Sylmar, CA 91342 Cell 818-943-2619 mm1101748@westpost.net PROFESSIONAL Resourceful, quality-driven Inventory Manager, Production Coordinat or and Mill & Lathe SUMMARY Operator with 20+ years success ensuring operational/inventory/manufactu ring quality and efficiency and driving process improvement through innovative t ool/system changes. Central resource for over 20 years for LMI Aerospace (former ly Tempco Engineering/CNC), producing complex parts held to close tolerances for military/optical equipment and semi-conductor products. Record of achievement providing exceptional support to leading clients such as McDonnell Douglas, Gulf stream, Boeing, Cymer, Ocean Systems and ATK. Extensive expertise in 5-S and LEA N Manufacturing, tool development, inventory best practices, production manageme nt and process improvement. Skilled in use of precision measuring tools, bluepri nts and sketches. Career highlights include saving $2MM for Tempco on ATK contract by reducing too ls used from 4 to 1, cutting production time in half on key contracts, taking co ntrol of and completely organizing inventory system so poor it took 2 days to lo cate parts, and inventing a tool still in use today that reduced the time to man ufacture screws from 12 minutes to 3. * Focused contributor, with a "make it happen" attitude; always delivering on co mmitments. Consistent success in developing processes/tools to streamline manuf acturing/operations, drive growth, save costs and enhance profits. * Thorough, dependable and enthusiastic team player, with a profound sense of co mpany loyalty and commitment to performance excellence. * Inventive problem solver, devising solutions that fully support the bottom lin e and long-range goals. Readily adapt to new business and technology challenges. PROFESSIONAL LMI Aerospace, Inc (formerly Tempco Engineering/CNC), Sun Valley, C A 1985 - 2009 EXPERIENCE 24 years Inventory Manager/Production Coordinator (2006 - 2009) * Promoted to take control of warehouse with 6000 items and an inventory system in total disarray, where locating a part often took up to 2 days. Also charged w ith coordinating production/manufacturing of commercial and aerospace parts and components. Managed staff of 4 and coordinated 130 plant employees. Key Accomplishments: * Completely reorganized warehouse equipment and tools, introducing use of Micro soft Excel to track parts and control inventory. * Initiated standardized system to maintain operating condition of tools, includ ing regularly inspecting and evaluating parts for repair or replacement. Ensured tools were always in good working order. * Set up process to check tools/equipment in and out of warehouse, reducing the number of lost or missing tools. * Used 5-S/LEAN principles to streamline procurement/delivery process, from list of needs provided by Production Manager to search process to order processing b y Machine Tool Shop. Slashed production time in half and saved $thousands for co mpany and customers. Mill & Lathe Operator (1985 - 2006) Used precision equipment to produce parts for manufacturing, supporting clients in aerospace, military, optical and semi-conductor fields. Consistently designe d new tools or processes to make very expensive parts better and faster. Key Client Accomplishments: * Gulfstream: Reduced manufacturing time from 28 to 12 hours per part for 300-pa rt order from this leading firm. Produced savings of $888K savings on just 1 ord er, greatly improving client relationship and leading to additional orders. * ATK: Invented method for Tempco to use 1 tool instead of 4 to fulfill a parts order for this major military supplier. Saved $2MM for Tempco and resulted in AT K's orders increasing from 50 parts to 250 parts.