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Cristian Stefan Condurache

**** ***** ***** ****. **** K-6, Boca Raton, Fl. 33432

Cell: 561-***-****

E-mail: adt7w8@r.postjobfree.com

Demonstrated abilities in multiple phases of Operations Management. Positive, progressive experience in all levels of Manufacturing from the plant floor through the head office with specific emphasis in getting things done in the local and international environments.

Degree: Mechanical Engineering

Languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian

Software: Microsoft Office package, AutoCAD 2001, SAP, AS 400, Microsoft Project,

Lotus Notes, Visio, Teams, etc.

Status in USA: Naturalized US citizen, with ongoing Canadian and EU citizenships.

Educational Background:

Master in Engineering courses- Concordia

University, Montreal, Canada

University of Sciences, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Iasi,

Romania. Engineering Diploma (B.Sc. Hons.)

Additional courses and seminars: Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Materials Technologies, Various Computer Software, Industrial Marketing, Market Driven Management, Business & Administration, Projects Management, Process Mapping & Improvement, House of Quality, Six Sigma, etc.

Work Experience:

Premier Precast April 2022- December 2022

Premier Precast is an architectural and industrial precast manufacturer and installer with the mission “make the world a more beautiful place every day”

Position: Plant Manager

Responsibilities:

-Ensure the level of quality, timely delivery and cost is respected.

-In charge of manufacturing, quality assurance, shipping, receiving, maintenance.

-Responsible for the P&L.

Achievements:

-Reorganized the production teams and established leadership at all departments.

-Implemented KPI’s, measuring and reporting systems.

-Implemented safety and quality assurance programs.

-Established daily and weekly leadership meetings to ensure communication and objectives are discussed and action plans implemented.

The Shade Store July 2021- March 2022

The Shade Store is probably the largest manufacturer and installer of a variety of the highest quality types of shades, curtains and window treatments.

Position: Plant Manufacturing Manager

Responsibilities:

-Ensure the level of quality, timely delivery and cost is respected.

-In charge of manufacturing, quality assurance, shipping, receiving, maintenance.

-Managing 6 managers over 2 production shifts for a total of 300 hourly and salary positions.

-Responsible for the P&L.

-Work with customer service to ensure the requirements of on time and quality are properly met.

Achievements:

-Reorganized the production teams and established leadership at all departments.

-Implemented KPI’s, measuring and reporting systems.

-Implemented safety and quality assurance programs.

-Absorbed the Parts department- hired a new manager to supervise and reorganized it- to insure production and customers never miss the parts they need.

-Established daily and weekly leadership meetings to ensure communication and objectives are discussed and action plans implemented.

-Implemented a production control and reporting system- live, each work station reporting the status of the order and its progress “launch to cash”. Solved a serious problem of products not being assembled due to subassemblies unknown progress status and not ready when needed.

Patten Inflatables, part of the WING Group Oct. 2019- July 1st, 2021

Location: Lake Worth Beach, Fl.

Patten Inflatables is one of the most renowned manufacturers of emergency survival rafts and various survival equipment. Proudly supplying the US Navy, Airforce, Coast Guard, various law enforcement agencies, foreign military allied with the USA.

Position: General Manager of Operations

Responsibilities:

-Ensure the level of quality, timely delivery and cost is respected.

-Ensure all materials and chemicals needed are available- extremely challenging task in the actual geopolitical context.

-Responsible for the P&L.

-Manage the daily manufacturing, shipping & receiving and quality control activities.

-Work with the customers to ensure their requirements are properly negotiated and subsequently, met.

-Ensure compliance to all military standards and norms.

-Work closely with the R&D department and Engineering to launch new products and bring them to completion.

CV Technology Nov. 2017- Oct. 2019

Location: Jupiter, Fl.

CV Technology is one of the most renowned manufacturers and distributors of fire and explosion suppression equipment.

Position: Manufacturing Operations Manager

Responsibilities:

-Ensure the level of quality, timely delivery and cost is respected.

-Manage the daily manufacturing, shipping & receiving and quality control activities.

-Execute special projects in cooperation with R&D department when requested.

-Ensure compliance to all norms and standards of safety and regulatory including ATF (explosives handled).

SeaVee Boats Oct. 2016- Nov. 2017

Locations: Miami, Fl.

SeaVee Boats is one of the most prestigious manufacturers of highest quality powerboats, addressing the private, commercial and government sectors.

Position: Safety & Lamination Department Manager

Responsibilities:

-Ensure the level of quality and reliability of the SeaVee boats is world class. Implement a Quality Assurance system to cover all departments, order to cash process.

-Ensure the materials and chemicals are available for production.

-Run the day by day operation, plan, project, coordinate the manufacturing process and meet the targets.

-Ensure the safety and compliance are maintained at the highest levels. Design and implement the Company safety & environmental corporate program and ensure adherence to it.

-Special projects as assigned.

Achievements:

-Reorganized the Lamination Department by work teams and assigned team leaders (supervisors) with clear responsibilities.

