Michael J.

Olivera
205 Windy Oak Drive
Nashville, NC 27856
(252) 469-3510
Email: marathon545@aol.com

EDUCATION

M.S. Management, Liberty University, Projected completion date December 2009

B.S., Excelsior College, 2001

Major: Economics
Minor: Management

A.A.S., Community College of the Air Force, 1993

Logistics Management

TECHNICAL TRAINING
Greenbelt Certified-Six Sigma Plus
Glovia QAD
SAP Microsoft Excel
Supply Asset Tracking System Microsoft Project
Microsoft Word for Windows DLA Customer Assistance Logistics
Training the Certified/Trainer Materiel Facilities Manager
Equipment Management

WORK EXPERIENCE
HONEYWELL PLANNER/BUYER (Dec 2006- present)
Maintained tactical execution of all assigned suppliers, including purchase orders placement
and management.

Planned and scheduled all purchase orders in accordance with production requirements
utilizing the SAP MRP system.

Managed required inventory levels of procured materials to support customer schedules and
reach business unit inventory objectives.

Interfaced with other departments (Customer Service, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing,

and Finance) to resolve problems with timely responses.

Negotiated and implemented long term and replenishment system agreements with vendors,
resulting in saving over $2,000,000 for the corporation.

Monitor extremely critical supplier recovery plans with suppliers to meet our customer
requirements saving $7,000,000 in revenue for the Honeywell.

Key player in monitoring a newly established Kanban system that has reduced inventory levels
by 40 percent. This has established a large cash flow initiative for upper management.

Proactively controlled and monitored inventory levels through timely and accurate follow up
with customer’s requirements to meet department and company goals.

Able to work on many different tasks and priorities simultaneously in high stress environment
with superior time management skills.

Negotiated with potential and current suppliers to ensure highest quality of products, and
shortest lead time at the best prices and terms with over 50 vendors.
Resolved daily invoicing and receiving issues, ensured all vendors were paid the correct
amounts in a timely manner keeping relations at a high standard.

Review customer orders, plant capacity and inventory, assist in developing schedules to meet
production requirements dealing directly with vendors, as well as working with the SAP/MRP
system.

Researched and evaluated the supply base vendors based on price, quality results by
analyzing materials (PPM), customer service (timely responses and support), availability,
distribution capabilities, vendor reliably (OTD), and supplier’s reputation and history.

KEIHIN CAROLINA SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY PLANNER/SCHEDULER (Oct 2004- Dec

2006)
Allocate and release all customer open orders.

Monitored expedited freight from factories for urgent requirements.

Manage suppliers by providing long term forecasts to understand and identify capacity
constraints. Work with other functional departments (Quality, Sourcing, Change Management)
leading to
the resolution of any issues that may affect the ability to execute the production plan.

Support new products, productivity projects and other product changes to smoothly transition
to the new product and minimize obsolete material.

Provide monthly performance reporting for suppliers to measure performance standards to

expectations. Developed action plans for under performing suppliers.

Identify obsolete and excess inventory items and develop plans to address these assets.

Ensured materials availability to support production requirements per the Master Production
Schedule through MRP execution, on-time delivery, and coordination of materials movement
through receiving for production.

Managed material requirement changes resulting from Engineering Change Notifications

(ECNs) and product End of Life (EOL) assets.

Maintained integrity of master data and purchasing planning parameters in order to minimize
material liability and to balance the cost of procurement with inventory investment levels.
Provided overall coordination of customer requirements through interfacing with Quality
Assurance, Engineering, Purchasing, Receiving, shipping and Test departments.

Develop material replenishment plans with suppliers to support production objectives and
maximize customer service.

Managed a replenishment plan to meet inventory management objectives (inventory turns).

Reviewed and adjusted safety stock quantities regularly to reflect changes in demand.

JOHNSONS CONTROL PLANNER/SCHEDULER (April 2004-October 2004 Contract )

Planned materials requirements by monitoring inventory and service-levels, manufacturing
forecasts and schedules targets through the QAD program, resulting in 0 down time minutes
for production for the 1st two quarters this year.

Determined material requirements by developing and refining demand projections and

inventory strategies; resulting in a record $ 0 in expedites charges. This is due to me
monitoring and keeping a 100 % inventory accuracy rate.

Controlled materials by establishing re-order points; monitoring usage, inventory levels, lead
times, lot sizes, and fill rates and identifying inventory priorities. Used the JIT principles of
lean manufacturing to reduce re-order points and lead times by 20 % saving $250,000 in
inventory cost.

Prepared inventory reports daily by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
Revised packing containers requirements to hold 10 % more product from suppliers saving
$100,000 in transportation costs.

