Manager Operator

Robert S. Polinder, C.P.I.M.

** *** ***** ***** **********, MN 55306 E-mail: **********@*******.***

Mobile: 952-***-**** Residence: 952-***-****

EDUCATION AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING

Bachelor of Arts: International Business Operations Management – Minor: Project Mgmt.

METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY, St. Paul, MN

Associate of Arts: Business Administration and Economics

NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Bloomington, MN

CERTIFICATES

Certificate: Lean Manufacturing:

DE VRY UNIVERSITY/APICS, St. Louis Park, MN

Certificate: CPIM

Certified Production/Inventory Control Manager

EARL BROWN INTSITUTE/AMERICAN PRODUCTION INVENTORY CONTROL SOCIETY, St. Paul, MN

Certificate: Purchasing Management

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-MANKATO, Hopkins, MN

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Certified Production and Inventory Manager (CPIM); Professional Affiliation & Membership; broad

Experienced in hiring/evaluation in team building within Traditional/Metric managed environments

Expertise in manufacturing environments, project management, and entrepreneurship

Production Manager/Site Supt.: producing unusual military product lines at a plant/site in Doha, Qatar

Materials/Quality Manager: in varied manufacturing firms: electronics, industrial, machining and apparel

Sourced/Purchased/Contract Responsibility: resistors, switches, tubing, PWC, and capital equipment

Operations/General Plant Manager/Consultant: merged 2 firms, improved operations and quality

Experienced in small start-up to Fortune 500 firms: negotiations expertise in union/non-union settings

Experienced in Quality systems, SPC, vendor/operator certification, ISO 9000, and familiar with six sigma

Initiated and built a small manufacturing company into a profitable ongoing business enterprise

Steadfast/consistent: provide leadership, efficiency, achieved optimal utilization of labor/equipment

History of developing new methods, improved efficiency, delivery and customer satisfaction with TQM

Computer Knowledge/Skill: Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Publisher, Great Plains, Custom ERP

Dual Government Systems, ADP, AS400/COPICS, SCI Software, Epicor P21, Microsoft Project

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Boat Restoration Entrepreneur, Burnsville, MN March 2016 to Present

Owner/Operator

Overall responsibilities allow me to use my skill-sets within: Project Mgmt., Time Mgmt. Job Costing, Customer Service, Engineering, Computer software skills, Procurement, Mechanical aptitude/Craftsman ship and Finance.

This creates another revenue stream giving me more options to find that next challenging position within my field of Operations/Material's Mgmt. while practicing my craft within a manufacturing/distribution environment.

VAN-TECH CORPORATION, INC., SAVAGE, MN April 2015 to January 2016

Material’s Manager

Overall responsibility for developing, educating, and implementing a cost efficient Material’s Department including structure, budgets, policies, and procedures

Implementation of current Epicor system’s new modules not currently utilized

Implementation/development of a Compliance Management System and Sub-Systems

Responsible for Distribution, Manufacturing, and SI&OP procurement

Established relationships for more effective/efficient communications between departments

Member of Senior Management steering committee

ENTREPRENEUR PROJECT, Burnsville, MN/Chengdu, China November 2012 to April 2015

Project Management (Import/Export, Retail Store chain)

Data prospecting, analysis, and report compiling

International travel, visa procedures, and culture assimilation

Import/Export logistics and warehousing, Future strategic planning for multi facility locations

DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Ft. Worth, TX November 2007 to August 2008 & 2011

Production Site Manager Doha, Qatar (2007/2008) &Materials Manager (MRAP program) Bagram, Afghanistan (2011)

Overall responsibility for production, inventory control and superintendent of this 20-acre facility/campus

Directed a crew of 30 with authority of 300+ employees maintaining a maintenance facility depot.

Provide leadership for the production of 8 different ‘product lines’ including ‘town-in-one’ units, ground /aerospace equipment and materials/supplies used on camp sites for military personnel

Confer with U. S. Air Force and other government program managers to plan/coordinate each product line

Conducted production analyses; boosted production from 6-7 to 18 vehicles monthly with same labor hours

Reduced labor from 700 to 580 hours rebuilding Hummers using less labor and increasing efficiency 35%

Ran dual IT systems; cross trained/centralized 28 employees; increased overall production with less staff

Member of team bringing a new ERP system; directly involved with product line integration of new system

Key Leadership involvement in launching/relocation of new/existing product lines using Project Mgmt.

Manufacture/produce complete ‘drop-in’ ‘town-in-one’ units including housing, vehicles, showers, city morgue & other ‘town needs’ to set up/enable immediate military operations in desolate parts of the world

PALS Manufacturing, Inc., Burnsville, MN May 1989 to May 1994 & February 1997 to June 2006

General / Operations Manager& Materials/Quality Manager

Restructure existing struggling apparel/accessory manufacturing company with TQM resulting in: increased sales, revenues, product knowledge, customer satisfaction, manufacturing efficiencies, and profits

Overall responsibility for sales, implementing SPC, vendor/operator certification programs, JIT, MRP, costing and prototyping for all production; purchased all capital equipment and built this business to a staff of 22: cutters, sewing personnel, supervisors and quality inspectors; built this business to eventual profitability

Developed operator safety program for all equipment and developed products for medical purposes; called on existing customers to fulfill their customized needs

NOVUS, INC., Bloomington, MN July 1996 to February 1997

Operations and Facilities Manager

Set up and implemented production control/manufacturing/warehouse systems for a 40,000 Sq. Ft. facility

Established relationships; vastly improved quality and effectiveness of interaction between departments

Improved quality system with TQM philosophies by using SPC, vendor/operator certification programs, and worked with ISO 9000 processes

NOVEL BIOMEDICAL, INC., Plymouth, MN May 1994 to February 1995

Material’s Manager

Directed 7 engineers, a clean room supervisor, 2 product schedulers and temporary personnel

Automated scheduling and purchasing; implemented JIT concept and ISO 9000 standards

Developed organizational/manpower charts; purchased chemicals, plastics, parts, clean room supplies

Implemented vendor certification program and OSHA required hazardous material requirements.

AETRIUM, INC., St. Paul, MN July 1987 to May 1989

Production and Inventory Control Manager

Specially recruited for position; took over production/inventory control, warehousing & shipping/receiving

Set up a master production scheduling system with sub-assembly schedules & classified inventory coding

Guided firm through a successful acquisition initiative; assisted in conversion to an ADP software system

Conducted training classes in procurement/inventory processes, bills of materials and product scheduling

Military Service:

USMC

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