Paul S. Coache` 526 Waltham Lane Perkasie, PA 18944 pc1e3b404@westpost.net 267-475-5299 ______________________________________________________________________ Professional Profile:.

Supply Chain Operations Manager with 15+ years experience and track record of su ccesses in traditional and non traditional operations role in pharmaceutical and industrial manufacturing industries. Skilled in discovering improvement opportu nities in areas of cost reduction, process layout, and employee safety. Ability to communicate with all levels of the organizaton and motivate team members to r each personal and professional goals. Experienced in: * Lean Manufacturing concepts including Vendor Managed Inventory * Value Stream Mapping * Kanban and Kaizen methodologies * Oracle, JD Edwards One World, Mapics AS400, and MS Office software programs * Domestic and International shipping requirement standards * Inventory Control practices Selected Accomplishments: * Reduced municipal waste stream in multiple environments through introduction o f cardboard and paper recycling programs; reduced waste by estimated annual 104, 000 lbs in 2009, by 5000 lbs annually in 1998 * Reduced annual freight charges in 2008 by $150K by realigning carrier contract s * Realigned Corporate FedEx contract saving $30K annually in 2008 * Reduced annual cost of company supplied Nextel Phones by $16K in 2005. Experience: Hyundai Rotem USA, South Philadelphia, PA 2009-2011 Warehouse Manager 2009-2011 Managed group of 6 temporary employees responsible to supply the production depa rtment with required components necessary to assemble passenger railcars. Inter viewed, hired, conducted performance and salary reviews, disciplined, terminated , and miscellaneous administrative tasks in addition to continually seeking cost -saving opportunities. * Responsible for monitoring and releasing $19mil inventory for Railcar producti on. * Set-up and layout for inventory control across multiple buildings and projects . * Created recycling program including cardboard and scrap wire.

Finisar, Horsham, PA 2009-2009 McGrath Systems, Blue Bell, PA MRB Coordinator (Contract position) 2009-2009 Managed lost or damaged inventory for a 5 product line assembly department. Redu ced inventory costs by $250,000 between September and December.

Colorcon Limited, West Point, PA 2006-2009 Shipping Manager 2006-2009 Managed group of up to 14 regular and temporary employees averaging 400 domestic and international shipments monthly. Interviewed, hired, conducted performance and salary reviews, disciplined, terminated, and miscellaneous administrative t

asks in addition to maintaining planned department budget and continually seekin g cost-saving opportunities. * Increased productivity by 15% and reduced safety risks, costs, and time requir ed to perform daily tasks by redesigning department through layout, process and equipment changes. * Motivated team to exceed department goal of 98% with average of greater than 99% Cycle Count Accuracy up from 90% in 2006 and met department goal of 99% On-T ime-Delivery up from 94% in 2006 through procedural improvements * Decreased late and damaged shipments into company facility in Mexico by 90% by creating and monitoring vendor performance scorecards for expedited, long and s hort-haul trucking companies making adjustments as necessary * Directed daily production meetings with required participation from production , planning and purchasing departments with focus on scheduled daily shipping * Handled document control for mandatory required certifications in IATA, DOT, I MDG shipping requirement standards, and SOP training in cGMP environment . Milton Roy Company, Ivyland, PA 1993-2006 Master Scheduler / Production Pilot 2005-2006 Planned and controlled material and master production schedules while continuing primary responsibility for Annual Inventory * Reduced errors during order entry by conceiving internal control process for a ll incoming sales orders to verify accuracy, inventory, lead time and manufactur ing resource availability across multiple product lines * Administrated multiple Assembly Scheduling Boards (created based upon a princi ple of ACE) in conjunction with daily status update meetings * Created a -Standard Pump Offering- document with collaboration between sales, engineering, and manufacturing to decrease product lead time to the customer * Facilitated daily production meetings with required participation from enginee ring, manufacturing, assembly, and purchasing departments with focus on schedule d daily production requirements * Designed capacity planning tool for the Order Entry and Production Departments to facilitate consistent daily output through balanced internal and external cu stomer demand Manufacturing Assembly Supervisor 2000-2005 Performed all management activities for group of up to 9 regular and temporary a ssembly line employees including interviewing, hiring, conducting performance an d salary reviews, disciplining, terminating, and miscellaneous administrative ta sks while continuing primary responsibility for Annual Inventory * Met monthly department goal with average of 99% On Time Delivery up from 86% i n 2001 through process layout improvements * Supervised and scheduled M-Roy assembly product line exceeding monthly product ion goals of 400-500 units with 90% of potential products having build completio n requirements within a one week lead time * Reduce tooling and component changeover downtime 15% by originating -Mix Model Concept- (merging M-Roy -A- and -B- models) * Motivated ACE (-Achieving Competitive Excellence-) an internal continuous impr ovement program which incorporates standards of 5S, TPM, Root Cause Analysis, M FA, Mistake Proofing, and QCPC) program activities for team participation * Designed and implemented ACE Document Control and Training Programs for all ma nufacturing and office departments and was principle role in achieving/maintaini ng ACE and ISO 9001 Annual Certifications Material Planner 1998-2000 Reviewed MRP and analyzed materials required to support multiply product lines c onsisting of >9000 unique components across 300,000 possible BOM configurations

in conjunction with historical data and sales forecasting information * Interfaced with Vendor Managed and Consignment Inventory suppliers to leverage component availability based on increased demand or shortened lead times * Developed visual replenishment tool (Kanban) to monitor inventory levels requi ring priority focus * Appointed primary responsibility for Annual Inventory which consisted of 16000 unique components; was within desired $100K variance every year from 1998-2005 Material RIP Coordinator 1996-1998 Supervised up to 3 regular employees; scheduled daily storeroom assignments, con tributed performance review input and participated in annual inventory Shipping / Receiving specialist 1993-1996 Responsible for all required department functions including verification, proces sing, and daily delivery of incoming products; unmasked, dressed, packaged, and crated pumps for shipment and participated in annual inventory while maintaining a safe work environment. Special Interests: * Took lead of Milton Roy Sunshine Committee (work life enrichment program) 1999 -2006 * Board Member on First Candle/SIDS Alliance Board of Directors 2002-2008 * Boy Scouts of America Leader for Pack 79 and Troop 79 in Perkasie, PA. 2005-Pr esent o Recipient of the Bucks County, Topendal District, Leader of the Year Award in 2008 Education: * Working towards Bachelors of Arts Degree in Business Management, Delaware Vall ey College, Doylestown, PA, * Certificate in Building Technology, New England Institute of Technology, Warwi ck, RI