Manager Quality Assurance

Bryan Wilkins Cell: 831-***-****

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Hollister, CA. 950236

. Experience: .

Master Scheduling/Planning Management / Supervising Sales Order Administration Cost Accounting E & O

Business Accounting Out-Source Manufacturing Engineering Prototypes (NPI) Just-in-time Capacity Planning

Repetitive (Kan Ban) MFG B.O.M. & Phantom Structuring Inventory Management MRP Manipulation

. Accomplishments: .

* Created & Chaired weekly Engineering Change Notice * Initiated and developed a RMA Team of Engineers and Suppliers to

meetings consisting of one each Operations manager, Buyer, evaluate and determine corrective actions needed to insure product

Quality, Inventory, and Planning to discuss proper standards and safety.

implementation time for new changes due to Excess and or

obsolete material.

* Implemented excess and obsolete material review process.

* Developed and maintained departmental ISO procedures.

* Improved inventory accuracy from 60% to 99% by * Through understanding of Lead-times and Capacity was able to

implementing an inventory locating system, a cycle count change CM's build schedules from daily changes to a 3 day Frozen

program, and by converting from batch to real-time Window.

transactions.

* Successfully implemented Demand Flow Technology (DFT) * Selected to advise and train international and domestic facilities on

and Repetitive Manufacturing resulting in improved quality, measures to improve inventory management, master scheduling,

increased flexibility, and reduced product cycle times. and production planning.

* Created and maintained the (N.P.I. or Prototype) inventory. * Have won several awards for Stockroom Accuracy and

Help engineering and purchasing for product implementation Maintenance as well as the Presidents “On the Spot” Awards.

. Work Experience: .

Master Scheduler - Consultant – Contract 2013 – Present

Photoflex

1. Maintain the MPS, Process Work orders, Purchase Orders, Receiving, Billing, and Breakdown of Duties, Freight, and labor charges

associated with Container shipments from China to Main warehouses located in Rotterdam, Netherlands and Watsonville, CA.

2. Update the Forecasts; work with Sales, All Planning and Assembly Scheduling for Overseas and Domestic warehouses.

3. Writing ISO procedures; “How to” create and process W/O’s, PO’s, Inventory Adjustments, and other day to day activities.

4. Inventory control (Physical inventory adjustments) for Cycle counts and assembly builds as well as RMA’s and credit memo’s.

5. Cost Accounting; updating price lists thru Redbooks (MAP, Dealer, Retail and breakdown for Direct shipments) and verifying vendor

price lists to actual receipts and updating landed costs.

6. Created and initiated Cycle Count Process to monitor Inventory activity.

7. Document Control -update item number, Costing, and maintenance and creation of BOM’s in the database.

Senior Production Planner 2012–2013

Finesse Solutions

1. Review upcoming programs and launch work orders according to Master Scheduled dates.

2. Incorporate high volume of Engineering Change Orders (E.C.O.) through work order manipulation averaging 100 E.C.O.’s per 12

multilevel builds a month.

3. Work closely with Purchasing to drive material in timely manner as well as the Production manager to keep the floor busy.

4. Looking out to future builds and see what can be pulled in to level load the floor and capacity plan.

5. Work with the Quality department to rework & disposition R.M.A.’s.

6. Created /maintained a shortage report tracking all material by project, work order, due dates, Purchase order, and stock on hand.

Production Coordinator 2009-2012

Northrop Grumman

1. Plan and prepare manufacturing by pulling parts, tapes, latest drawings, and other documents needed to get started.

2. Monitor the production floor where products are new or different and assist in getting the extras needed to move forward.

3. Review product specifications to determine material requirements to support manufacturing schedules.

4. Coordinate interdepartmental activity with Quality Assurance, Engineering, Purchasing, and other Production Control personnel.

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Senior Production Planner 2008-2009

Rackable Systems Former manager hired me to lead the Planning group toward a new direction.