Developed and maintained excellent relationships with carriers and suppliers to assure quality
carrier service delivering materials on time and in an effective, efficient, and economical
manner. Developed a system with trucking companies to ensure all loads from suppliers were
100 % full saving $25,000.

A key player on a six-sigma team (lean manufacturing principles) that developed a material
flow movement plan for all MHE equipment within the facility (Valley stream mapping system)
that increased efficiently to the production lines by 10 %.

CHIEFTAIN LOGISTICS WAREHOUSE MANAGER (June 2003-Nov 2003 Contract)

Supervises the incoming (receiving) and outgoing (shipments) movement of a 30,000 square-
foot automotive parts warehouse containing over 1,000 assets valued at over $1,000,000.

Plans and coordinates the receiving of 12 trucks daily of automotive parts. Monitors the
receiving inputs into a web-site database.

Expertly monitors and ensures all customers orders (Dura-Automotive Plants) across North
America are processed in a timely manner. Following the lean manufacturing and JIT (Just-in-
time) concepts reduced inventory by 15 % this past quarter.

Skillfully processed all customs paperwork for shipments to Mexico and Canada. Resulting in a
100 % accuracy rate that allowed all shipments to arrive ahead of schedule.

DAIMLER-CHRYSLER PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR (October 2002-June 2003)

Supervised a production line of 45 United Automotive Workers in the Trim Department at the
Chrysler South Fenton Plant. Ensured all workers followed safety rules under the guidelines of
OSHA standards resulting in zero reportable injuries.

Provided leadership and motivation for all employees by communicating core beliefs and
values of the corporation creating a positive work environment through fairness and equality.

Ensured all workers were following the standard work instructions meeting quality and
production standards. Worked with Union Stewards and Engineers in establishing
improvements on all work instructions by following lean manufacturing principles.

Conferred and met with upstream and downstream customers to determine quality delivery
issues affecting the process. Conducted daily meetings with all supervisors that resulted in
improving quality by 15 % and delivery by 10 %.

Interacted with support departments (Maintenance, Material Handling, and Industrial

engineering to meet Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery and Morale SQCDM standards.

Controlled absenteeism through company policy guidelines. Worked with Union Officials and
workers creating a positive environment that increased attendance by 15 %.

Prepared, reviewed and evaluated downtime reports and resolved operations, manufacturing
and maintenance problems reducing costs and prevented process delays.

DELPHI PLANNER/SCHEDULER (August 2000-October 2002)

Efficiently used the SAP program to query trailer numbers, seal and times of incoming
shipments from vendors and outgoing shipments to all Delphi customers.
Skillfully worked with sever GM Plants to cancel several PRR’s issued to Delphi Energy &
Chassis resulting in saving the corporation over $75,000.

Key player in Delphi Institute workshop. Improved scheduling and logistics between
Needmore, Sandusky and Saginaw operations increasing frequency of delivery and reducing
overall inventory in the system.

Site Lead for the SAP 4.6 upgrade for Delphi Energy & Chassis.

Scheduled over 500 personnel for SAP training classes over a 6-week period.

Processed and evaluated all security profiles and access for the SAP 4.6 upgrade.

Coordinated the leasing of 50 PC’s to conduct the necessary training and upload of SAP
software for these computers.

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CHIEF INSPECTOR (January 1997-August 2000)

Established an accountability system for monitoring shelf life for 1,500 individual assets.

Monitored the Precious Metal Program: Transferred 1,300 items to the Regional Defense
Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO), recovered $125,000 for the base funds.

Solidified a functional Check/Suspect items program valued at $8,000,000.

Led an Excess Process Action Team, disposed and shipped $800,000 worth of equipment to
depots and other Air Force Installations to fill critical shortages.

Established an accounting system to process transactions worth $1,000,000 for a direct sale
to reimburse the United States government, saving 6 months and 360 man-hours.

Maintained 1,000 war reserve items worth $65,000,000 by receiving, inspecting, and
palletizing them daily.

Developed inventory schedules for 5,708 warehouse locations valued at $8,000,000.

Launched first ever DRMO sale at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, saving $25,000 in contractor
transportation charges and generated $5,000 in government credit.

Accomplished the transfer of 1,750 aircraft parts from one warehouse to a more accessible
location, reducing delivery time by thirty minutes.

WORK HISTORY (1976-2000 United States Air Force active duty)

2006-2009 Planner/Buyer
2004-2006 Planner/Scheduler
2002-2003 Production & Warehouse Supervisor
2000-2002 Production Logistics Scheduler
1999-2000 Funds Manager
1998-1999 Aircraft Warehouse Manager
1997-1998 Funds Manager
1995-1997 Management Systems Manager
1993-1995 Procedures Analyst
1991-1993 Inspection & Warehouse Supervisor
1988-1990 Receiving Section Supervisor
1981-1988 Warehouse Supervisor
1976-1981 Receiving Technician