Michael Elder Email & Phone Number

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

A member of upper management and the Director of Operations I ensure that the company's everyday activities run smoothly. I often set parameters to monitor and evaluate how efficiently and effectively the organization is operating. My primary daily tasks includes effectively monitoring and adjusting to daily customer needs and make organizational changes and updates to ensure efficient organizational effectiveness for the organization.On a regular basis I will interact with other departments to play a role in the companies long term planning strategies and drive initiatives geared towards operational excellence and growth.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

A member of upper management and the Director of Operations I ensure that the company's everyday activities run smoothly. I often set parameters to judge how efficiently and effectively the organization is operating. Most of their time may be spent reviewing and evaluating business procedures ranging from office expenses to product flow to customer satisfaction.My primary daily tasks includes effectively monitoring and adjusting the daily customer needs and make organizational changes and updates to ensure efficient organizational effectiveness for the organization.On a regular basis I will interact with other departments to play a role in the companies long term planning strategies and weigh in on initiative geared towards operational excellence and growth. Often I will not only weigh in on these decision but will manage the teams that will be taksed to carry out the new initiatives.

Self started Modeling and Rendering service. Pre-pare and Provide any necessary files to assist in project design or development. Multi-Platform capable working across several software packages.

St. Petersburg Florida

Responsible for acting as a liaison between partner companies for all necessary product and items requested. I am responsible for qualifying new suppliers for partner companies Lighting division and any other division as requested. I also assist partner companies sales staff with any product related material or supplier information on an as needed basis. I am also 1 of 2 acting Liaisons for our partner companies ISO9001 certification process. I work hand and hand with all staff members to implement the ISO standards and I am also the liaison between upper management and staff for all ISO and Product questions and needs.As a product manager I am required to do the following at the very least:- I am required to display a high level of critical thinking in cross-functional process analysis and problem resolution for new and existing products. - Coordinate and build strong working relations with various internal organizations including; IT, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Product Development, & Operations.- Lead the development, approval, training, and communication of new products/product changes and their associated customer, operational, system, & process impacts to the various internal organizations.- Develop & conduct specialized training on new products launched and raise awareness & application of relevant subject matter.- Monitor internal processes for efficiency and validity pre & post product launch/changes.- Provide support for other departmental projects as needed.- Project management of all product integration/launches/changes throughout implementation.

St. Petersburg

Responsible for all existing, current in design, and prototyping of products for the company. We work with 119 utility companies in an effort to bring down their current energy uses through retrofit lighting systems and on-site evaluations of energy use.

Pinellas Park

CAD Design Manager, CNC operator and Programmer, General office operations Manager- Achieves quality assurance operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying and resolving problems; completing audits; determining system improvements; implementing change.- Develops quality assurance plans by conducting hazard analyses; identifying critical control points and preventive measures; establishing critical limits, monitoring procedures, corrective actions, and verification procedures; monitoring inventories.- Validates quality processes by establishing product specifications and quality attributes; measuring production; documenting evidence; determining operational and performance qualification; writing and updating quality assurance procedures.- Maintains and improves product quality by completing product, company, system, compliance, and surveillance audits; investigating customer complaints; collaborating with other members of management to develop new product and engineering designs, and manufacturing and training methods.- Provide production CAD support- Develop, implement and enforce CAD Standards- Organize the CAD environment- Supply technical support for all CAD software- Provide training and supervision of in-house CAD users- Generate written technology evaluations for future software adoption- Maintain CAD document archive and retrieval for projects- Train in-house support staff- Customization of CAD Programs- Maintain CAD Software inventory- Strategic Planning- Scheduling drawing completion- Monitor and maintain server- Daily backups- Order new hardware and config and setup when it arrives- Archive completed projects- Conduct project related model review

St. Petersburg

Currently Teach CD250 Engineering Graphics II. Teach multi-level manufacturing concepts and drafting and design concepts to students.

Miami

As a project coordinator I was tasked with the following:- I was assistant to managing a online based 3d-model assets site to deliver high quality digital content to endusers worldwide.- Participation in R&D Team Meetings- Prepare and/or edit meeting minutes, presentations and tables- File all project documents (hard and soft copies)- Responsible to take input from the business analysts and project engineers to develop and maintain the detailed schedule.- Coordinates project activities and deliverables under leadership of a Project Manager.- Responsible, in full or in part, for individual project deliverables as directed by Project Managers.

B.A., Architecture

Activities and Societies: American Institue of Architectural Students Assisted in Digital Fabrication as a software instructor. Graduated.

Aa, Architecture