Manufacturing Engineer, Production Planning specialist

Serge M. Migdal

Pleasantville, NY ***** *********@***.*** 914-***-****

Outstanding record of process improvement with a focus on business requirements

SUMMARY

Logistics & Supply Chain Planning Specialist

- Expertise in developing and directing multi-site production, distribution, inventory plans and implementing marketing initiatives

- Worked within a brand team to provide coordination and liaison across the supply chain; materials management, marketing, sales/merchandising, manufacturing and distribution to ensure timely availability of ongoing and new products in the market

- Performed least cost sourcing analyses.

Manufacturing Engineering Professional

- Demonstrated ability to identify, evaluate, and implement process improvement initiatives and programs across multiple sites

- Experience in identifying productivity opportunities in manufacturing and warehousing.

- Annual savings $1MM -$5MM

Experience in:

- Production planning - Kaizen

- Inventory reduction - Economic analysis of projects

- Capacity analysis - Single Minute Exchange of Dies

- Distribution warehouse principles - Process Mapping

and practices - 6 Sigma

- Changeover reduction analysis - Value Stream Mapping

- Productivity & process improvement - Workplace Organization (5S)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BAKERS PRIDE OVEN CO. 2006-7/2009

Business Industrial Engineer, Facility Maintenance Mgr., Safety Coordinator

Provide Industrial Engineering support for process & quality improvement, and equipment installation. Oversee facility and equipment maintenance and repair. Coordinate safety program.

- Project lead for installation $600,000 numerical control stamping equipment.

KRAFT FOODS 1970-2006

Area/Sector Staff Manufacturing Engineer (1998-2006)

Provided staff level Industrial Engineering support for developing, implementing and managing productivity projects and programs in the Northeast area and the Desserts/Beverage business sector. Conducted productivity ideation sessions. Provided business and facility capacity analyses for strategic planning of future requirements. Led changeover time reduction work teams using Continuous Improvement (Kaizen), Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) and Workplace Organization (5S) techniques.

- Project lead for sector-wide evaluation and implementation of automated truck

loading using Self Guided Vehicles. Savings of $800M.

- 20%-40% reduction in changeover time across multiple facilities.

- Process Map of package damage for a major business across Kraft’s internal supply

chain.

- Co led Kaizen teams together with Sanitation to improve equipment sanitation.

Process Optimization Specialist & Corporate Industrial Engineer (1994-1998)

Led and participated in optimization studies to audit processes and work practices in manufacturing, distribution and warehouse operations to improve productivity and reduce costs. Provided manufacturing engineering support for capital expenditure planning.

- Led and participated on teams conducting optimization studies across multiple US &

Canadian distribution facilities identifying $1-$5MM annual savings over several years

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Industrial Automation Group and Administrative Design Engineer (1986-1994)

Internal consultant in developing Computer Integrated Manufacturing plans within manufacturing facilities and business units. Developed functional specifications and requirements for individual projects. Industrial Engineer for distribution and warehouse operations.

- Developed Computer integrated Manufacturing strategies within divisions to identify

common technology needs

- Developed Computer Integrated Manufacturing and quality systems requirements for

two facilities.

Planning Manager/Logistics Applications Specialist (1975-1986)

Supervised five people in developing multi-facility productions plans. Liaison between logistics practitioner and systems in developing and implementing logistics projects.

- Assigned plant service areas to minimize costs.

- Chaired discussions between Brand Management, Sales/Merchandizing and

Operations to ensure consensus in sales projections and provide a basis for sourcing,

producing, planning and delivery of requirements.

- Project lead in implementing a centralized production planning system across two

divisions.

Production Planner (1973-1975)

Provided weekly finite schedules & distribution requirements across multiple plants and distribution centers to ensure target inventory and customer service levels were attained. Ran linear program for multi plant produced products to assure least cost sourcing.

- Lowered inventory 10% while maintaining the same service level

- Provided lead for cross functional coordination and liaison between marketing,

research, sales, purchasing, and manufacturing in establishing timetables to assure

timely retail availability of new and promotional products.

- Developed and maintained continuous Plan vs. Actual reports to track actual

production, sales & inventory against planned targets and adjust plans accordingly

- Planned and executed seasonal builds and determined warehouse requirements for

major national branded products.

Industrial Engineer (1970-1973)

Facility Manufacturing Engineer

EDUCATION

Pace University Management Science MBA

Lehigh University Industrial Engineering BS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS & SKILLS

- Production Planning in the Process industry - Warehouse/Distribution Center Layout

- Principles and Practices of Distribution Warehousing - Value Stream Mapping - 6 Sigma - Excel, Word, PowerPoint

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION AND HONORS

On Board of directors & member of local APICS Chapter

Six Sigma green belt certification obtained

CPIM certification obtained

Delta Mu Delta Business honorary

Keywords: Industrial Engineer, Lean, JIT, Kanban, Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement, Takt Time, Spaghetti Diagram, Production Planning & Scheduling, Kaizen

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