HIDENORI KATO **** Apt-C Ashley Oaks Dr. Lafayette IN 47905
Email: ********@*****.*** Cell: 864-***-**** Other: 864-***-****
Synopsis
Mr. Kato has 18 years of multidisciplinary management and administration experience and
is currently a Shift manager and liaison for Japanese support coordinator in automotive
motor company die cast department. Also, He was bilingual Japanese/English business
simultaneous and official correspondence translator for an automotive textile company. He
graduated 2014, from the University of South Carolina Upstate with a BA in Project
Management and a minor in Business. He is a native Japanese speaker naturalized US citizen
formerly with the US Navy. There are no barriers to obtaining US National security
clearances. He has specialized training as a specific skills instructor, has authored classes,
designed training for risk management scenarios while leading the training and managing
groups of up to 30 people at a time. Small business ownership, operations and management
are also part of his experienced based learning for the past 9 years. As a security officer he
has supervised and protected up to $9.7 Billion in assets, gear, aircraft, weaponry, facilities,
and communications equipment at one time. Mr. Kato’s experience includes data
management systems such as NCIC and Police Pack software. Mr. Kato has years of
leadership and interpersonal skills demonstrated in multi-cultural and multi-language
environments which required ability to communicate effectively on all professional and
educational levels and nationalities of people during stressful, complicated and business
settings. Mr. Kato has demonstrated highly skilled listening and communications skills with
the ability to quickly assess client needs and convey urgency. He is bilingual with Japanese
as his native language and English as a 2nd language. Over his career lifetime he has earned
many awards from military recognition, competitions, serving his country and in the
classroom.
Qualifications
Web Construction, Dreamweaver, Chrome, NCIC Data Management Software, Police Pack
Task Management Software, Internet Explorer, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Outlook, Gmail,
Eudora, and Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel and Power Point.
Relevant Experience
Shift Manager of die cast Department overseeing 30 employees
Manage and coordinates production schedule for department
Manage and coordinates sorting procedures
Shift Manager and Police Sergeant overseeing 3 officers
Create and teach Defensive Tactics courses for up to 15 officers per class at USC
Upstate
Perform annual reviews of personnel he manages
Respond to multiple calls, manage priorities, deadlines and initiates interagency
communications and cooperation
Create and manage Active Shooter Risk Management scenarios on shift providing
individual and group after action performance reviews after each session Owned and managed personal business for 4 years handling all operations,
budgetary, teaching, administrative and marketing functions
Taught and managed full contact karate classes of up to 50 people at a time while
delegating partial teaching responsibilities to assistant instructors
Authors or supervises writing of all official written reports and legal court case
documents and correspondence for his shift
Manages evidence handling and cataloging
Makes presentations to student organizations, faculty and staff
Provides real time translation between Japanese and English both verbally and
written documents; also between USS Sacramento and Japanese Naval Ships as well
as in Japan on Japanese military base
Charged with being Duty Master at Arms for USS Sacramento (top security official
on duty to protect all assets and lives)
Created, scheduled and coordinated risk management scenarios for USS Sacramento
personnel and managed personnel and scenario with individual reviews afterwards
Charged with protecting upwards of $9.7 BIL in assets, aircraft, weaponry, facilities
and communications gear at NAS Lemoore
Protection of over $1 BIL in police department and school assets
Protected $630 MIL in ship assets including weapons, munitions, helicopters, ship,
fuel, gear, & equipment
Chief Instructor and manager of full contact karate school while supervising 5
employees
Developed content and oversaw performances for public karate demonstrations
Employment
NTK Precision Axle Frankfort, IN
Production Planner Jan, 2017 – Present
Responsible for planning and scheduling of production of high volume CNC turning
and heat treatment production processes; control of inventory from raw material
ordering through shipment of finished goods to customer. Scheduling of all
production processes, master monthly schedules, work orders, and short term
(daily to weekly) production runs.
Raw material ordering and release of delivery schedules to suppliers. Daily follow
up of supplier delivery performance and production output to ensure proper flow of
raw material. Cycle counting of raw material, work in process (WIP), and finished
goods.
Daily coordination with external customers to ensure 100% on-time delivery
performance. Coordination with internal customers (production, material handling,
shipping departments) to ensure proper flow of production and shipments. Also, oversees production, and instructs supervisors to produce right part and right
quantities to practice learn manufacturing.
Supervisor role - Supervises any shift when shift supervisors are un-present such
as weekends or their absence.
ASMO Greenville NC Greenville NC
Die cast Shift Manager Oct, 2014 – Jan, 2017
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES-Coordinate production in the specific area to meet
required schedules and schedule over time as needed. Manage for 25 associates and
training new associates on work procedures and other job related duties.
Responsible for maintaining daily and monthly charts, graphs and reports.
Responsible for labor management and daily productivity. Establish and maintain
operator instructions. Revise and improve as needed. Effectively communicate with
all levels of associates.
Work with Human Resources on interpretation and application. Investigate
problems/processes; Notify affected departments and implement appropriate
action as needed. Follow Abnormality Reporting procedure as identified in the
Quality Management System. Maintain subordinates documentation on time sheets,
attendance, corrective action, training records, etc. Schedule and perform
preventative maintenance on machines as needed. Maintain documentation on
maintenance records. Maintain good housekeeping through the use of 5-
S.Implement Kaizens when applicable and promote an atmosphere of continuous
improvement within the department. Respond to equipment issues and take action
accordingly. Participate in internal auditing for Quality, Environmental or Safety
Management Systems
Business Translator 6/2014-9/2014
Suminoe Textile America Gaffney, SC
Translator (Japanese/English, English/Japanese) for each department within the company.