1. Level loaded CM’s build schedule from a daily fluctuation to a 3 day frozen window.

2. Plan and schedule high volume- multiple configured to order builds for entire CM

3. Maximizing capacity and increasing early and on time deliveries to above an 80% of original promise date.

4. Customers were Amazon, MSN, and Yahoo -accounting for 20 Million Plus in revenues a month.

5. From date of booking had a three (3) week or less to deliver build schedule.

Senior Production Planner 2006-2008

Pacific Scientific -Energetic Materials Company

1. Plan and prepare multiple manufacturing/production schedules to attain production objectives.

2. Monitor complex projects where products or processes are new or variable, and documentation is limited.

3. Review engineering plans and product specifications to determine material requirements to support manufacturing schedules.

4. Coordinate interdepartmental activity with Quality Assurance, Engineering, Purchasing, and Production Control.

5. Identify deviations from schedules and budgets, and take corrective action.

6. Prepare status reports, forecast costs, workload, and material requirements, and establish inventory and production goals.

7. Incorporating any and all Engineering changes in the form of ECN, EMR and or Purges to update material to most current revision.

Senior Program Planner 2000-2006

Stellex Broadband Wireless sold to M/A-COM to Condor Systems sold to E.D.O. Global Technology Reach

Former Materials Manager hired run all of planning-Company announced bankruptcy after orientation and cut several. Received Retention

Bonuses and worked with M/A-COM Engineering and manufacturing for a smooth transition during the acquisition. Upper management called

sister company Condor Systems recommended me for position there.

1. Set up NPI inventory –initiated Cycle counting system to maintain accuracy.

2. Worked closely with purchasing on any and all receivable discrepancies.

3. Returned and received credit for Excess & Obsolete material in conjunction with Accounts Payable

4. Primarily the Senior N.P.I. (New Product Introduction or Prototype) planner. Working heavily with Engineering & Purchasing.

5. The scheduling of production within contractual timeframes to insure customer delivery and satisfaction.

6. Consistently met goals outlined by Executive staff and achieved letters of recognition and on the spot bonuses.

7. Manipulated the MPS/MRP through creative work orders to monitor and provide demand for engineering parts to be purchased.

Master Scheduler 1991-2000

Trimble Navigation – Solectron Corporation Solectron. Solectron Corp. acquired all manufacturing from Trimble in August of 1999

1. Responsibilities included planning, scheduling, coordinating and expediting materials issues to the production floor.

2. Ensuring a constant flow of materials to meet Production schedules and product delivery commitment is met.

3. Created reports to address: material shortages, backlogs or other potential schedule interruptions.

4. Interfaced regularly with customers, production management, program managers, materials, and shipping.

5. Provided assistance and training to the new planners.

6. Loaded and advised the capacity plan and scheduling of the production floor.

7. Created a process for all Sales / Warranty Returns sent in from the field, Responsible for repair and tracking of all returns.

8. Purge Coordinator for all departments and production areas.

9. Headed up a review board consisting of product engineers and Quality to evaluate the products returned and determine coarse of actions

needed to prevent future problems

10. Other positions held were Shipping & Receiving Supervisor and Stockroom Supervisor

. Professional Development & Education in the following Courses and Seminars: .

• Sawyer Business College (AA Degree) • John Costanza- JIT Institute (Diploma) • Lockheed Martin (Certificate)

Business Accounting Demand-Based Management Lean Six Sigma

• A.P.I.C.S. (Certificate) - Master Planning - Production Activity Control - Material Capacity Requirements Planning

• Productivity Point International (Certificate) - Time Management - Advanced MS Excel - MS Outlook Scheduler

• Computer Magic Training (Certificate) - Advanced MS Excel 2007 - Advanced MS Project 2008

• Zenger Miller Work Shops (Certificate) - Frontline Leadership - Motivational Encouragement - Managing Others

- Dealing with Difficult People - Working with Others - Organizing Teams / Groups

. Data Bases / Software: .

ERP Systems: S.A.P. – Intuitive -- Oracle -- NetSuite -- Cost Point -- Visual Enterprise -- BaaN -- Great Plains -- ASK MANMAN/OMAR

Software: MS Excel (Spreadsheets & Graphs) – Project -- Word – Outlook –Agile -- Visio -- Arena

Report Writers: Impromptu -- MS Access: Developed reports-then trained Finance, Sales, Order Entry, Inventory, and the Executive staff.

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