Project/Program Manager
Resume:
Edward J. Buzby
North Tustin, CA 92705
*******@*****.***
Summary
Experienced MBA/Mechanical Engineer with over 20 years of world class Program Management, Operations and Financial leadership. Skilled at team building, staff management, contract negotiations, developing long-term customer relationships and conducting international business. I thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, team environment where everyone places a high value on the customer and am looking to join an organization that shares my passion for continuous improvement, growth, and creating value for the customer.
Primary focus is always the customer, expert at building solid relationships with customers & suppliers.
Leadership over Management, proven leadership skills, focusing on team building and development.
Do more with less, places an emphasis on process improvement and throughput to stimulate revenue, profit and cash flow.
No challenge too great, leadership for complex technical development & production programs requiring cross functional teamwork.
Global vision, experienced with international business relations and international travel.
Employment History & Achievements
Control Components, Inc. (CCI), Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 1998 – 2008
CCI is the global leader in severe service valves for the Fossil / Nuclear power and Oil / Gas industries. With 2008 sales of $720m, CCI employs nearly 2,000 people globally with locations in the United States, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, Czech Republic, Korea, Japan, China and Mexico. Key member of management team responsible for growth from $120m to $720m in ten years.
Manager of Project Management Sep 2002 - Dec 2008
• Reported directly to VP Operations and managed a staff of eleven direct reports. Each project was managed in a cross functional/matrix environment.
• Interfaced with customers on a daily basis, leading an order backlog of over 100 orders with varying size and technical complexity.
• Improved on-time deliveries from 50% to 80%. Maintained >80% on-time shipments for each of the past five years.
• Drove the company’s Operating Margins to achieve a seven basis point improvement through design optimization and supply chain rationalization.
• Managed a three-fold increase in backlog while only adding one team member.
• Established a team effort toward cash collections, teaming with Finance to attack collection issues. Reduced documentation issues preventing collections from $3m to less than $0.3m.
• Drove policy changes to improve commercial terms being accepted from customers to reduce commercial risk and improve company cash flow (progress billings/retentions).
• Partnered with the Sales Team in new sales initiative to review technical and commercial offerings before proposals were submitted to reduce sales errors and minimize change requests after order receipt.
Commercial Finance Manager Sep 1998 – Sep 2002
• Reported to the VP of Finance and managed a staff of eight direct reports.
• Responsible for all customer-related Finance issues on a global basis, including Credit Evaluations, Invoicing, Collections, negotiating of Commercial Terms, and Export shipments.
• Formed a partnership with the global Sales team to support their efforts and resolve terms and conditions issues smoothly with customers.
• Initiated and negotiated a blanket commercial framework with key large customers to reduce commercial issues during the bid phase.
• Changed Finance’s reputation from being a selling obstacle to being a value added partner.
Project Manager Mar 1998 - Sep 1998
• Supported a variety of severe service valve design and fabrication projects for the company’s global customer base.
EJB Medical, dba MEDOX, Tustin, CA 1995 - 1998
President of a startup company that imported medical products and introduced them into the US market.
• Provided design and performance details to the FDA for permission to market/sell products.
• Successfully penetrated the market with an ultrasonic nebulizer that captured 10% market share within two years of FDA approval.
• Developed a global customer base of over 5,000 medical device dealers and distributors.
• Researched numerous medical products as potential product offerings.
Transit Control Systems, Tustin, CA 1994 - 1995
Engineering Manager, reported to the Owner/President and managed seven engineers and designers.
• Provided leadership for a design team for electronic train control, communication and HVAC systems for the rapid transit industry.
• Developed other products including medical carts, motorized IV poles, and modular office furniture.
Commercial Energy Products/BFM Aerospace, Santa Ana, CA 1989 - 1994
Aerospace/Defense company that provided electromechanical assemblies to the nuclear industry.
Vice President of Program Management 1991 - 1994
• Provided program management/leadership by staffing and developing a team of engineers and other professionals to research market opportunities and formulate strategic plans.
• Created numerous proposals and initiated new customer development efforts, including negotiating contracts.
Program Director 1989 - 1991
• Responsible for the leadership of design, development and production activities associated with the manufacture and qualification of control rod drive mechanisms used in Navy Nuclear Propulsion Programs with a $100M contract value.
Micronics International Inc, Brea, CA 1988 - 1989
Project Engineer
• Responsible for all technical aspects of various aerospace/defense electromechanical development and production programs.
• Provided engineering support including scheduling, budgeting, and qualification/production testing.
• Interpreted and designed products according to industry and military specifications.
• Frequently interfaced with customers and government representatives.
• Supported various proposal efforts pursuing new and follow on business.
EG&G Special Projects, Las Vegas, NV 1985 - 1988
Mechanical Engineer
• Responsible for all mechanical aspects in the refurbishment of primarily ground based radar systems.
• Drafting section supervisor.
• Created designs and specifications for numerous mechanical components and antenna systems.
Naval Weapons Center, Ridgecrest, CA 1983 - 1985
Mechanical Engineer
• Supported various missile fuze development programs.
• Notable experience was gained with Computervision CADDS 4, ANSI Y14.5M-1982, computer flight simulations, and development testing.
• Received special act award for origination of a Fuze Spin Test Program.
Education
Pepperdine University, MBA
University of Nevada Reno, BS in Mechanical Engineering
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