MICHAEL KREUZBERG

C: 402-***-****

SUMMARY

A seasoned corporate production professional with over 8 years of experience in manufacturing. I have been involved with creating a new, cost-saving, corporate department from start to finish, while improving efficiencies and decreasing costs by consolidating tasks and creating operational flexibility. A seasoned professional with vision, strong leadership, drive and the tenacity to effect positive change.

HIGHLIGHTS

Operations management

Software systems implementation

Production scheduling

Inventory control

Quality control standards

Strategic planning

Team building

Troubleshooting and problem solving

Community volunteering/planning

Bilingual in Spanish/English

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

WFQINC

Lincoln/Seward/Beatrice/Columbus/ Surrounding Area, NE

July 2014 to March 2016

REGIONAL OPERATIONS MANAGER

My mission is to exceed customer expectations at a competitive price point.

Provide production supervision, oversight and training for shift production and shift operations to work with fast paced manufacturing operations--including final assembly, and changeovers

Add value-added services, solutions, and individualized teams to address the quality assurance needs of Nebraska manufacturing in Lincoln/Omaha, Seward, Beatrice, Columbus, and surrounding areas.

IMSCORP (SourceOne, SignCo, Bison Inc.)-Corporate Flatwork Cell

Lincoln, NE Aug 2005 to June 2014

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Promoted to direct, supervise, and increase efficiency of flat work/press break

production for three subsidiary companies.

Consistently met production requirements over past 6 years by increasing

throughput by over 40% by merging two production departments into one

corporate entity

Improved material inventory processes for three subdivisions and cut Inventory

costs by over 50% in one year period by consolidating production orders.

Reduced lead times from 6 months or longer to 21 days or less while improving on

time delivery to nearly 100%

Implemented, Organized, and Utilized new programming software for all flat-work

production and reduced man-hours by 50%

Reduced staff by nearly 50% through cross-training, increasing efficiency and

throughput by 30%

Safety Record leads company: only one OSHA reportable injury 2006-2013.

Initiated, Organized, and Scheduled monthly volunteer event for past five years,

improving the company's community image, leading co-workers to engage local

community while helping less-fortunate

Concord Hospitality-Lincoln, NE July 2002-June 2005

ASSISTANT MANAGER/CORPORATE TRAINING

Recruited corporately to be a part of management team at one of the fastest growing

international restaurant chains-Applebee's Neighborhood Bar and Grill.

Conducted daily pre-shift and weekly departmental meetings to ensure

organizational efficiency.

Scheduled and directed staff in daily work assignments to maximize productivity.

Continually monitored restaurant and took appropriate action to ensure food

quality and service standards were consistently met.

Developed and maintained exceptional customer service standards

Performed restaurant walk-throughs to gauge timeliness and excellent service quality.

Employee of the month July-2003

Consistently in upper 5% in promotional sales

United States Air Force May 1991 to May 1997

AIRBORNE SPANISH LINGUIST/ANALYST

Selected to perform Spanish language translation/analysis on voice and cryptologic

communications from both airborne and ground platforms, aid in direction of mission

focus, and real-time reporting to high level national security agencies.

Completed combat, physiological, water, and advanced Survival Training

Flight Database operator/instructor

Flight Historian, Emergency Destruction Team member, Defense Courier Service

Certification, Self-Aid and Buddy Care Instructor

Member of 33rd Intelligence Squadron, Howard AFB, Panama which received Air

Force's Outstanding Unit Award

Disseminated mission directives and trained new personnel on brand new

collection platform

Successfully transitioned to new missions' only full-time analyst, developing

mission criteria and objectives while issuing critical reports to national level

consumer.

EDUCATION

2003 Computer Science

Southeast Community College - Lincoln, NE

Completed basic Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Word Perfect, Sociology, English Composition, Computer/Networking Fundamentals coursework

1997 Certified/Graduated: Spanish Language-basic, intermediate and advanced

Defense Language Institute - Presidio of Monterey, CA, USA

Personal references available upon request!

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