Manager Quality Control

RAYMOND A. GAY

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MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS MANAGER

Extensive management experience in production of specialty metal containers, precious metals and fine wire products

used in the pharmaceutical and electronics/technology based industries. List of successes with significant cost

reductions through re-engineering of production processes, implementation of production machinery and equipment,

GMP, SOP standards, ISO 9000-based corrective action reports (CPI} continuous process improvement programs,

production cell, logistics, JIT, lean manufacturing, inventory management, staffing, training, and reduction of

operational cost. Able to interface with all management levels including engineering, quality control, material

purchasing, equipment and material vendors necessary to get projects done on time and under budget. Computer

literate with MS Word, Excel, Outlook, MS Project and various ERP and maintenance program software.

Expertise, knowledge and skills in such areas as:

• Operation Start-up/Turn-Around • Production Cost & Analysis • GMP & OSHA Standards

• Production Logistics & Support • Staff/Equipment Utilization • Inventory Management

• Plant Operations Management • Capacity Planning • ISO 9000/9001

Selected areas of accomplishment:

• Saved company 75-90% of equipment cost by locating, negotiating purchases, refurbishing to like new condition,

and installing pre-owned production machines.

• Created and implemented an innovative recycling program of customer used and returned products that recovered

and added to company profit over $100K/year.

• Increased productivity 30-40% by coordinating production work flow and through implementation and use of

equipment in modernizing operations of various company production departments.

• Manage facility management, physical plant maintenance with work order request, customer service concerns,

service calls and facility and buildings maintenance programs.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

New York Custom Wood Works (Architectural Millwork and Cabinets Manufacturer) 2008-2009

Plant Manager

• Interface with project manager, sub contractors to begin and complete projects on time according to

customer specifications and under budget.

• Manage the day by day operations of the following departments Production, Purchasing, Warehousing,

Shipping and Receiving, Human Recourses, Physical Plant Maintenance, Wood Finishing, Cabinet Assembly,

drafting, and sub contractors.

• Increase production by 25% by implementing load charts, daily and weekly schedules to reduce waste.

• Implement and maintain Preventive Maintenance programs of all equipment to reduce down time to a

minimum.

• Implement and enforce safety and cleanliness programs in the facility.

• Schedule and coordinate sub contractors along with daily deliveries to ensure that projects are progressing

in an efficient manner.

• Plan and delegate daily employee scheduling for each department so that product would flow from

department to department without having a bottleneck.

• Created and implemented a quality control department with procedures and policies that products are not

shipped until products meet A.W.I. quality control standards.

MAGNETIC ANALYSIS CORPORATION, Mt. Vernon, NY (Nondestructive test equipment manufacturer) 2004–2008

Machine Shop/Production Manager

• Managed machine shop production operations including scheduling, work flow, documentation, inventory

levels, equipment assembly and inspection, OSHA compliance and preventative maintenance programs.

• Reduced equipment refurbishing turnaround time 75% by mainstreaming with new equipment production.

• Saved company thousands of dollars moving refurbished heavy equipment from test department to shipping

dock onto delivery truck and reduced in-plant transportation time from 4 hours to 1 hour.

• Reduced used equipment repair turnaround from 6 weeks to less than three weeks.

• Installed digital read outs (DROs) on mills and lathes that improved throughput 25% while increasing

machining accuracy.

• Reduced break-in times of large bearing equipment before shipment from 21 to 10 days by implementing

several dedicated break-in stations within the plant.

• Travel to the Ohio facility to coordinate equipment work flow to the Mt. Vernon facility.

• Purchased an automatic parts washer cabinet that saved man power and fatigue from cleaning greasy

equipment.

SIGMUND COHN CORPORATION, Mt. Vernon, NY (Precious metal and fine wire manufacturer) 2001–2004

Plant Manager

• Managed all manufacturing operations including physical plant maintenance, machine shop, fabrication

department, equipment, preventative maintenance programs, purchasing and refurbishment of equipment/machinery,

and a 90-person crew used to produce over $8M/year in products.

• Led refurbishing/overhauling efforts of four 50-year old rolling mills saving company over $400K in not

having them replaced with new ones.

• Initiated and led the refurbishment of a vacuum furnace that saved over $23K (80%) if the project had been

contracted to an external refurbishing company.

• Saved over $30K in locating, purchasing, and refurbishing a pre-owned belt furnace rather than purchasing

one new; this produced an overall savings of 75% and increased quality product output by 20%.

• Increased plant productivity by 20% improvements to production departments/environments.

• Implemented and maintained OSHA based safety and cleanliness programs that resulted in extremely low

accident reports and rate reductions of company’s accident insurance.

• Negotiated purchase and installation of a chlorine scrubber saving $30K over initial quoted cost.

• Negotiated purchase and installed a Chinese forging hammer that saved $43K over a new one.

MEDI-RAY, INC., Tuckahoe, NY (Pharmaceutical metal and plastic coponets container manufacturer) 1975–2001

Plant Manager / Superintendent / Supervisor / Foreman (1975–2001)

• Managed all activities of the following departments: mold design, die casting, injection molding,

extruding, gravity casting, stamping, automated assembly, quality control, packaging, metal finishing,,

warehousing, and purchasing.

• Implemented production flow charts, schedules and documentation for of all manufacturing areas that met

or bettered customer delivery constraints.

• Managed/oversaw human resources functions including personnel management, staff recruitment and

training, mentoring, performance reviews, and supervision 36-40 employees.

• Negotiated price and installation of a roof top water-cooling tower that resulted in an upfront $20K

savings and $25K/year from reduction in water usage.

• Created idea, implemented and coordinated/scheduled a recycling program of customer used lead

containers that saved company over $100K/year and reduced overall container lead times.

• Created and implemented use of water based paints instead of lacquer paints on lead containers that saved

company $15K/year while meeting/maintaining E.P.A. minimum requirements and staying exempt from the Sara

Title report.

• Negotiated the purchase and implementation of a semiautomatic sand blast machine used on lead

containers that reduced equipment cost $25K, operating cost, and product processing time.

• Increased productivity 30-40% by coordinating and scheduling production workflow and through the

implementation and use of equipment in the operation of various production departments.

• Saved $200-260K on the acquisition and installation of two 400 and 600 ton die casting machines by

purchasing and refurbishing pre-owned machines to like new condition.

• Designed/implemented preventive maintenance programs where none existed that minimized production

down times, increased production throughput/efficiency, and prolonged equipment life.

• Renegotiated material purchases, established new vendor relations in minimizing inventory levels and

scheduling just-in-time (JIT) delivery that reduced/ensured minimal inventory cost and supported high production

throughput and on-time delivery of finished product.

• Implemented quality control programs under ISO 9000 that provided tracking, minimized defects to

essentially zero, ensured on-time delivery, and that all product specifications were met.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

NADCA North American Die Casting/Injection Molding Association

Member

FRED PRYOR, White Plains, NY

Management Seminars

AMERICAN TRAINING, New York, NY

OSHA 29 CpFR Certification

SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER BOCES, Valhalla, NY

300 Hours HVACR Training Certification

SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER BOCES, Valhalla, NY

E.P.A 608 Universal Recovery Refrigerant Transition Certification

SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER BOCES, Valhalla, NY

Professional Project Management Studies

PACE UNIVERSITY, Purchase, NY

Business Administration Studies

WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Valhalla, NY

Management Program Studies

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