ANTHONY SMIROLDO

***** ********* ***** • CORONA, CA 92883 • 585-***-**** • adz2i4@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR harnessing exceptional cross-functional leadership skills to guide plant staff in the achievement of business-critical productivity, quality, and safety goals. Tactical executive with a proven track record of analyzing production infrastructures and workflows, identifying gaps and areas of inefficiency, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives that drive cost savings. Dynamic leader leveraging a robust strategic acumen to develop action plans and roadmaps for the advancement of corporate objectives, coordinating closely with C-Level executives to fulfil organizational goals. AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Operations Management

Team Building

Continuous Improvement

Manufacturing & Production

Performance Management

Process Optimization

Strategic Leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Budget Planning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

West Coast Industries – Carson, CA 11/2016 – Present Director, Manufacturing Operations

• Provided leadership and executive oversight across all manufacturing, purchasing, and distribution operations of the contract and hospitality furniture company, piloting a series of process improvement initiatives that increased accountability, elevated quality, and augmented compliance and safety. o Successfully improved on-time-delivery (OTD) performance from 60% to 85%. o Implemented process checkpoints that bolstered quality rates from 70% to 90%.

• Devised strategies for the advancement of organizational goals, upholding regular communication with C-Level leadership teams to evaluate progress to plan and make adjustments as needed.

• Managed ~$12M in raw materials, overhead, and utilities spend, leveraging a strong strategic acumen to ensure alignment between fiscal allocation and anticipated changes in production volume. o Consistently assessed opportunities for the reduction of unnecessary costs.

• Established departmental, group, and individual goals to be met across all functional manufacturing activities, monitoring staff performance in order to identify areas for improvement. o Submitted monthly manufacturing metrics for review by senior management.

• Upheld an emphasis on training and development, providing employees with educational resources to expand individual technological skillsets and safeguard competitiveness in an evolving industry.

• Conducted time studies in order to tabulate projected manufacturing capacities based on established throughput, optimizing internal production structures to maximize accountability. Atkore International – Chino, CA 03/2015 – 08/2016 Plant Manager, Cable Solutions

• Oversaw the relocation of an Atkore International cable manufacturing plant and distribution center from Fullerton, CA to Chino, CA, managing all manufacturing and warehouse operations relating to the move. o Functioned as the acting site manager for the 270K sq. ft. flagship location with 300% manufacturing capacity and 200% inventory scope as compared to the previous site. o Supervised the shipping and receiving of warehouse inventory from various sister companies.

• Implemented Lean Six Sigma methodologies for production, safety, quality, inventory, and cost management, conducting Gemba walks to identify barriers to the achievement of performance metrics.

• Directed the hiring, onboarding, and training of new employees, determining the staffing requirements of the plant and establishing divisional goals to support internal growth initiatives. ANTHONY SMIROLDO adz2i4@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUED XEROX Corporation – Webster, NY 12/1988 – 03/2015

Manufacturing Operations Manager 03/2013 – 03/2015

• Harnessed strong cross-functional leadership skills to oversee a staff of 130 union employees in the administration of all toner manufacturing and packaging operations of the largest Xerox plant. o Provided guidance and strategic direction across 98% of plant activities. o Delegated the responsibilities and workloads of 14 direct reports.

• Developed and allocated a $150M operational budget, establishing and managing daily, weekly, and monthly metrics in order to meet performance requirements and optimize plant capacity. o Upheld fiscal alignment with annual production plans and YOY growth initiatives.

• Analyzed manufacturing infrastructures, identifying gaps and implementing process improvements to increase performance yields, control labor, maintenance, and spending costs, and deliver 98% of all production schedules on time; achieved a $5M cost reduction in 2013 as a direct result. o Monitored quality and inventory within an enterprise QA system and an ORACLE database.

• Upheld a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to staff training, providing unionized and salaried staff with a cross-functional knowledge base that enabled flexibility in the completion of assignments. o Cultivated a robust relationship with union leadership, establishing trust in the management of collective bargaining administration through prioritizing employee wellbeing.

• Maintained strict compliance with all ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 requirements, documenting and managing production processes in order to safeguard organizational ISO certification.

• Coordinated with the EH&S group to develop and manage a series of plant safety initiatives. Packaging Operations Manager 08/2008 – 05/2013

• Managed the operations of three direct reports and 49 union employees in the packaging area of the plant, strategically developing and overseeing a $52M departmental budget. o Attended daily sunrise meetings to review issues and determine status objectives. o Set performance metrics and optimized departmental capacities.

• Spearheaded the launch of new toner products as the site transitioned from producing solely black toner to manufacturing four primary colors, leading a series of process improvements that enabled the packaging of 100 multi-colored products as compared to the previous 18 black-only package options.

• Cultivated a highly flexible cross-functional workforce with the capacity to successfully operate the stations of five disparate packaging lines in just 18 months, utilizing QwikSolver to train personnel. Developer Operations Manager 12/2006 – 07/2008

• Devised a production strategy and financial plan for the developer operations division of the plant, leading a staff of one direct report and 15 union personnel in the achievement of corporate goals.

• Successfully reduced the operator training period from 90 days to just 30 days while achieving the same level of proficiency, in addition to slashing product changeover cycle by 100%. Previous Experience:

XEROX Corporation – Webster, NY

Packaging Operations Manager, Material Planning Analyst, Production Supervisor, Process Engineer, Project Engineer CVC Products, Inc. – Rochester, NY

Manufacturing Engineer

Perkin-Elmer Corporation – Danbury, CT

Mechanical Test Engineer

EDUCATION Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

Rochester Institute of Technology

CERTIFICATION Lean Six Sigma Green Belt – XEROX Corporation

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