Chris Heenan

Experience

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  USCG

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1996

  USCG Active Duty

  USCGC Polar Sea. Member 1988 International Antarctic Treaty Inspection Team.

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  J.C. Penney Catalog

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

  Project Manager, Industrial Engineering Department

  Project lead in Atlanta Distribution Center for Division-wide packaging project. Developed Center response for project, utilizing sales projections to define center material and product flow. Designed and equipped 26 workstations and 4 material handling processes. Justified and purchased capital equipment while monitoring installation and production run up.Served as an Industrial Engineer for Packing Department. Reviewed and made recommendations to improve processes and performance of the distribution center. Drafted modifications and cost analysis studies to automate and upgrade the packaging and distribution operations. Served as liaison between J.C. Penney and 3M to investigate improvements to packaging, sealing, and recycling processes. Show less

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  Brigade Quartermasters, LTD

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2000

  Director of Distribution

  · Responsible for the fulfillment of operations for $30 million over international Internet and mail order catalog company. · Maintained $3.5 million in inventory in excess of 17,000 SKUs · Hired, trained, and directed 30 Distribution Center personnel including 1 Assistant and 3 Leads. · Specified and purchased capital equipment and supplies of $250K. · Negotiated freight and carrier agreements for domestic and international shipping. · Defined software and designed material handling systems for distribution use. · Spearheaded creation of packing verification system for improved order accuracy. This System eliminated 3-person data-entry department, shortened cycle count periods from 13 weeks to 4 weeks for top 40% selling items. Show less

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  Automated Logic

  Feb 2015 - now

  System Specialist

  Controls commissioning.

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  Chattahoochee Technical College

  Jan 2016 - now

  Instructor

  HVAC/R Instructor. Teaching refrigeration principles, operation, Manual J, Gas Furnaces, Troubleshooting.