MIGUEL “MIKE” ANTON

 

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a full-time position in an organization where I can utilize my skills and experience in Warehouse management and operations as an asset to meet company’s goals and objectives.

 

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

 

·          Ten (10) years of Management experience in diverse business environments including manufacturing, distribution centers, Customer Support, and warehouse operations environment with multistate and multi-provincial facilities located across the U.S. and Canada.

·          Shipping experience with over eight (8) years of experience in importing and exporting goods to Mexico, Canada and overseas, LTL, including daily shipping of over seven hundred (700) small parcels using UPS Worldwide, FedEx Ship manager

·          Skilled in hiring, training, mentoring, and leading  teams of up to forty-five (45) employees, administrative personnel, team leaders, supervisors and managers. Maximized work teams by setting goals, affecting enhanced communication and prioritizing objectives to achieve higher performance.

·          Six (6) year of production experience and APICS – CPIM trained, to perform as a skilled professional in Production planning, Control and inventory management.

·          Experienced in capacity improvement, continuous process improvement (efficiencies) and space utilization by maximizing floor utilization of warehouses, manufacturing sites and distribution centers thru applying best practices for: order pulling, shipping, stocking, warehousing, racking and inventory control process.

·          Multicultural and Bilingual capabilities with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to adapt to a multicultural environment. Effective written and verbal communication in English, Spanish and some Portuguese.

·          Computer and Office skills, including production and accounting software such as: MAS90, MAS200, JD Edwards, OneWorld, AS400, Outlook, Word, Excel, Xcelerator, mobiletek, Map Point, Syteline and Lotus Notes.

·          Purchasing Knowledge with two (2) years experience in domestic and foreign markets. Forecasting capabilities to meet markets’ demands.

·          Experienced in inventory control implementing disciplined processes for: receiving of goods, booking and issuance, daily cycle counts, semi-annual physical counts, inventory adjustments, analyzing inventory to determine turnover, and creating inventory classifications.

·          Exceptional time managements skills with strong analytical and organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail and a reputation for excellence and high quality service to vendors and internal customers that resulted and excellent rapport with all levels of managements and peers across functions.

 

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Production Manager
Artistree – Coppell, TX                                                                                                                                            02/2012 – Present

-          Production planning and Scheduling of all pre-cut mats, seasonal and personalized items to meet sales demands.

-          Order pulling and fulfillment of pre-cut mat orders for all Michaels and Aaron Brothers stores, Framing shop supplies and special custom framing models for all New and relocated stores throughout US and Canada.

-          PM and mechanical repairs to all 4 heat-shrinking lines and all 10 computerized mat-cutting stations. Trained and assisted all Gunnar and Shanklin operators with equipment set-ups, running and trouble-shooting issues as needed.

-          Supervised all inventory control physical periodic (semi-annually) counts as well as daily cycle counts to ensure inventory accuracy 99.5% or more.

-          Experienced in Project Management, of complete tear-down and installation of Artistree – Coppell TX, 230K sq. ft. roof facility by liaising with property management, Landlord, Loss Prevention, contractors and Artistree Senior management by providing daily, weekly accurate progress and constraints reports to ensure minimal disruption to our entire Coppell Facility.

-          Continuous process improvement experienced, work directly with associates as facilitator and project leader to create a database, sort, identify and implement a picking and inventory control system for the in-house custom framing shop to eliminate shortages of all frame models.

-          Effective communicator with bilingual capabilities who treats everyone with respect, fairly and with clear expectation of task, department goals and Division plans by providing available information on daily production meetings.

 

 

PM Warehouse and Operations Manager
US Courier & Logistics, Dallas, TX                                                                                                                03/2010 – 02/2012

-          Supervise all PM warehouse operations including inbound and outbound freight from 4 Hubs within Texas.

-          Small Parcels sorting and distribution for world larges e-retailer for overnight delivery within the metroplex and suburbs.

-          Hiring and training drivers, independent contractors and sorting personnel for small parcels deliveries, Less tan truck load freight (LTL) barcode scanners operations and proper delivery procedures and attempts protocol.

-          Dispatcher Capabilities on daily dispatching duties during the night time and early in the morning.

-          Supervise a warehouse crew of 11 hourly  employees and 18 independent contractors

 

National Warehouse Manager

Fisher & Paykel Appliances, Inc., Huntington Beach, CA                                                                                   06/2006 – 12/2009

-          Successfully manage a warehousing operations program for seven (7) distribution centers in the U.S. and Canada, including inventory integrity of finished goods, raw components and order fulfillment in the spare parts division.

