Production Supervisor
Resume:
STEPHEN J. NEALON **** Scherer Way
Osprey, Fl ***29
********@*******.***
MANUFACTURING
I am searching for employment that will both challenge and utilize my skills and abilities and offer growth for the future. I believe that my past experience and knowledge, along with excellent interpersonal skills, and a strong desire to succeed enable me to be a leader in many different areas or functions.
Da Vinci Northern California Dec 2008 – Nov 2009
Business Development
Owner and distributor for the DaVinci Teeth Whitening System for Northern California territory. Licensing the system to dealers and providers in the territory. Developed marketing campaign, prospecting clients, overseeing sales operations, managing company operations and providing customer service as well as product information to licensees and dealers.
Designing-Events Oct 2007 – Dec 2008
Business Development
Designing Events is a full service event design and coordination company located in Sarasota Florida. As an employee my responsibilities were to develop concepts into working designs to meet the needs and desires of clientele. Handled all company correspondence, as well as sales prospecting, marketing initiatives, and managing company financials.
PGT Industries, Nokomis FL Dec 2004 - Oct 2007
Group Leader Glass Oeprations
Recruited in 2004. PGT Industries is a leading manufacturer of tempered glass products for residential use. I was initially in charge of the “tempering area” and later the “lamination area”. Responsible for training and development of crew to achieve quality and production goals in a safe manner. Coordinate and collaborate with support groups and peers to meet and exceed all business objectives. Under my control, we reduced the washer process from 3 hours to 30 minutes, using SMED techniques; working with engineering and supplier departments, increased quality from 88% to 92% and reduced lamination rejects by 5%. Responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining various programs that effectively captured and highlighted metrics to achieve process analysis and optimization. Developed and implemented self audit and analysis of scrap product to identify root cause and react. Resulted in 20% drop of trapped air defects, and 4% drop in handling scrap.
Costal Circuits, Redwood City CA Jan 2004 - Aug 2004
Operations Shift Manager
Recruited in 2004. Coastal Circuits is a small manufacturer of quick turn printed circuit boards, processing an average of 400 panels per day. Main responsibilities were to manage all activities starting with material issue through product testing, quality, and shipment. Shift manager core responsibilities include: verifying product conformance to customer specifications, ensuring any special processes are performed in the correct order for each product, authority on quality issues in regards to product, conduit to customer and operations support in regards to production capabilities and scheduling. Additional responsibilities include: employee workstation scheduling, ensuring process control and standards are met for each process, motivation, hiring, disciplinary issues, merit analysis, training, and equipment/area upkeep. This required daily communication with operational support groups such as: engineering, maintenance, process engineering, human resources, and senior management. Daily activities involved maneuvering product/employee workstation schedules to meet deadlines, coordinating outside services/timelines for product processing, prioritizing maintenance requests based upon scheduling demands, updating senior management, engineering, customer service in regards to production issues, ensuring finished goods are packaged and shipped per customer requirements and meet customer specifications. Occasional activities included manning workstations for short periods of time in order to move product. Managed crew of 30+ direct reports.
Sierra Proto Express, Sunnyvale, CA Dec 2002 – Oct 2003
Operations Shift Manager
Recruited in 2003. Sierra Proto Express is a small manufacturer of quick turn printed circuit boards, processing an average of 300 panels per day. Under my direction, production capabilities and output were increased by 20% in the plating area through the use of job optimization, training, and product scheduling. Upon promotion to Operations Manager from Plating Supervisor, on time delivery was increased 2.5% to 97.5% overall, with an increase in production demands by 15%. Consistently met all manufacturing goals with minimal engineering, maintenance, or quality support, while overseeing a crew of 30+ employees.
Utilize tools such as XRF Machine (measure gold thickness), calipers, hole depth gauges, microscopes, and other devices required to verify customer specifications are met. Responsibilities were the same as listed for Coastal Circuits and position was in the same role. Additionally, I was charged with coordinating all outside vendor services for production processing, as well as verifying quality specifications were met. Main goal of the position was to ensure that product was delivered on time to the customer via customer method, meeting customer product specifications, and in quantity customer required. Deviations required communication with customer service, engineering and senior management. Had authority to institute remakes, and adjust product/employee scheduling to meet deadlines.
Los Gatos Honda/Gavilan Honda May 2002 - Dec 2002
Internet/Car Salesman
Recruited in 2002. Working for 2 different Honda dealerships as a car salesman was a challenge. Attended car sales school and learned the basic principles behind selling, persuading, and influencing people. Maintained sales levels on par with senior salesmen per month. Increased responsibilities to include internet sales, dealer trades (between dealerships), and inventory requests.
Proto Engineering. Sunnyvale, Ca. Nov 2000 - Apr 2002
Operations Shift Manager
Proto Engineering is a small manufacturer of quick turn printed circuit boards processing an average of 600 panels per day. In conjunction with my counterpart on dayshift, we maintained on-time deliveries (100% what customer ordered, quality, quantity, and delivered on required date by required time) at 96% or better over a one year period. This required flexibility of production schedule and operations performed as it included introductions during the shift of 8, 12, and 24 hour turn (Release to ship) products. I also was required to oversee and assist final test and quality department, using all measurement tools, rework tools, and understand quality guidelines in order to ship product.
This entailed determining production schedule and authority over all quality decisions in regards to product.
SOUTH BAY CIRCUITS. San Jose, Ca. Nov 1998 - Aug 2000
Operations Buidling Manager
South Bay Circuits is a small manufacturer of printed circuit boards, processing an average of 600 panels per day. The company focused on both quick turn and high technology product. Responsible for meeting shipping objectives and schedule for the innerlayer (front half of manufacturing) facility. This involved scheduling 8 departments, over 30 indirects and 6 direct team leaders. Responsible for ensuring quality and functionality of product, delivery times, safety of employees, and upkeep of machinery. This involved interaction with maintenance, engineering, design groups, customers, and senior management.
Hadco Corporation. Santa Clara, Ca. Sep 1990 - Oct 1998
Machine Operator, Trainer, Production Supervisor
Hadco (now Sanmina) is a high volume, high tech manufacturer of printed circuit boards processing an average of 5000 panels per day. Developed and implemented training program for the "Cuposit" area, which included: evaluation procedures, testing, a record database, and employee certification. This included the capability to operate all required machinery in the area, use all required testing and quality devices correctly, and complete all necessary documentation. This resulted in 100% certification in all areas, across all shifts within a (6) month period. Conceptualized, planned and oversaw the conversion of one plating line to off line loading resulting in an increase in production and efficiency by 15%, along with a reduction in labor costs. ROI was completed under 8 months. Effectively used SMED techniques to reduce downtime for Automatic Electrolytic Plating line PM from 24 hrs to less than 8 hrs. Processed on average 1600 panels per shift, and oversaw crew of 50+ direct reports. Filled in for management and completed all reports for department of 125 employees. Presented to senior management monthly status reports on department quality, production, cost, safety, and future planning goals and where the department was in relation to the goals. Member of numerous quality/area improvement teams working on efficiency, cost, quality, or production improvements.
Education:
Business Management Program. Senior Year Student. University of Phoenix.
Seminars and Business Training
SMED SPC
ISO 9000 Time Management
Critical Thinking Dealing with Difficult People
Stress Management
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