Robert J. Abalos
North Hills, CA 91343
818-***-**** (Home)
213-***-**** (Cell)
*************@*****.***
SUMMARY
Over 15 years of experience in areas of manufacturing and engineering with a high say/do ratio; Successful track record in meeting company’s metrics and goals which include customer schedule, quality performance, and scrap; Results-oriented professional who is passionate and effective in managing detail, along with getting the most out of people, while making split second decisions; APICS CPIM candidate, with certification completion by the end of 2016
WORK HISTORY
GE Aviation/Woodward, Inc. Duarte, CA 2012-Present
Production Control/Master Scheduler/Production Supervisor
Provided proper planning and scheduling of raw material used in commercial and government industry to the manufacturing department in a timely manner in order to meet delivery to internal and external customers; maximized machine and manpower utilization to ensure meeting scheduling requirements.
• Releasing planned work orders and aligning scheduling of finished goods in a timely fashion to ensure meeting customer demands; communicated amongst various departments (sourcing and outside processing departments) to determine the proper flowpath from raw material to the machine shop floor;
• Established communication channels to ensure proper working relationships between functional departments, along with outside processing suppliers;
• Selected and continue to be the power user for the plant as organization implemented a new MRP system at the facility;
• Reached metrics goal of reducing inventory to less than 2 weeks (less than $1.2M) by the end of 2012;
• Reduced delinquency to the customers to less than $250K by the end of 2012;
• Communicated the importance of reporting safety and compliance concerns to peers and manufacturing members; instilled the need to compliance to production processes to meet the quality requirements of customers;
• Asked to fill in as Production Supervisor for a shift of 35 union employees in machining department of leadscrews, housings, and cylinders used in commercial and government industry.
PPG Aerospace, Sylmar, CA 2010-2012
Production Supervisor
Supervised production staff of 30 associates in the daily production of high quality glass windows to meet classified government and commercial demand schedule; communicated with support staff departments in methods to improve machine run time and material process flow.
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• Member of company’s Six-SigmaTeam that evaluated low yielding processes within facility in order to improve key performance indicator metrics.
• Involved in Six-Sigma project team that improved a process yield from 33% to 67%, which saved the company $80K in rework costs and improved customer monthly on-time delivery.
• Member of company’s 5S team which evaluated department areas throughout facility with recommendations on improving process flow and safety issues.
• Established total preventive maintenance (TPM) methods throughout area by creating a daily checklist for production operators, aiding the maintenance department with preventing future machine downtime.
Harman/Becker Automotive Services. Northridge, CA 2002-2008
Senior Production Supervisor
Directed and trained production staff of 150 associates in the daily production of amplifiers to meet customer demand schedule, which involved interaction with support staff departments to improve machine performance and material process flow throughout production floor.
• Reduced scrap cost to 0.9% in the year 2007 to meet company target goals
• Met company goal for customer delivery of 99.5% for North America shipment and 95% for overseas shipment.
• Coordinated with schedule and material in maintaining labor efficiency at or above 100%.
• Implemented 5S housekeeping ideas to the production floor.
• Entrusted with the role of SAP power user during the company’s integration testing phase.
Coca-Cola Enterprises. Downey, California 2001-2002
Production Supervisor
Supervised and oversaw staff of 30 people (bottlers) in the daily production of consumer food product.
• Ensured that daily productivity, quality and safety goals were met or exceeded.
• Interacted with warehouse and QC managers to ensure the consistent flow of production and to seek areas for improvement.
• Worked to increase daily efficiencies by improving workers’ job functions.
• Worked to promote employee morale and motivation through positive communication channels.
Alesis Corporation. Santa Monica, California 1992-2001
Technical Coordinator/Production Supervisor/Product Engineer
• Supervised staff of 17 assemblers and technicians, fielding and answering technical questions and all administrative issues within department.
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• Designed PCB schematics and layout components using provided software.
• Oversaw the transfer of production line to subcontractor facility, along with providing training personnel in assembly, test and quality procedures.
• Coordinated, interfaced and planned timely delivery schedule of raw materials and finished product with suppliers to meet monthly demand.
• Interacted with engineering and marketing/sales departments to ensure quality and timely delivery of products.
• Improved quality and increased product throughput by communicating vendor problems in both the mechanical and electrical aspects of unit, resulting in a decrease in production costs.
• Designed and developed test fixtures to prequalify printed circuit board assemblies.
EDUCATION
MBA. University of Redlands. Redlands, CA
Bachelor’s of Science Electrical Engineering. University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA
SKILLS/CERTIFICATION
Languages: Conversational Tagalog and Spanish
Computer: PC & Mac, MS Office, PADS, AUTOCAD12, SAP
Certification: SIG-SIGMA BLACK BELT CERTIFICATION, AUTOMOTIVE INTERNAL AUDITOR
Certification: APICS CPIM candidate in the San Gabriel Valley Chapter, completion date 12/15