Manager Quality Assurance
Resume:
BLAINE YOQUELET
**** ***** **. ? Fort Wayne, Indiana 46835 ? 260-***-****
Business Management
Graphic Arts and Financial Management
2 AREAS OF EXPERTISE
* ISO 9000 * Training & Development
* Inventory Control * Contract Negotiations
* Personnel Supervision * Program Management
* Strategic Planning * Quality Assurance
* Cost Reductions * Lean Manufacturing
3 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1 Quality Printing, Inc.
(Purchasing Manager) 2010-2010 Anderson, IN
Reduced paper expenditures by $5,000 per month.
Maintain inventory stocking levels across entire plant.
Liaison for all outside services.
Established corrective action plan for all vendors.
Wrote procedures for purchasing and inventory control.
Communicate all information between vendors and customers.
Evaluate and qualify vendors for new services.
Correct billing and receiving issues as needed.
2 SWEETWATER
(Printing Coordinator) 2006-2010 Ft. Wayne, IN
Prepare estimates for presentation to printing suppliers.
Communicating with printers and internal staff.
Provide technical knowledge of equipment and printer capabilities.
Coordinate multiple projects for web and sheet fed processes.
Project planning and management of multi million dollar programs.
Modified the office supply program with forecast savings in excess of 50%
annually.
Evaluation of printed products saving in excess of $300,000 annually.
Capitalized on postal changes to offset rate increases.
Made recommendations to eliminate over one million dollars in print
expenditures.
BLAINE YOQUELET
6523 Salge Dr. ? Fort Wayne, Indiana 46835 ? 260-***-****
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2 Veritec Printing, Inc.
(President) 1997-2003 Tarpon Springs, FL
Successfully negotiated acquisition of company and real estate.
Increased profitability by 40% in first year.
Established direct purchase program cutting supply cost by 50%.
Executed sale of company and real estate for substantial profit.
Implemented business plan and marketing plan for strategic market position.
* Training staff and wrote procedures for effective
operation program.
3 BLAKE'S PRINTING SERVICE, INC.
(General Manager) 1995-1997 St. Petersburg, FL
Reported directly to the chief executive officer.
Managed a direct report staff including supervisors.
Directed plant operations and sales for sheet fed commercial printing
plant.
Responsible for overall profit and loss.
* Analyzed cost of printed products and purchased raw
materials.
Implemented ISO9000 standards and practices.
Assured compliance with OSHA guidelines.
Introduced lean manufacturing (Kaizen, Six Sigma, and Kan ban).
4 TECH DATA CORPORATION
(Product assistant/buyer) 1994-1995 Clearwater, FL
Implemented and tested system conversion.
High volume purchasing exceeding $10 million for premiere software line.
Maintained minimum and maximum inventory levels.
Worked with sales staff and external customers to maintain competitive
pricing strategy.
Informed sales and coworkers of anticipated changes by manufacturer.
Oversaw national licensing program.
5 WESTERN RESERVE LIFE/AEGON
(Purchasing Agent) 1992-1994 Largo, FL
Created purchase orders and served as a liaison between vendors and
internal personnel.
Wrote procedures and guidelines, as well as verified billing.
Assisted in computer setup and network conversions.
* Responsibilities included contract negotiations (IBM,
Xerox), Inventory control.
Implementation of a business plan.
Ensured compliance with legal guidelines (SEC filings).
Reduced expenditures by 40%.
PERSONAL SUMMARY - Highly motivated professional with extensive experience.
Successful in identifying costs and redistributing assets to accomplish
goals. Experienced in completing projects and paying attention to details
others miss. Able to visualize end results and anticipates project
requirements. Proven record of producing results that benefit the entire
company. Demonstrated ability to communicate with coworkers as well as all
levels of management.
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