Manager - Production/Operations

ANTONIO GARZA

*** * ******** **, *******, IL ****7 630-***-**** ******@***.***

MANAGER – PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS

Dynamic Manufacturing Leader with more than 25 years of diverse experience building teams and driving change across numerous departments and business units. Fosters continuous process improvement by analyzing operations and implementing solutions that position organizations for long-term success. A motivated and communicative team leader, with an aptitude for catalyzing performance improvement, employee unification, and quality. Designs and implements innovative strategies that result in profit and efficiency improvements. Seeks to propel change at top manufacturing company in Management role.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Cross-Functional Leadership ● Project Management ● Continuous Improvement ● Team Building

Problem Solving ● Critical Thinking ● Operations Management ● Change Management ● Strategy Design Quality Assurance ● Lean & Six Sigma Methodologies ● Budgeting ● Relationship Management

Languages: English & Conversational Spanish

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LANCS INDUSTRIES, Kirkland, WA

Manufacturer of personal protective equipment, and shielding solutions

Manufacturing Consultant, Feb 2015 - Aug 2015

Leading/Managing Cross-Functional, multiple facility Project to develop and manufacture new flexible shielding product line.

Developed processes and sourced equipment for manufacturing the new flexible shielding product line.

Produced manufacturing instructions and work-flow documents for new flexible shielding.

Created complex formula spreadsheets for Production and Sales that calculate formulas based on requirements and that calculate attenuation for various radioactive sources, given variable environments.

Established safety rules and guidleines for manufacturing of new flexible shielding.

Established Inventory rules and controls to avoid tie-ups in capital and material availability.

Built and trained a team of technicians and quality inspectors for manufacturing of new flexible shielding.

Established a 5S Program for the new manufacturing location

Started a LEAN iniative to move the operation toward the elimination of waste and becoming a world-class manufacturing facility

Established “starting” manufacturing metrics to provide a baseline for evaluating performance and driving Continuous Improvement.

Key Accomplishments:

Facilitated the successful integration of the new product line by building a strong, collaborative team with the desire to succeed.

Managed the 6-month project to success in only 4 months and completed it under budget.

Formula and Attenuation spreadsheets have resulted in consistent and accurate costing and safety calculations while providing for customer requirements and allowing for higher percentage of quotes to be converted to orders.

EICHROM TECHNOLOGIES, Lisle, IL

Manufacturer of separation resins, personal protective equipment, and shielding solutions

Manufacturing Manager, Oct 2008 - Aug 2014

Boosted continuous improvement, quality, safety, and on-time delivery functions by building and leading a world-class team of up to 50 techs and supervisors, across two divisions and multiple locations.

Cut costs and streamlined operations by overseeing complex workflows, implementing new processes and lean methodologies, optimizing inventory, managing purchasing, and fostering key vendor relationships.

Secured sole-source government contracts by collaborating with Sales and Quality to certify new materials, provide process documentation, & demonstrate compliance with customer requirements.

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Improved labor control, shipping, and customer satisfaction by creating manufacturing reports using real-time warehouse data, which provided for key performance indicators relating to process effectiveness.

Boosted manufacturing time, cut costs/overhead, and bolstered productivity by identifying process weaknesses and utilizing Lean principles to create technical and workflow-oriented solutions.

Enhanced quality, improved consistency, and reduced costs by studying, designing, recommending, and implementing capital equipment.

Key Accomplishments:

Facilitated the successful upgrade/integration of a newly attained business unit into organization by planning/managing acquisition and installation of technical equipment/manufacturing processes.

Achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification for new business unit by developing quality standards.

Cut costs and improved efficiency during two physical moves by managing planning and execution.

Slashed supply costs, improved staff confidence, and reduced waste by implementing 5S program.

Accelerated concept-to-production & boosted data collection efficiency by streamlining R&D process.

Boosted morale, spurred motivation, & championed ethics by creating stable employee environment.

RYDIN DECAL, Streamwood, IL

Manufacturer of decals, labels, signs, tickets, credentials, and parking tags

Manufacturing Manager, Jan 2008 - Sep 2008

Propelled effective operations by overseeing workflow, scheduling, processes, inventory, productivity, resource utilization, efficiency, and change management functions for 60 direct reports over three shifts in a Lean, world-class manufacturing environment.

Spearheaded process improvements by developing scheduling/workflow reports that analyzed productivity, resource utilization, efficiency, and effectiveness of change.

Key Accomplishments:

Maximized machine throughput while minimizing costs by applying latest Lean manufacturing process to high-tech digital manufacturing area.

Simplified training, especially for non-English speakers, by developing/updating visual instructions.

HELIO, LLC, Rosemont, IL

Nationwide cellular communications company sold to Virgin Mobile in 2008

Operations Manager, Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

Positioned organization to meet efficiency/quality goals by managing all operations for regional office and eight state locations, overseeing five Sales Managers (direct reports) and total staff of 60.

Enhanced performance by guiding and mentoring team members and encouraging them to align their skills and abilities with other departments and personnel, unifying staff.

Key Accomplishments:

Catalyzed tactical and timely decision-making by creating “At-A-Glance” reports that simplified the communication of key regional market metrics; system was adopted nationwide.

Increased productivity, improved distribution, reduced costs, and boosted revenues by developing and executing strategies that drove business.

DANVAC, Aurora, IL

Manufacturer of vacuum systems and instrumentation used in research and development, medical, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor industries

Operations Manager, May 1998 - Dec 2006

Enabled smooth operations by leading a team of 30 to complete all day-to-day functions, including production engineering, and administration.

Bolstered national sales by leading Technical Sales Team’s efforts throughout the United States.

Improved production and supply chain by developing new policies and methodologies.

Ensured quality and timeliness by creating and maintaining manufacturing schedules, complex product requirements, and customer commitments.

Strengthened relationships with Argonne, FERMI Labs, NASA, Boeing, MIT, SLAC, & Lockheed Martin.

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Positioned organization to exceed/meet customer expectations by incorporating cross-functional teams to provide diverse insight and analysis.

Key Accomplishments:

Enhanced traceability and accountability by developing a quality assurance program that boosted consistency and incorporated QA measures into system.

Propelled organization for future success by developing “post-mortems,” which analyzed efficiency and productivity, providing new costing methods for future jobs and contracts.

Boosted service dept., integrating customized RMA system/service tracking & history functionality.

Danielson Associates, Lisle, IL

High-Tech consulting company with manufacturing facility

Operations Manager, June 1989 - Apr 1998

Lead a successful team to complete all daily requirements in sales, production, engineering, and administration.

Lead daily status and hand-off meetings with the goal of ensuring that promises, deadlines and deliveries were being met and customers’ requirements were being achieved.

Developed and maintained relationships with vendors

EDUCATION

Villanova University

Project Management Certificate Candidate

Master – Six Sigma Certificate (2012)

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate (2011)

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate (2011)

University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, Studies in Business Administration (1986-1990)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS Office, Excel, Access, & Project ● Act! Contact Management ● Sales Logix & Other CRM Software

Customer RMA/Service Software ● Adobe Acrobat & Illustrator ● FrontPage ● Web Development ● SAGE

SAP ● ERP ● MAS90 ● AccPac ● Misys Manufacturing ● Crystal Reports ● Some CAD Applications

Certified Forklift Driver

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