Project Manager Operations
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MICHAEL C. ALLTOP
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
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Professional Experience
Trade Compliance Manager/Logistics Murfreesboro, TN
Emerson Heating Products 2007 – 2011
Oversea Trade Compliance program for three locations. Corporate location in US and one
manufacturing plant each in China and Mexico
Maintained C-TPAT certification at corporate location and worked with Mexico staff to get
the manufacturing facility in Mexico C-TPAT certified.
Worked with China staff to get their manufacturing facility C-TPAT ready.
Oversee two additional employees. One each in China and Mexico which handle day-to-day
issues at those locations.
Work with parent company at Emerson in review of all logistics and brokerage contracts to
maintain the best rates possible.
Review and audit transportation and brokerage bills for errors.
Oversee the training of all staff affected by Trade Compliance to ensure required
training is provided and completed by all staff.
Wrote procedures for all Trade Compliance operations.
Assistant Manager FTZ/Logistics Montgomery, AL
Hyundai Motor Mfg. Alabama 2005 - 2007
Opened and operated, the Free Trade Zone [FTZ] at the facility.
Handled logistics matters for all international shipments, including import clearance into the U.S.
Worked with Production control on the ordering of all KD parts from Korea.
Handled U.S. Customs clearance for Korean suppliers and for all exportation of Hyundai vehicles to Canada.
Handled import compliance and exploration of new products that may benefit if brought in under the FTZ.
Worked on Procedures team which wrote company procedures for inventory control, parts receiving, scrap, and finish product shipments that meets both production and FTZ requirements
Wrote all procedures dealing directly with the FTZ.
Managed two employees directly who were responsible for daily FTZ requirements and the consolidation center indirectly which is in charge of receiving all foreign product shipped in from outside the US.
Negotiated with vendors directly on contracts dealing with FTZ requirements. This includes software and Custom Brokers
Managed departmental budgets
Material Analyst/BOM Administrator Smyrna, TN
Nissan North America Manufacturing (Randstad Contractor) 2002 - 2005
Develop bills of material for new and current models
Work with Nissan engineers and suppliers to implement design changes in a timely manner for both current and future models
Work with Inventory Control to implement or cancel parts to keep obsolescence at a minimum.
Set up transportation to ship trial vehicle parts around the United States for testing prior to launch.
Follow trial units during production to assist with part issues.
Ordered, tracked, and confirmed receipt of all trial parts for my suppliers for all trial builds prior to mass production.
Import/Export Compliance Officer Nashville, TN
Dell Computers 2000-2002
Created and operated the Free Trade Zone [FTZ] at the facility.
Handled logistics matters for all international shipments, including import clearance into the U.S. and all LTL issues during transportation to the plant.
Worked with bills of material for FTZ purposes.
Handled U.S. Customs clearance for Japanese suppliers and for all exportation of Dell Computers.
Handled import compliance and exploration of new products which may benefit if brought in under the FTZ.
Controlled, adjusted, and participated in cycle counts for inventory.
Conformed to international business regulations.
Closed FTZ with US Customs when Dell changed manufacturing plans which resulted in the FTZ being non-beneficial financially.
Sales Specialist Murfreesboro, TN
Tennex Industries 1999-2000
Managed relationships as Original Equipment Manufacturer [OEM] to four automotive manufacturing companies.
Planned production from sales forecasts.
Created and implemented budgets.
Collaborated with sales, engineering, and operations departments.
Was instrumental in providing improvement techniques for current products.
Parts Coordinator/Bill of Material Maintenance Normal, IL
Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America 1997-1999
Managed more than 325 foreign and domestic service part suppliers, ensuring fulfillment of orders placed by Mitsubishi Motor Corporation (MMC), Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America (MMSA), and Chrysler Corporation.
Handled discrepancy issues between the supplier and packaging warehouse (cross-dock) before parts were shipped to distributors, ensuring customer order satisfaction.
Served as a liaison between quality control and the service parts suppliers on any quality concern (i.e. non-conforming parts, engineering and process issues).
Import Analyst/Drawback Specialist Normal, IL
F.W. Myers & Co. c/o Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America 1991-1997
Cleared Canadian import material through the U.S. Customs Service.
Managed more than 200 part suppliers (foreign and domestic) in drawback procedures within Mitsubishi Motor Mfg., and their partner Chrysler Corp. allowing a 99% refund of all duties paid on parts shipped via a foreign Bill-Of-Lading into the U.S., assembled into a complete product, then exported.
Served as a liaison between Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. and the U.S. Customs Service Port Director for the Central Illinois District.
Was a member of the brokerage team responsible for a $4.25 million refund to Mitsubishi Motor Mfg from the U.S. Customs Service.
Responsible for $2.25 million refund to Mitsubishi Motor Mfg and Chrysler Corp. through the drawback system.
Member of new model launch teams (pilot builds).
Education
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, AZ PHOENIX, AZ
Bachelor of Business Management Spring 2004
SPECIALIZED SKILLS COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES
Quality Assurance PC general use
Customer Satisfaction Windows XP
Project Management Microsoft Word
Government Regulations Microsoft Access
Facility Management Microsoft Excel
Logistics Microsoft PowerPoint
Purchasing/Cost Control Lotus for Windows
Instructor/Trainer Visio
Employee Development WinZip
International Operations Liaison Many PC utility programs
Customer Interaction SAP
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