Manager Quality Assurance
Resume:
ARTHUR H. ROTHENBERG
Louisville, KY 40241
502-***-**** *********@***.***
QUALIFICATIONS:
A proven results-oriented highly ethical and dynamic decision-maker, with 20+ years of goal achievement, predicated upon the ability to energize and train staffs with a direct hands on approach, embrace complex challenges creatively and to articulate and meet company needs.
EXPERIENCE:
Owner - CAD & Co, Inc – Louisville, KY
Reorganization of Management teams and staffing
Commercial Real Estate 2001- present
Manager - Accu-tec, Inc. Louisville, KY
Complete day-to-day responsibilities for a contract packaging and warehousing/distribution company operating 6 facilities with approx. 300 full time and 250+ temporary staff members. Secured and developed 3 new sites for expansion business including staffing, interior layout, equipment purchase and installation. Decreased labor by 60% for a 3 million-dollar segment of business through training and modifications/re-design of a specific manufacturing process by working hand in hand in with the hourly and mid level management staff. Increased profitability and decreased damage for a 300,000-sq. ft. distribution facility by developing detailed job descriptions, operating procedures and high levels of expectations. Also led a management team to create the necessary consistencies within the company for managed growth consisting of Human Resources, Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Safety. 1999 – 2001
Manager, (Frankenthal Group), LLC, Louisville, KY
Responsible for the daily operations, transportation and budget for a multi-site auto auction handling 100,000+ vehicles per year. Prepared capital expenses proposals. Wrote personnel policy and standard operating procedure manuals for a staff of 300 in a 3-state region. Initiated on-line business procedures. Saved company $30,000 annually with introduction of digital image photography. Responsible for meeting monthly budget projections. Headed and led an operations team, which increased earnings over $1,000,000 in 3 years. Managed additional off-site properties (220,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space.) 1996 – 1999
Operations Manager/Plant Manager, Paramount Foods, Inc. (Frankenthal Group), Louisville, KY
Responsible for manufacturing, warehousing and purchasing departments. Hired to re-establish cost controls and profitability. Aligned manufacturing and inventory levels to be responsive to the needs of sales/marketing. Prepared bids. Established unit cost/pricing. Designed programs with Q.C. to re-establish quality assurance procedures and protocols. Working closely with the staff I maintained a high level of morale with a Union workforce and negotiated labor disputes and contracts without incident. Decreased raw material inventory levels by 50%. Created purchasing procedures. Decreased maintenance costs from $8,000 to $1,000 per week. Reduced overtime by 75%, hold/off spec product by 90%, material shrinkage by 75%. Business was eventually sold to a large competitor in the marketplace. 1995 - 1996
Plant Manager/General Manager, Block & Guggenheimer Foods, Inc., Hurlock, MD
Responsible for management of day-to-day activities of diverse workforce of 150+ employees. Negotiated union/non-union labor contracts. Established and maintained production, warehouse and facility budgets. Created daily production schedules for 5+ production lines packing perishable food products based upon seasonal product availability and sales requirements. Reduced production labor by 15% in each of a 4-year period. Contracted raw materials/supplies. Established vendor rebate programs. Decreased raw material inventory levels from 16 to 2 weeks. Formulated/developed new products. Supervised layout/design and relocation of facility from NYC to Hurlock, MD. Converted 1500 labels to meet Nutritional Labeling Act. Maintained/monitored all regulatory compliance needs. Established employee incentive programs and creative involvement opportunities. 1975 - 1995
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts, City College of New York, N.Y City
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