Supply Chain Management

R onald J. (Ron) DeLong

Valley of the Sun - Mesa, AZ 85205, USA - Cell phone: +1-602-***-**** Email:

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QUAL I F ICAT ION PROF I LE

• Strong business acumen with a background in business consu lting, technology application, and project

management; $3.1 million saved, improved cash-flow >$500,000 –Speak Chinese

• Extensive management-level experience in operations, supply chain, and distribution management; reducing

i nventory 20%, increased Fill-rate 10+%

• Success in selling, implementing and supporting Oracle, and other proprietary Enterprise Resource Planning

(ERP) software and streamlining business processes; 6 implementations in 14 months

• Intense bias for action - consistent record of getting things done

PROFESSIONAL EXPER I E NCE

06/2010 - present

Independent Contractor

ORACLE P I M/PD H: Architect and Solutions Consultant

O RACLE E-BUS I NESS SU I TE: I nventory, Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP), Fusion

P roduct H ub (P I M), R12 P I M

• Co-led PIM Solution team consolidating 1.3MM items from six (6) different systems, on-budget, ahead

of schedule

• Reviewed and determined new I tem att ributes, Profiles, and ASCP Plan Parameters reducing

i nventory 15+ percent

• Set-up, planned, and executed two complete Physical Inventories with RF Scanners

03/2009 – 06/2010

CSC, Computer Sciences Corporation, Dayton, OH

SEN IOR SPEC IAL IST - ORACLE APPL ICAT IO NS

• PLM, OTM, and EAM consultant AND t rainer – Solution Architect

• Create and execute test scenarios and test cases

05/2008 – 03/2009

Independent Contractor

O RACLE WARE HOUSE MANAGE ME N T RE I M P L E M E NTAT IO N

• Developed Inventory Structure, Warehouse put-away and pick logic

CONSULT I NG COMPANY, COSTA M ESA, CA

• Developed Inventory Solution and Project plan for single customer project

4/2005 5/2008

Oracle Corporation, Phoenix, AZ

O RACLE APP L ICAT IO NS CONSULTANT – Solution Architect

MA N UFACTUR I NG/D ISTR IBU T IO N CONSULTANT / I NSTRUCTOR

Focused on Total Cost of Ownership and Total Cost of t ransactions for all warehouse, distribution, and

t ransportation operations for entire Supply Chain. Responsible for customer satisfaction, and Training.

• Review and test Inventory Structure Set-ups

• Assisted with Configurator Models, Inventory I tems, Bills of Material, Warehouse Management

(WMS), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP), Oracle

T ransportation Management (OTM) Set-up and End-User Training – EBS11i – R12

• Adaptable and f lexible – first 3 weeks: taught 3 courses, one a new course, in Atlanta, San

F rancisco, and Amsterdam, Netherlands with >90% Quality scores

01/2005 to 04/2005

AGILE Software Corporation, San Jose, CA

S YSTE MS I N T EGRAT ION CONSULTANT

Focused on Reducing Time to Market, and maintaining an accurate, single-source-of-Truth, for the I tem

Record, aka: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Assisted in implementation of Agile 9.0. Responsible for

business process design and reengineering of the PLM business areas (engineering, procurement, supply chain,

and manufacturing management).

• Successfully completed 2 weeks of t raining for all Products: Product Collaboration, Content Management,

Workflow, and Administrative Settings - Assisted 2, existing Oracle EBS customers go-live on-t ime and

u nder-budget.

PROFESSIONAL EXPER IENCE continued… Ron DeLong

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2002 2004

Honeywell Aerospace, Repair and Overhaul (R&O), Phoenix, AZ

SUPPLY CHA I N PROGRA M MANAGER, and SIX-SIG MA GREE N BELT

Interface, and find common ground, with multiple departments and business units as Supply Chain

Department point of contact for Turbo Prop program; overseeing all repair business, material and production

aspects of product group-

• Communicated and negotiated with multiple departments, customers, and suppliers while

i mplementing long-term process improvement projects improving cash-f low $500k and customer

satisfaction 10+%

1997 2002

Oracle Corporation, Phoenix, AZ

S EN IOR BUSINESS SALES ENG INEER/CONSULTANT – Solution Architect

SEN IOR I M P LE MENTAT ION CONSULTANT & APPL ICAT IONS TRA I NER

As Team Leader/Member, listened to customer concerns, understood issues, and built Oracle applications-

based business solutions to address clients' needs. Cultivated multiple client relationships, at all levels, in the

organization and examined business practices. Prepared, and delivered, customized t raining to Oracle

customers

• Achieved greater than 92% on Student Evaluation surveys!