-Wrote and implemented the Safety Program for the Company. Training schedules, Safety Meetings & topics schedules, incident investigation and reporting structure put in place.

-A production reporting and follow-up system put in place to ensure timely delivery of all components and parts needed by Assembly.

-Industrial engineering studies (time and motion) to determine the hours needed for each phase of the manufacturing process for each major part.

-Implemented min/max system and Kanban for small parts and materials supply.

Midnight Express Powerboats January 2015- Oct. 2016

Locations: Fort Lauderdale, Fl.

Midnight Express Powerboats is a leading manufacturer of high quality powerboats, addressing the private sector, military, and law enforcement agencies.

Position: Operations Manager

Responsibilities: - Manage the production and service departments. Ensure deadlines are respected, and safety, quality and cost are kept under control.

Achievements: - Reorganized the production flow in all departments to increase efficiency.

-Stabilized the turn over by a thorough hiring process and creating clear responsibilities.

-Implemented a quality system- for parts and processes.

-Implemented a “hand over quality system”- inter-departments quality checklists and timelines.

-Implemented 5S and lean manufacturing programs resulting in increased efficiency and effectiveness.

-Created a production control and reporting system to ensure proper follow-up and control mechanisms.

-Reduced the cost of consumables by implementing allocation systems by employee and by part- thus increasing the accountability and reducing the waste.

MAPEI Americas Sept. 2004- September 2014

Office: Deerfield Beach, Florida

MAPEI is a large international construction chemical supplier based in Milan, Italy with operations in all areas of the globe. The Americas division currently runs 14 plants and 2 DC’s in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico and distributes to all of the Americas.

Position: Manager of Warehousing and Logistics for MAPEI Americas.

Responsibilities: -Manage the warehousing and logistics operations of this division while coordinating activities with the central office and other divisions of this international company.

Achievements: - Reorganized the supply chain of the Company by implementing

Regional Stocking Strategies. As a result, working capital was reduced while improving service to customers.

-Outstanding customer satisfaction- increased fill rates and on time from low eighties to almost 100%.

-Opened new operations- sites selection and operations startup.

-Improved measured efficiencies in physical inventories, inventory control, receiving, picking and shipping processes.

-Implemented bar coding throughout the Company.

-Increased shipping accuracy to nearly 100%

-Reduced credit memos to customers by 80%.

-Implemented 5S and lean manufacturing programs in all plants of the Company- net increase of efficiency and effectiveness.

-Contributed to ISO implementation in all plants.

-Re-engineered the transportation process, achieving over 99% on time deliveries between 2012- 2014

-Delivered impressive freight cost savings of over 25%, between 2009 and 2013. This was done by developing an infrastructure of 3PL (transportation brokers) and local asset based carriers- using the best available expertise for every case. These savings were accomplished despite an extremely demanding environment including record increases in fuel cost and while meeting or exceeding increasingly high customer demands).

Degussa Construction Chemicals Inc., Americas July 1992- July 2004

Office: Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Miramar, Florida

Degussa Construction Chemicals (today BASF) was one of the largest world manufacturers of highly specialized chemicals for the construction industry.

Position: Director of Operations Degussa Construction Chemicals Latin America

Responsibilities: -Coordinated the export and distribution to of products and raw materials to

affiliates and distributors of the products.

- Prepared the justification study, feasibility, cost, legal structure, technical project, and site selection for new operations.

-Executed the approved projects, and lead the startup of new operations.

-Coordinated EHSQ compliance to Company & country regulations in

11 countries in Latin America.

-Centralized purchasing of key raw materials for all countries

members of the group.

-Process mapping and improving in all operating entities.

-Led the introduction of new products.

-Provided detailed Cost Analysis (cost of goods sold, operational costs, etc.) and profitability profiles for our various products and lines.

Achievements: -Reorganized the logistics services of the company in the

Latin America area, resulting in a significant growth of business both

in volume and profitability (15-20% growth per year every year).

-Startup of new operations in six different countries including complex Legal aspects. Dealt directly with local law firms in the incorporation of the new operations.

-Coordination of the installation of new plant and equipment projects in six different countries including Site selection, purchasing/ leasing negotiation, project development, execution of projects, personnel hiring and training,

organizational chart and responsibilities descriptions.

-Significant savings achieved by renegotiating prices for raw

materials, equipment and services with existing and new vendors.

-Processes mapped & improved in all countries members of the group,

diagrams, process instructions, quality indicators, process owners put

in place.

PERSONAL ASSETS:

-I have a proven track record of success in international operations conducting a varied array of projects and assignments with progressive experience in operations, logistics, engineering, legal, procurement, chain of supply, EHSQ.

-I have shown that I can coordinate multiple disciplines in the technical, business and legal domains coupled with a strong understanding economics that has led to strong bottom line performance while improving how the company is perceived by customers and the public.

-I have excellent communication skills and can interact successfully with all levels of the corporate environment to achieve the desired end result.

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