Manufacturing Efficiency Consultant

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July 29, 2014

ROBERT R. BAKER

Toronto, ON M4W 1K2

OBJECTIVE

To find employment in a contract or permanent position in a fast paced manufacturing

environment where my experience and drive can help an organization grow and achieve its sales

and profit targets.

EXPERTISE DEMONSTRATED

• Transitioned to and Implemented ISO 9001:2000. Recognized by BDC as Canadian

innovator. Designed and programmed largest CNC router in Canada. Launched 2 corporate

stores and developed automated retail and inventory systems.

Co-authored Canada’s most successful unix-based distribution software system for welding

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supply companies. Hired, trained and managed software support staff. Developed distribution

and manufacturing software for variety of Canadian business markets – customized enterprise

unix-based systems.

Transitioned to digital production several Ontario based magazines. Streamlined production

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process boosting ad sales with faster production and delivery times.

Sold, installed and supported largest Rexon computer system ever in Canada handling 50,000

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order lines daily. Established first use of nightly order polling throughout KMart USA and

Sherwin Williams US to facilitate automated order processing.

Co-Founder, President and Sole Director of Audio Products International which grew to be

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Canada’s pre-eminent speaker manufacturer creating the brands ENERGY, SOUND DYNAMICS,

MIRAGE. Annual sales exceeded $80 million employing over 300 people.

Personally installed and customized enterprise software systems and manufacturing planning

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in over 25 Canadian and US SME companies.

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE

• Expert CadCam Programming for CNC Controllers including Siemens, Fanuc and Biesse.

• Knowledgable in MasterCam, EasyCam, CMS OSAI and others.

• Expert in manufacturing requirements planning and inventory control.

• Expert in manufacturing cost and productivity analysis.

• Knowledgable in a variety of computer languages including Object Oriented programming.

• Salesmanship - Excellent technical salesperson.

EDUCATION

York University BA Specialized Honours Economics