Manager Sales

Charles Wieland

Email: *********@********.***

Address: ***** ********* ***

City: Wildomar

State: CA

Zip: 92595

Country: USA

Phone: 951-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $80,000

Willing to Relocate

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Charles Wieland 951-***-****

Charles Wieland

951-***-**** 35611 Sunflower Way, Wildomar, CA 92595 *********@*****.***

Management-Operations- Business Development

PROFILE

Operations/General Manager with a background as an Entrepreneur who achieved success in highly competitive manufacturing environments by hiring and collaborating with managers and employees to build profitable and respected companies. Proven talent for quickly grasping complex concepts, analyzing and instituting ideas into logical strategies to achieve desired outcomes. Direct efficient operations and ensure continuous improvement initiatives based on Six Sigma principles (5S/Lean/TPS/JIT) for Engineering, Design, Inventory/Materials, Production, Quality Control, Shipping/Receiving, and Tooling. Expert at building cross-functional teams and developing employee skill sets. Solid track record of improving production goals while maintaining quality and safety standards, increasing company profit and minimizing customer costs. Customer-centric focus to build loyal relationships.

KEY STRENGTHS

Strategic Planning

Financial Management

Reduce Costs & Budgeting

Process Improvement

Product Development

Time Management

Communication

Functional Operations

Lean Manufacturing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independent Consultant Riverside County, CA 2010 - Present

Consultant

Provide business consulting to companies with specific expertise in manufacturing and product development. Offer customized business plan utilizing strategies in marketing, manufacturing, specialized tooling, business organizational software and exit planning. Set up software programs with customized databases to manage customer data and automate department functions from RFQ to invoice, inventory management, etc.

Admiral Engineering Phoenix, AZ 2008 - 2009

Shop Floor Manager

Established a professional infrastructure to streamline operations and reduce costs for CNC milling and close tolerance turning of complex machined parts for the aerospace, computer and medical industries. Developed and executed new operational procedures to improve efficiency, prepared 25 employees for the implementation of the new enterprise software system, and reorganized personnel by hiring and training a new staff.

Analyzed client needs and created competitive quotes for proposed projects. Managed the order process from developing the manufacturing process for high precision parts, oversaw production during the machine process, and interacted with quality assurance. Devised and implemented several cost saving measures.

Wieland Ware Lake Elsinore, CA 2002 - 2008

Operations Manager / Owner

Accepted opportunity to takeover the family ceramic design and manufacturing business that produced custom-embossed product for the multi-billion dollar promotional industry. Upgraded company infrastructure and eventually positioned the company for sale. Scope of responsibility included sales and marketing, material purchases, product design, budgeting, coordination of outside processes, production scheduling and creation and implementation of web design and marketing initiatives.

Envisioned a five-year plan to redirect the companys focus from retail to the multi-billion dollar promotional industry, creating a program to drive sales, improve manufacturing costs and increase profitability.

Developed a user-friendly website providing price point information that within six months increased internet orders from 2% to 26% of total sales.

Created a sales information package that improved sales by 30% in four months and increased the customer base by 50%.

Evaluated product with similar manufacturing process that inspired the design and fabrication of production machinery, improving cycle times by 200% with ROI in three months.

Improved production capability by maximizing floor layout with coordinated work cell processes.

Responsible for introducing new laser technology that led to company becoming an industry leader of JIT methodology promotional ceramic product.

Wieland Precision Machine, Inc. Lake Elsinore, CA 1992 - 2001

General Manager / Owner

Spearheaded the development of a successful thermal design and manufacturing company that produced precision CNC machined and sheet metal parts and assemblies of heat-dissipating devices and related machined components for aerospace, electronics, telecom industry. Secured $3.5 million in business financing, created operational procedures, coordinated production control, safety and ISO 9002 quality controls, shaped business plans, handled customer relations and developed off-shore manufacturing strategies.

Expanded company from start-up to a 200% annual growth rate over a four-year period, increasing the customer base from 10 to over 125 and building a staff of 175 employees.

Designed the entire infrastructure and work cell layout of a new 46,000 sq/ft building.

Directly responsible for the design, patent application, test validation and fabrication of a new thermal technology heat sink, coordinating the marketing and introduction of the new technology.

Developed winning business strategies with suppliers and customers by securing proprietary tooling design and fixed aluminum billet price including allocating production management responsibilities in Malaysia, Korea and Mainland China, successfully eliminating rival competition.

Guest speaker at the 2001 Presidents Forum speaking on Juggling Business Growth and Balance.

Recipient of 2000 Lake Elsinore Business of the Year Award for outstanding community involvement and leadership, bringing over 150 new jobs to the community.

Awarded the coveted 2000 Powerwaves Customer Satisfaction of the Year title for showing sustainable achievement in meeting company goals of just-in-time delivery, 10% yearly reduction in product cost, integrating new software for the ability of transferring data and meeting Six Sigma quality rating.

Honored as a 1999 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Semi-Finalist for financial performance and participation in business, community and civic organizations.

Aham-Tor / Wakefield Engineering Temecula, CA 1987 - 1992

Tool Room Supervisor

Handled all aspects of Tool room operations for the nations second largest manufacturer of heat sinks and components. Responsible for planning and ordering materials, cost study evaluations and leading a team of toolmakers in the design, fabrication and completion of various projects. Direct report to Vice President of Operations.

Secured a major six-year contract, representing 60% of the companys revenue, by increasing productivity by 1,000% and improving both quality and down-time proportionately.

Recommended tooling and machining process improvements that effectively saved the company $435,000.

COMPUTER & TECHNICAL SKILLS

Seven Year Tool & Die Apprenticeship

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Accounting software: Sage Peachtree, QuickBooks

AutoCAD; Mastercam; Solid Works; JobBoss; Data Browser

EDUCATION, SEMINARS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA

Completed coursework toward a degree in Business Management and Engineering

Coaching for Top Performance Workshop - Omega Performance Corporation

Intel Symposium Workshop - Intel NPI Group

Keynote Guest Speaker - International Consumer Electronic Show (CES)

Annual Meeting Guest Speaker - The Entrepreneurship Institute

Council Member - Southwest Riverside Manufacturer

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