-          Process improvement and implementation for material handlers, order pullers, cycle counters and shipping clerks.

-          Implementing Key Performing Indicators (KPI) for inventory accuracy, productivity (man-hours per operations), shipping capacities (lines pulled per operator and packages shipped per operator).

-          Shipping and order fulfillment Process implementation that increased the throughput by 22% by combining UPS shipping software and JD Edwards One World in a Screen Scrapper version that allowed to Ship confirm, bill and print a shipping label with one key struck and the restructuring of warehouse flow, inventory classification Fast/slow moving items.

-          Receiving experienced of full-truck-loads (FTL), intermodal, LTL, and small shipments.

-          Mentoring and coaching of new team leaders, supervisors and function administrators to meet and exceed company goals.

-          Implemented a disciplined inventory control procedures that resulted in an inventory accuracy improvement of 98% within six (6) months.

-          Improved the operations layout for the HB manufacturing site, Spare Parts Division with the existing number of racking and shelving, resulting in a 33% increase in floor utilization (within the same square footage) by implementing double-deep racking, narrow aisles and standardizing pallet sizes, generating savings of $12,000 per month of storage fees and created space for growth for the next five (5) to seven (7) years.  

-          Fully implemented a Kanban System to meet production requirements, and work-in-process (WIP) inventory levels that reduced excess and waste of raw materials. 

-          Direct all inventory movements and dispositions to WIP by returning non-conforming materials to vendors and work closely with accounting to ensure the proper reconciliation of monies (credits for returned materials) ($420K), by providing data and factual evidence of the returned materials via a Non-conforming Report.

-          Provide Operations support by liaising with key global operations personnel, senior management,  Engineering and accounting to improve and guarantee consistency of process and interact with IT Support to implement a one-step shipping station for the Spare Parts Division, improving the daily order fulfillment capacity.

 

 

 

Warehouse Operations Manager

Larson -Juhl. Santa Fe Springs, CA                                                                                                                01/2005 – 06/2006

-          Responsible for the operations of the distribution center including: meeting daily, weekly and monthly production, quality, labor goals, order pulling, order fulfillment, scheduling delivery routes, shipping and receiving and job assignments.

-          Reported to General and Regional Managers labor plan, productivity and quality achievements on a weekly and monthly basis.

-          Managed a fleet of seven (7) delivery trucks and twenty-four (24) routes servicing Southern California and parts of Central California four days a week.

-          Successfully managing the delivery expense budget and keeping under budget 5% and maintaining a 100% score in the monthly scorecard.

-          Conducted weekly cycle counts and periodic inventory counts.

-          Interfaced with upper management, peers and support teams in accounting, logistics, human resources, maintained an open communication channel between sales team and operations by providing factual and constant communication that resulted and closing deals, increased sales, and customer satisfaction by prompt and timely responds to email and voice massages.

-         Managed a team of 35 employees. Responsible for personnel interviewing and recruiting. Coached and trained team members, as well as conducting performance reviews and enhancements. Successfully set the tone, tempo, and achievable expectations for the DC, resulting in higher order fulfillment rates.
 

 

Warehouse & Production Supervisor

Kerstin Florian International, Irvine, CA                                                                                                   02/2003 – 01/2005

-          Responsible for daily operations such as: inventory control, production, shipping (domestic & international) receiving, order pulling and fulfillment, material returns, and facilities maintenance.

-          Managed inventory in five (5) warehouses and implemented inventory control procedures in a FIFO method to ensure proper material handling. Conducted daily counts and periodic inventory cycle counts.

-          Increased productivity rate by 40% by cross-training employees and by implementing an “assembly-line” in the production department.

-          Liaised with upper management and support teams such as quality control, R&D, accounting and purchasing to affect better cooperation and information sharing among the organization.

-          Created and implemented company’s procedures for all internal departments including incoming quality control inspections, material review board, and non-conforming materials. Developed and restructured warehouse space to maximize space usage.

-          Developed and implemented a “Fixed and Random Bin Location” system to reduce time-lost and to facilitate access to goods and raw components.

-         Trained all warehouse and production employees in work safety, company policies, and procedures.

 

 

EDUCATION

Management/Leadership Training: Business Communications (Social Style Series), Quality Service Skills,

Management skills and Techniques Seminar, Time Management, Internal Quality Auditor training (ISO9000),

APICS – CPIM trained – Anaheim Chapter

High School diploma - Albor Charter School, Santa Ana, CA.

 

PERSONAL

Willing to Relocate
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