WILLIAM STEVEN ERNST
Arlington, Texas 76011-3203
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OBJECTIVE To become part of an organization that can fully utilize my skills and experience to attain a high level of performance which will be beneficial to the company while providing intrinsic reward and career advancement opportunities. EXPERIENCE May 2000 - Sep 2015
Teleplan Services Texas - Irving, TX (www.teleplan.com) SR Planner/Buyer > Supply Chain Analyst > SR Analyst Highlights:
All NPI planning with handoff / assistance to designee of up to 6 Planner/Buyers
Sustaining multi-site planning and PO placement of assigned projects
Developed closed loop reporting with suppliers
Multinational travel to train / assist sister facilities business
Internal / External report development and distribution
Data collection / analysis for KPI and Dashboard reporting
BRD creation for BI integration
SKU & BOM Mastering/Maintenance
Data migration / implementation / development of ERP system (IFS)
Assisted all departments in obtaining / analyzing data in timely manner. Jul 1993 - Jan 2000
Trencor - Grapevine, TX
Prod. Control Assistant > Prod. Control Supervisor & Purchasing Agent Responsibilities:
Identified and coordinated material/production requirements
Supervised Production Control and (raw material) receiving/inventory activities
Purchased raw materials, semi-finished goods, and outside services to support production requirements
Coordinated Engineering, Material Handling, and Inventory Control efforts
Steering committee / implementation team member of ERP system (Baan IV) Achievements:
Eliminated the occurrence of shortages by continually monitoring inventory, purchasing, and WIP data, as well as engineering BOM changes
Developed integrated Microsoft Access database solutions to create functional singular reports from ERP data stores
Introduced raw material usage and sequencing techniques which reduced scrap by 10% and increased throughput by 28%
Sep 1989 - Oct 1991
Anadite Aerospace - Hurst, TX
Shpg/Rcvg Clerk > Material Requirements Planner/Coordinator Responsibilities:
Conducted strategic and tactical Material Requirements Planning of confirmed and forecasted demand for assigned program
Organized available resources using Capacity Planning, Job Sequencing, and Lot/Batch “right” sizing to efficiently complete projects on schedule William Steven Ernst Page 2 of 2
Directed Production, Purchasing, Quality Control, and Engineering activities via Program Production Schedule
Controlled and monitored shop workflow utilizing Just in Time and Continuous Flow Manufacturing techniques, work center schedules, and expediting as necessary
Communicated with suppliers to ensure on time delivery of outsourced products
Utilized and maintained various information systems essential to program operations
Coordinated the implementation and effectivities of all Engineering and customer initiated Change Notices
Achievements:
Introduced Production Planning techniques that improved production completion rates by 37%
Optimized Work in Process and Finished Goods Inventory levels while reducing those quantities by 32%
Improved Inventory Control and Job Tracking systems and procedures which reduced physical inventory time requirements by 67%
Maintained customer satisfaction by meeting all scheduled and expedited product shipment dates
Eliminated part related shortages and potential assembly line-stoppages thru continuous monitoring and communication
Apr 1989 - Jul 1989
Facsimile Information Systems - Irving, TX
Production Line Member & Coordinator
Responsibilities:
Operated various production line equipment
Created work orders to satisfy customer/stock replenishment requirements
Conducted periodic physical inventory and cycle count activities
Coordinated inbound/outbound product movement with various departments Sep 1983 - Nov 1988
United States Army
Fire Support Specialist & COLT Team Leader
Responsibilities:
Coordination and integration of organic and external fire support elements to achieve efficacious completion of the organization’s overall mission
Supervised and provided technical assistance in the operation and maintenance of equipment
Current Software / System Proficiency
MS Access incl VBA - Strong
MS Excel incl VBA - Strong
MS Outlook - General
MS Power Point - General
MS Word - General
IFS Client
Oracle & SQL Server - data acquisition