Conducts simultaneous translations for Upper level Executives, meetings, official business
correspondence and between employees. Skilled in navigating cultural differences between
American and Japanese cultures. Tasked with knowing all aspects of business including
operations, plant, business planning and projects.
Sergeant, Shift Manager & Defensive Tactics Instructor 4/2009-9/2014
University of South Carolina Upstate Spartanburg, SC
Supervise shift & officers on duty for a total of 3 officers. Protect and secure persons and
property totaling over $1 BIL in police and school assets. Managed shift’s official report
writing used in and out of court in an official capacity. Developed active shooter risk
management scenarios on shift and performs individual officer reviews afterwards. Tasked
with managing all court documents, following legal process with deadlines as well as
appearing and testifying in court on criminal cases. Create and teach individualized
defensive tactics classes for officers, students, faculty and staff. Utilized Police Pack
Management System, NCIC Database, Outlook, Gmail, and Microsoft Office to include Word,
Excel and Power Point.
Owner/Instructor 9/2009-5/2012
Kato Dojo Karate School Spartanburg, SC
Owned and managed all aspects of a full contact karate school as well as being the Chief
Instructor. Taught and mentored children and adults in basic through advanced techniques
of full contact karate in classes of up to 50 people at a time. Responsible for accounting,
equipment, supplies, inventory tracking, and management of student contracts. Used Excel
& Word creatively for accounting purposes, writing training manuals for students, creating
all test materials for promotions, tracking inventory and managing contracts.
Civilian Law Enforcement Detention Officer 4/2007-4/2009
Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Department Detention Facility Spartanburg, SC
Officer in charge of approximately 190 inmates utilizing multitasking skills to ensure inmate
schedule, duties and safety are met on deadline. Charged with detecting and managing
potential, impending behavioral problems and detect early symptoms of health problems.
Write up daily records and reports of POD activities and inmate incidents. Accurately carry
out oral and written directives.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Master at Arms 4/2002-3/2007
United States Navy (Kitsap Naval Station & Naval Air Station Lemoore)
$630 MIL USS Sacramento & $9.7 BIL NAS Lemoore
USS Sacramento, Bremerton Naval Base
Duties include Duty Master at Arms (the senior person in charge of security detail)
overseeing security of entire ship, weaponry, munitions, fuel, helicopters and other assets
equaling over $630 MIL. Conducting security drills including scenario development for
security breach risks and managing people involved to carry out said drills. Handled all
translations between Japanese Self Defense Force ships (Japanese Navy) and US Navy (USS
Sacramento) Ships during replenishment process and in Japan. Used Microsoft Office
including Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point and Military Law Enforcement
Management Software.
Naval Air Station Lemoore, Lemoore, CA
Tasked with providing security to 16 F-18 Strike Fighter Squadrons along with 33,550
working and living personnel, force protection, anti-terrorism, member of SRT (special
response team), incident response, and administrative legal paper work. Used Microsoft
Office including Word, Excel Outlook and Power Point and Military Law Enforcement
Management Software.
Senior Manager & Chief Instructor 4/1995-1/2001
World Oyama Karate Birmingham, AL
Duties included creating classes as head instructor, teaching full contact karate to all ages
with up to 40 students per class including special needs children, and the disabled; also
competing in international tournaments. Created demonstrations for public events while
engaging employees and students to perform various scenarios meeting schedule deadlines.
Management of daily school functions, tournament organization, management and
advertising, student contracts, accounting, new member counseling and private lessons.
Corporal & Infantryman 4/1991-3/1995
Japanese Self Defense Force (Military – Army) Chitose, Japan
Trained US Marines in combat skiing, operating small arms (64, 89 type assault rifle, 62
type machinegun, 50 caliber machinegun, Karl Gustov 84mm anti-tank weapon). Performed
large, special vehicle driving, vehicle maintenance, and radio communications. Conducted
patrols, and reconnaissance missions including winter overnight training missions.
Education
B.A. Business Management Concentration, Project Management Minor
University of South Carolina (Upstate) May, 2014
BLE Basic Law Enforcement Class I Certification
South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy (Columbia, SC) August, 2009
DOC Detention Officer Certification
South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy (Columbia, SC) August, 2008
USN Naval Law Enforcement Certification as Honor Student, Top Defensive Tactics
Award
Naval Law Enforcement School (Naval Station San Diego, CA) October, 2004
H.S. Specialized Mechanical Engineering Degree
Sapporo Technical High School (Sapporo, Japan) March, 1991
Military Awards
Top honor student from Naval Master at Arms School, Sailor of the Month, Captain’s
Appreciation Letter, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal, Sea Service Medal,
Global War on Terrorism Medal, Battle E Medal, Expert Shooter Medal, Japanese Army Boot
Camp (Commission Enlisted Program) and Infantry School awards; Graduated as top honor
student, Military Driving School; Graduated as top honor student from specialized training
school, Physical Fitness Test Top Score Award, Rifle Top Shooter Award (top score out of
550 contestants), Bayonet Fighting Competition Best Award (10 fights won).