Michael Olivera's Resume-

Michael J. Olivera 205 Windy Oak Drive Nashville, NC 27856 (252) 469-3510 Email: [email protected] EDUCATION M.S. Management, Liberty University, Projected completion date December 2009 B.S., Excelsior College, 2001 Major: Economics Minor: Management A.A.S., Community College of the Air Force, 1993 Logistics Management TECHNICAL TRAINING Greenbelt Certified-Six Sigma Plus Glovia SAP Supply Asset Tracking System Microsoft Word for Windows Training the Certified/Trainer Equipment Management

QAD Microsoft Excel Microsoft Project DLA Customer Assistance Logistics Materiel Facilities Manager

WORK EXPERIENCE HONEYWELL PLANNER/BUYER (Dec 2006- present) Maintained tactical execution of all assigned suppliers, including purchase orders placement and management. Planned and scheduled all purchase orders in accordance with production requirements utilizing the SAP MRP system. Managed required inventory levels of procured materials to support customer schedules and reach business unit inventory objectives. Interfaced with other departments (Customer Service, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Finance) to resolve problems with timely responses. Negotiated and implemented long term and replenishment system agreements with vendors, resulting in saving over $2,000,000 for the corporation. Monitor extremely critical supplier recovery plans with suppliers to meet our customer requirements saving $7,000,000 in revenue for the Honeywell. Key player in monitoring a newly established Kanban system that has reduced inventory levels by 40 percent. This has established a large cash flow initiative for upper management. Proactively controlled and monitored inventory levels through timely and accurate follow up with customer’s requirements to meet department and company goals. Able to work on many different tasks and priorities simultaneously in high stress environment with superior time management skills. Negotiated with potential and current suppliers to ensure highest quality of products, and shortest lead time at the best prices and terms with over 50 vendors.

Resolved daily invoicing and receiving issues, ensured all vendors were paid the correct amounts in a timely manner keeping relations at a high standard. Review customer orders, plant capacity and inventory, assist in developing schedules to meet production requirements dealing directly with vendors, as well as working with the SAP/MRP system. Researched and evaluated the supply base vendors based on price, quality results by analyzing materials (PPM), customer service (timely responses and support), availability, distribution capabilities, vendor reliably (OTD), and supplier’s reputation and history. KEIHIN CAROLINA SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY PLANNER/SCHEDULER (Oct 2004- Dec 2006) Allocate and release all customer open orders. Monitored expedited freight from factories for urgent requirements. Manage suppliers by providing long term forecasts to understand and identify capacity constraints. Work with other functional departments (Quality, Sourcing, Change Management) leading to the resolution of any issues that may affect the ability to execute the production plan. Support new products, productivity projects and other product changes to smoothly transition to the new product and minimize obsolete material. Provide monthly performance reporting for suppliers to measure performance standards to expectations. Developed action plans for under performing suppliers. Identify obsolete and excess inventory items and develop plans to address these assets. Ensured materials availability to support production requirements per the Master Production Schedule through MRP execution, on-time delivery, and coordination of materials movement through receiving for production. Managed material requirement changes resulting from Engineering Change Notifications (ECNs) and product End of Life (EOL) assets. Maintained integrity of master data and purchasing planning parameters in order to minimize material liability and to balance the cost of procurement with inventory investment levels. Provided overall coordination of customer requirements through interfacing with Quality Assurance, Engineering, Purchasing, Receiving, shipping and Test departments. Develop material replenishment plans with suppliers to support production objectives and maximize customer service. Managed a replenishment plan to meet inventory management objectives (inventory turns). Reviewed and adjusted safety stock quantities regularly to reflect changes in demand. JOHNSONS CONTROL PLANNER/SCHEDULER (April 2004-October 2004 Contract ) Planned materials requirements by monitoring inventory and service-levels, manufacturing forecasts and schedules targets through the QAD program, resulting in 0 down time minutes for production for the 1st two quarters this year. Determined material requirements by developing and refining demand projections and inventory strategies; resulting in a record $ 0 in expedites charges. This is due to me monitoring and keeping a 100 % inventory accuracy rate. Controlled materials by establishing re-order points; monitoring usage, inventory levels, lead

