Production Manager Product Management

Steve B. Joo

** ******** ***, ******** *****, CA 91766

Cell: 626-***-****, Email: *****@**-*****.***

Professional Profile

Operations and Product Management Expertise with proven track record at working with high- performance teams and supporting sophisticated engineering, manufacturing, sales and service organizations from Startups to Fortune 50. 20 years of operational experience within culturally diverse environments focused on manufacturing, inventory, facilities, logistics and procurement. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

kdc/one, Walnut, CA November 2021 through September 2024 Production Manager (2021 – 2024)

Responsible for managing/overseeing manufacturing, maintenance, inventory, and logistics.

Responsible for coordinating/planning the setup of the production lines with the maintenance dept. which included initial runs and everyday products.

Worked with equipment manufactures to improve lot coding and labeling of various products. Which increased throughput and lowered rejection/scrap materials.

Generating weekly/monthly production reports (COGS) Alta Advanced Technologies dba BHK, INC., Ontario, CA March 2015 through April 2021 Production Manager (2015 – 2021)

Responsible for managing/overseeing manufacturing, inventory, logistics, facilities and procurement.

Implemented MRP system for inventory and production depts.

Performed all production (weekly) and inventory (monthly) dept scheduling.

Improved production throughput 25% during within first 2 years. Maintained throughput which resulted in greatest product/sales volume for individual months and fiscal year.

Managed all City/County ordinances matters and facility issues.

Created process to handle manufacturing defective products, which resulted in reducing COGS (Cost of Goods) 5-10% per any given month.

Organized and conducted weekly production meetings that included Sales and Engineering Depts.

Precog dba Star Sensor Technology, Chino, CA October 2010 through August 2014 Project Manager (2010 – 2014)

Responsible for overall planning, management and completion of IT projects for a wide variety of business units and programs

Worked in conjunction with the engineering group and outsourced contractors on all assigned projects to ensure on time deliverables.

Worked with internal and external customers to develop project scope of work documents and project plans

Gathered application and feature set requirements from sales, marketing, operations, and management streamlining processes.

Identified the technical approach to be used on migration from web based to Big Data Analytics platform including the development of the system analysis, testing, and acceptance tests for each project phase

Production Manager (2010-2014)

Responsible for managing/overseeing manufacturing, inventory, logistics, procurement, RMA, quality control, and SOP documentation creation and control.

Created new BOM’s (Build of Materials) and inventory processes which Improved production throughput by 75%

Quarterly reviewed and negotiated with vendors to decrease BOM costs, improving COGS and COGS profitability.

Developed Standard Operating Procedures for initial and continual production personnel training tools.

CalAmp (Aircept), Irvine, CA November 2000 through June 2010 Operations and Business Systems Manager (2002 – 2010) Responsible for managing/overseeing manufacturing, inventory, logistics, procurement, RMA, quality control, facilities, and program management.

Reduced RMA turn times by 50%, while increasing profit center revenue by 20%

Collaborated with the engineering department to develop software provisioning tools reducing human error while improving efficiencies.

Quarterly reviewed and negotiated with vendors to decrease BOM costs, improving COS and COGS profitability.

Quality Control (2001 – 2002)

Qualified new products (software and hardware). QA all customer orders prior to shipment.

Developed SOPs to define product and web portal parameters and tested continually to ensure services met compliance thresholds.

Collaborated with engineering to improve manufacturability of products and services. Vehicle Specialist (2000 – 2001)

Direct relationship with customer base for support of our products (installation and website).

Responsible for all contractor training and oversaw installation training defined by customer geographic territory

Knowledge/Skill Set

Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, Project, Visio, Outlook, etc.) MRP/ERP experience in MS Solomon, MS Great Plains, Quick Books, Oracle, CRM software Mgmt. 20 Yrs. Manufacturing Experience

Blue print deciphering

Documentation Experience

EDUCATION

Temple City High School, High School Diploma

Rio Hondo College, Associate Administration of Justice REFERENCES

Precog

Wim Ibes (CTO) 612-***-****

Tony Rangel (Director of OPS) 909-***-****

CalAmp

Michael Zachan (VP; Telematics Div) 949-***-**** Gallin Chen (VP; Business Dev) 760-***-****

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