Chris Duran

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Danbury, CT *****

203-***-****

absi0j@r.postjobfree.com

Objective Efficient Manufacturing/Operations Professional seeks a leadership

position with a growing company.

Summary of Extensive hands on experience running world class operations that

qualificati includes

ons precision metal fabrication, injection/blow molding

plastics/polymers and assembly of parts

and components for automobiles, medical devices, industrial and

aerospace.

In charge of planning, scheduling, organizing, controlling and

Order Fulfillments to Multiple DC's.

Drive continuous improvement projects as project manager,

implement lean manufacturing and

apply six sigma, 5 S and Kanban as lead in response to business

expansions and customer

Requirements, throughout the supply chain.

Managed the complete supply chain of products from buying

components and raw materials,

importing raw materials, manufacturing in multiple plants across

US and overseas, to shipping,

fulfillments, distribution and exporting of Finish goods to

Customers distribution Centers and

end users.

Responsible for turning around low performing work centers in the

US and off shore to process

Excellence.

Drive changes in process engineering, layouts, quality inspection

criteria and corrective

actions. Using failure mode & effect analysis, 8 D disciplines and

5 Why's.

Particularly effective in increasing productivity & capacity by

developing continuous improvement

Procedures, GMP and SOP's for training and employee

certifications. Experience using Toyota

Production System (TPS), Value Stream Mapping, Pull Systems,

Visual Factory,SMED/DMAIC,

Standardized work and other Lean or Six Sigma approaches.

Quality Assurance Test &Validation, RA/QA, RCCA methodologies,

NADCAP, Mil-Std, and FDA.

Managed facilities, manufacturing, supply chain, quality control,

outsourcing and logistics.

Responsible for Yearly Budgets, P&L, Cost Reduction initiatives,

Capital Projects and Customer

Delivery Performance.

Experience Implementing ISO 9001, TS 16949, 13485 and 14001.

Experience outsourcing components and subassemblies off shore.

Conduct supplier qualifications and validation to meet quality and

capacity.

Able to set up procedures, train and perform periodic audits to

vendors and sub contractors.

Audit internal and external vendors and develop reports to measure

vendor performance. Constantly

review the supply chain metrics and make necessary changes in

response to type of products,

Productions lead times, material costs and speed to market.

Able to collect and analyze data, elaborate plans, draw solutions,

implement it and sustain.

Experience in Internal and Exporting Shipping.

Experience with MRP, SAP and Quality Management Systems like

Master Control or in telex.

Accreditati Managed Production, Quality Assurance, maintenance, purchasing and

on's support personal in different departments of Metal Fabrication and

Assembly for multiple SKU's and Multiple Shifts. Trained new

employees and reached full capacity while maintaining quality and

production goals. Participated in upgrading packaging, scrap

reduction and wastewater discharge. Proven ability to organizing

staff and equipment. Able to anticipate staffing requirements in

order to schedule sufficient staff and eliminate waste and

overtime. Lead and direct a Team in a multitask/multicultural

eviroment. Troubleshot actual and potential problems and recommend

appropriate cost effective solutions. Consistently develop and

implement more efficient procedures that have shortened response

times to internal/external inquires and that expedited the

shipping of orders. Ability to select train and motivate

subordinates; reducing labor turnover and absenteeism. Responsible

for P/L, yearly budgets and capital equipment acquisitions. Strong

Analytical and Problem Solving Skills.

Professiona 06/11 to Present Griffin Group, Inc.

l Project Senior Consultant NY.

experience Presently working in a Lean Implementation project for the

automatic aseptic assembly and filling

Department for Medical Devices and supplies for NICU and

Maternity.

The scope of the project includes implementing a Vendor

qualification System, Auditing, test and validation

Procedures, white papers for clean room procedures and employee

certification. Also includes a proposal to

Retrofit the component feeding station and the packaging in one of

the main lines.

