Supply Chain Professional

Thomas W. Hanson, CPIM

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Mount Dora, FL 32757

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Manufacturing Operations Manager

Production – Materials Management – Inventory Control

Highly experienced, hands-on and successful business professional with a record of proven results in planning, scheduling, procurement, and production management in both corporate and defense contractor environments. Start-up and turnaround management results. An influential leader and catalyst. Combines technological expertise with common-sense management skills to identify potential problems and to implement effective solutions. Adept at process improvements, lean manufacturing and MRP. The “Go To” manager to build and lead teams to deliver mission-critical results on time and in budget.

“In today’s economy, raw materials are more expensive, labor costs are increasing and profit improvement is the ultimate corporate goal, which can only be achieved by working smarter, applying proven expense control skills and implementing “best practice” techniques. I look forward to using my skill set to improve your corporate performance” - TWH

Selected Professional Accomplishments

Production

• Built and led an experimental “Self Directed Work Team,” coordinated all development, training, manufacturing, packaging and shipping processes for a new product line which served as a model for the development of additional self directed teams.

• Planned, produced and shipped three defense programs ahead of schedule. Sound planning techniques and self directed work team achieved successful results resulting in Military commendation.

• Improved Government rating of company’s Small Business Program to “Very Successful” after a nine year period of only “Acceptable” ratings. Extensive research of regulations and education of responsible parties led to improved rating in just 12 months.

• Successfully created a Kan Ban system for a continuous- flow wire drawing process. Reduced the need for production schedules at every drawing station down to one at the final product stage.

• Organized a company-wide rally to support a local sheltered workshop’s self-sufficiency, off-loaded appropriate jobs and increased government small business program numbers: a win/win situation.

Materials Management

• Re-implemented the use of a previously rejected MRP system (an investment of $2M) by winning back the confidence of disgruntled users, demonstrating the system’s potential, correcting data previously entered and ensuring proper entry of new data.

• Developed a new process for weighting down test baggage for airport conveyor testing. This process quadrupled the life of the test bags.

• Developed a comparative program in order to determine the “total cost of acquisition” when sourcing new components. The program saved over $75,000 in the first 12 months.

Inventory Control

• Reduced physical inventory variance from $500K to less than $5K in less than 18 months by developing new inventory controls, implementing cycle counting procedures, training staff on new processes and enforcing adherence to new guidelines.

• Increased average level (from 50% to 97%) of inventory accuracy in 12 months by improving location numbering, implementing a rigorous cycle counting program, and improving transaction training.

• Brought control and 95% inventory accuracy to the MRO warehouse for the sprawling 23 acre General Dynamics facility in De Land, FL.

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Professional Experience

Gencor Industries – Orlando, FL September 2008 – March 2009

Manufacturer of asphalt manufacturing equipment.

Production Control Manager

Directed staff of six planners and analysts in production control prior to corporate downsizing.

G&T Conveyor - Tavares, FL June 2006 – September 2008

Manufacturer of baggage conveyor systems for the airline industry.

Materials Control Manager

Reduced the variance of physical inventory from -$500K to $5K in 18 months. Increased inventory accuracy level up to over 95%. Drove the successful re-implementation of (Glovia) MRP system.

Macon Electric Coil – De Land, FL January 2005 – January 2006

Manufacturer of wire coil solenoids.

Production Manager

Scheduled and supervised the Production floor staff. Contributed in key managerial roles as Customer Service Manager, Purchasing Manager and Inventory Control Manager.

General Dynamics Armaments & Technical - Deland, FL September 2001 – September 2004

Leading integrator of network-centric command, control, communication and computing solutions

Production Analyst (contract)

Planned, scheduled and coordinated three defense programs from inception to completion. Orchestrated all phases of procurement, production and quality to insure that all requirements and expectations of our customers were exceeded.

Sparton Electronics - De Leon Springs, FL April 1998 – September 2001

Diversified electronics company serving government and commercial markets worldwide developing and manufacturing Medical Devices and Anti-Submarine Warfare

Corporate Commodities Buyer (Mechanical/Tooling)

Directed $17M budget for over six plants in the U.S. and Canada. Brought 115 tools into production in eighteen months. Facilitated consolidation of the supply base and development of Corporate Strategic Suppliers. Reviewed key programs with design engineering in the quoting of the supply base, sourcing and approving new suppliers. Led “first piece sample” approval process and administered all engineering changes for mechanical parts.

Small Business Liaison Officer

Identified new small and disadvantaged vendors and ensured all business plans were in compliance with U.S. Government contract specifications. Communicated changing rules introduced by the Government to ensure businesses can be subcontracted by a U.S. Government prime contractor.

MEMTEC Corporation - De Land, FL April 1986 to April 1998

Manufacturer of filtration systems

Senior Planner-Production Control

Directed and controlled the flow of all materials, labor utilization and equipment to meet requirement of corporate plans. Coordinated HR, budgeting, plant layout, training and quality initiatives.

Education and Certification

Bradley University - Peoria, IL

Bachelor of Science - Marketing

Association for Operations Management - Certified Production and Inventory Manager

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