Engineer Manager

AMADA OTERO

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Saint Augustine, FL 32092 ******@********.*** Cell: 904-***-****

SENIOR OPERATIONS & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

Senior Operations Executive successful at leading high and low-volume

warehousing/distribution facilities for a $450.6 million global apparel

products manufacturer with 25 million units annually shipped. Actually

leading a supply chain management of contact lens with 2.5 million of

medical devices annually shipped to domestic and international customers.

Proficient at executing lean manufacturing techniques and Operational

Excellence initiatives to streamline systems and processes, improve

efficiency and productivity, reduce costs, enhance quality, cut shipping

time, build top-performing union/non-union teams and ensure a safe,

environmentally compliant workplace. Accomplished at facilitating smooth-

running operations and ensuring the achievement of long-term growth

objectives.

Core Operating and General Management Strengths:

. Third Party Logistics & Supply Chain Management

. Strategic Planning & Operational Budgeting

. Inventory Control -Mainframe, PKMS & Materials Liquidation

. Logistics, Route Management & Transportation

. Lean Manufacturing & Project Management

. Warehousing, Terminal & Distribution Centers

. Facility Planning and Design & Industrial Engineering

. General Operations & Productivity Improvement

. Labor Relations & Employee Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PenserSC, Jacksonville, Fl.

2010- Present

Senior Logistic Manager

As a Third Party Contractor (3PL's) accountable for an average inventory

value of $50 million of contact lens for Vistakon Company a subsidiary of

Johnson & Johnson. Responsible for the account supply chain management and

assure to be 100% FDA compliance based on Medical Devices government

regulations request. Manage all operations, including receiving, inventory,

picking, packing, QA, international and domestic shipping, returns,

security, facility management and administration. Daily pick and ship over

1000 cases to domestic and international customers. Oversee 20

direct/indirect reports, with a $1.5 million annual operating budget and

product assets in excess of $1 million.

. Volume increased by 50% in six months.

. Inventory accuracy increased from 92% to 98.99%

. Direct responsible to have the account compliance and certified for

international shipments.

. Engineering design and layout a 240,000 square feet warehouse

. Successful implement and lean the Ireland receiving product

HANESBRANDS, INC., Jacksonville, FL 2005 - 2010

Material Control and Logistic Manager

Hold full accountability for a 375,000 sq. ft. warehousing/distribution

center within this $680.6 million apparel products company. Responsible

for all operations, including receiving, inventory, picking, packing, QA,

shipping, returns, security, facility management and administration. Ship

350 products and product components to a customer base throughout United

States and Canada. Manage 175 direct/indirect reports, with a $2.5 million

annual operating budget and product assets in excess of $2.2 million.

. Completed the receiving, stocking and opening process of the 375,000

sq. ft. warehouse, distribution and office complex on-time and within

budget, while simultaneously absorbing the operations of two overflows

(200,000 sq. ft.) facility in Jacksonville with virtually no

disruption to domestic shipments.

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. process improvement initiatives and implemented a financially anchored

SOP planning process for optimal capacity allocation, improving

productivity by 30% and saving $1.1 million in annual operating costs.

. Accountable for an average inventory value in house and in transit of

$90.5 million.

. Initiated a cost-effective shipment scheduling process and exploited

transportation market opportunities, reducing shipping costs by

approximately $1.0 million annually within North America.

. Improved the effectiveness of product tracking and introduced an

operations agility initiative and increased overall on-time delivery

from 85% to 96.3%.

. Created and implemented new receiving layout which expanded capacity

from 70% to 90%, increased daily unloads from 10 to 16, and reduced

overtime by 65%.

. Performance enhancements included tripling the casing department

through redesign, a 30% increase in productivity levels and an

improvement in service levels from 85% to 99.7% creating a

distribution center savings of over $1.2 million

. As Lead Championship and Engineer, created, designed, and implemented

processes to achieve continuous improvement in distribution and

logistics performance.

FEDDERS - ADDISON, INC., Orlando, FL 2004 - 2005

Manufacturing Engineer and Safety Manager

Accountable for manufacturing, capital equipment justification, process

improvements, cycle time reductions, costing, scheduling, distribution, and

warehousing. Managed 100 non-union employees and 6 production lines, with

an annual operating budget of $20 million.

. Eliminated 10% of the workforce, redesigned work processes, automated

assembly lines with lean manufacturing techniques, eliminated 5% of

the vendors, and cut inventory by 15%, cumulatively saving more than

$0.5 million annually.

. Enhanced efficiency in the manufacturing HVAC department through the

development and initiation of a simulation program.

. Successfully utilized the lean manufacturing tools on commercial and

domestic HVAC lines increasing the productivity by 30%.

SARA LEE /HANESBRANDS INC., Weston, FL 2002 - 2004

Industrial Engineer

Managed day-to-day production operations, maintenance and engineering, with

responsibility for improving on-stream time, reducing costs and upgrading

product quality. Managed 250 employees and a $12 million operating budget.

. Eliminated 2 unprofitable production lines, reduced staff from 250 to

100, and introduced the concept of self-directed work teams, reducing

operating costs by 1.2 million annually.

. Introduced an inventory control program based on days of supply and

data integrity, leading to the highest turns in company history and

achieving 105% of the corporate objective.

Early Positions Included:

Industrial Engineer (1996 - 1998) ABBOT PAHRMACEUTICALS

Production and Engineer Manager (1999 - 2001) SARA LEE INTIMATES

EDUCATION

MBA, Operations Management

Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR

BS, Industrial Engineering

University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR

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