Vlad Minea, Bsc. Email & Phone Number

Woodbridge

- Redesigned data visibility, resulting in reduced searching times and enhanced speed and quality in decision-making.
-Created a structured data framework to facilitate scheduling and bolster production capacity.
-Upgraded the VISUAL Infor MRP system to version 9.08.
-Customized the Infor VISUAL experience by developing intricate macros, functional templates, and robust data configurators.
-Developed Visual data visualization, communication, and automation tools utilizing MS Access, Excel interfaces, and SmartViews for Views, Reports, and Dashboards.

Temple, Texas

MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY TASKS
• Managed 120 people in multiple departments – Production, Engineering, Estimating, Scheduling, Program Management and Detailing
• Selected, developed, trained, managed staff, conducted employee evaluations, and took appropriate disciplinary/corrective action when needed.
• Established and managed departments’ budget and evaluated cost savings and efficiencies in overtime, work scheduling, project planning, and technology enhancements

PROJECT MANAGEMENT TASKS
• Managed department’s PMs activity, improved scheduling methodologies, data processing and storage, leading to substantial time and error reduction.
• Managed the company’s new product development projects in close cooperation with the sales and marketing department.
• Championed the new ERP system implementation project at company level.

DESIGN & ENGINEERING TASKS
• Created company’s design standards for multiple product lines.
• Supervised the software implementation, staff training and data/processes restructuring:
• Managed departmental process improvements in eliminating errors in data entry, sales order processing, unit configurations/specifications, material allotments, unit construction methods, BOM assignments, machine routing, programs, optimization patterns, and final job reviews.

Concord, On

50% accuracy and efficiency increase, in only 6 month, of all managerial decisions - creating on screen monitoring reports with multi-departmental real time collected information. All of this possible through designing, creating and implementing a network shared MS Access Database to centralize and consolidate customer's order, design and manufacturing status information - UNDA System.
Reduced parts inventory by 15% and assembly time by 12% through product re-design.

PROCESS CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT TASKS
• Analyzed and mapped in detail all design and manufacturing processes and created design standards and procedures for reducing design and manufacturing lead times with their related costs and increasing flexibility in customizing configurations.
• Identified critical communication nodes – essential step in informational flow optimization.

MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY TASKS
• Managed product manufacturing and on-site product installation processes.

DESIGN & ENGINEERING TASKS
• Created standard CAD elements for store design and detailing processes.
• Created efficient cost estimating/quotation creation packages that increased accuracy and reduced response time.

Toronto, Canada Area

50% reduction of overtime per year and 15% internal stock volumes reduction – introducing plant capacity and parts demand real time monitoring combined with new methods of stock building decisions.

MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY TASKS
• Supervised, organized and directed the activities of all operational departments

EXECUTIVES TASKS
• Analyzed markets’ dynamics and established new product development strategies
• Developed business strategies based on customer base changing aspects.
• Analyzed sales performance and established sales tactics, methods and pricing policies

PROCEDURAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL TASKS
• Responsible for maintaining a safe, hazard free work environment in all operative departments of the company.
• Championed the upgrading and improvement of the IT infrastructure.

**** Including all the duties of the engineering manager - not replaced after 2008

Toronto, Canada Area

In charge of all the mechanical solutions and designs for the mechanical parts of the terrestrial team products.
Electronic and optical mounts and enclosures.
Vibration conditions controlled.