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Electronic Manufacturing Services company located in Deland. High level PCBA assembly. Responsibilities include purchasing, quoting / estimating, inventory, stock room, shipping, materials handling, component prep., and reverse supply chain for an electronic manufacturing company. Direct reports include buyers, estimator, an inventory manager. Also responsible for stock room and shipping personnel.

Reviewed applications, conducted interviews, handled employee hirngs/terminations and reprimands. Also managed the badging, certification, and training of employees for specific job sites. Conducted background checks, drug testing; handled employee disputes and reprimands.Drastically reduced workers compensation claims and implemented a Drug Free Workplace.Wrote new office policies and brought organization to the office.

Managed the purchase of domestic and foreign raw materials for the manufacturing of interior doors. At its peak, was responsible for an approximate 40 million dollar spend annually. Coordinated physical inventories, reorganization of warehouses, and the flow of materials in and out of facility. Responsible for the timely arrival of goods, minimization of outages, and reduction of excess and obsolete inventory.Reduced raw material inventory.Increased customer fill rates.Identified and reduced obsolete and slow moving items.Managed monthly physical inventories of the entire facility.Coordinated the pickup and arrival of all inbound freight.Reorganized warehouses to maximize space and reduce the travel of fast moving items.Upgraded the company to high speed internet and implemented a new file server.

Trained current and new employees, performed facility audits, and managed three direct report quality inspectors. Responsible for maintaining the Standard Operating Procedures for the manufacturing process, creation and implementation of Corrective Actions. Completed quality control visits to customers and their jobsites.Facilitated the creation and distribution of Standard Operating Procedures for each dept.Put into practice quality audits of each step of the manufacturing process.Liaison between job sites, distributors, sales reps, and the manufacturing facility.

Tested the integration of proprietary software with various operating systems as well as various hardware configurations of IBM systems with added components such as SeaLevel and RocketPort cards.

Handled calls for business clients and consumers. Troubleshoot hardware and software under Windows3.x, Windows95, Windows98, Windows98SE, Windows Me, Windows NT, and Windows2000. Replaced hardware, software, and complete systems. Assisted clients with upgrades, troubleshooting error messages, and tutoring.