EDITH (ELAINE) C.

SALAS
1666 San Diego Street, Fairfield, CA 94533
Cell: (707) 567-1738
E-Mail: salaselaine@comcast.net

A MASTER PRODUCTION SCHEDULER/PLANNER, BUYER, INVENTORY CONTROL, AND QUALITY ORIENTED

BACKGOUND IN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT WITH OVER 24 YEARS EXPERIENCE.

CAREER OBJECTIVE: SEEKING A POSITION IN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT WITHIN OPERATIONS THAT

OFFERS A CHALLENGING CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES .

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KEY COMPONENTS , MARINCO ELECTRICAL GROUP , NAPA, CA 10/2006-12/2009

Premeir manufacturing of electrical and harsh environment solution for a variety of worldwide markets includes:
Marine, RV, Temporary Power, Healthcare, Mobility, and Entertainment.

Tactical Buyer, 10/08-12/09

• Responsible for analyzing and executing MPS/MRP planned orders for domestic and off-shore material requirements.
• Created, released and scheduled purchase orders.
• Updated and managed vendor and item data information.
• Coordinated purchasing activities for drop shipments for domestic and off-shore customer demands.
• Prepared and submitted increase/decrease pricing sheet.
• Accountable for the integrity of vendor returns.

Planner/Scheduler II, 10/06-10/08

• Coordinated Pilot builds for new and sustaining products for Molded and Machine Shop.
• Created transition plans and determine effective date to eliminate stranded inventory.
• Determined forecast for new product with assistance from Engineering, Product Line and Account Management Team.
• Updated and managed 3200 SKU for MPS/MRP data.
• Responsible for analyzing and executing MPS/MRP planned orders.
• Planned and scheduled work order and sales order based on demands and engineering priorities.
• Accountable for the integrity of Shop Floor Control.
• Coordinated Production Activities including engineer change orders and subcontract assemblies.
• Provided sales order delivery date based on material availability.
• Expedited shortages for internal or external customer orders.

ADVANCE FIBRE COMMUNICATIONS , INC., Petaluma, CA 06/1996-11/2005

Designs, develop, and deploy telecom solution to service providers in more than 100 countries.

Materials Manager, 08/01-06/05

• Managed 6 Planners and 24 Order Fulfillment/Shipping personnel and Inventory Control Teams.
• Performed personnel reviews, hired resources, and resolved personnel issues.
• Developed and implemented Work Procedures and Work Instruction.
• Trained/educated personnel to enhance their skills and knowledge.
• Master Scheduled $102M production and new product plan.
• Maintained item data for over 1800 items.
• Developed reports of consumption, rough-cut capacity, and demand changes.
• Provided and communicated updates to Demand Management, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Sales.
• Monitored inventory levels to support customer demand while minimizing overall stock levels of stock.
• Reviewed and implemented engineering change orders and limited deployment approvals.
• Monitored available to promise and provide root cause analysis, and resolution for unacceptable ATP and material
constraints.

Production Planner III, 02/00-08/01

• Coordinated Pilot builds for new and sustaining Finished Goods Printed Circuit Boards and Cabinet Assemblies.
• Created transition plans and determined affectivity date to eliminate stranded inventory.
• Updated item data and MPS item data.
• Planned and scheduled work order and sales order based on demands and engineering priorities.
• Approved ECO and implement ECO, SCO, and LDA.
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• Accountable for the integrity of Shop Floor Control.
• Responsible for analyzing and executing MPS/MRP planned orders.
• Coordinated production activities including engineer change orders and subcontract assemblies.
• Provided sales order delivery date based on material availability.
• Expedited shortages and internal or external customer orders.

Inventory Control Order Supervisor, 12/96–08/2001

• Provided leadership and direction to order fulfillment/shipping personnel and inventory control function including cycle
count program.
• Performed personnel reviews, hired resources, and resolved personnel issues.
• Developed and implemented Work Procedures and Work Instruction.
• Trained/educated personnel to enhance their skills and knowledge.
• Directed Cycle Count Program and Physical Inventory.

Cycle Count Analyst, 06/96 – 12/96

• Administered and coordinated the cycle count program and physical inventory.
• Researched and reconciled variances over $50 threshold.
• Provided daily, weekly and monthly progress reports, charts and graphs of results.
• Provided resolution or recommendation of process improvement to eliminate inventory variances.

HARRIS CORPORATION , Novato, CA 1993-1996

Manufacturer of telephone equipments, such as an assortment of cabinets, printed circuit boards, cable/harness, and
accessories for fiber optic networks and switches in telecom industry.