times, lot sizes, and fill rates and identifying inventory priorities. Used the JIT principles of lean manufacturing to reduce re-order points and lead times by 20 % saving $250,000 in inventory cost. Prepared inventory reports daily by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends. Revised packing containers requirements to hold 10 % more product from suppliers saving $100,000 in transportation costs. Developed and maintained excellent relationships with carriers and suppliers to assure quality carrier service delivering materials on time and in an effective, efficient, and economical manner. Developed a system with trucking companies to ensure all loads from suppliers were 100 % full saving $25,000. A key player on a six-sigma team (lean manufacturing principles) that developed a material flow movement plan for all MHE equipment within the facility (Valley stream mapping system) that increased efficiently to the production lines by 10 %. CHIEFTAIN LOGISTICS WAREHOUSE MANAGER (June 2003-Nov 2003 Contract) Supervises the incoming (receiving) and outgoing (shipments) movement of a 30,000 squarefoot automotive parts warehouse containing over 1,000 assets valued at over $1,000,000. Plans and coordinates the receiving of 12 trucks daily of automotive parts. Monitors the receiving inputs into a web-site database. Expertly monitors and ensures all customers orders (Dura-Automotive Plants) across North America are processed in a timely manner. Following the lean manufacturing and JIT (Just-intime) concepts reduced inventory by 15 % this past quarter. Skillfully processed all customs paperwork for shipments to Mexico and Canada. Resulting in a 100 % accuracy rate that allowed all shipments to arrive ahead of schedule. DAIMLER-CHRYSLER PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR (October 2002-June 2003) Supervised a production line of 45 United Automotive Workers in the Trim Department at the Chrysler South Fenton Plant. Ensured all workers followed safety rules under the guidelines of OSHA standards resulting in zero reportable injuries. Provided leadership and motivation for all employees by communicating core beliefs and values of the corporation creating a positive work environment through fairness and equality. Ensured all workers were following the standard work instructions meeting quality and production standards. Worked with Union Stewards and Engineers in establishing improvements on all work instructions by following lean manufacturing principles. Conferred and met with upstream and downstream customers to determine quality delivery issues affecting the process. Conducted daily meetings with all supervisors that resulted in improving quality by 15 % and delivery by 10 %. Interacted with support departments (Maintenance, Material Handling, and Industrial engineering to meet Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery and Morale SQCDM standards. Controlled absenteeism through company policy guidelines. Worked with Union Officials and workers creating a positive environment that increased attendance by 15 %. Prepared, reviewed and evaluated downtime reports and resolved operations, manufacturing and maintenance problems reducing costs and prevented process delays. DELPHI PLANNER/SCHEDULER (August 2000-October 2002) Efficiently used the SAP program to query trailer numbers, seal and times of incoming shipments from vendors and outgoing shipments to all Delphi customers.

Skillfully worked with sever GM Plants to cancel several PRR’s issued to Delphi Energy & Chassis resulting in saving the corporation over $75,000. Key player in Delphi Institute workshop. Improved scheduling and logistics between Needmore, Sandusky and Saginaw operations increasing frequency of delivery and reducing overall inventory in the system. Site Lead for the SAP 4.6 upgrade for Delphi Energy & Chassis. Scheduled over 500 personnel for SAP training classes over a 6-week period. Processed and evaluated all security profiles and access for the SAP 4.6 upgrade. Coordinated the leasing of 50 PC’s to conduct the necessary training and upload of SAP software for these computers. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CHIEF INSPECTOR (January 1997-August 2000) Established an accountability system for monitoring shelf life for 1,500 individual assets. Monitored the Precious Metal Program: Transferred 1,300 items to the Regional Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO), recovered $125,000 for the base funds. Solidified a functional Check/Suspect items program valued at $8,000,000. Led an Excess Process Action Team, disposed and shipped $800,000 worth of equipment to depots and other Air Force Installations to fill critical shortages. Established an accounting system to process transactions worth $1,000,000 for a direct sale to reimburse the United States government, saving 6 months and 360 man-hours. Maintained 1,000 war reserve items worth $65,000,000 by receiving, inspecting, and palletizing them daily. Developed inventory schedules for 5,708 warehouse locations valued at $8,000,000. Launched first ever DRMO sale at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, saving $25,000 in contractor transportation charges and generated $5,000 in government credit. Accomplished the transfer of 1,750 aircraft parts from one warehouse to a more accessible location, reducing delivery time by thirty minutes. WORK HISTORY (1976-2000 United States Air Force active duty) 2006-2009 Planner/Buyer 2004-2006 Planner/Scheduler 2002-2003 Production & Warehouse Supervisor 2000-2002 Production Logistics Scheduler 1999-2000 Funds Manager 1998-1999 Aircraft Warehouse Manager 1997-1998 Funds Manager 1995-1997 Management Systems Manager 1993-1995 Procedures Analyst 1991-1993 Inspection & Warehouse Supervisor 1988-1990 Receiving Section Supervisor 1981-1988 Warehouse Supervisor 1976-1981 Receiving Technician