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San Antonio, Texas

Houston, Texas Area

Assumed full responsibility for managing all warehouse operations including manufacturing operations, logistics, maintenance, inventory, and procurement responsibilities. Ensured full production levels were met while simultaneously performing safety, quality, cost, and inventory management within operating budget constraints. Supervised and directed all employee disciplinary and training programs, safety programs, and warehouse improvement projects.Selected Contributions:• Utilization of ERP software to streamline organizational processes. (Salesforce/Rootstock/Macola)• Lead, developed and evaluated 30+ direct and indirect reports.• Redesigned machine and process arrangements department-wide for improved efficiency. Increased production efficiency by 30% over previous arrangement.• Coordinated the move of entire facility to a new location with no loss of production while meeting all shipment deadlines in a banner year for company sales.• Increased the frequency of scheduled preventive maintenance on production floor, reversing a history of unplanned equipment downtime and improving monthly output by 10%.• Researched vendors, developed relationships and negotiated pricing of raw materials, shop supplies, shipping supplies and resale items to minimize operating expenses and increase gross margins.• Promoted Lean Manufacturing practices to eliminate waste and non-value added time to processes.

Houston, Texas Area

Implemented and refined manufacturing processes by applying continuous improvement principles to all areas of production. Gained understanding of FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic) composites manufacturing processes and knowledge of logistics procedures and concepts.Selected Contributions:• Worked on production floor to understand processes and work with production teams to work through production issues and implement manufacturing processes and layouts.• Composed departmental work instructions/SOP’s for manufacturing and shipping/receiving processes.• Developed technical documents including product data sheets and approved vendor and product lists.• Assisted in shipment scheduling (FedEx, UPS, LTL, Freight Forwarders), assembly and packaging.