Manager Engineering

Robert Rodgers

*****W Peninsula Drive Wetmore, MI 49895

PHONE 906-***-**** EMAIL *************@*****.***

Summary:

My occupational history and skills encompass a combination of business management, manufacturing, environmental and administrative experience.

Notable Occupational Accomplishments:

Improved production with less man hours, material cost reduction, resulting in a cost savings of $1.1 million dollars.

Reduction of bogus warranty claims globally cost savings of 1.36 million dollars.

Complete revamp of North American warranty policy, stream lined warranty process for easier credit or debit by customer and RNA supply vendors. Allowing recapture of loss revenue from vendors.

Reduced warranty claims down from $598,000 to $67,000 per year while employed.

Negotiated supplier cost reduction, resulting in purchase of new capital equipment with savings of 14%

Revitalized and sold off of three mismanaged companies for profit.

Complete set up of a bar coding system for inventory cost management and cycle control.

$1.85 million in heavy equipment parts sales, Navistar Triple Diamond Award Winner

Experience

10/2008-8/2009 Parker Hannifin-Air Fuel Division Naples, FL

Purchasing ODC, MRO (contract)

Manage logistics of manufactured or raw components for outside process for monthly production needs. Negotiate cost saving with suppliers to meet company financial deflation objectives. Prepare long term agreements with supply base for deflationary and standard cost requirements. Purchase MRO needs for business unit support in compliance with GPM guidelines. Complete knowledge of blue print reading along with complete understanding of MIL specifications for annealing, heat treating, anodyne, anodize, coatings, welding and machining requirements. Work with planners to coordinate material needs for on time delivery of product. Source and manage new program material requirements to meet time restraint objectives and cost benchmarks. Support business unit objective by being able to be flexible to fit many other roles as needed by management. Work with quality / MRB to correct any deficiencies from suppliers for on time delivery or material defect.

12/2006-6/2008 Dagenais & Daughter LLC Escanaba, MI

Business Manager

Business manager for various company owned restaurants, and bar, located in Michigan and Wisconsin. Position entailed complete authority for all aspects of particular businesses from financial and office duties (account payables & receivables, monthly profit & loss, balance sheets statements), inventory cost and control, capital equipment purchases, sell off, maintenance, marketing, management and training of employees, daily customer service duties, stocking, serving, bar tending and customer resolution. Implement cost cutting measure to reduce waste and be profitable. Complete sell off of restaurant businesses for profit.

7/2005-12/2006 Encore Mortgage Fort Myers, FL

Senior Commercial Loan Officer

Commercial loan officer, staff trainer on commercial, residential, bridge and, SBA loans: Handle clients financial needs for residential or commercial loan. Work with various national lenders to meet the appropriate requirements for the client, collect needed documents, comply with guidelines for under writing, file appropriate documentation to underwriter for processing and complete final loan transaction.

07/2003-5/2005 Fee Corp Environmental Services Columbus, Ohio

Regional Account Manager

Account manager for 122 employees spanning four OEM / Tier I manufacturing plants in the Midwest. Complete management of accounts from negotiated business proposal, staffing, AP/AR, payroll, and exceeding budget goals. Compile hazardous waste removal & disposal documentation and file EPA reports for land fill disposal. Supervise the production, training and maintenance of several paint coating plant systems. Conduct complete shut down retool and sterilization operations twice a year at these facilities. Site defect analyst for trouble shooting production defects, along with maintaining defect library for future reference. Worked with quality, engineering and production management teams to attain a 98% first time through. Maintain and comply with all current EPA and safety regulations. Train and kept all employees current on OSHA, plant safety protocol, confined space, and hazardous material handling. Hazardous material response unit for regional needs: oil, chemical, wrongful sewage discharge. Compile and file all reports for company documentation on each plants chemical usage, disposal, and health and safety needs.

2/2003-10/2003 Ford Motor Company Dearborn, MI

Warranty Analyst (contract)

Ford Digital Imaging Program at the Sigma Six Center. Review in real time, claims from National and International dealers for various warranty defects, approval or denial per Ford warranty policy and document for data analysis. Dealer support for technical issues related to reoccurring defects from production runs. Record and file all related data for later use by quality and engineering teams at various levels for manufacturing defect root cause analysis. Dealer support for technical issues regarding software and hardware related to DI program.

12/1999-11/2002 RECARO North America Auburn Hills, MI

Customer Support Coordinator

Position entailed aftermarket and OEM dealer support for technical and warranty issues for North America. Developed and complied technical service part manuals; written and graphic formats. Handle and control updating of QS-9000, ISO- 9000 documentation for RNA. Worked with quality and engineering teams to reduce the cost of product manufactured by RNA. Conducted field investigations (including 60% travel to on site facilities), trouble shoot and handle resolution of customer complaints, warranty and new sales issues either in house or on-site around North America. Conduct field training (power point classes) at various OEM’s and end user municipalities around North America. Manage all 500 after market dealers and service companies contracted by RNA. Trained and certified in APQP, PPAP, 8-D, JIT, processes. Revamp of out dated warranty process for easier use by customers and RNA vendors. Recapture loss warranty revenue from vendors for defective product, which resulted in dramatic lower warranty costs. Initiate waste recycling program for production material waste to reduce manufacturing cost.

Education: Hodges University (BSM) 2009 Completion date Dec 2011

University of Western Ontario 2004 Surface Science

University of Phoenix 2001 Business Management

Baker College 1995 Business Management

Macomb Community College 1991 Engineering / Drafting

Glenn Oaks Community College 1990 General studies

Skills and Abilities:

Excellent customer relation /service skills, organized, leadership, knowledge of industrial manufacturing. Mechanical, analytical, computer literate, Power Point, Word, Excel, Lotus, Mechanical Desktop, and MRO & MRP system experience.

Honors and Activities:

Served 4 years in United States Army, 82nd Airborne Division.

Military & Civilian achievement awards.

Presidential sports award for backpacking.

Avid scuba diver

Member of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 112.

Humane Society volunteer.

Avid gardener

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