Working within Supply Operations and leading the effort in developing the demand plan used to drive Material Requirements Planning. Creating and managing the production schedules for all commercially released products. Coordinating and scheduling non-production activities such as periodic calibrations, validations, preventative maintenance and engineering projects. Support the overall operation of both manufacturing facilities as the company transitions from a clinical environment to a full blown commercial enterprise.• Lead configuration management efforts in support of the ERP system• Provide detailed scheduling of both the EXPAREL® and DepoCyt(e)® production facilities• Serving as the Supply Op’s team member on the EDMS implementation project• Serving on teams that are focused on driving process improvements that are intended to reduce manufacturing lead-times• Project leader for sourcing and implementing an integrated production scheduling solution

Manager Supply Chain Planning 2008-2013 Supported operations through process improvement initiatives, ERP training & support, data analysis and Sales Business Unit demand management. Provided direct oversight of the day to day activities of the production planning staff. Also provided the oversight and management of the planning for New Product Development as well as supporting internal demand requirements.• Participated in ERP Implementation, Expansion, Migration, Enhancement, Training and On-Going Support• Implemented Kanban which reduced leadtimes > 50% and improved manufacturing agility• New Product Introductions and Product End of LifeManager Prod Planning I 2007-2008Master Scheduler 2005-2007 Supported global expansion - systems development, testing, training, implementation and support. Assumed oversight of the production planning staff.Maintained complete oversight of the implementation and support of the Production Planning & Scheduling activities performed by the Production Planners by way of the new SAP (R/3) ERP system. Updated system configuration, established metrics and developed reports for tracking performance. Responsible for managing a staff of production planners, including internal demand planning. Acting co-facilitator for the rollout of the Quality Management and Project Systems modules of SAP.Master Scheduler/Supply Chain Administrator 2004-2005Supported the SAP (R/3) ERP system implementation effort. Main emphasis was the creation of business process procedures, unit and integration testing and training end users in preparation for a January 2005 “Go-Live”.• Created procedures for use in systems testing, training end users and provided on-line help.• Created test scripts and carried out testing on both individual and related systems transactions.• Created the training curriculum which I then used to train the Production Planning Department staff.

Managed a staff of three, which included a production planner/scheduler and two warehouse clerks. Oversaw and performed most of the functions relating to materials management. Liaison to domestic and international manufacturing sites.•Oversaw both domestic and international (inbound and outbound) shipments of raw component, finished and semi-finished medical devices.•Negotiated freight contracts with freight carriers for annual cost savings in excess of $12,000.•Initiated cycle counting in the San Diego Warehouse, which improved inventory accuracy from 80% to 98% and eliminated the need for yearly physical counts.•Developed and maintained Warehouse procedures and trained staff in support of “successful” external ISO9000 re-certification and surveillance audits.•Established a Kanban replenishment system, which eliminated the previously sporadic and expeditious method of getting material out to the shop floor.•As a global liaison, identified critical issues and re-engineered shipping process that resulted in 100% error free and on-time material receipts between global partners.•Initial assignment was to determine customer backlog and realign manufacturing to recover $400K worth of lost sales and vastly reduced inventory investment.•Simplified the repetitive backflush system, which eliminated prior year-end variances in excess of $300K and substantially improved inventory accuracy.•Analyzed global sales forecast for establishing the Master Production Schedule.•Succeeded in getting production output aligned with finished goods inventory replenishment.Supported Research and Development on accomplishing the on-time release and transfer of multiple new products into production.

Managed a staff of three production control planners, with emphasis on customer service, P&L and achieving revenue targets.•Implemented a Kanban replenishment system for the contract manufacturing line, which greatly reduced inventory variances and replenishment cycle times.•Improved data collection and reporting for improved operational efficiencies.• Stepped in and took over the forecasting, scheduling and supplier relations of magnetic film supplies. Transitioned this function from Santa Clara to San Diego.