Cynthia M. Shepler

Cell phone: 281-***-**** Email: acwpqe@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Supply Chain Professional, certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), seeking to contribute to profit margin by reducing labor, improving processes, and developing continuous improvement strategies within organizations.

Career Summary

Responsible for Standard Labor Costs in SyteLine8 for all new and existing assemblies and products. Developed on-line New Part Number Introduction procedure for inter-departmental use to complete supply chain requirements.

Provided market pricing information for estimating and quoting new and configured products. Project team member for creating marketing tool to estimate and quote manufactured hardware and software configured traffic management equipment.

Co-chaired a corporate project to complete cost information in SyteLine 8, enabling company to accurately cost products for strategic placement in marketplace. Completed project ahead of schedule by 25%(3 months).

Defined cellular assembly process and layout for commodity product line of traffic signals and developed standard cost for product line.

Critical Skills

CPIM (APICS Certification) SyteLine8 ERP system

Industrial Engineer Root Cause Analysis

Manufacturing Engineer Microsoft Office Suite

Lean Manufacturing (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Continuous Improvement Design for Manufacturability

Master Scheduler Production Planning and Control

Professional Experience

TrafficWare, Standard Cost Analyst, August, 2015 to August, 2016

Contract position. Provided market pricing information for estimating and quoting new and configured products. Project team member for creating marketing tool to estimate and quote manufactured hardware and software configured traffic management equipment. Responsible for establishing standard labor costs for new and existing products.

CorPro, Industrial Engineer, April, 2015 to May, 2015

Contract position labor standards in Paint and Coating facility.

Thrustmaster of Texas, Master Planner/Scheduler, Oct, 2014 to Dec, 2014

Coordinated and integrated ERP Schedule (SyteLine) and manual drum based schedule (Excel based). Supervised and trained 2 schedulers. Defined processes and implemented schedule attainment metrics.

Wisenbaker Builder Services, Manufacturing Engineer, Oct 2013 to Aug 2014

Challenged with role of implementing Capacity Planning in new product line.

Researched and identified potential acquisition targets.

Implemented Productivity Improvement plan for Capacity constraint operations.

WFI International, Senior Industrial Engineer, 2007 through 2009

Managed 3 Industrial Engineers controlling and releasing work orders into shop.

Defined, purchased, and implemented major equipment valued at $20,000,000.

Maintained database and reporting system to facilitate sales quotes.

Analyzed and documented cost overruns for process improvements.

Rockwell International, ERP Implementation Chair, 1997 through 2002

Established Sole Proprietorship to enable consulting for Rockwell.

Completed implementation of ERP software, 7 operational sites, and 7 currencies.

Collected product cost metrics from all locations, analyzed by product and location.

Presented report quarterly to VP of Manufacturing, worldwide.

T.D. Williamson, Production Control Manager, 1994 through 1996

Converted demand signals into Master Schedule, developed Production Plan.

Accomplished 99% on time delivery by managing capacity resources strategically.

Awarded Most Effective Team Member 3 quarters for outstanding job performance.

Paragon Associates, Manufacturing Systems Analyst, 1990 through 1994

Chaired 3 separate ERP implementations as business partner for IBM.

Trained key positions in job performance and ERP system utilization.

Instructor for CPIM certification exam reviews.

Oklahoma Fixture Company, Director Infor. Sys, 1988 through 1990

Implemented and integrated ERP system with existing data collection and reporting.

Reported directly to President for IT systems performance, network including 3 servers, 7 graphics stations, and 100+ personal computers.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University

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