Career Transitions | June 2010 Hotlist

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Contact: Angela Fitzpatrick - (574) 968-1860 - afitzpatrick@careertransllc.com
PROFESSIONALS AVAILABLE FOR DIRECT HIRE POSITIONS

Engineering & Operations Professionals

Candidate #JT51886 – Manufacturing Lean Engineer / Manager
Seasoned engineering leader with strong analytical and technical skills with proven ability to meet commitments on time. Skilled in the use of statistical tools to improve processes, quality and reduce cost. Experienced use of Six Sigma Black Belt tools. BSEE & MBA.

Candidate #JT31820 – Sr. Manufacturing and Project Engineer
MS degreed engineer with 24 years of manufacturing industry experience. Strong experience in Lean Manufacturing of Aircraft, Automobile & Medical Device industries and excellent Quality Engineering experience.

Candidate #JT51416 – Facilities Project Engineer
Senior engineer with BSEE and strong background in plant and facilities engineer at both plant and decision level. Strong project management skills and also good experience in manufacturing equipment and processes.

Candidate #JT51886 – Senior Manufacturing Engineer / Manager
BSME and MSIE with strong experience in both product development and lean manufacturing engineering. Also has had operation managing experience and can lead cubit disciplinary teams.

Candidate #JT17141 – Maintenance Technician / Supervisor
Highly experienced maintenance professional with strong background in robotics / electronics and PLC’s as well as mechanical maintenance supporting both production and quality.

Candidate #JT51736 – Controls Engineer
Experience controls engineer with strong background developing control systems for manufacturing and industrial equipment. Background includes AutoCAD, and AutoCAD Electrical 2008; Programming of Allen Bradley PLC’s and HMI’s; Specifying system components based on functionality and cost Proficient in start-up and troubleshooting of electrical/electronic systems. Experienced in application, installation of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic components and systems.

Candidate #JT51605 – Manufacturing Engineer
5+ years experience in engineering including manufacturing and project engineering. Six Sigma training and experience with Kaizen and Poka- Yoke. Capital purchase experience. Automotive experience; PPAP, FMEA etc.

Candidate #JT51564 – Manufacturing Engineer
Strong manufacturing engineering experience including strong tooling & tool/machine background. Good Capital equipment experience. Also has Lean experience at last employer.

Supply Chain Professionals

Candidate #BH49325 – Supply Chain Director
MBA, BS, CPM; Managed Global spend that grew from $180M to $530M across four plants in two countries. Managed $4.3M department budget. Maintained department compliance to FDA GMP 820.50, Sarbanes-Oxley, and ISO 13485 regulations. Created Small Business Liaison Officer function for government reporting. Created Commodity Oriented Requirements Evaluation (CORE) documents.

Candidate #BH1697609 – Purchasing Supervisor
Purchasing Supervisor - BS; responsible for coordination of the challenging, global friction commodity. Responsible for friction purchases exceeding $120 million annually, and contracts for multiple locations in the Americas, Europe, and China. Developed, worked closely with Executive Management and Engineering, and implemented both regional and global commodity strategies to support global division goals. Implemented long-term, purchase and supply agreements with top 90 percent of supply base. successful development and implementation of special projects including; e-bidding, cost calculating (Pro-Calc), best-in-class' friction model development, and supplier ranking/selection tools.

Sales/Marketing Professionals

Candidate #BH47797 – Business Unit Manager
MBA / BSIE; Engineering - Financial Analysis - Business Management. Increased revenue $6 million. Confirmed competitive manufacturing processes by coordinating product cost benchmarking efforts against competitor products. Led 6-member sales pricing team for $300 million in annual sales acquisition quotes and managed pricing for business unit with $1.6 billion annual revenue (North America division). Represented quoting/pricing function on product cross-functional teams and represented commercial issues.

Candidate #BH1659320 – Sales Manager
Sales Manager - BS (Management Supervision); business-to-business selling. Closing rate of over 60%. Demonstrated skills in consistently achieving sales quotas. Extensive experience in high volume procurement in manufacturing and distribution operations. Ability to achieve cost, quality, and delivery objectives through effective vendor selection and negotiations.

Information Technology Professionals

Candidate #JT26425 – .NET Developer
11 years experience in the design, development and implementation of enterprise software solutions. High skill level in database, Windows Forms, and web development. Strong in .NET development environment and SQL Server. Experienced in mobile development, warehouse management, shipment management, order processing, and customer relationship management.

Candidate #JT52868 – Business Warehouse & Reporting Professional
Dynamic, skilled IT professional with proven success in managing multiple projects. Substantive capabilities in delivering workable strategies, troubleshooting roadblocks, and team building for maximum effectiveness. Very strong financial and business reporting experience managing business data warehouses and using Cognos as well as other tools to develop reports.

Candidate #JT37100 – Oracle & SQL DBA
Experienced IT professional over 14 years of practical experience related to support and software development. Skills include Oracle Database Administration, SQL 2000 & 2005 Database Administration, Symantec Netbackup Administration, SQL Programming, VBA, ODBC, MS Access development, Crystal Reports, OOP, ADO, Clarion, Database Analysis and Design, Proven End-User Training Experience and End-User Support.

