Management Manager
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D ANIEL L A M ENDOLA
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S E N I O R O P E R AT I O N S, M A N A G E M E N T & E N G I N E E R I N G E X E C U T I V E
Director/VP of Operations ~ General Manager ~ Director/VP of Engineering
MBA / B. Sc. i n Mechani cal Engi neeri ng
Top performing, bilingual Manufacturing and Operations Business Unit Manager with more than 18 years of
progressive experience delivering design and process innovations, generating millions of dollars in cost savings
and yield improvements in a production environment. Expert in state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies and
processes. Strong general management qualifications including business unit leadership & turnarounds, plant
relocations, strategic planning, production scheduling/control, inventory/materials management, project
management, and warehousing.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SENIOR CONSULTANT, Oracle, Inc. / Sun Microsystems, Inc. 4/07 –
Present ~$225 million professional services organization within the Communications Global Business Unit, supporting Tier
1 Network Equipment Providers (NEP’s) in the maintenance and expansion of their global communications networks.
Customer facing senior consultant responsible for providing full Lifecycle and Project Management services to
Ericsson North America relating to its acquisition of new network equipment requiring custom integration via
Oracle’s Solution Integration Center in Hillsboro, OR.
• Actively managed $12M - $16M annually (~75% of the total value of the account) in custom engineered
product, ranging from 1RU data servers to 42RU multi-rack solutions. Coordinated cross-functional team
including elements of Order Entry, Customer Service, Order Management, Customer Ready Systems
(manufacturing), and Operations.
• Provided end-to-end lifecycle management – from engagement of the customer to identify needs through
quotation, integration, and delivery as well as follow-on value add services involving the product road map,
engineering change orders, and End-of-Life (EOL) activities.
• Team member, active contributor, and only non-management participant on all three ongoing internal
process improvement initiatives covering Quality, Project Management, and Design Engineering.
CONSULTING SENIOR MANAGER, True Solutions, Inc. (TSI) 4/07 –
Present $10 million business services company providing support to organizations worldwide through Project Management
Certification and Training; Staff Augmentation Services; and Management Consulting.
Senior consultant responsible for providing a variety of management, process improvement, and engineering
services to Fortune 500 clients.
• In partnership with the COO, worked to deliver and concept the Consultancy’s Business Plan, Financial
Model, and Strategic Plan; 4Q07. Active advisor to Executive Management through informal operations,
planning, and strategy sessions; thru 1Q10.
• Participated in evaluating and developing potential new partner relationships; both M&A and green field.
• Personally generated $260k to $330k+ per year in gross revenue.
PLANT MANAGER, Magnetek Telecom Power Systems 3/06 –
3/07 $20 million business unit of Magnetek, Inc. (NYSE: MAG), provides DC power solutions; including complete
communications equipment integration for telecom, datacom, internet service providers, utilities, and OEM’s.
Chief Executive for the business unit with full operational responsibility. Recruited as a “turn around specialist”
and operations professional, then charged to relocate and consolidate the unit with Division-level entity.
• Restructured organizational architecture and culture to ensure alignment of business unit resources with
Financial Plan and strategic commercial objectives.
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• Restructured Sales & Marketing organization by creating a Standardized/Custom mix business plan,
overhauling Inside Sales by developing stronger more pro-active processes linking Sales and Operations, and
re-building the Sales staff.
• Implemented Location Based Inventory Control system to leverage capability existent within underutilized
ERP system. Program improved production kitting cycle time by ~ 800%.
• Established a Materials Handling Group, responsible for all aspects of Inventory Control and Management.
Initiative immediately reduced Inventory Adjustments by ~ 1,000%, saving the company an estimated $348,000,
on an annualized basis.
• Re-tooled planning to include Strategic Buying tasked with Vendor Management. Created and executed
plan to move the business onto a forecast basis via full MRP. Recruited the professional resources required to
implement plan.
• Implemented Flow, Cell, and Kanban manufacturing principles to Purchasing, Fabrication, and Final
Assembly areas of the plant. Combined initiatives improved manufacturing throughput by ~ 40%, while reducing
labor costs by ~ 43%.
• Implemented a targeted program for development of management and leadership skills in senior staff.
• Bottom line impact of all Kaizen and Lean-type initiatives was a 50% to 85% increase in weekly revenue
capacity – approximately $10.4M in potential additional revenue.
