Jon R. Land
* *********** **. • Asheville, NC
828-***-**** • ********@*****.***
SAP Business Analyst
A dynamic SAP business analysis professional with a proven track record of building, implementing, and
testing solutions that ensure ongoing productivity and efficiency of critical production systems. A versatile
contributor with skill and expertise in system support, quality assurance, and implementation. Outstanding
leader, with aptitude toward embracing changes that improve organizational outcomes by providing critical
support to end users, clients, and customers that ensure smooth transitions of new processes and
procedures. Highly motivated to excel, with multiple promotions to positions of increasing responsibility in
recognition of outstanding performance and company loyalty.
Key Strengths
SAP • BOM Creation • System Configuration • Material Management • Variant Configuration
Product Data Structures • Production Routing & Management
Data Security & Integrity • Quality Control/Quality Assurance • Solution Review & Implementation
Manufacturing Solutions • Troubleshooting & Maintenance
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ARVATO ENTERTAINMENT (FORMERLY SONOPRESS, LLC), Weaverville, NC
Business Analyst, 2002 to Present
Spearheaded efforts to design, develop, and configure systems to support multiple SAP systems, with
responsibility for managing material configurations, process changes, bill of material (BOMs), and
production routing.
• Improved productivity by leading a team of 10 professionals responsible for creating systems that
accommodated three manufacturing plants with high capacity and weekend work.
• Streamlined production processes by identifying problem clients and creating standardized BOMs
that effectively reduced production holds, while maintaining quality and performance measures.
• Designed and developed systems for new product builds and business process changes,
overseeing programming system dependencies and constraints, successfully moving more than
500,000 materials and BOMs during the process.
• Created training documentation for new processes, ensuring effective rollout and knowledge for
ongoing operations.
Production and Planning Team Leader, 2000 to 2002
Ensured ongoing functionality and effectiveness of system solutions via targeted and detailed testing
scenarios for unit, integration, and stress tests. Accepted and held this leadership position until team was
reorganized for long-term support.
• Championed training of the user community while prioritizing development requirements and
managing user expectations of the system solution.
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Production Supervisor, 1995 to 1999
Delivered high volume production requirements on or before scheduled due dates and times, ensuring
adequate staffing of machines and overseeing production quality.
• Improved production efficiency through careful study of production processes, successfully
reducing set-up times and maximizing machine up-time.
• Assigned to SAP/Skyva project as a representative to manufacturing areas in 1999, leading efforts
to collect requirements and review proposed solutions.
• Participated in production process improvement team tasked with finding solutions that reduced
set-up time and increased machine uptime. Recommended for equipment upgrades, staffing changes,
and purchases that met new productivity goals and standards.
DIGITAL AUDIO DISC CORPORATION, Terra Haute, IN
Manufacturing Supervisor, 1990 to 1995
Oversaw production activities ensuring high quality outcomes through streamlined processes.
• Executed full-scale implementation of one new product line for Sony Laser Discs, including
oversight of product training in Japan, installation of machines, start-up of production lines in the U.S.,
and training of operators and technicians on machine processes.
• Maximized production productivity by ensuring appropriate staffing of machines to meet schedules
and deadlines for three different production areas.
• Managed 50 production personnel responsible for executing production processes to meet
productivity standards.
Manufacturing Technician, 1985 to 1990
Executed key operational tasks to ensure ongoing productivity and maximizing machine up-time.
• Performed troubleshooting and preventative maintenance of high-volume use machines, while
installing new machines and product lines as necessary.
• Trained operators and new hires on appropriate use and operation of production machinery.
EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION
Associate of Applied Science in Electronics Technology, Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN