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Ijamsville, Maryland, US

Ijamsville, Maryland, US

Ijamsville, Maryland, US

Frederick, MD, US

• Provided positive leadership in Manufacturing, Planning and Engineering in a lean manufacturing environment that produces engineered to order industrial and electronic enclosure products.
• Developed and implemented strategies to improve on-time delivery, reduce production lead times, and ship product closer to customer requested ship dates.
• Created a multi-departmental matrix that included knowledge, skills and abilities, updated job descriptions, competency measures and training plans.
• Working with the Regional Manufacturing Institute, Frederick county and State of Maryland to develop mechanisms for attracting and developing talent in manufacturing.
• Designed a new tech-transfer / production area within the current facility for the production of medium voltage bus-bar; for TEFELEN a new company in the Phoenix Mecano Group.
• Developing a facility and automation pathway for the next 3-5 years that will include process automation, machine tending using collaborative robotics, and autonomous vehicles for in-process and finished good.

Columbia, Maryland, US

• Directed all aspects of operations in a manufacturing environment producing 510K cleared in-vitro diagnostic kits for distribution worldwide.
• Improved processes under ISO 13485:2003, ISO 9001:2008 and FDA regulations. Completing all re-certification audits by the ISO registrar and audits by the FDA.
• Modified manufacturing and product distribution methods allowing for a 50% reduction in manufacturing and warehouse staff while maintaining backorders of less than 0.01%.
• Implemented plan for the utilization of offsite controlled temperature storage to protect against product loss in case of a major facility disaster
• Updated procedures for controlling and transacting inventory that improved inventory accuracy to above 99% for successive quarters allowing for the reduction in the depth of the yearly physical inventory.
• Provided insight and oversight for the development of new product packaging and outer shipping materials as well as the implementation of validations for domestic and international temperature controlled shipping.

Gaithersburg, MD, US

• Director of Operations and IT for a manufacturer of high quality antibodies and assay reagents for use in research and by diagnostic kit manufacturers worldwide.
• Aided in the acquisition of ISO 9001:2000 registration in 2007.
• Managed the project to design, renovate and relocate to a new facility in 2006. Project completed on time, on budget, the move was completed as scheduled.
• In-house expert for the corporate ERP system. Project manager for selection and implementation.
• Directed all aspects of operations which included manufacturing, packaging and assembly, purchasing, planning, inventory control, domestic and international shipping in a cGMP-style manufacturing environment.
• Maintained inventory at the desired levels in a highly diverse product offering.

• Managed all production planning, inventory control and logistics for a manufacturer of 510K cleared in-vitro diagnostics.
• Performed all planning and production control functions
• Supervised the shipping and receiving staff.
• Created procedures for inventory control and shipping of products stored at multiple temperatures and shipped in the US and Internationally.
• Planned and executed the installation and startup of the ERP software.
• Provided IT support for entire company, which included hardware and desktop support, backups and training for the ERP software.

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• Began as a part-time employee in manufacturing, promoted to full time Production Planner then Product Manager.
• Performed planning and production control functions for manufacturing staff of 40+ people.
• Developed production data management system for lot number control; analysis of scrap; printing of sub-assembly work orders; and creation of monthly production reports using off the shelf database application.
• Supervised Filling, Packaging and Labeling departments.