GORDON T. JACOBS
**** ****** ***** *******, ** **531 925-***-****
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. PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:
Contribute seasoned professional skills in Materials management to a world-
class equipment provider who defines the future of Pulsed Power
Electronics.
. PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Extensive experience and intense training in first-line Production Control
operations. Sustained professional focus on multi-tiered Electronics
manufacturing, while acquiring top-notch skills in Retail and Commercial
customer service/support. Along with a solid understanding of U. S.
Government-contracted large-scale project operations.
. PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS:
Production Planning Inventory Control Master Scheduling Project
Management LEAN(Six-Sigma)Methods Improvement MRP/MRP II systems
. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Senior Scheduler, Flight
Rolls-Royce ESO, Oakland, CA, 06/01 to 02/08
Assigned operations to control status and output of Remanufacturing
Customer Turbine Engines and components. On-Time completions improved from
93% to 98% over 32-month span. Past-Due processes reduced 38% in 24
months.
Senior Process Planner, Final
ADTranz, N.A. (DaimlerChrysler), Pittsburg, CA, 02/99 to 06/01
Planned and scheduled contracted rehabilitation of BART rail vehicles.
Manual/electronic processes monitored, controlled material and labor
Project budgets. Output for acceptance went from 7 to 26 cars/month in 13
months.
Production Control Supervisor
Cerplex Group, Livermore, CA, 02/98 to 07/98
Developed Production support team to enhance product flow and reaction
levels. Facilitate efficient rework labor and material availability.
Electronic Test Technician throughput improved by 38% in two months.
Master Scheduler
MQA/Stanford Telecom, Sunnyvale, CA, 07/97 to 01/98
Supported integration of on-site production by MQA for Basic Measuring
Instruments. Full liaison with MQA for BMI Engineering, Manufacturing and
Quality Assurance. Integrated six-month transition build plan for BMI.
Master Scheduler
Basic Measuring Instruments, Santa Clara, CA, 09/95 to 07/97
As the Master Scheduler, ECO Coordinator and Product Resources Planner for
both on- & off-site contract manufacturing and testing for current and new-
design products and systems. Shipping revenues exceeded their goals by 32%
initially.
Logistics Planner
OCTEL Communications, Milpitas, CA, 12/93 to 07/94
Monitored the upgrade/retrofit efforts for three major field projects for
Customer Support. Developed and modified new "Retrofit Plans and
Notifications" procedures. Maintained the new EXCEL Project Status
Reports.
Senior Project Manufacturing Controller/Cost Account Manager
LINK Flight Simulation, Sunnyvale, CA, 07/85 to 09/89
Administered 4 U.S. Military projects in 4 years, holding labor and
material efforts within budgets. Operated a manual reporting system based
on C/SCSC-type criteria and parameters. "Follow-on" projects were expanded
by ECO design refinements. Passed three Subsequent Action Reviews with
"Very Satisfactory".
. FORMAL EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science for Business Administration in Business Logistics -
University of Phoenix Expected June, 2010
Associate in Arts for Business Administration - Diablo Valley College
. FORMAL TRAINING:
Fundamentals of Production and Inventory Control - APICS, Oakland, CA
Advanced Applications of Production and Inventory Control - APICS, Oakland,
CA
Completed five of five modules for certification as C/PIM - APICS, Oakland,
CA
. INFORMAL TRAINING:
Systems: MAPICS/MRP (S-D, AMOT, OCTEL, BMI, MQA, R/R); JIT (AMOT, OCTEL);
MRP: Compass (MQA); MINX (BMI); Venture (OCTEL); IBM (AMOT, LINK, S-D)
Software: EXCEL, MS WORD 6.0, and WINDOWS(OCTEL, ASP, BMI, MQA, Cerplex)
. SKILLS/TALENTS:
Highly Detail Oriented; Team Player; Strong Written/Oral Communications