Manager Engineer

Russell Miller

**** *. ***** **., ***** Falls, SD 57106

605-***-**** *******.******@***.*****.***

____________________________PROFILE SUMMARY_________________________

Experienced purchasing management professional with emphasis in vendor

sourcing, negotiating, supplier quality, cost and inventory reduction

strategies. Working with cross-functional teams at many levels of

management both external and internal was able to contribute to both my

department as well as others throughout the organization. Many years of

experience and Bachelor level educational provides a foundation to be a

useful and productive worker within or directed purchasing, quality or

engineering departments.

______________________PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE_____________________

Pulizzi Engineering, Inc. \ Eaton, Inc. 2000 - June 2009

Sioux Falls, SD

. Purchasing Manager Managed a remote satellite office that

purchased material and services necessary for production operations.

Purchased 2000+ different parts totaling 5.5 million annual spend

including all raw materials, production machinery and tooling to

manufacture computerized electrical power control units.

. Monitored the cost, schedule and performance factors of major

subcontractors to realize cost reductions greater than 400K annual.

. Developed negotiation strategies, selected appropriate suppliers to

reach the objectives of production, cost and quality requirements.

. Developed, implemented and maintained purchasing policies which

reduced our on-hand inventory to less than a 45 day supply

. Integrated and digitalized the purchasing function and adopted a

fully paperless office, reducing both time and cost by over 10%.

> College Enterprise, Inc. 2000 - 2000 Brookings, SD

Purchasing Manager Purchased computer equipment to include network

servers, printers, workstations, computer hardware and software, IP phones,

web cameras and Internet communication equipment.

1. Reduced number of Vendors by 30% generating cost saving and reduced

lead-times by working with fewer stocking suppliers.

> Direct Technology, Inc. 1999 - 2000 Sioux Falls,

SD

Office Manager Handled general office administration tasks for an IT

satellite service office.

3. Combined purchases with premium suppliers of all IT related products,

including; servers, routers, switches, workstations, phone equipment,

printers, computer hardware and software.

4. Automated sales quotations, scheduling of service calls and HR related

functions.

> Oakleaf, Inc. 1999 - 1999 Canistota, SD

Operations Manager Managed the operations of a manufacturing plant.

Directed both Office and Production personnel, as well as project

management and cost reduction.

> RBE Electronics, Inc. 1991 - 1999 Aberdeen, SD

Operations Manager (2 Years) Managed the day-to-day operations of

manufacturing plant; directing personnel, project management, company wide

strategic planning, problem solving, cost reduction and budgeting.

8. Implement system and production changes that allowed company to reduce

both office and production staff by 40% while still providing the same

customer support.

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Purchasing Manager (5 Years) Purchased materials used in the production

of our products by creating long term partnerships with vendors, vendor

qualifications, inventory control, cost reduction, contract negotiations

and approved vendor payments.

10. Forecasted, negotiated and maintained inventory levels to greatly

reduce stock-outs, while still delivering lowest cost consistent with

quality reliability while meeting required schedules.

11. Developed and managed JIT & VMI contracts for parts which increased

supplier performance by 15%, reduced total material cost by over 10%

and increasing inventory turns twofold.

Marketing & Sales Manager (1Year) Marketing of products to include

customer contract negotiations, product pricing, advertising literature,

new product research, monitoring of sale and marketing performance to

company goals.

Quality Manager (3 Years) Managed QA functions; audits, warranty

reporting, drawing control, calibration, failure analysis.

14. Created a company wide quality system to include training,

documentation and implementation.

15. Successfully completed major customer's performance evaluations

allowing company to maintain and increase sales.

> FMC Corporation, Inc. 1986 - 1991 Aberdeen, SD

Test Engineer Responsible for quality assurance and engineering

activities in all electrical areas, worked within and participated in self-

managed work teams as part of a TQM (MIL-Q-9858) environment.

Completed start-up of the electrical testing areas under budget and weeks

ahead of schedule allowing company to collect 100K bonus fee.

Enhanced FMC's credibility with customers by providing assistance and

unique solutions to field problems.

Created training techniques for personnel that resulted in the company

being certified to several military specifications.

> Antennacraft (Radio Shack, Inc.) 1981 - 1986 Burlington, IA

. Chief Engineer (3 Years) Managed TV antenna Engineering

department and provided technical advise to management..

. Assisted other corporate engineering departments with projects, which

allowed them to be completed on- time and under cost objectives.

20. Design Engineer (2 Years) Designed TV antennas and electronic

products for Radio Shack worldwide.

_______________________________EDUCATION_______________________________

College: University of South Dakota at Springfield: Dean's List

Degrees: Bachelor Degree: Electronic Engineering.

Bachelor Degree: Industrial Electronics.

Course work included: Business Management and Marketing

Associate Degrees

______________________PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS___________________

Member of American Production Inventory Control Society (APICS)

Supervision / Management Courses

TQM and Just-In-Time Production Courses

Workshop in Age Discrimination -- Employment Act of 1967

Lockout / Tag out and Electrical Safety Related Work Practices

Hobart School of Welding -- ARC Welding Inspection and Quality

Control

Mil-Spec High Quality, High Reliability Soldering Technology

and Advanced Wired Techniques

Federal Communication Commission (FCC) -- General

Radiotelephone Operator License[pic]

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