Brian A. Roberts Resume **** N Covington St
acw22x@r.postjobfree.com Wichita, KS, 67212
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Plant Manager - Siemens Wind Inc. Wichita, Kansas, Oct 2011-present
Responsible for the build-up, tear down and refurbishment of tooling kits required to install and maintain Siemens wind turbines
Manage the annual operational and capital budget allocation
Implemented lean management strategies to increase productivity to continually meet and exceed customers’ expectations
Directly leading change management process to improve processes and efficiencies throughout the plant
Initiated asset management control process using materials management system to be able to consistently track assets
Developed annual safety awareness campaigns resulting in zero lost time accidents for more than 5 years
Established equipment preventive maintenance program to schedule and track all required equipment maintenance
Material Logistic Specialist, Siemens Energy, Houston, Texas, 2010-Oct 2011
Manage the multi-modal transportation operation for Supply Chain regions North America
Master data compile all nonconformance transportation invoices from SAP and IPS to assign the correct cost center account
Procure negotiated contracts with vendors and cut purchase orders daily for transportation requirements
Project Material Support, Siemens Energy, Houston, Texas, 2009-2010
Establish project materials reporting tools as agreed with project management
Monitor and report status of equipment and materials to project management
Supply Chain Lead, Rail Power Hybrid Technologies Corporation, La Porte, Texas, 2007-2009
Logistics coordinator during engine change out modification
Created MRP and workflow charted inventory control process
Operational Supervisor, U.S. Air National Guard Ellington Field, Texas, 2007-2009
Oversea daily customer orders
Maintained inventory control assets
Production Supervisor, U.S. Air Force Tucson, AZ, Spangdahlem, Germany, Fairfield, CA, 2001-2007
Operations supervisor, running teams to pick, pack and ship ammunitions operation while maintaining 100% inventory control
Production line supervisor overseeing ammunition build during Operation Iraqi Freedom Campaign and Enduring Freedom
SKILLS SUMMARY
Management
Lean manufacturing, 5 S, one piece flow, supplier management, team builder, budget management, organization and planning skills
Transportation Logistics
Domestic truck routing, international shipments, import/export classification, DOT, hazardous material transportation, NAFTA
Supply Chain Operations
Master Data, financial modeling, profit analysis, balance sheets, account analysis, forecasting, vendor management,
Information Technology Systems
Research, SAP, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, TMS, Excel Macros
Education
MBA, Baker University
BA in Transportation and Logistics Management, May 2010, American Public University, Charles Town, WV, 3.2/4.0 GPA
Siemens- Supervisor Excellence Course