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California, United States

Brea, California, United States

Irvine, California, United States

Irvine, California, United States

Bell Gardens

Directed manufacturing operations, production staff and NPI department. Managed 2 shift operation to maximize daily production numbers. Direct reports included Production Supervisors, Maintenance, Shipping/Receiving/Inventory and Production Support Managers. Engaged in Quality, Behavior-Based Safety and employee engagement programs.

United States

Day-to-day operations, supervising 65+ direct and indirect reports in areas including manufacturing production, supply chain, procurement, distribution, inventory, facilities, and compliance.

Huntington Beach, Ca.

• Oversaw daily operations, supervising 50+ direct and indirect reports in areas including manufacturing production, supply chain, procurement, distribution, inventory, facilities, and compliance. • Closely involved with tier one industry-leading defense and aerospace companies (Domestic and Foreign) which led to 5 years of progressive revenue stream (Annual Growth of 53%). • Met key program milestones to uphold 90% on-time delivery. • Negotiated 80% of the RFPs/RFQs with customers… Show more • Oversaw daily operations, supervising 50+ direct and indirect reports in areas including manufacturing production, supply chain, procurement, distribution, inventory, facilities, and compliance. • Closely involved with tier one industry-leading defense and aerospace companies (Domestic and Foreign) which led to 5 years of progressive revenue stream (Annual Growth of 53%). • Met key program milestones to uphold 90% on-time delivery. • Negotiated 80% of the RFPs/RFQs with customers to determine contract type, cost and lead times.• Executed scrap-reduction measures by conducting kaizen events that minimized waste and maximized production yields to capture recurring annual savings of +$250k. • Devised a co-master tracking sheet process with clients which helps keep traceability of production and provides live order status updates monthly.• Established and applied numerous procedures to help streamline process flow (Contracts, Purchasing, Material Handling, Shipping/Receiving/Inventory, Power Outage Mitigation).• Handled daily production challenges to make the best overall decisions centered on KPI metrics, service requirements, economic factors and customer relations.• Designed and executed a 5S auditing system to improve plant organization and housekeeping with quality team.• Trained key employees on Lean methodology (VSM, JIT, TPS)• Continuous improvement and review of travelers/routers for production, quality and customer comfort. • Ongoing evolution of company from 2 employees to 50+ through recruitment, onboarding, training (entry level to skilled) and career-building opportunities while increasing productivity by 25% and reducing head count by 5%.• Facilitated the move from 18,000 sq. ft. facility to a 62,000 sq. ft. facility including partnering with the city to obtain proper permits, employee transfers, integration of IT and equipment transport without disruption of production. Show less

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Work with MAS200 and SAP interfaces • Invoice, Credit, and Bill for several accounts daily. • Improving collections from 60% to over 80% • Successfully started a shadowing program allowing for cross training in different departments. • Standardized the email process to clarify and clean up possible future errors. • Co-created Order Team Manual with management to assist new employees

Santa Ana, Ca

• Read/Understand/Build composite parts per Layout Schedules • Perform/understand vacuum bagging operations • Prepare Wet Lay-Ups • Grinding, trimming, and repairing of composite parts • Bonding (structural paste adhesives, film adhesives, laminating resin)

Lake Forest, Ca.

• Work with hard coating process involving primers and hard coats • Work on FISA’s used to clean and coat lenses • Troubleshoot any possible problems with the machines or processes • Test (Viscosity, Solid Counts, Thickness and Optics on coatings and lenses) • Write work instructions for several processes involving the FISA’s and testing

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed two stores (Pasadena/Hollywood) • Handled daily operations such as: Tracking sales, merchandise inventory • Creating spreadsheets to monitor merchandise inventory• Answering customer questions via email, telephone • Ran the back end of company website • Packing/Shipping Internet orders via UPS, FedEx, and USPS

Anaheim, Ca.

• Planning & performing R&D laboratory experiments in support of research projects • Tracking project progress, collecting experimental data & maintaining records. • Interfacing with mechanical & analytical test labs to coordinate coupon preparation and testing • Accountable for tracking of all materials & data associated with project. • Offer suggestions & improvements to existing processes & practices.

Irvine, Ca.

• Read/Understand/Build composite parts per Layout Schedules. • Perform/understand vacuum bagging operations • Prepare and Perform Wet Lay-Ups. • Chamfer Honeycomb core. • Grinding, trimming, and repairing of composite parts. • Bonding (structural paste adhesives, film adhesives, laminating resin). Production Coordinator, 2002 – 2003 • Manage the driver(s) daily schedule for necessary deliveries and pickups. • Receive 50-100 packages weekly • Verified and… Show more • Read/Understand/Build composite parts per Layout Schedules. • Perform/understand vacuum bagging operations • Prepare and Perform Wet Lay-Ups. • Chamfer Honeycomb core. • Grinding, trimming, and repairing of composite parts. • Bonding (structural paste adhesives, film adhesives, laminating resin). Production Coordinator, 2002 – 2003 • Manage the driver(s) daily schedule for necessary deliveries and pickups. • Receive 50-100 packages weekly • Verified and counted in order to properly log in organized ARS system • Ship 5-10 packages daily using: UPS, Fed Ex, Airborne Express/DHL services. • Enter 20-30 Purchase Orders daily for much needed parts and /or service. • Assist in accounting work such as invoicing • Boeing certified forklift driver. Show less

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), General, 3.8/4.0

Master'S Degree, Elementary Education And Teaching

Bachelor'S Degree, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies