More than ** years of manufacturing experience of increasing complexity in a lean manufacturing facility. Immense knowledge of master schedules, production scheduling, inventory control, quality control, BOM, engineering change control, project management for new model launches, cost control and managing end of life cycle. Sound organizational, planning and problem-solving skills with ability to drive cost savings, improve manufacturing processes and control inventory.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Feb 2016 - Present

OSW Equipment and Repair, Woodinville, WA

Purchasing Manager

Sourced materials to support production and MRO

November 2011 – November 2014

Cascade Pump, Santa Fe Springs, CA

Material Management / Production Scheduling

Sourced materials to support production and maintained master schedule and individual work cells schedules.

Member of new ERP launch team.

August 2009 – November 2011

Downtown Incorporated, Santa Ana, CA

Project Manager

Special events / Special projects coordinator.

Maintained member’s database

Developed RFP’s

August 2006 – February 2008

Historic Old Sacramento Foundation, Sacramento, CA

Consultant

Special events coordinator.

IT Support.

September 1988 – July 2006

GENERAL MOTORS(CAMI AUTOMOTIVE), Ingersoll, ON

HR, Training Manager

Administered and developed training programs for skilled trades and plant needs in support of new product launch. Interviewed and recruited new employees.

Developed a new hire training course

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Manager – Material Control/Master Scheduler

Managed personnel in production scheduling, logistics, materials management and inventory control.

Used the MRP system to schedule vehicle production and to align and manage resources, equipment and inventory.

Manager, Production Control

Managed and supervised the BOM and Engineering Change Control.

Coordinated new model Trial builds and start of production

Assistant Manager, Material Control

Managed the flow of parts being delivered to the plant to support production.

Coordinated engineering changes with the plant.

Final Assembly Quality Control – Senior Specialist Coordinated trail builds with assembly teams and identified and resolves build issues prior to start of production.

Skills and Competencies

Achievements:

Developed a costing model for outsourcing, resulting in annual savings of more than $2.5 Million per year.

Part of the team to establish milk runs with a logistics partner for parts delivery, resulting in an annual savings of $12 million.

Managed the plant MPR with greater than 90% on time delivery.

Managed production BOM and engineering changes with no negative impact to production.

Coordinated new product launches.

Lead kaizen, quality improvement and cost reduction initiatives.

Skills and Competencies

Critical Thinking, Leadership, Time Management, Creativity, Strong Communication Skills, Team Player, Automotive Manufacturing/Assembly, Lean Manufacturing, New Product Introduction, Logistics Management, Master Scheduler, Inventory Control, Materials Management, Kaizen Principles, Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, ISO Auditing, Budget Development and Control, Training & Employee Development, Performance Management, MRP, MPS, CRP, Cost Reduction, Problem Solving, Project Management

TECHNICAL SKILLS: MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, Lotus Notes, PeopleSoft, MRP

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Mathematics

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario

Bachelor of Education

University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

TRAINING/COURSEWORK: APICS CPIM, ISO, Management Courses

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