Gino Badolati

*** ******* ***. ( Solana Beach, CA 92075 ( 650-***-**** (

acb7gn@r.postjobfree.com

A highly-motivated and experienced individual with exceptional people

skills and expertise in business operations and employee management seeks

opportunity to demonstrate varied capabilities

Work History

Providien Medical dba Specialty Manufacturing (SMI), San Diego, CA

2012 -2013

Production Mgr for a known medical thermoforming company.

. Increased production throughput by 30% without raising costs within the

first 3months.

. Improved on-time delivery from 60% to 98% thus eliminating a 6 month

backlog.

. Inspected and conducted spectrometer analysis to insure raw material

compliance.

. Created and mapped production & inventory control processes.

. Spearheaded Inventory control program & floor level implementation.

. Developed a training matrix to insure all employees have the same growth

opportunity.

. Mentored, trained and organized outside trainings for all employees.

. Developed 4 key employees into Lead/Floor Supervisor positions.

The Kairos Group dba Chuao Chocolatier, Carlsbad, CA

2007 - 2012

Production & Operations Mgr for small start-up chocolate processor.

. Doubled production throughput while decreasing overall labor costs by 40%

within the first year.

. Sourced & procured ingredients striving to maintain lowest COGS and

highest quality for current product line effectively functioning as

purchasing dept.

. Inspected and analyzed incoming ingredients for quality specification

compliance.

. Prepared COA for outbound products.

. Created and mapped processes established training manuals & analyzed

business costs for entire product line.

. Established Food Safety and HACCP programs to ensure food safety

compliance by continuous auditing and process improvement.

. Established safety parameters in order to create a zero injury workplace.

. Conducted minor routine maintenance on all equipment.

. Influential participation in a wide range of projects from conception to

implementation, including but not limited to R&D, expanding and adding

production lines, staff development and training, standard settings, and

team building.

The Neil Jones Food Company dba San Benito Foods, Hollister, CA

2005 - 2007

Production Mgr/ Inventory Mgr/ Supply Chain Mgr for large food service

tomato processing cannery.

. As Production Manager planned and scheduled daily production for 10 high

speed production lines with an output of 80,000 cases per day circa.

. Reorganized, and restructured shipping department; in less than 60 days

brought back the average on time ship date from 52 to 0.6 days late in a

45000+ cases a week shipping environment.

. As Inventory Manager, simultaneously managed inventory in 14 warehouses

for a total capacity of 800,000 sq. ft.

. As Supply Chain Manager, developed new production put away plan to house

5.2 million cases of finished goods at the rate of 100,000 circa cases

daily in a 24/7 68 day time period.

. Oversaw 12 salaried and 300+ second shift Union employees.

. Presented to top company CEO's and Union staff in group meetings in both

English and Spanish.

. Proactively and tactfully handled and resolved employment and labor

issues and disputes in both Union and non-union environments.

Disciplined employees in line with labor contracts and company policies.

G.L. Mezzetta, American Canyon, CA

2002 - 2004

Production Supervisor (swing shift) for large retail specialty food

processing company.

. Motivated employees with hands on examples and incentives raising

productivity from 78 to 104% during swing shift.

. Interviewed hired and trained all 50 employees that later formed swing

shift.

. Managed and directed Food Safety Programs to score a Superior rating on

AIB audit. Managed all HACCP programs to ensure food safety compliance

by continuous auditing and process improvement.

. Worked with newly hired Safety Manager to create & implement safety

procedures according to Cal-OSHA standards.

Fontana & Pignatti, Modena, Italy 1996 -

2001

Production Director for large textile manufacturing operation located in

industrial community in Italy.

. Productively directed various facets of textile manufacturing facility,

including construction of new work site, shipping and receiving,

inventory management, quality control and personnel management.

. Routinely visited and directed operations in facilities located in

Eastern Europe & North Africa.

. Efficiently orchestrated successful transition of 400 employees to newly

created facility, assuring smooth transition and minimal loss of

productivity.

. Highly experienced and skilled in interviewing, hiring, training and

evaluating employees on various levels within manufacturing and retail

industries.

Education

UC Gavilan 2006-2007

Further Coursework for own personal wealth of knowledge

REGENTS COLLEGE 2001 -2002

Further Coursework in Business Administration and Communications

GPA: 3.70

UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA (Italy) 1995 -

2001

Ingenieria Gestionale - Engineering Management BSE equivalent,

Minors in English, Spanish & Italian

Various Skills

. Knowledgeable in HACCP, GMP, FDA, JIT, Better Foods Processing (BFP),

Tomato Manufacturing Processes (TMP), Industrial Canning Protocols (ICP)

for food processing industry and Lean Manufacturing for the textile

industry.

. Knowledgeable in Cycle Counting and Better Warehousing Protocols.

. Knowledgeable in general Labor Laws and Union contract interpretation.

. Proficient with Windows XP, Windows 7 & Microsoft Office Suite, Oracle

PeopleSoft, Oracle CRM, Macola, IQMS.

. Proficient in building and repair of hardware systems. Knowledgeable in

basic principles of networking and LAN environments.

. Familiar with basic principles of mechanics, pneumatics, electrical &

programmable logic controllers.

. Native level fluency in Spanish and Italian. Proficient in French.

Learning Mandarin

. Dual citizenship (U.S.A & Italy). Allows for legal work in the US, & 27

European countries.

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