Michael Cooke Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles Area

Van Nuys, California

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Ho Chi Minh City, VietNam; San Diego, California

• Managed end-to-end Asian and Domestic manufacturing process from PreProduction through shipping, for 10+ manufacturing facilities in China, Vietnam and the USA.
• Directed production for up to 3000+ SKUs while ensuring quality and improving on-time delivery, while controlling cost increases well below 3% annually when China labor costs increased annually up to 10%.
• Developed and implemented successful strategies to improve consumer product production in Asia for online, specialty, mass merchants, direct import and domestic retail customers, not limited to but including Walmart.
• Directed procurement responsibilities for high multimillion dollar spend.
• Established a legal Representative Office in China. Developed and managed production staff of 14 including Quality Assurance and Production processes in China, Vietnam and the USA.
• Identified cost saving potential in Vietnam and implemented cost reduction plan, reducing the escalating labor costs of China up to 40%, while maintaining quality and on-time deliverables.

Burbank California

• Developed brand for two business groups. Analyzed market and devised plans to capitalize on the business opportunities within the theatrical cosmetic and costume/specialty garment industries.
• Developed vendors and suppliers for all phases of the consumer product development, launch through distribution.
• Creative thinker and executed production plans; working with designers and technical partners to bring product vision to the market.
• Business analysis of customer goals and product mix.
• Experience with all customer levels, including independent, specialty and big box retailers.
• Initiated standard procedures for in-house and contracted production, domestic and international, product development and internal controls and ERP (MAS200) system implementation to meet the company goals.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Responsible for in-house and contracted production, product development and internal controls and systems tomeet company goals.
• Direct and develop management and supervisory team to establish standards and procedures to produce accountability and results.

Burbank California

• Experience with all customer levels, including independent, specialty and big box retailers.
• Initiated standard procedures for in-house and contracted production, domestic and international, product development and internal controls and ERP (MAS200) system implementation to meet the company goals.
• Successful production/sales increase from $1,000,000 to $4,000,000.

Greater San Diego Area

• Sourced raw materials, setup and managed Procurement processes.
• Maintained systems and controls for ERP for all development and production requirements.

Greater San Diego Area

• Worked with startup import giftware company.
• Responsible for general management and product development.
• Built sales organization from zero to 10 sales rep and distributor organizations to cover national sales strategy
• Established strategic relationships with vendors and ran internal operations.