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Advantech Industries is a full-service OEM Contract Manufacturer, representing fortune 500 companies in the Defense, Medical, Rail and Energy industries. Processes include: CNC machining, metal fabricating, welding and sub/final assembly capabilities. Advantech is considered a “mission critical manufacturer,” which is able to design, manufacture and assemble customer’s projects in less than 2 weeks. As V.P. of Operations, I report directly to the President/Owner, and supervise a panel of 12 managers. My responsibilities include, but are not limited to:• Working with Engineering, Sales and Marketing, Quality, Material Control and Production Control departments to ensure coordination of manufacturing activities. • Monitoring and communicating to the Manufacturing Team all department metrics including on-time performance; fulfillment rate; safety; productivity and customer returns.• Evaluating and adjusting available production capacity and planned requirements. • Developing and implementing guidelines for personnel evaluations, staff advancement and recruitment procedures. • Growing strong relationships with outside partners, such as vendors and advisors, as well as internal partners, including department supervisors and co-executives.• Creating and implementing strategic plans for future growth.

Reported directly to the President/Owner, and was responsible for:• Supervising IT department.• Assuring 99.99% uptime of all communications.• Systems integration of the latest technologies. • Managing a two-five person sales team. • Developing and launching marketing plans to increase sales and efficiently position the company.• Managing budget forecasting, goal setting and performance reporting for all accounts. • Identifying any improvements to be made with existing business practices.

Advantech sells Precision Machined Components/Sheet Metal Fabrication Components made to customer specifications. I deliver sales presentations to potential customers, demonstrating the benefits and features associated with our solutions. For the majority of the past ten years, I was named top salesperson, averaging $5 million in sales per year, 20%-30% of the total company sales.

As the Manager of Operations, my responsibilities included, but were not limited to:• Supervising the operations of the manufacturing floor and building maintenance, which included 50-100 employees. • Establishing and conducting daily production meetings and weekly quality meetings. • Planning, directing, and setting the strategic direction of production and manufacturing processes. • Directing staff operations, business planning and budget development. • Ensuring production services were in compliance with professional, company policy standards and safety requirements.• Monitoring revenue margins for worker productivity.

As a CNC Machinist, machines utilized were the 2-axis lathes, 3-axis Mazak Mills, and 4-axis boring mills. My responsibilities included:• Producing machined parts by programming, setting up, and operating a computer numerical control (CNC) machine. • Maintaining quality and safety standards; keeping records; maintaining equipment and supplies.• Planning machining by studying work orders, blueprints, engineering plans, materials, specifications, orthographic drawings, reference planes, locations of surfaces, and machining parameters; interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T). • Planning stock inventory by checking stock to determine amount available; anticipating needed stock; placing and expediting orders for stock; verifying receipt of stock. • Programming mills and lathes by entering instructions, including zero and reference points; setting tool registers, offsets, compensation, and conditional switches; calculating requirements, including basic math, geometry, and trigonometry; proving part programs. • Setting-up mills and lathes by installing and adjusting three- and four-jaw chucks, tools, attachments, collets, bushings, cams, gears, stops, and stock pushers; indicating vices; tramming heads. • Verifying settings by measuring positions, first-run part, and sample work pieces; adhering to international standards. • Maintaining specifications by observing drilling, grooving, and cutting, including turning, facing, knurling and thread chasing operations; taking measurements; detecting malfunctions; troubleshooting processes; adjusting and reprogramming controls; sharpening and replacing worn tools; adhering to quality assurance procedures and processes. • Maintaining equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs.

Wegmans is a regional supermarket chain with 88 stores. It is one of the largest private companies in the U.S., with over 45,000 employees and 2015 annual sales of $7.9 billion. Ranked #4 on FORTUNE magazine’s 2016 list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, Wegmans has been on the list every year since it first ran in 1998, and in 2005, ranked #1. My primary responsibility as an Assistant Customer Service Manager was to take excellent care of our customers by satisfying each customer's needs, exceeding their expectations, and making every shopping visit a pleasant and satisfying experience. This required accurately and efficiently providing various services at the customer service counter, and maintaining security and control of all funds in the cash registers and machines in the service desk area. Additionally, I supervised the work of others and provided assistance to them when customer’s weren’t satisfied with employees and/or couldn’t rectify a problem, answer questions or provide solutions for a 100% satisfaction while maintaining company procedures and policies.