsource projects with significant savings

surpassing company goals.

. Process improvements and time-study projects enabled HMG to identify and

recover $349K in lost efficiencies and allowing head count reduction.

. Developed all reports used by both production planning and purchasing

through MAS MRP.

. Leading senior management team to implement operational control processes

including MRB, quality assurance policies, MRP/ERP use and maintenance,

departmental procedures and work instructions, standards review, value

stream mapping & Lean implementation.

Enardo, LLC - Tulsa, OK

2005 - 2006

Materials Manager - 17MM Manufacturer of vapor control equipment within the

oil & petrochemical industries

. Establishment of aggressive goals & objectives resulting in increase of

material availabilities from 58% to 92%, reduced shortages by 61%.

. Improved inventory turns from 3.5 to 7.4 with 18 turns on "A" items.

. Implemented Lean processes for purchasing, planning, receiving/inspection

. Cultivated the supply chain to reduce costs & inventories, improve

deliveries, and establish material replenishments utilizing kanban and VMI.

. Implemented SQA (Supplier Quality Assurance) policy with weighted measure

scoring.

. Created numerous MRP report generations and maintenance procedures,

enhancing the ability to plan, forecast and expedite materials needed for

manufacturing.

. Responsible for 6 direct reports.

Shawn Ellison

P.O. Box 2007 - Claremore, OK 74018 - Tel: 918-***-**** -

Email: *************@*****.***

Continental Industries, Inc - Tulsa, OK

2004 - 2005 Purchasing Manager - 27MM

Steel & Plastic Components Manufacturer within the natural gas & electrical

grounding markets.

. Direct daily procurement activities; establish goals and objectives to

transition supply chain to comply with Lean principles.

. Implemented various material replenishment programs specifically targeted

at "A" class items and critical path supply, resulting in significantly

reduced inventories, cost savings, and improved material availabilities.

. Performed cost & supply analysis to provide greater forecasting.

. '05 savings $220K with spend exceeding $7MM

. Inventory turns increased from 5 to 17.

. Responsible for two direct reports, 5 indirect

Labinal, Inc - Pryor, OK

2002 - 2004

Senior Buyer - $117MM wiring operation, primarily for Boeing & Airbus

aircraft.

. Responsible for the establishment of contracts, terms and conditions, and

SQA to support 4 North American facilities.

. Negotiated material costs resulting in $625K savings within commodity

group exceeding $8MM annual spend.

. Reduced MRO expenditures 12% with NA divisions budgeted spend of $10MM

for FY04

Gerber Coburn Optical Industries - Muskogee, OK

1998 - 2002 Strategic Buyer - $96MM Manufacturer of

Automated CNC process equipment for optical lens industry.. Responsible for

the manufacturing division procurement and supply chain management with

annual spend exceeding $35MM . Diverse commodities included PCB's, injected

molded and fabricated metal assemblies, machined components, chemicals,

industrial abrasives, robotics, pneumatic & hydraulic assemblies, castings,

linear motion components . Obtained cost savings of $2.4MM over 4 year

period . Reduced supply base by 20% . Performed periodic historical and

MRP analysis to effectively forecast materials and reduce inventory .

Sustained high level of inventory turns of 20+ . Implemented Lean and

introduced kanban replenishment methods and bar code trigger mechanisms

Air-X-Changers - Catoosa, OK

1996 - 1998

Buyer - Manufacturer of Air Cooled Heat Exchangers of $56MM operation for

manufacturing of air cooled heat exchangers

. Responsible for contract negotiations of raw materials, structural steel,

with annual purchases exceeding $10MM.

. Worked intimately with engineering to assist in the sourcing of products

to meet requirements of proprietary designs and customer needs.

EMC Technologies - Tulsa, OK

1992 - 1996

Purchasing Manager - Re-Manufacturer of Electric Motors . Managed all

facets of procurement for equipment, parts, materials and tooling.

. Directed all logistics and the negotiations of freight carriers terms,

FOB points, and discounts

Shawn Ellison

P.O. Box 2007 - Claremore, OK 74018 - Tel: 918-***-**** -

Email: *************@*****.***

EDUCATION

1986 - 1989 Indiana University - Bloomington, Indiana

Courses focused towards degree in Business Administration

1984 - 1986 Bloomington South High School - Bloomington, IN

General Studies

TRAINING

2005 Lean Summit, ISI

2000 Tulsa Technology Center - Lean 101

AFFILIATIONS

Institute of Supply Management - Member

APICS - Member

CERTIFICATIONS

Currently pursuing APICS/CPIM certification

COMPUTER SKILLS

ERP/MRP - AS400,TCM, Symix, Manman, BPCS, Macola, MAS 90/200

Office Applications - Excel, Word, Access, Power Point, MS Projects,

Business Objects/Crystal Reports

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