Manager Project

Jeff Conduff

***** *. **** *** ******, KS *****

Cell: 913-***-**** email: **.*******@*****.***

Materials Manager / Manufacturing Manager / Plant Manager / Sourcing

Manager APICS Trained - Lean Driven - 6 Sigma Certified - Database

Intensive

Current Summary:

Results-oriented, hands on Manager with an MBA degree, APICS

certification, Advanced Database systems knowledge and experiences in all

areas of business planning management. Major strengths are in Procurement

/ Sourcing / Production Control / Plant management / Master Planning and

Project Management. Laying out critical business processes that eliminate

waste by driving lean principles. Building computer models that simulates

and forecast future events related to material supply chains, and

manufacturing capacity planning. Lead in team development, project

planning, business process re-designs, and developing creative automated

system solutions. High level of energy and experience coupled with expert

database design capability offers a powerful management package that solves

critical issues. Record of consistent profit contribution by utilizing

years of experience and training in building world class processes to

produce a quality product, on schedule and within budget. Developing

processes that always aim at fixing the root cause.

Capabilities:

Structured Demand Management: Developing front end processes that

allow for detailed materials/ time lines and risk assessments. Developing

customer confidence in abilities to perform commitments, minimize

liabilities and increase team flexibility.

Organized Purchasing / Sourcing management: Developing a purchasing

organization that is responsible for all critical sourcing contracts and

materials plans - On time to all MRP signals with actions for items that

cannot meet signals. A team that feels until the parts and services are

in a usable state the job is not done. A team that feels cost avoidance

and PPV are naturally required. Leading teams to develop premium supply

bases in both domestic and foreign markets by consistently reviewing each

project/part for maximum margin and value. Building bidding matrixes for

cost comparisons on products and services to evaluate best choices for the

business.

Develop strong project/manufacturing teams that know the priority and

targeted standards that must be challenged. Manufacturing teams that are

interested in team metrics that demonstrate quality achievements, labor

standards achievements, line optimizations, 5s goals, and structured

organized processes that are repeatable. Teams fully devoted to the

mission and direction of the company and focused on lean principles and

diving into root cause analysis.

Developing a strong Project/Production Control group who feels

responsible to make all required schedules. Creating a team that runs

operations meetings assigning and monitoring activities to report

commitments to customer demands and site sales plans. Utilizing APICS

techniques for capacity monitoring, level loading strategies, tracking

trends in factory/project issues and MRP settings. Planners/Project

coordinators trained to be aware of critical paths that drive valuable

resources accomplishing the tasks.

Creating warehouse teams that feel it is important that project

activities need and require exceptional care. Teams that efficiently

receive materials, stocks, cycle counts, and provides material to in many

effective methods. Teams concerned about material errors and identifying

root cause results. A team that feels committed to make products on

schedule and aware of customer requirements and tracks any errors for

correction.

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Strong developer of automated reports and data analysis, routinely

connect to main systems such as Oracle/ AS400 / Great Plains / SQL servers.

Strong knowledge of Visual Basic code, able to developing reports within

minutes. Working closely with and managing the IT group for automated

applications - reducing employee workloads and increasing effective tools

to manage the business.

Process Focused: Typical Style of management

. Understand the Mission Direction and Sales Growth objectives,

prioritizing activities that support these goals.

. Understand Internal and External Customer perceptions of strengths and

weaknesses

. Develop the hit list of critical process problems, brainstorm solutions

with the affected groups and create plans that meet each sites objectives

and customer expectations.

. Develop and lead teams to attack plans on multiple fronts.

. Develop metrics for each group to measure effectiveness of activities.

Set stretch goals for each performance metric.

. Challenge groups to team with each other in support of overall metric

improvements.

. Development of effective escalation plans for working issues, and proper

communication flows for each level of management - reducing email

overload

. Development of effective root cause and corrective action tools and

actions.

. Strong database support for automation and data analysis - forces strong

process and minimizes the individual spreadsheet mentality, gets everyone

on the same page.

. Cross train and set up team partnerships with back up responsibilities -

everyone has a partner for backup support / rotation schedules

established for overtime.

. Teach and or set up training for APICS / CPIM / Office / MRP systems as

required to get desired performance.

