Manager Management

PAUL G. MONTE

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OPERATIONS MANAGER

Accomplished and multi-dimensional executive leader with proven talent in identifying and developing

opportunities to accelerate expansion, increase revenues, and improve profit. Solid business insight with

the ability to ascertain and analyze needs, forecast goals, streamline operations, and execute new program

concepts. Proficient abilities in balancing cost and quality with project development and delivery timelines.

Committed and customer-oriented with a broad range of strategic planning experience. Exceptional

communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate innovative solutions for business

production. Recognized for balanced judgment, stability, and capacity to steer consensus among core

business disciplines with diverse agendas and visions.

Adept at fostering long lasting relationships with executives, project managers, employees, and

department heads while independently planning and directing operations.

Ability to adapt to diverse business situations while conceptualizing ideas, seizing opportunities,

building operations, and leading new business development initiatives.

Visionary who synthesizes facts, events, and concepts to develop realistic and long-range plans on

a timely and cost-effective basis.

Business Plans Risk Management Financial Analysis Quality Initiatives Procurement

Business Relations Operations Management Strategic Analysis Project Management

Process Improvement Workforce Planning Forecasting Change Management

Training/Development OSHA Assembly Automation Inventory Control

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HERLEY NEW ENGLAND, Woburn, MA 1983-2009

Supplier of solid, innovative, and sophisticated RF, microwave, and millimeter wave components and

subsystems to the defense and aerospace industries.

Vice President of Operations, 2003-2009

Fast-track promotion through a series of increasingly responsible positions based on strong performance in

workforce reengineering, process optimization, productivity improvement, and quality management.

Directed daily operations of all production and engineering shipments. Administered a budget of $26M and

managed a team of cross-functional production staff.

Increased revenue by $19M+ and $110K shipments per employees by proposing a modernized and

automated clean room.

Improved net profit 15% by introducing a shop floor tracking system focused on locations and data

collection of valuable labor statistics utilized for further bids.

Enhanced productivity and profit levels by restructuring job positioning while sustaining well-

respected relationships with all staff levels.

Instrumental in launching a monthly inventory system encompassing completed jobs that collected

unused material and safely placed back in inventory, thus preventing re-procurement of $200,000 per

year.

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Materials Manager, 2002-2003

Supported manufacturing logistics of complex Microwave Assemblies through effective management of

procurement and materials. Served as expert in the procurement of PIN diodes, an essential piece to all

microwave chip and wire products.

Production Manager, 1997-2002

Supervised clean room assembly and production test for both chip and wire and wave guide microwave

assemblies. Maintained all schedules, programs, and daily operational functions. Monitored labor

efficiency in testing and assembly while overseeing bid legacy products for new contracts.

Assistant Production Manager, 1995-1997

Guided production from kitting through shipment and managed production operations and assignment of

technicians. Proposed and launched an innovative material tracking systems to include bar coding of all

kitted material.

Supervisor Environmental Screening, 1992-1995

Planned and directed logistics for environmental stress screening, thermal shock, constant acceleration,

burn-in, hermeticity testing, and altitude testing, random, and sinusoidal vibration.

Championed higher product reliability by transforming an antiquated lab up to achieve military

standards.

Environmental Technician, 1983-1992

Instrumental in the construction of the environmental test lab from the ground up. Formulated procedures

and training programs for new hires. Executed testing in accordance with military screening requirements.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Merrimack College

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Greater Boston Executive Program, MIT Sloan School of Management

Lean Aerospace Initiative, Textron Systems

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