Supply Chain Manager

[pic] CHRISTOPHER J.

ROMANO

** **** **** *****, ********** PA 17901

Residence 570-***-**** ( Cellular 570-***-****

***********.******@*****.***

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After a long and very successful career, working for organizations and

owning very small firms. I am now in a position to work part-time from my

home. Therefore Iam seeking a part time telecommuting position in customer

service, recruiting, research, operations management, supply chain and

writing.

EXPERIENCE

Creative Services Pottsville,

PA

President/Owner Feb 2009-Present

< Management recruiting

< Operations consulting

< Freelance management services

. Freelance writing

Stone Bridge Search Group Sinking

Spring, PA

Vice-President Executive Recruiter July 2008-Jan

2009

. Identified client need

. Research

. Interview and place

Consulting for Profit Inc.

Pottsville, PA

President/Owner

May 2008-July 2008

< Management consulting

Market Reader Pro Fogelsville,

PA

Vice-President Business Development Mar

2007-June 2007

< Established new markets and client needs for market products and

services.

< Developed short and long-term strategies and human capital

requirement.

Sara Lee Branded Apparel

Winston Salem, NC

Vice-President Business Integration

Sept 2003-Feb 2005

< Integrated the supply-chain of Branded Apparel's sock, thermal, and

underwear companies.

< The integration encompassed four manufacturing sites in the USA and

three countries in Central America as well as consulting on start-up

positioning with Asia.

ACHIEVEMENT

< The savings were in excess of $1.00mm, and the project was completed

on time.

Sara Lee Sock Company High Point,

NC

Vice-President Operations June

2003-Sept 2003

< Three-month assignments to learn the sock business in preparation for

integrating this business with several other operating units across

the divisions supply chain.

ACHIEVEMENTS

< Acquired $2.0mm in finer gauge machinery and established Asian

sourcing both of which enabled us to move into the sock fashion market

with larger margin potential.

< Major distribution realignments were necessary due to the supply chain

improvements.

Sara Lee Underwear Winston-

Salem, NC

Vice-President Textile Operations Oct

2001-June 2003

< Directed activities of three large and complex knitting, dying,

printing and bleaching plants.

< Managed textile rationalization project to better understand where we

should produce our textiles.

ACHIEVEMENTS

< This supply chain study concluded we were not competitively aligned

with companies of the same revenues; therefore, we moved all of our

textiles to lower cost countries.

< The cumulative effect on the supply chain was a savings of $5.0 mm

annually.

J.E. Morgan/Duofold Tamaqua, PA

Vice-President Operations/Supply Chain Mar 1997 -

Oct 2001

< Managed operations (the entire operational supply chain) of eight

textile and apparel manufacturing plants and three distribution

centers.

< The facilities were in three states and employed approximately 3000

people.

ACHIEVEMENTS

< Re-engineered fabric-cutting department with the acquisition of state

of the art equipment and improving methodologies while decreasing

waste. Savings of $2.3mm annually were realized.

< Bleach and Dye Department was re-tooled with the state of the art dye

vessels and drying/shrinking machinery. Savings realized were $3.7mm

annually.

< Installed real time data collections system that increased customer

service and reduced work in process by 37% or approximately $750k

annually.

< Authored and implemented plan to move assembly of garments to Central

America, which saved $3.0mm annually.

Previously employed as Apparel Director with H. L. Miller Company (June

1996-March 1997); with J. E. Morgan as Vice-President Manufacturing

(October 1991-June-1996); Division Manufacturing/Supply Chain Manager

(October 1990- October 1991); Engineering Manager (November 1989-

October1990); Apparel Plant Manager (January 1988-November 1989);

Industrial Engineer (July 1983-January 1988); Miscellaneous(March 1977-June

1983).

EDUCATION

Almeda University

Bachelor of Arts Economics, April 2007

Distinction

Associate of Science Business Management, January 2006

Distinction

Madison University

Bachelor of Science Business Management, November 2006

Cum Laude

The Pennsylvania State University

Certificate, Two-Year Management Development Program, 1991-1992

* References available upon request.

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