Lana Forrest, CPIM, CSCP

 

Experienced Production Planning Professional

Client Centered • Detail Driven • Leader • Mentor • Highly Effective

 

 

·  More than 15 years of progressively responsible hands-on experience in a wide range of project management support, production planning, and demand planning.

·  Extensive experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver projects within strict timelines and budgets.

·  Excellent communicator with demonstrated ability to collaborate with staff, management, vendors, and all other stakeholders at all organizational levels.

·  Possess an outstanding blend of organization, prioritization, leadership and interpersonal skills.

·  Proven ability to simultaneously manage multiple levels of responsibilities and duties in a fast-paced environment.

·  Demonstrated ability to utilize sound judgment and excellent decision making skills.

·  Provide sound consultative advice to executive-level teams and board members.

·  Mentor and lead teams by example and with integrity to deliver service excellence.

·  Consistent success is rooted within the concept of quality, continuous improvement and effective process enhancements.

Core Competencies

·  Strategic Planning & Development	·  Finance Planning & Management
·  Cross-Functional Collaboration	·  Project Scheduling & Project Management
·  Engineering Production	·  Inventory & Supply Chain Management
·  Vendor Relations	·  Contract Negotiations

Selected Achievements

·  Proficiently delivered all demand planning functions during collaboration with Program Team consisting of Engineer, Scheduler, Procurement Specialist and over arching Program Manager; updated schedules, interfaced with manufacturing and procurement functions, and expedited documents to streamline operations and maximize performance.

·  Achieved in-depth knowledge and understanding of key factors directly influencing production and performance excellence through working directly with manufacturing management.

·  Successfully coordinated with Master Scheduler regarding capacity and work load to present comprehensive capacity plan report to senior management for 12+ month planning time fence.

 

 

Oceaneering Intervention Engineering, Houston, TX, 2011 to present

Senior Planner – Hydraulic Flying Leads (2015 – present)

·   Expertly and efficiently provide all aspects of long-range planning activities to support profitability, performance, and productivity for this custom parts engineering company.

·   Rely heavily on critical thinking and analytical problem solving skills to meet individual needs of clients within strict timelines, budgets, standards, and guidelines.

·   Analyze and review project plan synchronization in accordance with production capacity and material supply plan to ensure consistent completion of all projects.

 

Continued …

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Career Track, continued …

 

·   Determine intricate and complex aspects of project volume and planning time frame to proficiently create, develop, and manage long-lead time material forecast.

·   Proactively identify areas of improvement to delineate safety stock opportunities and other supply planning efficiencies.

·   Direct, organize, and delegate tasks to all members of production support staff including, Quality Engineer, Production Control Coordinator and Production Planner; ensure follow-through of all action items with daily “tagup” style meetings.

·   Facilitate effective communication between project stakeholders to reinforce teamwork culture and maintain customer focus.

·   Point of contact for all aspects of high level supply and demand planning process questions, problems, and solutions.

Program Planner – BP and Nobel Energy Projects (2013 – 2015)

·   Managed, monitored, and maintained all aspects of manufacturing plans to support organizational financial and scheduling goals through proactively reviewing, adjusting, and controlling master schedule.

·   Collaborated with a wide range of project groups and stakeholders, including program management teams, integrated project teams, master scheduling, and client advocate as liaison.

·   Analyzed and reviewed complex manufacturing schedules and requirements to ensure alignment with program schedule.  Monitored project status of all projects within program portfolio.

·   Facilitated effective communication and fostered collaborative working environment through maintaining communication between PMT, IPT and Production Planning to resolve issues, and establish schedules, objectives, priorities, and targets.

·   Key contributor to organizational streamlining and performance through recommendation of policy and procedural revisions to improve schedule accomplishment and program success.

·   Determined validity of schedules submitted by outside parties contributing to program.

Planner – Hydraulic Flying Leads (2011 – 2013)

·   Monitored incoming demand for new projects to maximize performance while balancing production capacity.

·   Coordinated with project management teams to determine scope of project and delivery schedule.  Analyzed, determined, and reviewed risks to schedule; communicated with project team and manufacturing to resolve possible future issues.

·   Rectified production issues regarding part shortages through expediting new purchase orders or coordinating with Engineering to request alternate part usage.

·   Analyzed and determined component integrity and documentation needs (i.e. weld procedure/matrix, Factory Acceptance Test procedure) for new products through meticulously reviewing BOM and drawings.

·   Created and updated routers for rework and conversion of non-conforming or obsolete parts as necessary.

·   Led, mentored, and trained non-manufacturing personnel to ensure comprehensive knowledge and understanding of all necessary working parts to streamline workload and maximize productivity.

·   Developed, created, and maintained work order packets for manufacturing.

·   Maintained reports of on time delivery and work order completion date accuracy on a weekly and monthly basis.

 

Baker Hughes, Houston, TX, 2000 to 2011

Production Planner (2002 – 2011)

·   Achieved and maintained in-depth knowledge and understanding regarding specific components within a wide range of manufacturing and logistics practices, including trade compliance, manufacturing genealogy, accurate tracking of capital expenditures (final product) to customers.

·   Collaborated with Engineering Manager to facilitate manufacturing portion of products and projects; joined team after management approval of initial engineering designs.

·   Worked closely with individuals within product development life cycle to acquire comprehensive understanding of product development management systems, including parts engineering, pilot testing, set-up of initial production runs, and release to customers.

·   Demonstrated ability to manage multiple levels of responsibilities and duties through directly sourcing new products to customers and supporting supplier qualification activities during introduction of new vendor to Approved Vendor List (AVL).

Continued …

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Career Track, continued …

 

·   Worked directly with key suppliers, published monthly forecasts, reviewed open order reports on a weekly basis, participated in contract negotiations for service agreements, and negotiated with sub-contractors.

·   Created work order packages for required production based on component and capacity availability.

·   Communicated with manufacturing and demand management on a daily basis regarding status of completed assemblies for delivery within weekly and monthly timeframes.

·   Reviewed asset forecasts for accuracy and performed troubleshooting of short-cycle and suspended demand to determine corrective actions.

·   Co-managed migration of capital parts serialization and tracking method; acted as point of contact for problem solving and database updates.

·   Published training and work instructions for new planners, processed engineering change orders and managed all levels of required rework.

·   Key contributor to reduction of scrap through analyzing and reviewing “where-used” of surplus material to determine possible use at other field locations.

·   Created POs based on system generated open purchase requisition report; managed all POs through delivery, including expediting with vendors and communicating scheduled receipt changes.

·   Reviewed weekly open order reports and forecast with key vendors, and assisted in development of special sales agreement to eliminate high inventory turn part delivery delays.

 

Additional Career Experience

·   Administrative Assistant, Baker Hughes

·   Administrative Assistant, Cardinal Health Systems

·   Administrative Assistant to Sr. VP of Finance & Administration, Sonsub International, Inc.

·   Office Manager, Alpha Sim Technology, Inc.

 

 

Completed 70 credit hours toward BA in Economics and International Business, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX

 

Certified Production and Inventory Manager, APICS, 2007

 

Certified Supply Chain Professional, APICS, 2016

 

 

Technical Skills

·   Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access)

·   PeopleSoft

·   Lotus Notes

·   Data Entry

·   SAP

·   Primavera P6

 

Volunteer Activities

·   Class A Volunteer, Special Olympics of Texas, 2002 – present

·   Coach – bowling, basketball, and softball, Harris County Galaxy, 2012 – present

 

Affiliations

·   Member, APICS, 2002 – present