Operations/Project Manager

Operations Management Strategic Planning Process Improvement Sales and Marketing Administration

Problem Solving and Decision Making Production Optimization Data Analysis Time Management and Prioritization

Qualifications Profile

More than 20 years of leadership experience in design and manufacturing, project administration, account management, design, fabrication, and production.

Professional Experience

Promotional Development, Brooklyn, NY

Account Manager 2013–2019

Rendered oversight to the L'Oréal and Maybelline accounts, consisted of sales, design, and management of more than 300 projects on an annual basis

Served as the point-person for eight different buyers across several brands, providing customer service, design and manufacturing guidance, and sales service.

Provided creative, cost effective solutions and expert feedback and education on manufacturing methods, materials, tool design, and manufacturing processes

Maintained and shared several status reports to ensure client visibility of current projects and their progression.

Performed accurate project estimating

Arranged all the schedule of projects as needed

Career Highlights:

Established and sustained strong client relationships and built confidence in the company, thus resulting in successful sales generation

Achieved more than $1M increase of in-house accounts by establishing and sustaining relationships with eight different buyers as well as presenting cost-effective solutions and ensuring on-time project delivery

Ensured efficient and continuous resolution of errors in design and manufacturing prior to tooling, production, and shipment

Project Manager Mar 2013–Sep 2013

Guaranteed accurate preparation and maintenance of bills of material

Conducted sourcing and purchasing of materials while overseeing quality control

Carried out precise materials management and production scheduling

Efficiently handled the creative and engineering team to meet and exceed customer requirements

Provided design guidance to ensure cost effective manufacturing while maintaining creative design engineering

Career Highlights:

Implemented several new manufacturing and quality control processes that were lacking to increase manufacturing finished goods profitability and increase production rates

Developed a scheduling process that is still used by the company to date

Plant Manager May 2012–Mar 2013

Monitored planning, direction, and coordination of vacuum forming manufacturing plant.

Directed raw materials purchasing, and inventory to reduce loss from improper manufacturing methods.

Supervised the performance of 15 to 20 employees

Career Highlights:

Organized the manufacturing facility resulting in efficient use of space, superior safety performance, and increased quality control thus reducing loss of company capital and increasing employee morale

Designed and implemented new processes that reduced machine downtime and deployed labor more cost effectively

Developed never before used scheduling methods and tools that provided invaluable supply chain information to the rest of the company

ALOFT Graphics, East Meadow, NY

Owner Operator 2008–2012

Provided graphic design solutions to clients to ensure effective and successful marketing and advertisement of their companies

Directly collaborated with clients in determining their needs and challenges along with offering effective solutions based on budget and timelines

Managed and ensured delivery of the outstanding quality of all items produced in house as well as outsourced goods

Management of entire in-house staff and coordination of outside vendors

Oversaw the entirety of company operations, encompassing art, design, scheduling, production, shipping, receiving, and quality control

Career Highlights:

Successfully established and launched the company

Marketed the company through advertising campaigns, social media, and web development, thus resulting in achieving significant amount of sales in excess of $70,000 annually

Earlier Career

Display Producers Inc., Bronx, NY

Account Manager Inclusive Years

Project Manager 2003–2008

Pre-Production Manager 2000–2003

Quality Control Director Inclusive Years

Junior Designer 1998–2000

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY

Professional Development

AutoCAD Certificate (50-hour Program), Island Drafting and Technical Institute, Amityville, NY

Technical Acumen

Macintosh and Windows Operating Systems

Adobe Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat Microsoft Office Suite AutoCAD

TOPS Engineering Internet Utilities Knowledge of SolidWorks FlexiSIGN CASmate

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