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· Directed ten person distribution center team conducting receiving, packaging, picking, packing and shipping functions in support of aftermarket sales in excess of $41M annually.· Improved quality 69% from 437 ppm down to 135 ppm by conducting root cause analysis of every return material receipt and tightening picking and packing procedures.· Raised productivity 32% from an average 35.7 lines per hour to an average 52.6 lines per hour through head count reduction, process improvements and cross training of the workforce.· Reduced over-time hours 93% from 208 hours per month to 13 hours per month by stabilizing the workforce and improved scheduling of daily operations.· Assumed responsibility of packaging and return material operations without increase in department headcount.· Supervised thirty-eight material control and cycle count personnel in support of three assembly lines, three weld lines, one fabrication and one paint department in lean manufacturing environment supporting production of up to fifty-two finished units per day.· Implemented new forty-three unit FR barcode scanning system ahead of schedule and under budget that increased picking accuracy rate to 99.98%.· Achieved a 30% improvement in quality defects per unit measurement by re-layout of existing warehouses supporting Nissan, Mast and Barrett Assembly Lines.· Consolidated the Weld Warehouse material handling functions eliminating redundant operations thus improving productivity 14%.

· Provided financial planning and wealth management services to existing clients and organizations.· Developed new clients and maintained the highest appointment rate in the Chicago office.

Aurora, Illinois

· Eliminated production disruptions by negotiating annual blanket purchases of key raw materials resulting in a $300,000 savings and a 45% inventory reduction over the period of three months.· Supported a $2.5M monthly revenue stream and corporate inventory levels at or below target of $5.7M across one production plant and four regional distribution centers nationwide.· Directed planning and scheduling functions for three manufacturing and five warehouse departments in a lean manufacturing environment generating an average of 500,000 linear feet per day.· Negotiated raw materials (steel rod, coil, bar, sheet and wire) and finished goods contracts, ensuring cost containment and compliance with corporate profitability and production capacity goals.

Des Plaines

· Led production expansion efforts, establishing and managing operations for sub assembly, finished goods assembly, packaging and aftermarket product lines during an explosive two- year growth period supporting $25M in sales with inventories of less than $2.24M in a cellular manufacturing environment.· Achieved savings over $321,000 annually by implementing critical component design modifications and securing a new source for the component.· Devised a new assembly method for a three piece barrel after the original method’s failure, while under extreme pressure to meet the original product launch date and saving $30,000 of component inventory.· Led a large scale development initiative that included the expansion from 30,000 units, 8 models and 8 production personnel in 1999 to 230,000 units, 32 models and 23 production personnel in 2001.· Oversaw twenty-seven domestic suppliers and subcontractors to maintain the orderly flow of raw materials and components to support production and capacity plans during two production facility relocations.· Coordinated the move of all raw material and fabrication functions from twenty-seven domestic suppliers to China when production requirements far exceeded domestic suppliers capacity.

Masters Of Science, Industrial Management

Bachelor Of Science, Operations Management