Program Manager

Jay L. Holifield

Norton OH *****

Cell: 330-***-****

*********@*******.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Thirty plus years of progressive supervisory and management experience coupled with an in-depth technical background, excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills. Proven individual and team leadership skills with the ability to motivate employees. Exceptionally well organized with a track record that demonstrates self-motivation, creativity, and initiative to achieve both personal and corporate goals.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Program Manager, Vexos Inc, Lagrange OH 6/15 – Present

Manage $10-15 million in Sales over multiple unique accounts worldwide.

Single point of contact for designated Customer programs.

Develop and maintain plans for meeting Customer expectations.

Provide Quarterly Business reviews for Strategic accounts.

Assures accounts maintain acceptable level of profitability.

Provide updated costs and quotes for existing Customers.

Maintain adequate technical depth and management skill to address complex Customer issues.

ISO 13485 Internal Auditor.

Production Supervisor, AirBorn Electronics Inc. Akron OH 3/11 - 5/15

Started as PCB Process Engineer.

Promoted to Test/Tune Manager December 2013.

Manage staff of 15 personnel on 2 shifts.

Improved efficiency of cable Tuning process by eliminating outdated processes.

Promoted to Production Supervisor in addition to Test/Tune responsibilities, April 2014.

Manage staff of 50 plus personnel on 2 shifts.

Production Manager, Tetrad Electronics, Hudson OH 2/01 - 3/11

Responsible for all aspects of Manufacturing, Production and Shipping within facility.

Manage staff of 10 personnel on split shifts.

Manage $1.7 million component Inventory, including Cycle and Physical counts.

Served as ISO Management Representative from 2001 through 2005.

Improved productivity 25% by implementing new inspection and test standards.

Designed equipment floor plan for new manufacturing facility.

Plant Engineer, Integrated Roll Services, Akron, OH 9/99 – 1/01

Assisted in the implementation of ISO 9000 Quality System and maintained 100% compliance.

Planned daily production and shipping schedules for 24/7 operations.

Staffed and supervised three shifts of production personnel.

Reduced transportation costs 20% by eliminating detention charges.

Reduced rework by 66% by designing and installing a PLC system.

Service Manager, Mustang Dynamometer, Twinsburg, OH 5/97 – 9/99

Supervised daily production and testing of Dynamometer Computer Control Systems.

Maintained 100 % compliance with UL/ETL/CSA standards.

Established Customer Service Program, improving response time by 60%.

Conducted all department interviewing, hiring, and training of personnel.

Regional Supervisor, Envirotest Systems Corp, Twinsburg, OH 6/94 – 5/97

Directed equipment installation and start-up for automotive emission testing programs nationwide.

Coordinated nationwide schedules for fifteen Field Service Technicians.

Served as technical liaison between field and engineering personnel.

Assisted in the development, testing and implementation of Calibration, Acceptance and Audit Testing Procedures for Ohio EPA.

Senior Engineering Technician, Columbia Research Corp., Essington, PA 6/90 – 6/93

Project Manager for $1.8 million US Navy Technical Manual Revision project.

Created detailed parts manual for US Navy shipboard equipment.

Assisted in development of Dbase III database for tracking over 10,000 schematics.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Military Service, US Navy, 1980 – 1988

US Navy, Two years Advanced Electronics

University of Akron, Industrial Troubleshooting

Microsoft Certified Training Courses - Windows 95/98, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, DOS 6.2, Hardware Systems, A+ Hardware Certification

Numerous ISO related training activities

ISO 13485 Certified Internal Auditor

Six Sigma Green Belt

Selective Solder Workshop, ACE Production Technologies

IPC-610 CIS

IPC-620 CIS

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