Manager Manufacturing

W. Scott Gramling

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Ridgefield, Connecticut 7596

06877

www.linkedin.com/in/scottgramling

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

PROFILE

A hands-on Operations Leader experienced in high-technology manufacturing processes with Engineering

interface. Driven to accomplish high quality and cost efficient results within scheduled time frames. Proven

leadership ability in cross-functional teams. Proactive change agent skilled at managing multiple projects and

delivering customer and shareholder value.

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• • Production Planning •

Project Management MRP / SAP

• • Materials Management •

Production and Operations Lean Manufacturing

• • Supplier •

Team Development Accountability Direct Supervision

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KPI’s

Process Improvements Employee evaluations

• Inventory Control

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BOM Configuration Mgmt Budget responsibility

• Warehouse & Logistics •

EXPERIENCE

DISANTO TECHNOLOGY, INC., SHELTON, CT

2008-2009

Manufacturers of Complex surgical implants, Medical plastics and Medical instrumentation

in a CNC machining ISO 13485 environment.

Materials Manager 11/08-3/09

• Negotiated with suppliers to decrease company costs of tooling requirements for manufacturing and

engineering by 20%.

• Scheduled activities of outside vendor secondary operations and total manufacturing of requirements

beyond our capacity.

• Materials Management of medical high grade plastics and metals to support manufacturing needs

that were affected by accelerated schedules and customer changes. Engineering Change Order

implementation.

• Implemented weekly delivery schedules with vendors that set lead times and established improved

delivery expectations.

• Determined asset availability and options fit for use of raw materials to satisfy customer demand.

Production Control Manager 1/08-10/08

• Instrumental in the scheduling and coordination of machining operations that increased revenues by

43%

• Responsible for the organization and implementation of a Production Control Kanban system that

increased machining throughput and assisted Production Planning.

• Implemented a reporting and scheduling system for Production Control, Operations and Customers

that set priorities and reduced backlog.

• Identified and reduced bottlenecks that effectively increased turnaround time in QA and Shipping.

• Established a ways and means of reporting the status of various internal and external operations that

assisted Customer Service.

KRELL INDUSTRIES, INC., Orange, CT.

2007

The Leader in Audio Engineering. Manufacturer of high performance audio and video equipment.

Production Manager

• Directed the manufacturing operations of a small, growing company with yearly revenues of 12M.

• Tracked and coordinated RMA production department repairs.

• Presented daily production shipment results and monthly anticipated shipment revenues to upper

Management and sales team in support of reaching required year end profits.

• Driver in bringing positive changes in employee morale by initiating daily production meetings with

the

Manufacturing teams.

W. Scott Gramling

15 Scott Ridge Road (203) 438-

Ridgefield, Connecticut 7596

06877

PITNEY BOWES, INC., Newtown, CT.

1996-2006

Leading Manufacturer of High Speed Address Printers for the Mail-Stream Industry.

Operations Manager-AddressRight Team

• SAP inventory management experience. Kanban production control.

• Bill of Material configuration and control affecting model revisions electrical and mechanical,

ECN/ECO board member.

• Change agent to promote less variables in critical hardware selection for Form/Fit/Function.

• Directed the manufacturing operations in a Lean Manufacturing, ISO 9001 environment of three

product teams to achieve 100% schedule attainments as deem necessary by Demand Planning.

• Demand Planning interface to coordinate Build to Order vs. Build to Stock requirements using asset

availability factors coupled with Capacity Planning requirement capabilities.

• Process / Manufacturing Engineering input in design, implementation and control of work cell

configurations to optimize maximum efficiencies of one piece flow manufacturing and improve

manufacturing methods / processes. Liaison between Manufacturing and Engineering.

• Initiated asset availability tracking and control with Buyer Planners, Materials Management, Q.A.,

Engineering and Manufacturing.

• Consistently achieve strong Employee Survey Results used as a barometer of Employee satisfaction

supporting a 96% favorable response.

• Lead the team to continually achieve higher End-of-line Quality Audit results emphasizing Zero

Defects as SOP.

• Achieved a balanced flex budget for the AddressRight Product group Cost Center with Productivity

Efficiencies at 97.5%. Responsible for revenues of 60M - 80M per year.

• Member of Safety, Employee Engagement, Production Improvement Teams.

• Set the standards, objectives and expectations of the AddressRight product manufacturing team.

Accomplish and maintained through daily meetings driving urgency, quality and efficiencies.

• Developed, posted and reviewed matrixes with direct labor personnel that addressed budget

efficiencies, daily throughput, skill set development and safety compliance.

R.F. TECHNOLOGY, Norwalk, CT 1984-1996

Manufacturer of television broadcast transmitters, receivers, power amplifiers, ENG, and satellite communication

systems.

Production Manager

• Initiated production order releases from sales/marketing forecasts.

• Determined monthly manufacturing schedule and scheduled direct labor load for assembly and

test departments.

• Direct front-line supervision of assemblers and test technicians.

• Developed BOM’s / SOE’s for manufacturing assemblies. Implemented engineering change

orders for in-house rework and revised SOE’s to conform.

• Based on estimates of material and manufacturing needs, established procedures that

significantly reduced production costs.

• Initiated purchase and set-up of subassembly work stations and ESD protection for hand-

soldered PCBs and SMD modules. Maintained and balanced inventory for meeting all order needs.

• Initiated TQM and continuous improvement methods to improve company SOP’s. Increased

productivity by 35%, culminating in eleven years of profitability.

EDUCATION

YORK COLLEGE of PENNSYLVANIA, York, PA - B.S. Degree, Major: Engineering Management.

PITNEY BOWES INC. - Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Training- Successfully Completed

APICS CPIM CERTIFICATION - Basics of Supply Chain Management

Delivering Products and Services DALE CARNEGIE & ASSOCIATES, INC. -Dale Carnegie Course

Designing Products and Processes DUN & BRADSTREET -Basics of Supervision

Identifying and Creating Demand AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOC. -Principles of Supervision

Enterprise Concepts and Fundamentals WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY. - Designing Manufacturing Cells

APICS CIRM:

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