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Manager Operations

Location:
Corona, CA
Posted:
March 13, 2014

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Michael Segert

*******@*****.***

949-***-****

Logistics Manager, experienced in progressive manufacturing and business

management. Planned, implemented, coordinated, or revised production

operations for electronic systems manufacturing, optical thin film coatings

and electro-mechanical systems.

. Lean Manufacturing, 5S . P&L

Responsibility

. Value Stream Mapping, Theory of Constraints .

Thorough Knowledge of ERP/MRP Systems

. Process and Product Improvement

. Inventory Control, Material and Capacity Planning

. Product Transition from Development to Production .

Asset Management

. Employee Coaching, Adherence to SOP's .

Familiar with OSHA, AQMD, Hazmat Handling

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Professional Experience

Solar Point Energy Group, Lake Forest, CA-June 2011 to January 2014

Developer of Photovoltaic projects for commercial enterprises

General Manager

Start up, part of founding team, the company raised capital with the

objective of selling, installing and operating/maintaining commercial scale

photovoltaic projects.

Successfully established strategic partnerships to expand sales potential

and provide engineering and installation capability.

Responsible for project management, accounting and financial analysis.

Business is winding down operations

Scheuten Solar USA, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA-February 2010 to May 2011

Subsidiary of Scheuten Solar B.V. based in the Netherlands, Distributed

photovoltaic panels and related equipment

Operations Manager

Member of management team that established company to develop markets and

infrastructure to import and distribute a new photovoltaic panel line and

develop projects for the US market.

Developed distribution channels and established third party warehousing on

both coasts

Provided liaison for accounting and logistics with Dutch and German

associates, managed customs transactions.

Set up ERP (Microsoft Dynamics) system, responsible for financial

reporting.

Parent company pulled out of the US market due to pricing competition.

DRJ Holding, LLC, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA-December 2001 to December 2009

Manufactured commercial environmental control systems, water aeration

systems, Compact Disc master recording substrates General Manager

Managed facility relocation, including facility layout, tenant improvements

(included cleanrooms) and resumption of operations.

Integrated an acquired environmental controls product line into existing

operation, transitioned production control from a manual system to an ERP

system using an Assemble to Order (ATO) production strategy. Established

Standard Costs for all products. Reduced direct and indirect staff numbers,

reducing cost while improving efficiency.

Using Lean methods, led project to review the recording substrate

production process, led to the elimination or modification of several

process steps, resulted in a 30% reduction in cost, improved quality and

higher yields.

Toolex USA, Inc. Irvine, CA-January 1998 to November 2001

Manufacturer of CD mastering equipment and recording substrates. Also

distributed CD/DVD mastering and replication equipment produced in Europe.

Subsidiary of Toolex International B.V. based in the Netherlands. Toolex

USA realized $65 million in annual revenue.

Operations Manager

Managed $2.2 million design/build project for a 45,000 sq. ft. facility.

Included two cleanroom complexes, process piping for: nitrogen, instrument

air, DI water and vacuum. Completed project within budget and on time

Michael Segert

Toolex USA (cont.)

Successfully implemented a clean room based process based on a pilot line

operating in Europe. Product was a nickel substrate produced via plating,

subsequently precision coated with a laser sensitive dye. Modeled process

and integrated it into ERP. Reduced cost and improved product quality, cost

per part reduced by 70% achieving profitability.

Designed a Sales Order/Work Order system for field service to accurately

collect labor and material costs for the repair of complex CD/DVD mastering

and replication equipment. Provided for more accurate invoicing, thereby

protecting margins. Modified the process to allow the same for in house RMA

repairs.

Responsible for manufacturing, purchasing, inventory and warehousing,

production planning and control and facilities. Directed five exempt and 50

direct employees.

Del Mar Optical Inc., Irvine, CA- October 1993 to December 1997

Manufactured CD Mastering equipment and recordable master substrates.

Operations Manager

Joined the engineering team to assist in transitioning the product line

into production. The product line consisted of a Laser Beam Recorder

(LBR), and a recordable substrate consisting of a precision molded optical

disc with a spin coated laser reactive dye layer, produced in a cleanroom

environment.

Participated in stabilizing the substrate production process with

engineering. Expanded production to three shifts (running 24 hours) with

>90% yields. Developed database software that integrated process control,

production and QC data.

Implemented MRP for the LBR. Modeled the substrate production process

(consisted of several process steps running in parallel) and created a work

order based production control process. Established standard costs for both

products.

Engaged in a continuous improvement process to improve quality, yields and

reduce costs for the recordable substrate.

Selected and implemented ERP software. Accomplished all manufacturing

support functions: planning, purchasing, production and inventory control.

The division was acquired by Toolex B.V. in January 1998.

Del Mar Medical, Inc., Irvine, CA-September 1983 to October 1993

Manufactured Cardiac Arrhythmia Analysis systems and recorders. Annual

revenue over $300 million .

Electronic Test Manager

Managed the following departments, with a total of 40 employees:

Responsible for systems assembly and test, circuit board test and repair,

system transition from engineering to production.

Successfully managed transition from a production system based on

requirements for meeting military specifications to a more

cost effective process for commercial products.

Directed a project to develop software and procedures for a demand driven

test and repair program for used circuit boards and assemblies, greatly

reducing service requirements for new material, resulted in significant

savings and better service. The process coordinated the efforts of four

departments.

Developed software to allow all departments within the company to record

equipment problems in a shared database to assist engineering in

identifying design flaws and prioritizing corrections.

Education & Training

United States Marine Corps

Electronic Countermeasures Technician

Maintained airborne threat radar and missile warning receivers, and a

receiver/transmitter designed to counter Soviet radar guided missile (both

surface to air and air to air) systems and radar guided anti-aircraft

artillery systems.

Naval Avionics Training Courses, 18 months

Aviation Fundamentals & Basic Electricity and Electronics

Aviation Electronics & Advanced First Term Avionics

AN/ALR-45 Threat Radar Receiver, AN/ALR-50 Missile Warning Receiver

AN/ALQ-126 Electronic Countermeasures Receiver/Transmitter

Completed >50 units of lower division requirements towards a BSEE. As well

as job related coursework.

DBA Software (ERP system)-training seminar covering Implementation,

Accounting, Manufacturing, and Inventory Control

Michael Segert

Arizona State University- Cleanroom Operation, Maintenance and

Operator Protocol

Microsoft Dynamics (ERP system)-training seminar for Accounting and

Inventory Control

Member of APICS, Association for Supply Chain and Operations

Management

Currently preparing for APIC's Certificate of Production and

Inventory Control (CPIM) Certification



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