BRIAN BARTON 3101 Treasure Hills Boulevard, Harlingen, Texas 78550 (956) 592.5246 bbarton3101@yahoo.

com Focus of Interest: Operations / Plant / Production / Purchasing QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY Highly organized and results-oriented management professional, with extensive ye ars of experience in directing and coordinating projects concurrently, combined with excellent skills in developing output and net profit margins. Possess strong capability to communicate with clients and individuals at all lev els. Demonstrate proficiency in managing and supervising business operations; po ssess extensive years of experience within production and purchasing management. Able to view operational activities from clients perspective. CORE COMPETENCIES STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANNING LEADERSHIP AND TEAM BUILDING CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS REVENUE AND PROFIT GENERATION NEGOTIATION AND COST REDUCTION

CAREER OVERVIEW OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Assumed full responsibility in managing the whole facility Distributed and assigned daily tasks; continuously checked and monitored results of operations Identified areas of improvement on operations and formulated strategies to reduce material and labor cost Promoted and developed a lean environment by exploring new concepts, lay outs, and material reduction Streamlined work stations to reach maximum efficiency level, as well as the shop for proper placement of equipment Re-engineered products to better fit customer requirements at a lower co st Carried out costing to every job, verified charging of proper material a nd labor allocations STAFF SUPERVISION, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Directly supervised lead personnel and worked with hourly associates to improve efficiency and quality Initiated and organized production/quality training meetings, to include usage of equipment and gauges Determined and analyzed current workforce and established number of empl oyees needed for current work loads Streamlined work processes and procedures to achieve effectiveness and e fficiency at work Conducted visits to customers facilities and gathered feedback to improve p

roducts Directed and oversaw physical inventory of work-in-process (WIP), includ ing tag control and reconciliation Supervised warehouse personnel and directed the organizing of goods and establishing protocols Trained warehouse associates on latest technology, such as hardware and machinery STANDARDS AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE Complied with the standards set by the International Standards Organizat ion (ISO) Carried out random audits to operations to verify observance of proper p rocedures Rendered assistance in reducing Occupational Safety and Health Administr ation (OSHA) records by organizing safety meetings, imposing additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and increasing knowledge of associates SHIPPING/RECEIVING AND PURCHASING MANAGEMENT Managed the Shipping/Receiving Department as well as the warehouse perso nnel Played an integral role in coordinating shipping of goods from Brownsvil le to Mexico location as well as to end users Prepared bill of materials (BOMs), daily requisitions, production kits, and kitting procedures Substantiated customer feedback, designing and creating unique packages per customer request Securely handled and processed direct material and major purchasing requ irements Discussed with vendors the schedules and safety stock requirements, incl uding price reductions and quality issues Promptly conducted monthly cycle counts on big ticket items in order to keep accurate inventories TEAM COLLABORATION Collaboratively worked with the plant manager to improve plant layout an d furnish equipment requirements Realigned and restructured plant operations for a better flow Prepared and submitted month-end figures, provided financial statements including profit and loss statements (P&L), income statements, inventory valuati ons, material and labor, and detailed job summaries Closely worked with the project manager to engineer more efficient equip ment Oversaw maintenance personnel and ensured timeliness of preventative mea sures

WORK CHRONOLOGY Glasmex Coil Operation Operations Manager ~ Matamoros, Mexico Jan 2010Present Effectively streamlined operation and processes to achieve 45% net prof it margins from a previous negative margin facility Modified and restructured workforce and processes to generate units at l ower cost

Engineered more efficient materials to be used for products at a lower c ost, in collaboration with outside venders Improved workforce mindset by allowing an open door policy for suggestio ns/improvements and complaints which increased moral significantly Designed and developed a material requisition system to identify real time entories and accurate job costing Rail Products International Production and Purchasing Manager ~ Brownsville, TX, USA Mar 2001Present 19982000 19931998

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Quality Control ~ Rail Products International ~ Columbus, OH, USA College Intern ~ Rail Products International ~ Columbus, OH, USA

Successfully raised revenue from $5M to $30M in eight years by recognizi ng key opportunities to improve operations as well as the quality of work produc ed Constructed and developed purchasing procedures and set up vender relati ons for all direct materials used in products Created a material requisition system in order to maintain accurate job costing and inventories Initiated and developed a bar coding system used by warehouse to speed u p the input of material to jobs and keep an accurate real time inventory system Instrumental in achieving ISO certification Regularly updated and modified procedures to align with the current prac tices Suggested and recommended capital improvements to upper management in or der to enhance operations Played an integral role in analyzing workforce to provide employment for a number of associates Paine Webber/UBS Financial Planner ~ Columbus, OH, USA 20002001

EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Business Administration MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD, OH ~ 1998 CREDENTIALS Series 7 and 66 Certified: 2000 Insurance Licensed, State of Ohio: 2000 TECHNICAL SKILLS Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)