Christopher Acevedo Email & Phone Number

Grass Valley, Ca

Responsible for all aspects of HSE product manufacturing processes, product Quality. Responsible for directing manufacturing team activities and for hands-on participation in the procurement, production and test processes. The Manufacturing Manager directs and coordinates the activities of the production departments and outside suppliers to process materials, manufacture and test products in accordance with HSE’s quality procedures, to insure that technical, quality and timeliness requirements are met. Responsibilities include procurement, inventory management, assembly, test, RMA repair, shipping & receiving and customer technical support

Gass Valley, California

Manage staff of 64 employees (4 supervisors, 7 machine machinists, 52 operators, 1 maintenance) responsible for the delivery of precision, co-molded conductive plastic potentiometers and contact-less (hall effect) position sensors and transducers. Focus is; on time delivery performance, product quality, and efficient manufacturing processes in support of MIL-R-39023 and quality assurance MIL-1-45208A and AS9100 quality standards.Duties include team development, introduction/implementation of lean manufacturing practices, and facilitation of communications practices to improve inter-group dynamics.

Grass Valley, Ca

Direct oversight of 16 production employees, electronic test technicians, and 4 lead personnel responsible for the delivery of Electronic Signal Routers and Panels for the television broadcast industry. Operational duties included; Assembly, Production Test, Shipping/Receiving, Raw materials and Finished goods warehouses. Also responsible for the implementation of the new Epicor 9 ERP system in manufacturing including staff training and training manual development. ·Achieved the highest output of units built with the lowest labor hours expenditures, reduced product costs by 36%, increased first pass yields to 98.1%, and lowered raw material and finished goods inventories.·Improved on-time delivery to 97.6%, and book-to-ship within 30 days improved by 8.3%·Introduced lean manufacturing processes such as 5S, Just in Time, and Flow Manufacturing.·Reorganized the production floor, resulting in a 50% lead-time reduction ·Co-facilitated Kaizen process improvement team that automated replenishment trigger for large frame kits, reduced on-hand inventories, and decreased customer lead times.·Maintained 100% compliance with United Laboratories audits.

Managed facilities maintenance operations consisting of six plants producing concrete building products. Directed activities of 3 supervisors and 15 mechanics supporting a three-shift operation. Duties included scheduling preventative maintenance practices for machines, mobile equipment and vehicles. Also mold department oversight in support of daily production schedules. Additional responsibilities included budget oversight, employee training and development, and EH&S compliance.·Achieved world-class results for machine and plant efficiencies (up to 92.8%) by repairing and improving external supplier partnerships, and improving internal maintenance response and performance. ·Introduced Reliability Centered Maintenance processes while reducing reactive practices.·Reduced overall maintenance costs from $3.4M to $1.9M without deferring needed maintenance.·Leveraged supply chain methodologies to improve internal inventory replenishment processes while reducing overall MRO costs.·Contributed to an excellent safety record, achieving zero (0) accidents for 15 months. Received one ‘Gold’ and three ‘Silver’ NCMA/ICPI industry awards.

Winters. Ca

Managed all aspects of inventory, raw materials, supply chain, production and scheduling processes for 5.5M square foot Paver / SRW production. Directed a two-shift operation supporting make-to-stock and make-to-order schedules. Coordinated sample inventory availability, including product displays.·Improved facility ranking from last place (16th) to 2nd overall.·Achieved across the board cost reductions for plant operating expenses.·Improved production output, achieving a reduction of labor cost “Key Controllables” measures.·Achieved zero (0) lost time accidents.

Sacramento, Ca

Supervised 53 union and non-union employees supporting make-to-stock and make-to-order product schedules. Also responsible for inventory levels, product BOM’s, cost controls, machine loads, and material reorder points. ·Introduced “Best in Business” practices related to inventory, materials, and production processes.·Implemented Production Activity Control methodologies.·Created work centers, selected team leaders, introduced production scheduling, defined BOM requirements and supply chain interfaces, set up production lines and a coordinated facilities move.·Created historical data base to establish inventory stocking levels, product cycle times, and product BOM’s, costs, machine loads and material reorder points.·Helped implement the J.D. Edwards ERP operating system.

Responsible for 24/7 support of global supply chain/materials processes for production, customer service, shipments and RMA’s. Also had core team project responsibility for the global implementation of Oracle and OpenUptime operating systems.·Initiated inventory planning concepts that reduced U.S. customer support inventories by $3M.·Reduced Returned Material Authorizations backlog, and open order backlog from 1200 to 212.·Achieved “best in company history” inventory accuracy of 99.7%.·Achieved 90+% service levels for on-time delivery of customer service orders and replenishment inventories.

Hawthorne / Newbury Park, Ca

Responsible for production control, manufacturing scheduling and planning, inventory operations and MRP interface for all pre-production and advanced project type programs including the Full Scale Development phase of the Tacit Rainbow Anti-Radar Missile System with $1.5 billion in projected sales. Directed the production control organization insuring compliance to manufacturing delivery schedules for laminated components, and aircraft sub-assemblies, also managed the Tool Control and Accountability organizations.·Developed and maintained a status and visibility control room for the identification of work in process, manufacturing constraints, shortages and solutions.·Reduced spares delinquency rate of 30% to zero (0) delinquencies. Project Manager MRP system upgrade and implementation for drone program, and coordinated Boeing offload transfer program, saving over 200 jobs.

Apics Courses

Associate Of Arts (Aa), General Education

Industrial Engineering