Manager Manufacturing

Cover Letter

It is with great interest that I am forwarding my resume for your consideration. I am seeking a position within your organization to utilize my skills, abilities, experience and to expand my knowledge. I am dedicated, enthusiastic problem solver, focusing on cost reduction, process improvement, quality products and customer satisfaction.

My open and inclusive management style and my commitment to training and developing staff arise from my belief in the power of teamwork. I strongly believe that staff members are an intrinsic part of the success I have had in achieving goals. With this combination of skills and traits to offer, as well as a solid record of accomplishments, I am confident I can produce results for your organization as well.

Please consider me as a serious candidate and see the enclosed resume to provide you with details of my skills, experience and accomplishments, but I am certain that a personal interview would more fully reveal my abilities and desire to contribute to your organization.

Thank you for your time and consideration, I look forward to speaking with you soon.

Sincerely,

Mohamed Mostafa

Career Synopsis

Production Manager with an engineering background along with over 14 years of extensive experience in manufacturing products for Bio-medical, Commercial, and Aerospace applications.

Strong experiences in planning, process streamline for cost effectiveness, manage team activities and lead projects from concept through execution.

Hands on with strong leadership skills, deeply committed to continuous learning in a fiercely competitive and fast-paced environment, and focused on improving productivity, efficiency, quality, employee, and customer satisfaction.

Areas of expertise:

Operation Management Staff Training and Development

Continuous Improvement Lean Manufacturing

Production and Workforce Planning Quality Control

Education:

Master of Science in Operations Management (MSOM)

Collage of Engineering

University of Arkansas, 2016 (expected)

Bachelor of Science

Cairo University, 1999 (Major: Chemistry and Physics)

Professional Experience

Production Manager Quallion LLC, EAS Company 2010 to Present

Direct and lead Quallion operations teams; with total of 5 direct reports and 30 operators and operations’ technicians ( indirect reports)

Provide direction to the three operation departments that include; Biomedical, Aerospace and Battery packs to improve quality, delivery, safety, operational efficiency and ensure all programs and projects are executed in a manner that meets or exceeds yearly financial goals and customers’ expectations.

Lead and supervise the Manufacturing Engineering (M.E) team to maximize utilization of equipment, control processes, reduce the cost of operations by driving down material costs, making processes more efficient, and eliminating waste.

Lead and oversee the technical writers team (T.W) that responsible for write, review and update company documents such as raw material specifications, manufacturing instructions, and test procedures to ensure accurate, robust processes and its compliance with company and industry standards.

Promote lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives; collaborate with superiors, subordinates, and members of other departments to resolve any manufacturing related issues and utilize feedback throughout the manufacturing process and foster a dynamic culture of change.

Participate in strategic planning, capital expenditure plans, operations planning, forecasting and manage the financial performance of the operations departments.

Perform reviews and analysis of activities, develop metrics to assure achievement of daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting requirements and present it to senior management and external customers.

• Collaborate with EH&S advisor to develop, implement and manage safety requirements and ensure the production department complies.

Collaborate with Business development and R&D departments to discuss the new product requirements or design manufacturability, evaluate potential risks, support the transition to production and follow up with Implementation.

Collaborate with Mission Assurance and internal auditor to maintain AS9100 status. Participate and assist with AS9100, ISO 13485 audits as necessary.

Key Accomplishments

2015: Prepared and presented manufacturing processes to a major Aerospace customer through MRR that led to 25M future business for the next 10 years.

2015: Improved the Aerospace electrodes yield from 55% to 87% through process improvements activities.

2014: Reduced the manufacturing variable costs for implantable cells by $97,000.

2014: Reduce utilization of overtime by 100% without affecting production flow or delivery.

2013: Led $19M project for a major Aerospace Customer to completion with 100% customer satisfaction.

201*-****-****: Maintained 100% on time delivery for Bio-Medical and Aerospace customer orders.

2013: Developed and implemented standard production schedule for all production areas to level the workload, reduced batch size and used pull system to manufacture cells.

2013: Reduced raw material waste by 43% in all coating through process improvements.

2012: Developed product/material traceability and expiration database.

2011 : Managed a $4M project for Aerospace customer with 100% on time delivery.

2011: Implemented lean tools to improve coating yield in all products from 40%& 60% to consistently 85%.

2010: Developed and Improved production visual training system and visual control system.

Production Manager : Delta Circuits Technology 2005 to 2010

Supervise multi-discipline teams throughout manufacturing of Printed Circuit Boards to achieve the product quality and ensure its compliance with customer regulations (Military PRF-55110, Commercial and IPC spec.)

Responsible for quoting, planning, organizing and managing all existing as well as new product designs.

Collaborate with engineering and production, serve as single point of contacts for all technical issues related to manufacturing, provide technical support, and ensure products meet performance/quality specifications to achieve best product quality and customer satisfaction.

Assist Quality manager in establishing and maintaining quality management system, implementing process, procedure improvements, enhance product quality and cost reductions.

Take a leadership role on handling customer complaints and product rejections to determine root cause, make comprehensive professional reports of investigations, develop corrective action plan to effectively resolve problems in a timely manner.

Establish budget controls for each project and develop necessary resources to achieve program success

Chemist : Ambitech Inc. 2004 to 2005

Perform Analytical Lab activities under direct supervision, analysis of water sample using standard laboratory procedures such as titration, atomic absorbance pH meter, and viscosity

Provide general laboratory support; such reagent preparation, routine instrument cleaning/preventative maintenance/calibration, sample receiving, chemical inventory, document filing and housekeeping

Perform routine maintenance on laboratory instruments according to manufacturers' specifications and laboratory standard operating procedures

Analysis of metals in wastewater, and measure copper, nickel, gold and tin-lead electroplating thickness to ensure compliance with industry requirements and regulations.

Develop, troubleshoot, and modify processes for the lean production.

Senior Manufacturing Chemist : Volto Electric, Egypt 2001 to 2004

Lead production activities and collaborate with quality department to minimize scrap and troubleshoot manufacturing problems related to any chemical material to ensure product quality

Interact with internal and external customer to resolve non-conformance issues related to product manufacturing or chemical material.

Assist the laboratory manager in the development of test procedures to improve the processes.

Responsible for implementation of the environmental regulations to decrease pollution throughout the entire manufacturing processes, particularly during the purification of mercury.

Perform routine maintenance on laboratory instruments according to manufacturers' specifications and laboratory standard operating procedures and accurate record keeping of all experimental results timely, with strict adherence to GMP.

Medical Sales Representative EMA Pharm, Egypt 2000 to 2001

Present products to the medical professionals like: doctors, pharmacists, nurses, practice staffs and to all the necessary personnel related to the sector.

Responsible for specific area, survey the needs of the area people and can make up a forum of their needs and future targets.

Working along with the area doctors and other medical professionals make a plan for their better living, better future and better healthcare services.

Attend company meetings regularly, collect technical data, presentations and briefings also Arrange conferences and do products presentations with medical professionals.

Courses and Certificates :

Lean Enterprise Workshop Certificate 2013 – APICS - The Association for Operation Management –

Certificate in Operations Management 2012.

Master Certificate in business Management, 2013

Project management and Lean Manufacturing training Course, 2012

Microsoft Office suite course.

Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) and its Engineering Applications,

Photoshop CS3, Gas Chromatography (G.C), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC),.

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