• Developed plan to relocate the business unit out of state and consolidate it with Divisional entity. Engaged
in identifying and institutionalizing key business processes for transfer while simultaneously maintaining both the
operation’s generation of revenue and its ability to remain effective.
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, Inner Wireless, Inc. Richardson, TX 6/03 – 3/06
$50 million provider of indoor wireless systems, services, and applications for high-traffic public spaces, commercial office
buildings, enterprises, and campus environments.
Senior Operating Executive with full responsibility for facility manufacturing, warehouse operations, logistics,
materials management/planning, and inventory control. Developed and directed inventory control and product
distribution programs during a period of rapid growth. Coordinated buying, planning, and resource management
activities throughout the organization.
•Achieved the lowest inventory deviation/adjustment rate in company history (a 350% improvement over the
previous record @ 0.4%) during a period with the highest-ever inventory value (triple the previous largest
year); growing in excess of 54% (2004 to 2005).
•Maintained Level-of-Service for project site shipments at 99% accuracy with 100% on-time delivery.
•During long-term revenue growth in excess of 50%, maintained +96% first-pass yield, 100% final yield, and
2.5-day cycle time for complicated electronic assemblies.
•Managed manufacturing operation that executes over $340,000 of material transactions per month.
ENGINEERING CONSULTANT, Inner Wireless, Inc. 11/01 - 6/03
Lead Engineering & Chief Technical Resource with functional responsibility for mechanical engineering,
manufacturing, and operational support. Managed programs from initial concept through design, specification,
testing, manufacturing workflow, and final client acceptance.
• Established comprehensive engineering and manufacturing process infrastructure, including a complete re-
engineering of entire product line, featuring improvements in product reliability (near 100%), production costs
(60% reduction), and cycle time (up to 1,200% reduction).
• Spearheaded the redesign of company’s flagship antenna product achieving more than $600,000 in direct
materials and labor-cost savings.
• Championed plan to analyze and reduce material cost and cycle time for core product that was dependent
on a legacy vendor. Identified vendor weaknesses, sourced an experienced and reliable replacement, and
delivered 550% in cost savings per item along with 400% decrease in cycle time.
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EARLY CAREER (Prior to 2000 Available Upon Request)
• Manager, Mechanical Engineering, Inet Technologies, Inc. 5/00 – 5/01
$160 million multinational provider of diverse network intelligence equipment and services to network operators,
enabling B2B, B2C, intra-organizational, and telecommunications systems.
• Various Engineering Positions 2/90 - 4/00
Design engineering and management roles of increasing responsibility for companies such as Motorola and NEC.
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ADDITIONAL
• Technical Resource, Council of Communications Advisors (2000 to Present)
• United States Patent Holder: D407,397 D421,003 D431,538 D462,120
EDUCATION
MBA with Honors UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 2005
Graduate Academic Highlights:
• Grenoble Ecole de Management (Grenoble, France) – Residency in International Business
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1993
Baccalaureate Academic Highlights:
• University of Texas – ASM Scholarship, ASHRAE Scholarship
• Texas A&M University – Honors Program Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship
Registered EIT #17786 1993
Texas State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
Conversant in Spanish (Read, Write, & Speak)
TRAINING
Operations / Management Engineering
Business Intelligence & Systems CAD 3D Design Packages: Pro-Engineer, SoldiWorks,
& SDRC – Modeling, Drawing, Assembly, & Motion
Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Issues
Finite Element Analysis Packages: Pro-Mechanica,
Intellectual Property Protection COSMOS, ANSYS, FloTherm
Behavioral Interviewing & Management Six Sigma Design Theory & Practice
Employee Assessment & Review Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
MRP/ERP Systems (Oracle, Visual Manufacturing) Plastics: Joint Design, Design for Production, Design
for Assembly
Employee Development / Succession Planning
Electromagnetic Interference & Compatibility
HAZCOM / Hazardous Materials
Die Casting (Aluminum & Zinc), Plastic Injection
ISO 9000 & Process Management Molding (PIM), Sheet Metal Design, Plastic Extrusion,
Rubber, Steel Rule Die, Water Jet, Machining, Metal
Flow Manufacturing: Theory & Practice
Turning, and Vacuum Forming
Kaizen, JIT, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and 6 Sigma
Theory
TQM, Balanced Scorecard Theory
TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), SMED (Single
Minute Exchange of Die) Theory
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