Steve B.

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Program Manager, Materials Manager, Planning analyst @ Means Engineering, Inc.
carlsbad, california, united states
Steve B.'s Location
San Diego County, California, United States, United States
About Steve B.

•Accomplished at interfacing with all phases of production: Engineering, Planning, Buying, J.I.T.,Cost analysis, Fabrication/assembly and shipment of finished goods•Extensive experience in the implementation and operation of MRP/ERP systems•Personable, responsible with attention to detail and pride in being efficient•Strong management, verbal and written communication skills.•Customer oriented while maintaining target profit marginsOver 20 years experience in a manufacturing environment. Application of personal capabilities resulted in progress through promotions that increased responsibility and value for two employers. Started in documentation control progressed to planning, work order sequencing, material requirements, purchasing, department management, vendor management, project management. Supervised between 5-50 people in multiple departments; documentation planning, buying, stockroom, shipping and receiving Implemented ISO-9001 in our manufacturing facilities with a team of managers. Selected and implemented new MRP/ERP software with team of upper management. Chosen with one other to travel to the U.K. on assignment to collect, understand and communicate specifications to manufacture a printed circuit board washing machine.

Steve B.'s Current Company Details
Means Engineering, Inc.

Means Engineering, Inc.

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Program Manager, Materials Manager, Planning analyst
carlsbad, california, united states
Website:
meanseng.com
Employees:
37
Steve B. Work Experience Details
  • Means Engineering, Inc.
    Sr. Customer Account Manager At Means Engineering
    Means Engineering, Inc. Feb 2023 - Present
  • Means Engineering, Inc.
    Customer Account Manager
    Means Engineering, Inc. Jul 2018 - Nov 2024
    Carlsbad, Ca.
  • Self Employed
    Sole Proprietor
    Self Employed Feb 2006 - May 2018
    Kauai, Hawaii
    Developed business cleaning high-end vacation rental homes on Kauai. Excelled at surpassing customer expectations. Maintained excellent customer service, responsiveness, bookkeeping, scheduling.
  • Amistar
    Materials Manager Contract Electronics Mfg. Div. 2004-2005
    Amistar Apr 1987 - Oct 2005
    San Marcos, California
    Reported to V.P. of Finance •Controlled Material budget over $6 M. •Provided turnkey solutions for customer’s Printed Circuit Board and integration requirements; •Purchased all factory materials, Managed and selected Vendors. Quoted Customer requirements, matching or improving their costs.•Planned and scheduled all W.O.s in house machine shop and assembly floor. •Coordinated production between two Amistar Facilities.•Conducted annual corporate physical inventory while interfacing with auditors. •Purchased capital equipment and all components to support customer requirementsAt Amistar I was hired as a Sr. Planner April 1987 to implement engineering changes into current production. I developed a new Design Change Notification system to track changes and communicate updated revisions and costs to affected departments. I specialized in prototype projects for engineering, buying parts and correcting p/n’s for production requirements. I helped hire then trained my replacement so I could become a full time buyer/planner. I became more involved in forecasting and long term materials planning, eventually being promoted to Materials Manager. As the company grew and formed a separate Contract Electronics Mfg. Div., I was selected to be a Program Manager because of my ability to manage multiple projects, personable attitude and attention to detail. The Contract manufacturing division was sold in 2005, I returned to the Material Managers title to oversee documentation and inventory transfer to the new owners in October 2005.
  • Amistar
    Sr. Program Manager – Contract Electronics Mfg. Div. 2001-2004
    Amistar Apr 1987 - Oct 2005
    San Marcos, California
    Reported to V.P. of Sales•Responsible for all aspects of client relationships; Project management, communication of our ability to provide effective solutions to our present and potential customers. •Beat 25% target profit margins, forecasted accurately , presented quotes, processed Purchase Orders,•interpreted engineering documentation and utilized standardization process to relay requirements to internal departments. •Traveled to visit customer manufacture sites.
  • Amistar
    Materials Manager Contract Electronics Mfg. Div. 1998-2001
    Amistar Apr 1987 - Oct 2005
    San Marcos, California
    Reported to V.P. of Finance•Controlled Material budget over $5 M. •Provided turnkey solutions for customer’s Printed Circuit Board and integration requirements. •Purchased all factory materials, Managed and selected Vendors. Quoted Customer requirements, matching or improving their costs.•Planned and scheduled all W.O.s in house machine shop and assembly floor. •Controlled inventory to assure maximum turns. •Responsible for hiring, supervision and career development of department including Senior buyers, Planners, and clerical staff.
  • Amistar
    Materials Manager Oem Machine Div. 1992-1998
    Amistar Apr 1987 - Oct 2005
    San Marcos, California
    Reported to V.P. of Finance•Supervised department of buyer/planners procuring materials for production and factory.•Issued Work orders for all Assemblies and machined parts, Scheduled Work In Process•Controlled $5 M. inventory to assure maximum turns, using A,B,C control method. •Responsible for hiring, supervision and career development of department including Senior buyers, Planners, and clerical staff. •Assigned travel to U.K. with Mfg. Mgr. upon company purchase of design, and right to sell PCB washing machine in U.S. Responsible for complete documentation package.
  • Amistar
    Senior Planner -Oem Machine Div. 1987-1992
    Amistar Apr 1987 - Oct 2005
    San Marcos, California
    Reported to Engineering manager•Developed a system to implement engineering changes into production which communicated impacts and costs to the affected departments. •Created and maintained bills of material in database of 15,000 part numbers for eight PCB assembly machines with seven layers of indenture, responsible for revision control and time phased incorporation of changes. •Purchased, scheduled and tracked prototype materials for engineering department
  • Boeing
    Analyst Planning Control -Rockwell Intl. B1-B Program
    Boeing Jan 1983 - Apr 1987
    Lancaster, California
    •Analyzed engineering changes to develop and coordinate timely cost effective line change point implementations. •Determined schedules, obtained commitments and established part availability dates for use by manufacturing and planning departments.At Rockwell Intl. Corp (now Boeing Co.) I started as a Clerical Aide in the Documentation Control department on the B-1B program. I rose to a Planning Control Analyst within a year, after being selected by the Material Manager to be part of a team opening a new Documentation Control department in Palmdale at the Final Assembly building. As and a Planning Control Analyst I was responsible for developing a plan and implementing assembly line engineering changes in current production, Work in Progress, Stockroom and vendors.

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