Associates Planner – Printed Circuit Board Assemblies, 1995 - 1996

• Responsible for planning mechanical and cable/Harness Shop.

Data Control Clerk; Specialist, 1993 - 1994

• Responsible for shop floor control, inventory integrity, and material handling concepts of production and stock location.

Senior Assembler, 1993 - 1993

• Assembled Cable/Harness, Printed Circuit Board (PCB), operated wave/pot solder, automated PCB/Cable prepping
machinery, using Bills of Materials/Schematic drawing procedures outlined by Quality and ISO.

INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES , INCORPORATED , Benica, CA 1989 – 1992

An institution that fulfills customer orders and assist groups or teams in fund raising.

Warehouse Lead, 1991 - 1992

Order Assembly Lead Specialist, 1989 - 1991

INCREDIBALL INC. SPORTING GOODS DISTRIBUTION CENTER, Concord, CA 1984 – 1989

• Manufacturing of sporting goods (assortment of balls, bats, and gloves).
Inventory Control/Shipping Lead, 1985 – 1989
General Production, 1984 – 1985

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Facilitated Makigami events resulting in eliminating non-value added activities for Marinco Division.
• AMPed Materials Replenishment Project Leader from Napa to Mexico. Transitioned 13 product lines,
provided guidance/training for planning, purchasing, and inventory control team of 16 from Napa, CA to
Mexico while maintaining 92.2% OTFR.
• Developed and implemented Planning pull system resulting in eliminating 3 Planning positions and reducing inventory
by 18%.
• ATP Kaizen Improvement Project Leader for MEG Site (California, North Carolina, New Zealand, and Connecticut).
Identified and eliminated waste resulted in labor saving of $30K, travel distance 2800 feet, and 9 process steps.
• Key team player for Marinco division Management by Fact (MBF). Successfully outsourced 2100 Molded SKU to
Molding supplier and 480 Stamping SKU to Stamping supplier
• Increased cycle count accuracy from <66% to >99%.
• Decreased Physical Inventory variance from $455K to $256.00
• Exempt from physical inventory for over 5 years.
• Improve on-time shipping performance from <45% to >98%.
• Reduced warranty service customer returns inventory from >1.3M to <4K.
• Reduced disposition cycle time from >90 days to <2 weeks.
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• Contributed to inventory turns from 2.8 to 9.4 by monitoring inventory levels and adjusting business plan.
• Met or exceeded quarterly revenue goals within budget
• Designed automate process and implemented, with aid of programmer, numerous reports providing key business and
planning information.
• Initiated numerous BOM structure changes to streamline manufacturing process.
• Reduced mechanical capacity lead time >35 days to <5 days
• Key player in developing and implementing Connectware scanner.
• Automate customer specific software version onto picking process.
• Decreased order fulfillment picking and tracking cycle time >25 minutes to < 8 minutes per order.
• Identified and reduced stranded inventory through rework or suggestion of fire sale 70K
• Chair cross function teams and coordinate new product introduction forecast and schedule.
• Conduct weekly reviews of material and capacity consumption.
• Develop various metrics to track historical trends and schedule future demands.
• Contributed to ISO9001/TL9000 by documenting Order Fulfillment and Shipping procedures and Work Instruction.

SKILLS

Oracle 11i, Acuterm/Wintergrate, Fox Pro, Minx, Fourth Shift, and BaaN4 ERP systems, Microsoft Office
Application, Agile, Cognos Power Play, Cystal Report Writer, Steelwedge, Connectware scanning and printing
devices.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Certificate, LEAD Facilitator

Certificate, Management Skills
Certificate, DFT Basic Introduction
Certificate, DFT Advanced Mixed Model
Certificate, APICS Fundamentals of Inventory Control
Certificate, APICS Basic of Supply Chain Management
Certificate, APICS Basic of Manufacturing
Certificate, APICS Repetitive Manufacturing
Certificate, Crystal Enterprise Report Write
Certificate, TL9000 Auditor
Certificate, Available to Promise Inside Sales, Planning, Inventory Control
Certificate, UMC1000/AccessMax
Diploma, Academics - Guam Community College, Mangilao, Guam
Diploma, Clerical I/II - Guam Community College, Mangilao, Guam

AWARDS

Marinco, Spirit of Excellence Annual Award

AFC Hall of Fame Annual Award
AFC Quarterly Spot Awards