PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Extensive experience in the Manufacturing Industry with assignments in IT Management, Systems/Application Development, Project Management and Product Design.

Technical, project management and consulting expertise in Enterprise Resource Planning, CAD/CAM, and Plant Floor applications and technology.

Comprehensive knowledge of Manufacturing Planning and Execution Systems and their interaction with Supply Chain Systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Performed Current State Analyses for manufacturing plants & county government
• Performed Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR) for a multi-site Shipping/Receiving operation
• Created ISO9000:2000 Quality System documents, Process Flows and formal Work Instructions
• Developed & delivered User Training for Inventory Management transactions from RF barcode terminals
• Developed a Software Distribution System for a major manufacturer (thumb drives loaded from a website)
• Developed a complex Meeting Schedule Optimizer based on Microsoft Excel & Visual Basic
• Implemented a Telephone/Voicemail System for a small business (16-station Nortel CallPilot with 6 incoming lines)
• Implemented a Wireless PC Network for a small business (12 PC’s, printers, satellite/DSL broadband)

• Obtained state approval & oversaw implementation of a multi-acre Erosion Control Plan
• Managed construction of a rustic shelter as a Marketing focal point
• Managed construction of a "Builders' Showcase" for use by real estate buyers and their builders
• Coordinated acquisition, site preparation and on-site assembly of 3 Southland Log Homes
• Coordinated site preparation and construction of 2 conventional homes
• Coordinated layout, survey and construction of 4 residential streets
• Coordinated installation of utilities, including public & private water lines, power, telephone & cable TV
• Oversaw restoration of The David M. Buck House (on the National Register of Historic Places)

• Developed MS Access & MySQL Databases for county government, non-profits and small businesses
• Developed Websites for county government, non-profits and small businesses
• Performed PC & Network maintenance for residential customers and small businesses

• Led all IT efforts for the startup of a greenfield fiberoptic cable plant. Deployed IT infrastructure, recruited contract and permanent IT staff and managed development of plant-level information systems
• Let the creation of a highly flexible Manufacturing Execution System (MES) optimized for the production of high-quality fiberoptic cable and genealogical tracking of its individual components
• Consulted with plant managers and senior staff members at multiple plants in the US, Canada and Europe, with systems-oriented division managers and with various manufacturing project teams
• Contributed on multiple manufacturing systems projects
  • Development of a multi-plant Manufacturing Execution System (MES) based on Camstar InSite
  • Evaluation and selection of commercial Product Configurator software
  • Development of an Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) architecture based on SeeBeyond
  • Collaboration with NC State University on a prototype Advanced Planning System (APS)

• Acted as a Manufacturing System Consultant and Solution Architect in marketing situations demanding CAD/CAM, Production Systems (ERP/MRP/SCM) and/or Plant Floor (ADC/HMI/SCADA) knowledge
• Identified, negotiated and/or performed Billable Services under contract to IBM manufacturing customers
• Interfaced manufacturing systems to relational databases and plant floor devices
• Developed Automatic Data Collection (ADC) systems
• Developed Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI) using SCADA/MMI products

• Led the acquisition and implementation of a CAD/CAM/CNC System for product design & NC machining
• Led the creation of a Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II) System for engineered-to-order airline seating

• Provided technical support and enabling tools to Field Sales personnel & Distributors

EDUCATION & AFFILIATION

• Consulting and Strategic Planning Methodologies
• Leadership Skills
• Project Management
• CAD/CAM, MRP II and Plant Floor product education