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Texas, United States

Lancaster, Texas

Fort Worth

Aerospace Manufacturing

Accountable for the planning and scheduling of the most profitable line in the Fort Worth facility with monthly shipping goals of 8-10 million dollars per month. Utilized CISC system for planning, scheduling and work release.Represented production planning at daily production meetingsMaintained electronic trigger board for easy identification and current status of all active jobs.Tasked with customer interface including conference calls and detailed e-mail updates on projects and specific job tracking.Graded on on-time job starts, on-time delivery, and inventory turns.

Managed workforce of up to 30-hourly employees and 6 salaried employees.Set, measured and monitored monthly production and shipping goals vs target.Planned and scheduled the Texas facility using Epicor Vantage 6 System.

formerly Solvay Engineered Polymers, a manufacturer of plastic resin for the automobile industry.)Planner/SchedulerAccountable for the planning and scheduling of plant machines.Selected ProjectsAssisted in the launch of Preactor scheduling software (October 2007)Worked with MFG/PRO (QAD) and Preactor systemsUpdated and published daily work schedulePartnered with customer service and account managers to meet both forecasted and unplanned customer demand.Inserted CSR requests from product engineersFielded inquiries for status updates from multiple sources.Updated systems for new products and revisions to older products.Provided transitional support of planning and transportation related activities

A manufacturer of work and school clothing); Responsible for overseeing the production planning area and the direct supervision of five salaried planners.Selected ProjectsUpdated the Inventory Production System (IPS)Worked with Logility and AS400 (System 21) systemsAnalyzed requests for increased production requirementsInvestigated and resolved issues with release of work orders to the factories.Supervised and performed yearly reviews of five salaried production planners.Participated in cross functional team meetings within the company and factoriesDocumented and revised both new and current work instructions for the planning roles.Performed the role of planning back-up to cover for vacations and unexpected staff absencesParticipated in value stream mapping as a part of a project moving towards "Lean Manufacturing" at the Parras, Mexico facility.

Held multiple titles over a nearly 12-year career with the last one being the production planner/scheduler for the Fort Worth facility up to its closing and transitioning to Mexico.QA Inspector, Materials Inspector, Production/Mixing Tech Lead, Team Developer/Trainer, Raw Materials Planner, Production Planner/Scheduler, and Transitional Planner between Ft Worth, Texas and Acuna, Mexico.

Bba, Business Administration / Management

Activities and Societies: Alpha Chi Beta Gamma Sigma Golden Key Honor Society Graduated Cum Laude

Associates, Arts

Activities and Societies: Alpha Chi Graduated with High Honors