. Strong belief that everyone wants to do a good job - Tools/ Training/ and

Equipment are evaluated first to correct poor performance.

. Sharing information that allows proper decisions at all levels of the

organization - facilitating decisions processes aimed at always doing the

right thing every time.

. Repeat process until all systems are tuned for world-class operations.

Work History:

. 2011 - Present InkCycle - Materials Manager - Recycle inkjet and toner

units - Responsible for all Materials Management functions; Warehouse /

Distribution / Production Control / Purchasing / Inventory Control.

. 2008-2011 Digital Ally (Startup Electronics) Materials Manager - setup of

all materials and manufacturing departments and processes. Purchasing/

Warehousing/ Production Control / Shipping /Receiving/ Mfg / IT /

Outsourcing Project Leader (2 Years) Start up business that did not

experience sales as predicted - Police electronic equipment market.

. 2005-2008 TRACO (PA/GA/TN/FL) Materials Director - High rise and

commercial Window /Door Mfg - Responsible for multiple sites Purchasing/

Sourcing / Master Planning / Production Control / Shipping /

Transportation / Warehouse / Manufacturing Kanban (3 Years) Economy

issues created multiple plant closures in building materials (Location in

PA, Tenn, GA, Florida)

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. 2000-2005 Suntron Materials Director (Olathe KS / Houston TX / Ottawa KS

/ Gardner IA) - Contract Manufacturing Electronics - Responsible for

Multiple sites- Responsible for Purchasing / Master Planning / Scheduling

/ Shipping / Receiving / Information Systems / Kitting and

Manufacturing. Implemented and awarded ISO9001 cert / Passed Green Belt

Cert with Honeywell Corp. - Awarded special recognition for zero past

due's to all customers for 8 months in a row not common in contract

manufacturing. Set up in house training programs to teach Office /

APICS/ ERP activities 6 Years

. 1991-2000 Northrop Grumman/Litton Laser Manufacturing Manager / Planning

Manager and IT Interface Manager - Responsible for Manufacturing / Master

Planning / Production Control - Specialized in planning and implementing

automated solutions that affected all aspects of efficient activities.

Implemented and awarded ISO9001 cert /APICS trained / Completed MBA /

started IT training in database designs / Program manager training. 9

Years.

. 1984-1991 Martin Lockheed - 9 Years - Project Leader / Manufacturing

Supervisor / Master Planning / Production Control Supervisor.

Responsible for startup programs, customer interfaces, organizing new

equipment, tooling, test equipment, labor analysis, material cost, and

overall contract schedule requirements, reports and sales forecasting on

a 3.2 Billion dollar program.

. 1978-1983 U.S Navy - Purchasing/ Sourcing of Medical Materials services

and equipment. 6 Years (Spain / Cal / Fl) Completed Business degree

Education:

. MBA, Summa Cum Laude GPA 4.0, 1994 Orlando College Major in Management /

Statistics / Accounting Awarded Student of the Year for developing Smart

teams utilizing BBS

. BA, Cum Laude GPA 3.85, 1984 Major Business Administration / Minors

Marketing and Psychology Columbia College MO. Recognized in Who's Who in

colleges and universities

. National Program Manager Training - American Graduate University

. All 7 APICS Cert courses from the University of Central Fl. (1.5yrs)

. Visual Basic Programming / Advanced Microsoft Access Programming 14

years, Database Implementation and Design, I write my own Visual Basic

Applications when needed. Known as a Data driven manager. Routinely

access Oracle / Mac Pac / Great Plains / SQL servers or any data

accessible electronically which is virtually anything these days.

. Taught - Excel / Access / PowerPoint / Word / MS Project / APICS classes

/ Oracle ERP applications and Visual Basic Code. Created in house Lunch

and Learn programs to aim at fixing weak areas, I give up my lunch to

teach and they give up their lunch to learn great success stories.

. Attended multiple management courses presented by local Colleges and

Universities: Seven Habits of Highly effective people, Leadership

Challenge Program, Contract negotiations, CPIM courses and many

others.

. Believe in continuous Education and Training

Personal:

. Security Clearance - Secret / Special access

. Happily Married 29 years, two children

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