In Response To Your Posting For: Production Technician

LARRY LUSSIER

423-***-**** ************@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Dedicated leader with comprehensive management and manufacturing/production experience. Demonstrated ability to train, manage and motivate team members to achieve organizational goals and objectives.

CORE COMPETETNCIES

Training and development Production management Lean manufacturing

Procurement and inventory control Production planning and scheduling practices Improved efficiencies

Cost reductions Customer support Quality

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sam Dong Rogersville, TN 6/2009 – 9/2009

Machine Operator

• Set up – operate – maintain multi head machinery that applied thermal paper based on customer specified layers for insulating bare copper wire used for the manufacture of commercial transformers.

Sternschnuppe, LLC Las Vegas, NV 7/2002 – 12/2008

Director of Manufacturing sternschnuppellc.com

• Manage all support services related to production activities including planning, scheduling, procurement of machinery and specific raw materials, resource allocation (personnel and equipment) for internal and external customers to encompass 3 shifts, inventory and storage of raw and finished materials, preventative maintenance on equipment.

• Quoting and sales for fabrication department.

• Select, train, supervise and evaluate 60 person teams.

• Partner with other departments to support wide range of projects

Asahi Seiko, USA Las Vegas, NV 6/1995 – 7/2002

Production and Purchasing Manager asahiseikousa.com

• Directed all production functions related to assembly and purchasing, approve purchase orders for materials and equipment for production and sales, maintain and adjust inventory levels, author and maintain processes and procedures for ISO9000 compliance.

• Coordinate inventory levels with other departments which reduced inventory shortages by 37%, shortened production lead times from 6 weeks to 3 weeks, reduced inventory by 62%.

• Oversee training, supervising, evaluating 45 team members.

Universal Distributing of NV Las Vegas, NV 2/1985 –6/1995

Production Manager (1992-1995) Production Supervisor (1988-1992) Service Supervisor (1985-1988)

• Planned, organized and implemented all manufacturing and service activities- both in house and with casinos, review all contractual and regulatory compliances against sales orders, requisitioned parts acquired from both domestic and international suppliers.

• Coordinated machine installations and conversions with casinos.

• Training, evaluating of 150 team members

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

34 years manufacturing/production - 25 years supervisor experience - APICS certificates of completion - Production and Inventory Management Course - MRP implementation and maintenance, ISO 9000 Implementation, Team building - Software literate – Excel and Word - Efficient in MRP software to include MAX – Made 2 Manage – Great Plains

EDUCATION

High School Diploma from Kubasaki High – Okinawa, Japan Certificates of Completions for APICS

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