Manager Project

Raymond M. Ritzler

**** ******* ****, *******, ** 45036 513-***-**** (H)

937-***-**** (C)

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

Director, Program Manager, Project Manager, Consultant

Strategic Planning / Cost Cutting / Multi-Sites / Distribution / Supply

Chain / Logistics / Productivity Improvement / Startups / Turnarounds /

Transportation / Warehousing / Operations / Manufacturing / Training / Team

Building / Materials Management / ERP, TMS and WMS Implementation /

Consulting / Forecasting and Demand Planning / Purchasing /Procurement /P&L

/ Labor

Accomplished in controlling expenses, reengineering business processes and

building/turning around operations both in a U. S. Government contracting

role and in private industry. Adept at driving alignment among disparate

groups to create common vision and consensus. Noted for motivating/managing

teams to high levels of productivity, effectiveness and excellence.

Drawing upon my logistics and operations background, as well as my

leadership experience as a director and program manager, I can enhance the

bottom line by:

o Managing day-to-day operations to cut waste and improve profits

o Aligning personnel and processes to positively impact the bottom line

o Taking bold initiatives to resolve complex problems

o Building and leading cross-functional teams to exceed expectations

Active Top Secret Clearance, International business turn-around experience,

Director for a non-profit organization, Member APICS, Member of CSCMP,

Adjunct professor Sinclair University, Past President and Member-Miami

Valley Transportation Club, Past Executive Committee Officer and Member-

National Small Shippers Traffic Conference, Experience with SAP and Oracle,

BS Management, Wright State University, MA Logistics, Central Michigan

University

Selected Accomplishments

. Operational responsibility for over 2500 SKU's in diverse manufacturing

plants and distribution facilities operating both domestically and

internationally in Asia, Western Europe, Mexico, Middle East and Canada.

. Consolidated 15 Western European distribution centers into five strategic

locations. Project completed in six months, and saved over $10 million

within one year of reorganization.

. Managed $1.9B procurement/purchasing program operated by the Air Force

Security Assistance Center (AFSAC), Wright-Patterson AFB OH providing

support for Department of Defense non-standard and hard-to-support

standard supply and maintenance items for Foreign Military Sales (FMS)

partners. Process over 20,000 requisitions per year covering the range of

dollars from micro purchases up to and including TINA purchases. Complied

with FAR and ITAR requirements.

. Responsible for operational turnaround of $1.2M loss to $44K profit in 12

months for a division's distribution center operations. Responsible for

inventory integrity, latest inventory at largest facility with $7.4M of

inventory recorded an inventory discrepancy of only $14K. Operational/P&L

responsibility for 29 sites, operating budget $70M, transportation budget

in excess of $12M.

. Total operational/budget responsibility for Logistics Center. P&L

responsibility for freight spend $150M for truckload, intermodal and

dedicated fleet, $30M for LTL and small package, $4.1M for rail, $2M for

warehousing operations and $1M for ocean.

. Contracted to Department of Defense, Task Force for Business Stability

and Operations in Iraq, Business Transformation Agency (BTA). Charged

with re-starting production at Iraqi companies and engaging Iraqi business

and government sectors at the Executive and Ministerial level to promote

stability and growth. Accomplished through a comprehensive evaluation of

current capacity, equipment and marketability of goods, responsibility

included filling all operational/financial gaps, acquiring the required

investment funds and insuring the re-opening of the factories and the re-

employment of the Iraqi people. Responsible for the purchasing of over

$500M of supplies and parts necessary to re-tool the Iraqi manufacturing

process.

Recent Career History

Program Manager, ITT-JV. Responsible for instituting and maintaining a

management process that is responsible for managing a IDIQ contract,

individual Task Orders, overseeing all Contractor personnel, managing the

cost of performing the contract and Task Orders. Responsible for providing

strategic advice and guidance to the Logistics Transformation Office on

practical commercial implementation experience with ERPs.

Program Manager, URS/LSLI. Managed $1.9B procurement/purchasing program

operated by the Air Force Security Assistance Center (AFSAC), Wright-

Patterson AFB OH.

Principal and Subject Matter Expert, CSC. Performed as the Engineering

Change Proposal (ECP) Manager for the Expeditionary Combat Support System

(ECSS) project in Beavercreek Ohio. Contracted to the Department of

Defense, Task Force for Business Stability and Operations in Iraq.

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