Arturo DeCaro

4909 Walton Heath Drive

Garland, TX. 75044

H: (972) 496-2472 C: (909) 229-0530 W: (469) 621-4441

                                            artd@outlook.com

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Jan15-presentAtlantic Corporation, Facility Converting Manager

·               Responsible for transforming 150,000 sq. ft. warehouse into a converting facility. Working with city to permit building for manufacturing, coordinating with Utility company on upgrade of building electrical to 3000Amps, contracting with concrete company to cut and prepare foundations for equipment, overseeing the installation of machines and component equipment such as Motor Control Centers, Compressors, Balers, and Trim systems.

·               Setting up Bay locations with RF Barcodes for Work In Progress Rolls and Finished goods inventory. Working with IT for installation of Ethernet and VOIP.

·               Hiring and Training employees on Safety, Quality, Paper Converting, and Industrial equipment.

·               Qualifying equipment on WESTROCK Tango product, and beginning to convert product for Customer Specific Stock, Quick Turn Around, and Stock orders, working closely with customers to meet their dynamic packaging requirements and ensuring that delivery times were adhered.

 

Feb00-Dec14International Paper, Quality Assurance/EHS/Operations/Plant Converting Manager, Ontario, CA

·               Oversight of 52 employees, 168,000 sq. ft. converting facility and a 4 million dollar budget.

·               Developed and implemented standardized production/manufacturing inspection procedures for quality and efficiency. Worked with production supervisors to perform in process and finished goods audits. Quality defects declined year over year, best quality in division ( .27 complaints per 1000 tons shipped ), set record zero complaints for 10 months. Developed Standardized Audit procedure for All Converting plants. Received Sales Award

·               Evaluation and Prevention of employee workplace hazards, management of several EHS programs, training, and compliance of OSHA standards. Led facility to a record four years plus without a recordable, currently working on over Fourteen years without a lost time incident. Leading the efforts for the facility in preparation for OSHA VPP application. Executed Numerous equipment upgrades which improved quality and productivity while decreasing downtime and waste. Implemented 5 S program to improve efficiency, ergonomics, and housekeeping.

·               Responsible for the planning and directing of daily and long-term operations,

including safety, personnel management, and product quality. Direct operations to produce custom size quick turn around product, efficiently and consistently. Oversee and coordinate the scheduling, production, and transportation of orders to insure proper flow of inventory into the plant so our customer's orders can be filled accurately, and on a timely basis.

·               Moved facility to new location and ran dual operations during the move without missing any orders or interrupting customer service. Designed new warehouse footprint which increased efficiency for storing and picking rolls, decreased handling, and improved inventory accuracy. Last 7 years only facility with perfect annual inventory. Received Chairman’s Award

·               Cost champion, Found innovative ideas to improve productivity, decrease cost to serve, and decrease operating costs. $200K lighting project, $75K Compressor project.

·               Align and Edge Champion for facility, organizing and implementing projects and policies, including RF System, Printing Systems, and Inventory Management.

 

Aug99-Feb00Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Transportation Operations Manager, Porterville, CA

·               Coordinate and supervise traffic functions relating to freight movement into and out of the warehouse(s), ensuring efficient resource utilization and maintaining prescribed service levels while keeping cost at a minimum. Training and supervising those in the Dispatch Department to ensure the achievement of department and company objectives.

·               Interface with Production Scheduling, resolve any problems associated with warehouse transfer shipments. Recommend programs to the Distribution Director that improves the traffic function. Negotiate, evaluate, and appraise rate proposals of dedicated carriers.

·               Resolved numerous predicaments that arose between drivers, stores, and vendors. Rectified customers service complaints with people and services requiring solid management, organizational, time management and negotiating abilities.

·               Designed, Streamlined, and Implemented new easier to use routing request procedures for drivers for biding and selection of preferred routes and schedules.

