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A highly effective professional in the design and implementation of business strategies to improve market position. Proven successes in strategic planning, project management, and improving efficiency of operations. Diverse business experience enabling creation and maintenance of strong corporate team. Project manager for all new projects. Highest level of computer literacy.

Project management, operation consulting, custom database programming.

OPERATIONS / Project Manager 1989 to 10/01
American Organics, Inc., Albany, NY 11747
International manufacturer / distributor: consumer goods

• Cross-functional experience in purchasing, IT, material management, forecasting, demand management, warehousing, distribution, MRP, and customer service.
• Experienced in operational restructuring of departmental and corporate design to met business growth, and market demands.
• Functional analyst and project manager for all IT projects: both legacy and SAP systems.
• Develop detailed documentation for training and testing. Train end users in job specific tasks / new business processes.
• Restructure organization yielding improved profitability and better service through process improvement.
• Excellent investigative / listening skills; able to drill down to actual user requirements.
• Instill highest level of motivation throughout entire organization. Build strong team- spirited environment with proactive leadership style.
• Instilled strong inter department communication in all companies.
• Superior ability to identify and document user / process requirements; bridge gap between IT and user communities.
• Strong financial knowledge enabling review and improvements in all areas effecting P/L.
• Extremely strong IT background, allowing for seamless integration of new IT initiatives and resources.
• Excellent communicator, able to effectively interact with all levels of personnel.

• Project Manager for SAP Implementation: 9 month on time / on budget implementation for 4 corporate companies.
• Responsible for all pre and post go live business requirements and proper documentation. Managed project list of IT department to prioritize deliverables. Set up and reviewed testing, training and documentation on all modifications and enhancements.
• Team lead for MM module; new initiatives, configuration, reporting, business system redesign to utilize SAP potential.
• Installed and administered initial corporate network. Help desk: hands on resolution.
• Designed / implemented company policies for logistic operations in multi-company environment. Responsible for IT implementation to support policies.
• Orchestrated the internal growth of company 25M to 80M/yr evolving to an efficient corporate design while maintaining quick response to market demands.
• Intimate, hands-on knowledge of all logistic departments: have assumed roles of acting Purchasing manager, IT director, and directed finance departments AP/AR as required.
• Designed and built database applications FilePro to handle raw material procurement: from requisitions to RFQ request for quote to PO; with vendor certification. Module reported on cost changes, and projected effect of raw material cost changes on finished product profit margins.
• Reorganized manufacturing company after major restructuring. Designed and built FilePro applications for receiving module that tied into purchasing module and warehousing; allowing for complete visibility from requisition to receiving.
• Built FilePro warehouse location module for the placement and retrieving of materials as well as blind monthly physical inventories. Individual modules for raw materials, finished goods, and labels.
• Monitored and maintained profit levels and pricing via FilePro database programs.
• Responsible for UK division startup. Including order processing, distribution, communications, and IT support of the new business unit.
• Coordinate operations in all companies, plants, and departments to maintained 100 compliance with same day shipments with no backorders or short shipments for 600+ orders / day volume.
• Built data exchange programs to link FilePro database with legacy order entry and A/R programs.

Contract manufacturers of OTC drugs, cosmetics.

• Automated production lines: increased output and efficiencies: with investment payback in three years.
• Monitored company needs during growth from start-up to 5 million dollars/year sales.
• Developed all department procedures and trained all department managers as company grew from 5 employees to 100+ employees.
• Computerized operations in many departments: order tracing / status, material inventories.
• Planned and implemented company and building changes due to growth.

• Oversee entire company operations for each owner.
• Key player in establishing good business practices, while maintaining lean overhead.
• Implement changes in schedules, equipment and procedures to improve profitability.
• Company liaison for new / existing accounts. Responsible for profitability for all contracts.
• Oversee all department operations; accounting, inventory, personnel, warehousing, manufacturing, production, and maintenance.
• Responsible for entire production schedule. Coordinated multi-building operations.
• Projected and obtained monthly billing requirements.
• Insure compliance with FDA GMP and OTC drug manufacturing regulations.

New York Institute of Technology 1976