Dimitar Bojanov
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PURPOSE:
A position applying my 20+ years of supervisory and management expertise in
a production industry
RELEVANT SKILLS:
Over 20 experience in manufacturing, operations, quality, production
control and scheduling
Experience includes union and non-union operations for both make to stock
and make to order distribution operations
Highly organized manager with strong ability in production management, Lean
manufacturing, 5S, Six Sigma, continuous improvement programs, cost
reduction programs and quality (ISO, 9001, 2000)
Outstanding team builder with a history of improvement productivity,
employee morale and safety (MSHA, OSHA), increasing profitability and
decreasing costs
Strong supervisory experience and proven ability to manage a diverse labor
force
Solid understanding of business requirements based on extensive
international experience
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Broad multi-cultural and multi-lingual experience
EXPERIENCE:
Production manager. G & S Metal Products Co., Inc., Cleveland, Ohio (2009-
curent)
Managing over 100 union employee
Plant productivity and scheduling
Product quality
Efficient scheduling of union employee
Efficient use of materials
Safety of manufacturing personnel (MSHA and OSHA)
Continuous improvement of operations and cost of material
Production manager (Second Shift). CVG (Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.),
Norwalk, Ohio (2008-2009)
Managing over 40 union employee
Plan-Do-Check-Act
Problem solving - Root Cause Analysis
Cost reduction programs as well continuous improvement programs
Value stream mapping
Establish Standardized Processes and Procedures
Production manager. G & S Metal Products Co., Inc., Cleveland, Ohio (2007-
2008)
Managing over 80 union employee
Plant productivity (increase efficiency on 20% for two months)
Product quality
Efficient scheduling of union employee
Efficient use of materials
Safety of manufacturing personnel (MSHA and OSHA)
Continuous improvement of operations and cost of material
Master scheduler (Production control Manager). Astro Medical Devices,
Mentor,
Ohio (2003-2007)
Scheduling all orders from our customers and level loading shop
capacity(91% on time Delivery)
Communicates with shop supervisors for the job status of all orders and
properly apply their resources to the critical orders
Preparing daily and weekly and monthly schedule (delivery dates)
Preparing brief daily meeting to insure daily schedule are being met
coordinating with QMNGR all Quality requirements
Checking the router, material, tooling, program, gauge kit and set up sheet
if all available run the job
Liaison to communicate between the shifts
Gain Material control of shop order status
Publish daily productivity report and efficiency and every
department(Increase Efficiency 11%)
Use MRP system, strictly use ISO 9001-2000
Production manager. Clestra Houserman (Steelcase), Solon, Ohio
(1997 - 2002)
Supervised multi-area production facility and staff including Pup Line,
Roll Mill Area, Punch Press Area, Plasma Cut, Knoll Line, Shearing
machines, Ten Pass Roll, Paint Line and Assembly
Direct supervised over 50 subordinates. Responsibilities included: training
of new employees, machine and workstation setup for new employees, Quality
Assurance in all areas, re-machining of substandard parts, both incoming
and final inspection of parts produced, troubleshooting errors and
malfunctions in all areas, planning and coordination of all daily
production runs
Organizing production schedule and resolve scheduling problems
Supervising a team of Quality Inspectors to ensure continuous control over
materials, facilities and product
Partnering with production and Quality Engineers to build customer and
vendor relationships and resolve customer issues
Machining expirience
CNC lathes and Turning (Operating, familiar with blue print, no set up or
programming)
Special process - deborring, blasting, buffing and clean up
Punch press - set up, operating
Plasma cut - programming, operating
Shearing machines - set up, operating
Knoll Line, Ten Pass Roll - set up, operating bend sow, spot welding
Press brake - set up, operating
Molding
Inspection - Final Inspection comparator, micrometers, gauging, blue print
Assembly and painting
Sole Proprietor and CEO. Caridi Imports and Exports, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(1991 - 1995)
Managed multi-facetted import/export business
Produced and exported line of condiments to Eastern Europe
Produced and exported line of men's and women's clothing
Ran warehouse and boutique storefront for import items
Manager. Steel Production, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (1981 -
1991)
Directly supervised 200+ employees and complete production line in
manufacturing plant
EDUCATION:
A.D. in BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, Tiffin University, Mentor, Ohio
(2001)
B.A. in Operations Management, Tiffin University, Mentor, Ohio
(2003)
OTHER
Bulgarian, English, Russian, Macedonian, Slovenian fluency
Business computer experience including: Office, Internet research
Professional and expatriate experience in America, Bulgaria, Serbia, UAE,
India and all of Western Europe