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Richard J. Oak *****@*****.***
EXECUTIVE MANAGER / GENERAL MANAGER
• 20 Years Aerospace Experience
• E2 / Manfact MRP Systems Certified
• Strong Manufacturing Background
• Proven Management Skills
• APICS, CPIM training / PMI Certified
• Project Management Professional PMP
CAREER EXPERIENCE
Pacific Western Aerostructures Vice President of Operations / Business Development 2012
Present
• Provide general management leadership with full P&L responsibility of the organization.
• Lead the development and execution of annual operating plans and budgets.
• Prospect for and qualify new business opportunities.
• Oversee and manage all RFP responses and quotations.
• Interface with the program managers and directors to plan and coordinate resource requirements and
material requirements.
• Standardize best practices across operations and the overall organization
• Manage capacity and demand to ensure rate readiness.
• Provide the necessary coordination of activities with internal and external suppliers and customers.
• Lead and develop the leadership performance and capability to achieve assigned targets and goals.
Triumph Structures Los Angeles Director of Materials
2007 2012
• Directed and responsible for production control, shipping and receiving, transportation, raw material, and program
management.
• Improved inventory turns and increased supply chain productivity, through planning, scheduling and inventory
management.
• Established key vendor relationships, and assisted in establishing a scorecard system for rating and managing
vendors.
• Assisted in budget development for manufacturing & engineering on all startup projects, tracking key project
milestones.
• Directed all raw material purchasing decisions for entire customer base. (Estimated annual volume $65 million)
• Interfaced with the VP of Ops, Engineering, & Quality to ensure productivity standards providing on time
deliveries to customers.
• Oversaw the master scheduling department and chaired all scheduling meetings.
• Chaired all customer program reviews onsite and offsite as requested from customer supply base.
Caliber Financial Director of Sales and Marketing
2003 2007
• Increased annual regional sales from $36 million to $112 million in financing of new and used
manufacturing equipment.
• Managed 20 sales representatives in 3 western states.
• Implemented training courses for new sales associates – accelerating and increasing profitability.
• Directed and approved all vendor supply base and maintained a rating system for all suppliers.
• Chaired all sales meetings and established all sales training tools and programs.
• Ensured that a constant pipeline of manufacturing companies were on the company targeted marketing
plan.
Ralee Engineering – Lightweight Materials Manager / Program Manager 1997
2003
• Managed the production control department pertaining to all the lightweight material programs.
• Conducted program reviews with my assigned customer base, reviewing all raw material and scheduling
requirements.
• Managed all offload vendor base and conducted quarterly reviews.
• Interfaced and communicated with customers status of project schedules.
• Coordinated new program introductions, and engineering changes with Quality, Engineering, and
Operations department.
RMCO Designs – Project Manager
1992 1996
• Created and monitored project schedules and reported the status of each program to senior management and
stakeholders.
• Established and mapped each process flow in relation to each individual and separated project plan.
• Interfaced with the contracts department in establishing project budgets and timelines.
• Managed the supplier base with relation to the project schedules and budgets as it pertained to their individual
tasks related to the projects on time completion.
EDUCATION INTERESTS & INVOLVEMENTS
• Indian Valley College, General Studies • Damien High School Boosters
• University of La Verne, Business Administration • West Covina Youth Pony Baseball Manager
• Member of Project Management Institute