Experienced leader in management, operations, merchandising, hospitality

and process improvement with a record of increasing productivity and

profits.

. 15+ years operations, planning and project coordination

. Consistent track record for driving profitability while reducing

costs

. Demonstrated success of operations including purchasing, inventory,

quality control and vendor management

. Effective manager able to inspire teamwork, loyalty, and productivity

. Innovative, dynamic thinker with strong communication skills

Major Areas of Qualification

Production Supervision...Manufacturing Systems Coordination...Operations

Planning...

Vendor Management...Quality Control...Process Improvement

Management...Purchasing... Delivery...Accounts

Payable/Receivable...Information Technology...Production Scheduling...

Shipping/Receiving...Team Building, Training and Management

ANIATA CHEESE WHOLESALE & DISTRIBUTION, San Diego, CA, February 2008 - May

2010

Operations Manager

. Responsible for daily operations of 1.5M+ specialty food wholesale

distributor

. Duties include inventory management, sales, marketing, delivery,

accounts receivable/payable

. Oversee employee training and development

. Increased client satisfaction, client retention and overall sales

by 10%

ZENBU, INC., San Diego, CA, September 2005 - 2009

Sushi Chef / Ordering & Delivery

. Sushi chef for high-volume Asian restaurant

. Responsible for purchasing and inventory management for company's

three restaurants

. Weekly delivery of products and supplies

. Opening and closing duties

RADCO EXTERIORS, INC., Santa Maria, CA, July 2004 - November 2004

Operations Manager

. Manage Installation, Delivery and Service Departments consisting of

16 employees.

. Coordinate, schedule and track all Installations at new and tract

homes

. Coordinate and schedule all deliveries and services to ensure

timely response and follow up

. Responsible for fleet consisting of 3 delivery trucks and 6 vans

. Purchasing of all related tools and materials

CROWN POLY, INC., Huntington Park, CA, 2002 - 2004

Senior Project Engineer

. Manage Engineering, Maintenance, Extrusion and Quality Department

consisting of 20 employees

< Coordinate and track all Engineering Projects

< Oversee all Maintenance functions and schedule of daily

activities

< Purchase, coordinate and schedule new equipment installations

< Hiring and scheduling of sub-contractors, as needed

. Responsible for all building operations and maintenance

. Project Manager for construction of new $9 million manufacturing

facility.

. Successfully contracted, coordinated and scheduled refurbishment of

previous facility

SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY, 1996 - 2001

Milesburg, PA Facility: Converting Supervisor, April, 2000 -

September, 2001

. Supervisor in Converting Department consisting of 35+ members

. Increased efficiencies, lowered scrap rates, gained an annual

contribution of $170,000

. Project leader for Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

. Spearheaded rollout of new division-wide Production Reporting

System, administered training sessions for High Density sites

Process Improvement/Quality Manager, 1998 - 2000

. Managed Quality Department. Designed a pneumatic sample cutter

for QA lab to resolve ergonomic and efficiency issues

. Prepared daily/monthly graphs, charts, and statistical data;

Network Systems Administrator

Santa Maria, CA Facility: Office Manager, 1996 - 1998

. Developed and managed daily production schedule

. Purchased production materials such as cartons, stretch wrap, ink,

printing plates

. Managed Accounting/Payroll; Supervised Shipping/Receiving;

Network Systems Administrator

. Coordinated computer network installation and management for entire

facility

PORTCO PACKAGING, Vancouver, WA, 1995 - 1996

Manufacturing Systems Coordinator/Production Supervisor

ROPLAST INDUSTRIES, INC., Oroville, CA, 1991-1995

Operations Planning Manager

Production Coordinator

Quality Control Supervisor

EDUCATION

ART INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA 2006, Culinary Courses

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO, CA, 1992 Bachelor of Science,

Polymer Technology

CERTIFICATES / AWARDS

ServSafe Nutritional Certificate - 2006

ServSafe Management Safety Certificate - 2005

Building Operator Certification (BOC) - Level 1, Northwest Energy

Efficiency Council, 2004

OSHA Compliance Course, American Safety Training, Inc., 2003

Customer Satisfaction Through Excellence Award, Sonoco Products, 2001

Certified DDI Facilitator, Sonoco Products, 2000

Certified Six Sigma Blackbelt, Sonoco Products, 1999

Highest Achievement Award, Dale Carnegie "Interpersonal Communication

Skills" Course, 1999

Leadership Skills Development Certificate, Portco Packaging, 1996

PROFICIENCIES

Windows, MS Office (Access, Excel, and Word), Outlook, Lotus Notes,

NOVELL Netware (3.12), AutoCAD, Minitab, MP2 (6.0), DOS, NWA (5.1),

QuickBooks, POS

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