09/07 to 06/11 Middle Atlantic Products, Inc. Fabrication

Manager Fairfield, NJ.

In charge of 3 shifts of Metal Fabrication in an ISO registered

company. 150 Non-Union Employees.

Include Punch Presses, Press Brakes, Spot / Mig Welding. Robotics,

Numerous secondary operations,

Tapping and Assembly. For 450 to 550 orders a day, Run Size from

10 to 2000 pieces.

Operation use Cold Rolled Steel in different sizes and gauges,

daily use was average 90.000

Pounds of steel a day.

Totally redesign the Order Expediting System from paper lists to

visual dispatch, improving the work

Flow of components from 55% to 95%. By improving the work flow I

manage to reduce the Over Time allocation

from 15% average to 3 % average even in peak times.

Maintain a Good relation with Supervisors and Leads base on open

door policy and constant

Communication of expectations and accountabilities. Increase

Employee Morale by implementing

Safety bonus, performance reviews follow ups, cross training,

employee development and recognitions.

Improved the Quality of Products and reduce the Non-Conformance

Materials almost 80%, by:

Complete Retraining of all Operators based on present skills and

knowledge evaluations.

Trained Leads and Trainers in proper standard Training Procedures.

Set up a Quality Control Inspection system to verify first and

last piece inspection.

Establish and Implement Quality Control Audits done by the Lead

Teams.

Implement Lean initiatives, 5S and Kanban.

Develop Charts to inform and train Leads and Supervisors. Charts

Include; Non-Conformance,

Indirect Labor, Scrap / Rejects, Attendance, Work Flow Efficiency

= Speed of Jobs in the

Shop Floor.

Improved the Labor Reporting System by creating a more effective

order scanning program, which

Eliminate Labor-reporting mistakes from 9% to 0%.

Constantly organized the shop floor layout to accept new products

and new designs. Design and

Worked with IT Department numerous times to create or improved

metrics systems and programs to

Improved Operations, Order Flow, Materials Flow, tracking of

Orders - Prototypes and Regular.

Implement a Machine Optimization Program in order to increase the

Machine Usage.

Design an Employee Certification Program that facilitate training

of new Employees and cross train

Multiple teams across different Work Centers.

Improved the Efficiency System to reflect real percentages of

measure of Earn Hours vs. Payroll Hours.

Reduce the Indirect Labor Ratio from 35% to 23%, by having Leads

and Supervisors working on jobs

Setting up jobs.

Increase the capacity of the Fabrication Floor by 25%.

03/06 - 08/07 Roanwell Corp. Process Engineer/Project

Manager Bronx, NY.

Injection molding, Pressing and Sintering, Metal fabrication,

Electronic assembly, Welding and Wiring.

Communication Equipment for Commercial and Military and aerospace

Applications.

09/04 - 03/06 Mechtronics, Corp. Plant

Manager Beacon, NY.

Manage the whole POP Display Manufacturing Facility. Supply Chain,

Manufacturing and Distribution to

Customer DC.'s, Wholesalers and End Customers. Kodak, Gillette and

Elizabeth Arden.

POP Display Manufacturing Facility.

Managed operations of manufacturing, prototyping, parts

processing, materials, assembly, parts and finish good

Inventories.

Set Controls and procedures for: parts management, customer supply

products, storage and handling during productions.

Develop and Instituted the Employee Hand Book.

Retrofit equipment for better and larger outputs.

Direct Screening and hiring of temporary work force without help

from employment agencies.

Create measurement charts to optimize equipment and labor, with

daily analysis from efficiency readings.

Analyze, Recommended and executed appropriate solutions to Better

Managed Inventory, Waste, Parts Ordering,

Pre Engineering, Prototyping and Sample Development.

Feedback Estimators with cost analysis, times and issues

concerning estimates.

In charge of yearly Budget and P/L.

07/02 - 07/04 CCRC Plant

Manager East Hartford, CT.

