• Responsible for maintaining Top Schedule and Master Production Schedule.• Developed Supply and Demand tool to identify material shortages by item and project including purchase suggestions.• Worked with software designers to develop a custom SQL based finite scheduling system.

Forecasting / Scheduling / Program Management• Responsible for forecasting Customer demand to drive procurement and production schedules.• Developed and ran load and capacity meeting with tools designed to identify bottlenecks and reduce past due hours for man and machine hours. (Reduced past due hours from 1,600 to 200) • Managed staff of four Planners and acted as a Mentor to Planners at three other facilities.• Implemented upgrade of real-time finite scheduling software, Job Pack.• Developed a Customer based Min/Max inventory tool to manage program health, this tool aided to improve program compliance from 60% to 95%. • Developed an internal Min/Max tool to manage key components to ensure on-time delivery and control inventory levels. • Developed and oversaw production build ahead plan to allow for the successful work transfer from our Dongguan China to Shenzhen China facility.• Project Manager for ERP Conversion from Fourth Shift to Epicor responsible for leading a team of 10 professionals responsible for Sales and Operations.

ERP Systems / Scheduling - analyzed existing systems and procedures, recommended and implemented changes to increase throughput through reduced lot size, reduced the number of open orders on the shop floor by over 50% and modified existing department and work center structure to improve our ability to understand and execute capacity plans for both man and machine requirements. Improved methods to track product flow through the shop in terms of queue time and dollars with a schedule based manufacturing approach. Oversee staff of five with Order Entry, Min/Max and Scheduling responsibilities.

Period End Closing – Period end Account Analysis including the preparation of Journal Entries and Quarterly Corporate Reports.Fixed Assets – Managed the Fixed Asset Process from initial request through Asset completion and Depreciation.Inventory Valuation and Analysis – Determination of LCM, Excess and Obsolescence and MRB reserves. Lead effort to reduce inventory through schedule management and increased throughput.Intercompany Accounts – Responsible for managing the two largest intercompany accounts to ensure timely and accurate inventory receipts, returns and payment. Forecasting – Prepared quarterly and long term sales forecast based on current backlog and projections based on program/platform. Prepared weekly machine load and capacity information to provide insight into current and future labor and equipment requirements.

Pricing and Estimating - new and existing hardware from a simple formed part to complex sheet metal assemblies for both commercial and military applications.- Lead multi departmental teams and worked with vendors to compile relevant information.- Developed Excel based Cost and Pricing Matrices designed to analyze and support single parts (up to 2500) or complete systems. Pricing scenarios included items to be purchased on a PO to PO basis, Annual Contract or Long Term Agreement, typically 3 ­ 5 years to life of program.Forecasting - developed reports and tools to assess future industry requirements which provided the basis for relevant short and long term Revenue, Gross Margin, Labor and Material forecasts.Program Manager - responsible for Sheet Metal Flanges, duties included: Customer Service, Pricing, Contract Review and Coordination with Manufacturing, Production Control and Purchasing.Cost Accounting Report System - developed and maintained system based on MAPICS / Infor XA ERP Software Package which supported virtually every level of the organization.- Job Cost, Program Cost, Contract Cost, Development Cost, these systems supported Internal analytical requirements, as well as Contractual and other Audit requirements for bothCommercial and Military Programs.- Gross Margin Analysis by individual Item, Item Class, Program or Application.- Actual Labor Hours by Program/Item/Operation versus Standard and or Baseline.- Inventory Valuation and Analysis for Finished Goods, WIP, Raw Material, and Purchased Parts. Included tools to determine LCM, Obsolescence, Excess, MRB, Inventory Targets and Turns.- Developed Companywide Dashboard to provide focus based on actionable information to support Organizational goals.

Voted New Preparer of the Year.