Six Sigma Supply Chain

DANIEL D. MILLER C.P.M. Home 585-***-**** Cell 585-***-****

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Proficient use of Cost Containment Strategies, A delta T, Management by Fact. Implemented

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use of Lean Six Sigma tools to improve processes and reduce cost. Integrated experience in

purchasing functions and supply chain management as facilitators to improve finance functions.

Leadership strengths include strong analytical sense combined with excellent multi-

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interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to motivate cross functionally, while building

strong individual and team communications.

Proven ability to resolve conflicts, manage change, accept new challenges and implement

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process improvement programs to a successful completion

Finance

Xerox Corporation – Webster Site

Financial Consultant, Xerox North American Finance - Expense Management Group

Financial Consultant to Xerox Forward Products groups in the Xerographic Module Delivery

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Unit. Controller for 20 Budget Centers. Focus was to repair spending and purchasing trends,

while positively effecting time to launch for new products.

Planning duties consisted of the following:

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•Create Annual Plan based on goals & targets for Research, Development, Engineering and

manufacturing Support programs.

•Construction of data to create the standards for the direct material cost of the modules for the

coming year.

•Create Capital Plan all based on goals & targets for all areas.

•Formulate, analyze and present Quarterly Outlooks for all groups to senior management.

•Strategy Contract Assistance to operations group.

Worked jointly with the various engineering groups outside the United States, in Mexico and

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Holland, to integrate and combine our annual budgets and driving them to meet strict monthly

spend targets.

Consolidated monthly reviews and analysis on all budget centers, making any required journal

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entries to ledger.

Financial review and final signature release on all purchase orders for the organization.

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Focused on analyzing cost cutting methods utilizing Lean Six Sigma tools for new products

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while maintaining sensitivity for time to market product development timelines.

Cost tracking and analysis of freight on customer returnable units as they come back from the

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field. Working with operations, was able to eliminate almost 1 million dollars in return cost by

auditing field returns and removing unprofitable units from the return stream.

Consulted on important supplier selection and major tooling procurement decisions.

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Maintained, controlled and managed fixed assets and capital spend for the organization,

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totaling over 30 million dollars. Responsible for forecasting tooling depreciation expense cost.

Undertook modernization of the operations group’s tooling data base, upgrading both the

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inputs and outputs, rendering a much more usable end product. Reduced amount of capital in

process thus rendering a truer picture each month of actual capital spend.

EDUCATION

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.- Supply Chain Management Certification

program. Obtained 06/ 2008

Lean Six Sigma Training – Xerox

• Green Belt certification obtained 12/05.

• Lean Six Sigma Training for Finance obtained 04/05.

• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt obtained 11/03.

Nazareth College, Rochester, N.Y. Master of Science in Business Management. Obtained

05/10/02

Certified Purchasing Manager Designation, C.P.M. National Association of Purchasing Managers,

(NAPM). Obtained 1998

Bachelor of Arts. State University of New York at Fredonia, New York.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Proficient in MS Excel, Access, MS Word, Power Point

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• Project Management

Data Analyzing and Problem Resolution through use of Lean Six Sigma tools

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