Manager Supply Chain

STEVEN SCHULTHIES

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Career Summary

Operations and IT leader with extensive IT, Engineering and Supply Chain experience, that through leadership and vision can take business to the next levels. Proven track record in Fortune 100 companies. Skilled in clarifying issues, advocating solutions, mobilizing cross-functional support and facilitating decision-making in complex situations. Disciplined problem solver with excellent analytical and negotiation skills and commitment to continuous improvement. Six Sigma yellow belt.

Areas of Experience

IT Applications: Dev/Build, Support, MES, ERP, Databases, Integrations, Microsoft, Oracle, SQL, Java, Lisp, C

IT Infrastructure: Hardware/Support, Virtualization, Networking, Unix, Linux, EMC, Cisco, Symbol, Dell,

Engineering: Product Design, Packaging, Facilities Design, Continuous improvement

Refrigeration, Utilities, CAD

Manufacturing: Global Operations, Quality, Process flow, Lean Process, Inventory Control, Purchasing, Distribution

Management: Projects Management, Team building, Cost Reduction, Forecasting, HR, Budgeting, SOX compliance

Selected Achievements

1. Integrated the Manufacturing Enterprise System (MES), “SMART” system in Mexico from SAP to Oracle with $3M cost reduction and consolidation to single business system. Motorola Solutions

2. Defined and implemented a production and purchasing planning tool which analyzed sales, purchasing, line capacities and inventory. Application reduced planning manpower by 70% from manual system. Motorola Solutions

3. Managed 4 facility migrations as part of cost reduction. Fabrication of printed circuit boards, sub-assemblies and systems used in multiple facilities were reduced to 1, on schedule and within budget, using cross-functional teams. Motorola

4. Analyzed and determined requirements for manufacturing testing and data collection (MES) system avoiding capital cost and saving internal support (30%) to implement. 50% schedule reduction to the alternative analyzed. Symbol Technologies

5. Drove manufacturing process control and data collection system – “SMART”. Developed over 9 months with team of 8 internal Operations IT specialists it provided backward compatibility and met all data collection, testing and tracking requirements for lean manufacturing and reporting. Symbol Technologies

6. Provided project management for creation, purchasing and startup of IT system in new facility in Mexico. The system started as scheduled, was linked to a central location and administered remotely. Symbol Technologies

7. Implemented Asset maintenance forecasting, management and tracking system for printed circuit board, test equipment and assembly manufacturing. Based on IBM Tivoli software Package. Symbol Technologies

8. Designed, developed and managed a energy saving beverage can filling and packaging line. The electrical costs for refrigeration were reduced by 35%. The line operated with only 4 people, a reduction of 50% while producing 25% more product. Coca Cola New York

9. Determined Green site selection and facility requirements for design build of manufacturing plant and distribution center in Michigan. The completed facility was on line within a year, both on time and budget. Pepsi Cola Bottling

10. Managed 2 Bottling facilities raising efficiencies and quality score 10%.

Professional Experience

1. Motorola Solutions, Inc., Enterprise Mobility Division, NY 2010-2012

Sr. IT Manager overseeing build / support in Americas Supply Chain divisions, Manufacturing MES (SMART/CAM) and ERP (SAP) systems, forecasting, planning, purchasing and services areas. Directed IT projects for manufacturing and services in Illinois, Texas, New York, and Mexico.

1. Motorola, Inc., Corporate, NY 2007-2010

Sr. IT Manager leading corporate Manufacturing IT build projects migrating products and associated systems to Mexico from other Motorola facilities and contract suppliers. Assured translation of product testing, data collection to SMART system.

1. Symbol Technologies, Inc, NY (acquired by Motorola) 1998-2007

Director Applications Development for Worldwide Operations, reporting to CIO and Senior VP of Operations. Project Management, migration, initialization and monitoring of global applications, data collection and reporting systems.

Senior Manager of Operations Systems Engineering;

1. Manufacturing packaging, product costing, process flow, and facilities planning.

2. IT Networks, application development, integration with test systems

3. Maintenance preventative maintenance, facilities

1. Previous Fortune 100 affiliations

Johnson and Johnson Baby Products Miller Brewing Company

PepsiCo Coca Cola

American Home Foods

Education / Certifications

Microsoft, Oracle, SAP

Misc specialty training courses

Six Sigma

Motorola internal training

Polytechnic University, NY

Coursework towards Masters in Computer Science

New Horizons, NY

Novell Network Engineering Certification

Oklahoma State University, OK

BS, Mechanical Engineering

Oklahoma State University, OK

AS, Engineering Technology

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