 

 

 

Feb98-Aug99  Aircraft Division Officer, Legal Officer, Search and Rescue Officer

NWTS, China Lake, CA

·               Directly responsible for management of 162 maintenance personnel, skilled communicator with proven personnel administrative expertise. Strong  blend of managerial and technical expertise in aviation acquired over a 21 year career

·               Self-motivated and confident in making independent decisions, well organized and able to meet deadlines

·               Legal Officer, interpret laws and regulations within the command

·               Responsible for management, coordination, training of Search and Air Rescue personnel

·               Aircrew coordination facilitator, instructing in crew resource management

·               Qualified to fly Helicopters and Turboprops

 

Nov97-Jan98           HMT-303, Camp Pendelton MCAS, CA

·               HH-1N Replacement Air Group pilot training

 

Jun94-Oct97          HC-4, NAS Sigonella, IT  (First Lieutenant Division Officer, Physical Security Officer,

    Airframes Branch Officer, Avionics Division Officer, Team Delta Det Maintenance

    Officer, Quality Assurance Officer, Det Officer in Charge)

·               Helicopter Aircraft Commander, Functional Check Flight Pilot

·               Quality Assurance Officer, Planned, coordinated, and executed dramatic changes to management of the Quality Assurance Division, resulting in 21% improvement in aircraft readiness

·               Officer In Charge of two detachments, one in the Mediterranean and the other in the Arabian Gulf.  Achieving a 100% mission completion rate on both detachments. Responsible for the maintenance of two 30 million dollar helicopters, generating a daily flight schedule to meet the time line of carrier operations, coordinating billeting and logistics for 30 sailors in over 9 different countries while maintaining harmonious international relations with host nations

·               Resolved wide variety of problems, applying diplomacy and assertiveness to personnel actions, salary and payment problems, management decisions, and culture/communication barriers.

·               Improved audit and accounting procedures in the squadron coffee mess while increasing sales by 12% by surveying sailors to understand their preferences and stocking the items they requested and

providing new seasonal items.

 

EDUCATION

* BS, Aviation Management, Auburn University School of Engineering, Auburn, Alabama (1990) 3.2 GPA

* AS, Aeronautics-Professional Pilot (HONORS Graduate), College of San Mateo, San Mateo, California (1988)

* EHS University, International Paper* Aviation Maintenance Officer School

* Aviation Maintenance Administration School* Aircrew Coordination Facilitator School

* Aviation Quality Assurance School* Command Excellence/TQL Fundamental School

* H-53 Simulator Operator School* P-3 Simulator Operator School

 

Military Assignments

Date  Command/Billets

Apr78-Jun78Recruit Training Command, San Diego, CA

                     (Academic Award recipient, Meritorious Advancement to E-2)

Jul78-Aug78Jet Mechanic “A” School, Millington, TN  (Honor Graduate, Top 5% of class)

Sep78-Jun82VP-31, NAS Moffett Field, CA   (Jet Mechanic, CDI, Low and High power turn operator)

Jul82-Aug82Aircrew school, Pensacola, FL  (Class Leader)

Sep82-Feb83P-3 Flight Engineer School, NAS Moffett Field, CA

Mar83-May86VP-22, NAS Barbers Point, HI  (Flight Engineer, Simulator Instructor, Collateral Duty Inspector)

Jun86-May88Enlisted Educational Advancement Program, NAS Moffett Field, CA (Graduated with Honors)

Jun88-Jul88 Naval Science Institute, Newport, RI

Aug88-Aug90Enlisted Commissioning Program, Auburn, AL (Commissioned)

Sep90-Feb91 Chief of Naval Education and Training, NAS Pensacola, FL (ECP, BOOST, NROTC Coordinator)

Mar91-Apr91 Maintenance Officer School, NAS Pensacola, FL

May91-Aug91 VP-46, NAS Moffett FIELD, CA   (Assistant Quality Assurance Officer, Midshipmen

Orientation and Training Officer, Hosting Officer)

Sep91-Nov91  Naval Aviation Schools Command, NAS Pensacola, FL  (Aviation Indoc)

Dec91-Oct92  VT-6, NAS Whiting Field, FL  (Student Naval Aviator)

Nov92-Jun93 HT-8, NAS Whiting Field, FL  (Student Naval Aviator)

Jul93-Oct93  NAVCRUITDIST San Francisco, CA  (Minority Recruiting Officer)

Nov93-May94HM-12, NAS Norfolk, VA (Replacement Air Group)

Jun94-Oct97   HC-4, NAS Sigonella, IT  (First Lieutenant Division Officer, Physical Security Officer,

Airframes Branch Officer, Avionics Division Officer, Team Delta Det Maintenance

    Division Officer, Quality Assurance Officer, Det Officer in Charge)

Nov97-Jan97  HMT-303, Camp Pendleton MCAS, CA

Feb97-Augt99NWTS, China Lake, CA (Aircraft Division Officer, Legal Officer, Search and Rescue Officer)

 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

·               Three Navy Good Conduct Medals

·               Two Navy Commendation Medal

·               One Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal