Howard W.

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Jan 1981 - Nov 1994

  Sr Level Heating Systems Specialist

  Responsible for the installation, maintenance and repair of multiple heating systems, including Boilers, Forced Air, etc.

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  Santiam Homes

  Dec 1994 - Jan 2001

  Service Technician

  Repair all systems of mobile homes, test and repair heating, plumbing, and electrical systems. Repair or replace drywall as needed. Square all interior and exterior doors. Check windows remove and replace. To repair damage or square as needed. Perform Finish carpentry work as needed to complete homes. Replaced counter tops, hung cabinets, and installed appliances. Performed customers warranty briefings and inspections, and repaired items found during inspections. Extra duties included: Backup for Service Rep., backup Safety Rep., and backup front office. Show less

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  EFTC NWO (Volt Temporaries)

  Jul 2001 - Nov 2001

  Wave Solder Operator

  Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of mechanically operated machinery in the Wave process. Monitors and records data on designated variables in the wave-solder process. Sets up and operates various machines in the wave-room on a daily basis as specified by procedures and documentation. Informs supervisor of any discrepancies in documentation or materials. Observes and keeps accurate records as required on wave process activities, including charts and graphs, etc. Performs preventative maintenance on machines as scheduled. Communicates concerns and/or problems to technical support personnel. Fills in on the hand assembly line as needed. Show less

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  Shipping/Receiving Clerk

  May 2002 - Dec 2003

  Suntron NWO Shipping/Receiving Clerk

  Received and verified incoming material for all customers. Did Oracle transactions daily. Performed national and international shipping transactions using UPS and FedEx software. Had an excellent quality record with few shipping errors.

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  Documentation Specialists

  Dec 2003 - Aug 2004

  Suntron NWO Documentation Specialist

  Reviewed customer docs with the customer engineers, including BOM's and Routings and input data into Oracle. Made updates to existing data to ensure accuracy of database. Responsible for data validation between customer documentation and oracle output. Corrected misalignments.

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  Suntron NWO

  Aug 2004 - Jan 2005

  Product Introduction Planner

  Was assigned to the NPI department with a new customer to start new product build of 200 assemblies, the demand was both forecast and sales orders. Tasked with scheduling all of the assemblies through the NPI stage and transition over to production when 1st Article approval was received. Worked closely with other members of NPI and Program Manager to ensure new products were introduced with as little difficulty to the factory as possible.

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  Production Planner

  Jan 2005 - Apr 2010

  Suntron NWO Production Planner/Scheduler

  Performed all aspects of planning and scheduling. Received in customer purchase orders, accurately entered all data into the MRP (Oracle) system. Coordinated orders with Purchasing and Program Management. Scheduled work order releases to ensure customer requirements were met and Suntron OTD optimized. Worked directly with customers to resolve any issues, customer rescheduling requests, expediting, and other customer needs. Proactively worked with production and materials organizations to ensure the any issues were transparent to the customer. Ensured that products flowed through production and were ready to ship on the scheduled ship day. Worked with a cross functional team to revamp the entire order entry/planning scheduling process to streamline processes to fit into a lean manufacturing organization. Filled in for Program Managers on several occasions. Show less

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  Suntron Corporation

  May 2005 - Apr 2010

  Production Planner
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  Columbia Helicopters

  Sept 2012 - Nov 2014

  Manufacturing Coordinator

  Coordinate Production needs by coordinating with manufactures the artilces needed. Process RFQ's and PO's to support this requirement.

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  A-dec Inc.

  Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

  Planner 1

  Contract Employee with administration duties to support the Planning and Scheduling group as well as support for the Purchasing group. Responsible for updating all groups on material issues that cannot be met by the system. Order MRO and component items as needed.

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  JAE Oregon

  Mar 2016 - now

  JAE Oregon Buyer-Spare Parts Specialists. Responsible for updating and tracking SAP and Excel spreadsheets for the tooling used in the Molding and Stamping Maintenance departments. Responsible for controlling the budgets for purchasing both Molding and Stamping Maintenance. Responsible for order and tracking all tools and equipment for all of manufacturing.

  • Commodity Manager

    Oct 2021 - now

  • Senior Buyer

    Oct 2018 - Jan 2022

  • Buyer-Spare Parts Specialists

    Mar 2016 - Oct 2018