Sales Manufacturing

Marc A Epstein

**** ** **** **** #*** Beaverton, OR 97007 503-***-****

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SUMMARY

Over ten years of experience in production planning and scheduling in the electronics

field including master planning, expediting, report writing, software development and

training.

Product knowledge of silicon wafers, circuit boards and cable assemblies.

Experience in support of manufacturing with regards to data analysis and computer

modeling.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Maxtek Components Corp March 2007-January 2009

(contract job through Adecco Technical

Production Planner

• Coordinated and managed production schedules of lean cells

producing microelectronic components

Communicated with sales on external customer demand with regard to shipment

schedules.

Analyzed capacity requirements with regard to labor and machine resources.

Conducted studies and gave recommendations on the need for new equipment.

Worked with purchasing on resolving material shortages.

Coordinated ECO changes and special engineering requests between engineering and

manufacturing.

Worked with Information Technology to resolve data issues involving capacity reports.

Radisys Corp June 2006-October 2006

(contract job through Aerotek)

Production Planner

• Used SAP to coordinate and manage production schedules of circuit

boards and final assemblies

Worked with purchasing to resolve material shortages

Implemented engineering changes and deviations with regard to production orders

Coordinated the transfer of materials to and from an external plant as needed

Surepower Industries May 2002-May 2006

Production Scheduler

• Coordinated and managed production schedules of heatsinks and

circuit boards.

Participated in the conversion of manufacturing to lean cells.

Communicated schedule changes to manufacturing with particular emphasis on

expediting orders as needed.

• Coordinated with support groups to quickly resolve discrepant material

issues

Coordinated with purchasing to resolve material shortages.

Implemented effectivity dates for engineering changes.

Arrow Electronics July 2000-January 2002

Customer Program Manager

• Responded within two working days to sales request for customer

orders.

Coordinated and managed production schedules.

Communicated schedule changes to manufacturing with particular emphasis on

expediting orders as needed.

Participated in kaizen events involving lean cell manufacturing principles.

Analyzed material tracking and inventory reports as needed to provide customers with

daily order status.

Coordinated with engineering to process new products.

Coordinated with support groups to quickly resolve discrepant material issues,

Coordinated with purchasing to resolve material shortages.

Merix Corporation April 1999-March 2000

Master Planner/Scheduler

• Confirmed deliver dates to sales for quick turn orders.

Coordinated with other planners to enter work orders

Developed and analyzed bottleneck reports to smooth materials starts

Managed outsourcing of printed circuit boards to meet balancing needs of production.

Wacker Siltronic Corporation August 1979-1998

Workstream Support Jan 1995-Jun 1998

• Provided primary Workstream support to logistics and

manufacturing.

Improved user productivity by reducing and simplifying data input screens.

Coordinated with IS groups to produce data and reports.

Provided training to manufacturing and logistics personnel on use of data entry screens

Master Planner Mar 1990-Jan 1995

• Utilized MRP software(Workstream) to determine lead times,

meet shipping dates, and fulfill both internal and external

demand for silicon wafers.

Analyzed over 30 resources to determine available capacity necessary to meet wafer

demand

Responded within one working to sales request for customer orders.

Maintained all customer requests and confirmations for a database of over 200 active

products in order management systems(OMS)

Analyzed material tracking and inventory reports as needed to provide customers with

order status.

Workstream Implementation Nov 1988-Mar 1990

• Developed production routes, cycle times and yields in new

MES

Developed scheduling functionality including resource bottleneck reports.

Coordinated use of scheduling and manufacturing reports

Coordinated the running of a pilot through manufacturing.

Planning Engineer Oct 1986-Nov 1988

• Developed on-time delivery reports using SQL.

Created yield, output and product specification reports.

• Analyzed finished goods inventory for use as alternative

products

EDUCATION

University of Illinois

BS Chemistry

Certified APICS classes

Quality Circle Facilitator Training

OTHER

Presented paper at Consulium User Conference

“ Running a Workstream Pilot”

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