Experience

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  B. braun medical

  Jan 1985 - Jan 2003

  Responsible for directing and supporting all functions relating to operational planning activities, including production planning, inventory management and consolidation of Business Units data into unified plant performance measurement reports. Supervised over 80 hourly and non-exempt personnel with an annual budget of $4MM. Responsible for Injection Molding, and Blow Molding production lines. Directed daily production schedules ensuring optimum product flow while maximizing equipment, materials and manpower utilization. Responsible for the demand management of over 3,000 products manufactured in California, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico. Monitored inventory levels throughout the entire distribution channel, which included 31 warehouses in the United States and Canada. Analyzed manufacturing schedules and recommended changes that improved product availability. Responsible for various manufacturing processes, including Injection Molding, Blow Molding, and Solutions Filling and Packing lines. Ensured that manufacturing processes were in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) requirements for product integrity. Trained over 400 employees on Total Quality Management (TQM), and Statistical Process Control (SPC). Designed a Systems Improvement Guide, based on the Plan, Do, Check, Act steps, which listed the SPC tools necessary in each step to carry out a process improvement project. Provided support to the medical devices manufacturing plant; including review of standard procedures, analysis of data, and redesign of components to ensure product quality Supervised the manufacturing and packaging of medical devices. Maintained high production volumes, labor efficiency and quality, while keeping material usage and overall expenditures within budget guidelines.

  • Master Scheduler

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  • Sr. Manufacturing Supervisor

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  • Master Planner

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  • Sr. Manufacturing Supervisor

    Jan 1990 - Jan 1998

  • Trainer

    Jan 1989 - Jan 1990

  • Engineer

    Jan 1988 - Jan 1989

  • Manufacturing Supervisor

    Jan 1985 - Jan 1988
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  B. braun medical

  Apr 2003 - now

  Responsible for the SAP ERP and MES support functions; including Master Data maintenance, End User training, Master Batch Record enhancements, MES configuration, and writing and executing test scripts for system validation. Lead the team responsible for the upgrade of the SAP Production Planning (PP) Module. Achieved a smooth transition to the upgraded system by directing, managing and coordinating the team’s resources throughout the manufacturing operations in the United States and the Caribbean.

  • Business Systems Manager

    Sept 2004 - now

  • Team Lead - PP Module - SAP Upgrade Project

    Apr 2003 - Aug 2004
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  California state university, fullerton

  Jan 2018 - now

  Lecturer - adjunct faculty

  Lecturer for Management 422 Course – Operations Planning & Inventory Control.Course presents the concepts and techniques to plan output, schedule product and employees, manage inventory, and coordinate activities to better meet customer demand.