• Kept up with industry trends and best practices including Business Analysis - a visionary for

clients assisting in exceeding Sales Quota as much as 90%

1994 1997

TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Mesa, AZ

S UPPL I ER QUAL I TY ENG I NEER – LEAN EXPERT

TEAM LEADER - LEAN (Toyota) PRODUCT ION SYSTEMS I M P LE MENTAT ION

MATER IALS SUPERV ISOR - WAREHOUSE MANAGER

SEN IOR PRODUCT ION SCHEDULER

D irected daily operations of two, off-site material warehouses supplying three production facilities, including

i ndirect products and services, and approximately $3 million annual budget. Participated in cross-functional

teams that successfully supported 3-4 product launches per year. Responsible for on-time production, and

shipment to four Automotive programs.

• With a “Not-on-my-Watch”, “Do-What-I t-Takes” attitude, worked multiple shifts daily,

coordinating production, quality, and shipping, ensured timely delivery to Assembly plants and

p revented work stoppage; saving $100,000s

• Solid team player and ‘take charge’ leader in intense, disaster recovery mode

• Implemented Inventory Control procedures and accountability, improving Inventory accuracy to

99.9999% ($6MM)

• Managed 18-month implementation of Lean/Toyota Production System waste-reduction

methods, involving multiple departments and multiple sites resulting in $3.1 million savings

1991 1994

K raft General Foods, K raft Foodservice, MO, AZ

SYSTEMS I N TEGRAT ION CONSULTANT

D ISTR IBUT ION / I NVEN TORY SUPERV ISOR

Trained employees and management on new ERP system functions including shipping, receiving,

returns, and inventory cycle counting. Coordinated warehouse set-ups, cross-referencing, data

i nput, and maintained inventory accuracy.

• Successfully led initiatives improving productivity > 30% at local Distribution

Centers

• Supervised 35 employees in all areas of order-selection and shipping operations

• Worked with, and coordinated multiple departments, conceptualized and executed

new warehouse/distribution system at K raft facilities nationwide

• Converted six distribution centers in 14 months

FORE IGN LANGUAGE

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• Chinese (Lived/worked in Hong Kong, Macau and China) - Cantonese and Mandarin (one-time f luent)

• Spanish (one-time f luent)

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I N VENTORY MANAGEMENT (2005)

• Oracle Corporation – successfully co-authored, and passed comprehensive Inventory

examination

S UPPLY CHAI N MANAGEMENT CERT I F ICAT ION (2004)

• Honeywell Aerospace - Key components: Purchasing, Supplier Management, E-

Business/ERP, Supply Chain Planning, Strategic Sourcing.

SIX-SIGMA: GREEN BELT / LEAN EXPERT (2003)

• Completed comprehensive t raining and projects

CERT I F ICATE, GLOBAL LEADERSH IP (2002)

• Thunderbird - A merican Graduate School of Int’l Mgmt, Glendale, AZ

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADM I N ISTRAT ION (1998)

• Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

B.S. OPERAT ION/PRODUCT ION (SUPPLY-CHA I N) MANAGEMENT (1990)

• emphasis in Toyota Production/Lean Manufacturing; productivity and quality improvement,

A rizona State University, Tempe, AZ

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE, MAT HE MAT ICS (1984)

• Imperial Valley College, I mperial, CA

AFF I L IAT IONS

Youth Group Volunteer (1991-Present)

• Working with youth (12-18 years old) teaching methods and benefits of setting and

accomplishing goals

PUBL ICAT IONS

Oracle Application User-group (OAUG) Collaborate

• Cohabitate starting with Fusion Product Hub, March 2014

• The General Planning Tab – why it’s a Planner’s BFF, March 2014

• Making WMS work for you using Form Personalization and Seeded Packages, January 2013

• Inventory Reduction using Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE), March 2012

• Agile Implementation Methodology and COTS Software – I t can work! – January 2012

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