Large Commodity Recycling Plant. Logistics and Processing of

Aluminum, Glass and Plastics.

Operation Included Crushing, Milling, Bailing and Shipping

internally by Truck or Rail and Export by

Container Loads.

Challenged to turnaround declining quality, efficiency, customer

trust, profitability and a highly unmotivated

Workforce.

Restructured warehouse, systems and procedures to conform to

shipping and loading schedule.

Make significant changes in equipment, installations and

procedures to run the operation in the most effective way,

increase capacity and expand operations to accommodate more

customers and the absorption of a sister plant from

Massachusetts.

Start up and production of Premium Quality Glass for the

production of fiberglass, including equipment set up and

the preparation of test procedures and protocols for shipments.

01/90 - 06/02 D.C. Brothers Inc. Plant

Manager Miami FL/Chicago IL.

In charge of a Tier 1 Contract operation for manufacturing; Metal

Fabrication, Injection/Blow Molding,

Synthetic rubbers, and assembly for multiple parts and component

used in Automobile, Military, Aerospace,

Medical and Electronics. Operations included High Speed Panel

Formers, Fine Blanking, Metal Stamping, CNC,

Mig Welding, Robotics, Automatic and Semi automatic Assembly. The

Plastic side of the operation, included

Injection Molding, Compound Extrusion, Powder Metal Injection

Molding, Machining, Pressing, Sintering and

Multiple Finishing Processes. Process include machining Carbon and

Graphite components for Oil-less aerospace

Applications and Wiring harnesses for Automobile and Industrial

Equipment.

High Speed manufacturing and assembly of for multiple disposable

medical device used in Surgery,

Intensive Care and Therapy. Clean Room Operation, ISO 13485 and

FDA Compliance.

Operation run 225 Non-Union hourly Employees, 2 / 10 hr. shift

with 2 shift managers and 8

Supervisors.

Aggressively executed operations, boosting profits in 67% in one

year and responding to

a constantly growing customer base and increased sales.

Start a machine optimization program that increased the machine

usage from 45% to 75%.

Supervise and direct the retrofitting of equipment for maximum

output.

Dramatically increased efficiency through major redesign of all

work cells, storage, shipping and

Receiving areas.

In charge of Implement and execute ISO and Six Sigma in accordance

to Major Customer requirements

for contract manufacturer.

Outsource manufacturing subcomponents and electronics to Taiwan

and South Korea.

Establish operational infrastructure and financial agreements for

new facilities in Mexico and

Ecuador. Start Up and Develop overseas operations to US standards

of Quality and Customer

Satisfaction.

In charge of Engineering, Quality, Maintenance and Production.

03/84 - 01/90 Olympia Mfg. Co. Shop

Supervisor Chicago, IL.

Supervise operations of injection molding plastics, rubber

extrusion, metal fabrication; Sheet Metal and Wire

and assembly, mainly for Automobile, disposable medical devices,

aerospace and communications.

Lead and direct a team of 45 employees in a made-to-order contract

manufacturing operation.

Implement initiatives to maximize plant productivity, successfully

meeting increased sales demands of

47 % without increasing staff.

Hired as Quality/Process Engineer later Promoted to a Shop

Supervisor in Injection Molding,

and assembly. Oversaw manufacturing, safety and customer

compliance specifications.

Hire, train and motivate staff to higher rates of efficiency and

productivity.

Later promoted to Manager in charge of the Injection Molding,

assembly operations and plating.

Education

Catholic University of Ecuador BS Manufacturing Engineering

Cuenca, Ecuador 1.983

JD Edwards Effective Management in Operations

New York, NY. 1.996

IBM - Business School Metrics and Productivity

Fishkill, New York 2000

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Villanova University

Tampa, FL. 2002

Lean Manufacturing Certification Villanova University

Tampa, FL. 2003

Languages Spanish, Portuguese.

References Available upon request.

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