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Melville, New York

With over 25 years of high end manufacturing experience, I have engaged in a wide variety of projects. I use this knowledge and adapt it to each custom situation. I have expertise in a breadth of products including solid wood, veneers, laminates, substrates, hardware, glass, and metal, plastic. My ability to envision the finished product helps with selection of these products and the manipulation of them into fine furniture. Some key responsibilities are: daily attendance, specific job allocation, quality control, tracking man hours, shop notes, engineering, and sharing my knowledge with other departments. Manage production flow to ensure timely and quality delivery of custom displays for multi-million dollar clients (Breitling, Cartier, Le Vian, London Jewelers, Mont Blanc, Swatch Group, Roberto Coin and Rolex.)Guide Project Managers and Draftsmen in engineering and construction recommendations.Manage 5-10 luxury projects simultaneously at any given time.Manage 40 floor mechanics in all phases of production.

Supervised and led manufacturing team in developing and executing the production of high end furniture.Cultivated and maintained excellent relations with clients, customers, and contractors to ensure phases of project were efficient. In good standings resulted in a return customer increase of 20%.Planned and implemented a more cost effective production process which enhanced efficiency and contributed to annual revenue increase of 15%.Restructured product delivery procedures and policies resulting in a 95% on time record.Planned and coordinated workflow for production employees and ensured compliance to shop drawings.Managed and trained staff of 10+ twelve floor mechanics and 5+ install crew providing daily work schedules and posted man hour allocations.

Brentwood, Ny

Managed and directed 5-10 lead mechanics in a 35,000 sq. ft. metal and wood computer console manufacturing plant generating $20 million of revenue annually. Ensured accurate flow of information from multiple departments to secure overall project success.Directed and delegated work orders to forty floor mechanics in all phases of production on a project basis. On average, 4-6 projects were in process at one time, each ranging from $250,000 to $500,000.Integral role in estimating man hours necessary to ensure efficient cost projection and scheduling, resulting in a 95% on time project completion rate.Responsible for keeping high level of quality control which reduced punch list items and service calls by 40%.