Dennis Baker Email & Phone Number

Greer, Sc, Us

Head Operations Executive responsible for all Plant operations and Facilities management including factory scheduling & manufacturing, warehousing, shipping/receiving, quality control, facilities management, capital equipment selection/maintenance and manufacturing engineering for a mid sized manufacturer engaged in the production of resistance welding consumables.Successfully brought stability and leadership to a growing organization where there was an obvious void. Deployed fundamental operational SOP's and performance metrics where none existed allowing the organization to continue it's growth in a significantly more stable environment. Successfully empowered a team of supervisors providing overall strategic direction and support allowing them so succeed in their daily activities.

Board member/Flag Officer governing the vision, mission and budget of a 300 member sail club. The primary purpose of WCSC is to encourage and support the sport of sailing, sailboat racing and the arts and sciences of seamanship and navigation.

Chief Operations Executive responsible for all operational activities including international sourcing & Logistics, Domestic and international golf club manufacturing, Production planning, Purchasing, warehousing, shipping & receiving, Inventory control, facilities management, Information systems, Electronic data interchange and database management for a $50 million/year golf manufacturing & distribution company.Successfully selected and deployed a Windows NT network infrastructure in addition to a fully integrated ERP and EDI system. This enabled the entire organization to fully optimize performance and manage the business in a much more efficient manner. Instituted solid fundamental operational procedures to ensure streamlined performance. Developed and deployed performance metrics to measure our success and identify weakness. Built strong relationships with our domestic and overseas supplier base.

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Responsible for all operational, warehousing and purchasing activities for a publicly traded Software Company.Successfully brought software manufacturing and distribution capability in house from a 3rd party source. This allowed the organization much greater flexibility and control over shipments to customers.

Responsible for all materials management, purchasing, production & Inventory control, warehousing, shipping/receiving, MRP database management and factory scheduling for a $5 million/year high tech start up.successfully established fundamental business processes and systems creating manufacturing delivery capability from a greenfield site.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Various positions in Operations group for the Malcom Baldridge award winning Defense Systems & Electronics Group.Outstanding training ground for an operations professional. Exposed to all aspects of operations progressing from an individual contributor through various supervisory roles. Exposure and training on the Motorola six sigma quality program. Participated in the Malcom Baldridge Quality award effort. Led a Work redesign team spearheading the thrust to deploy cross functional self-directed work teams in the organization.Was issued a Secret Clearance while working on the Harpoon missile program.

Bs, Industrial Engineering

Aas, Mechanical Engineering Technology

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