Candidate #JT47073 – Senior Programmer /Analyst – Mainframe, PC and Web
Experience as a programmer, analyst, developer, and team leader using a variety of platforms and technologies including IBM Mainframe, Internet, Unix/Linux, DB2, Oracle, Cognos, and .Net environment Experience in all phases of project lifecycle including project planning, writing project requirements, developing program specs, supervising other programmers, writing test scripts, and implementation.

Accounting Professionals

Candidate #BH49060 – Controller
MBA, BA; Served on cross functional team developing plan, outlining strategies, and evaluating process flows for the shared service Accounting department. Participated in accounting for Business Integration and Divestiture. Business Integration; set up general ledger in AS400, identified financial statement division, and worked with business development staff. Business Divestiture; created accounting entries to close business, helped identify inventory and fixed asset values for sale, and was part of the team to communicate action plans to management.

Candidate #BH48181 – Tax Accountant
BS, CPA; Prepare both consolidated and separate company, federal and multi-state business tax returns. Prepare federal and state returns, quarterly estimates, and tax planning for high net worth individuals. Perform audits, reviews, and compilations for clients with related tax work. Substantially increased firm participation in local charitable events for various organizations. Financial statements, reconciliations, supporting schedules and documentation). Background in public and private entity finances, gained through audit and tax compliance work.

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Contact: Angela Fitzpatrick - (574) 968-1860 - afitzpatrick@careertransllc.com
PROFESSIONALS AVAILABLE FOR CONTRACT OR CONTRACT-TO-HIRE POSITIONS

Information Technology Professionals

Candidate #AS37553 – Senior Network Engineer
BS in MIS with 13 years experience supporting end users in a Windows environment, supporting critical server and network infrastructure, and deploying new systems. Part of team which support 500 servers and 4,000 employees. Extensive experience with Active Directory, large environment. Experience managing team that supported 30 servers and 500 workstations.

Candidate #AS35744 –Senior Network Engineer
IT professional with CCNA and pursuing MCSE. 6 years network engineer experience with 5 years of PC technical support experience. Has managed up to 20 employees who’s various responsibilities included installation of CATV services, maintain email database MACD, troubleshoot connectivity and performance issues related to customer CPE, installation, configuration, and maintenance of switches and routers and maintain network documentation and equipment specifications. Very hands on manager.

Candidate #KJ46182 – Programmer / Analyst
Bachelor’s degree candidate with 20+ years of experience as a Programmer Analyst. Has 20+ years of experience working with mainframes and TSO, 15 years of experience with COBOL, 5 years of experience with DB2 databases, 7+ years of experience with Panvalet, 20+ years of experience with JCL, and 3 years of experience with IMS.

Candidate #AS47459 – Quality Assurance
PMP Certified Project Management Professional with 13 years of Information Technology experience. Experienced utilizing a broad range of system and network implementation, quality management, regulatory compliance, and facilitation and leadership skills. Managed J.D. Edwards EnterpriseOne implementation for new manufacturing facility. Established robust compliance and testing process for Sarbanes-Oxley Information Systems testing cycle, resulting in zero compliance audit issues or communicate-to-management concerns.

Engineering Professionals

Candidate #KJ50991 – Project Engineer
20+ years of experience as a Project Engineer all within Tier 1 and OEM automotive environments. Both 6-Sigma Green Belt Certified and Lean Manufacturing Certified. Also has heavy experience with Plastic Design/Plastic Injection Molding and has used a variety of CAD systems.

Candidate #AS12645 – Design Engineer
20 years of experience as a Design Engineer. 15+ years of drawing in 2D and 15+ years drawing in 3D including 5,000 hours (several years) experience with ProEngineer. Designed parts for the automotive, aerospace and medical device industries. Has consistently been in the team lead/project management role and had the primary responsibility for ensuring projects were completed in the quoted deadline. Experienced with Lean Manufacturing.

Candidate #KJ51766 – Maintenance Supervisor / Technician
20 solid years of heavy hands on maintenance experience. Has been responsible for troubleshooting and repairing all of the machines within the manufacturing environment as well as the set-up of production lines and all equipment relating to the production lines, and changeovers. 20+ years of experience working with and troubleshooting directly to pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical systems as well as 12 years of experience with robotics.

Candidate #AS50667 – CAD Designer
9 years experience as a CAD designer which includes 4+ years of Inventor experience (approximately 5,000 hours). Has experience through version 2010 and utilized Inventor for all 3D models and then converted to 2D for detailed drawings. Experienced with tolerance, stack-ups, GD&T and analysis.

Candidate #KJ52725 – Buyer
20+ years of experience as a Buyer including 6 years of experience purchasing Capital Equipment. Has worked in the pharmaceutical, automotive and steel industries which are all highly regulated industries. Has used SAP and a GM system for ERP software.

Human Resource Professionals

Candidate #AS32103 – Human Resource Professional
10 years of solid HR experience where they were responsible for many facets of HR including open enrollment, employee reviews, benefit orientation, personnel files, recruiting and hiring as well as training. Processed payroll for up to 3 different locations at one time and inputting all of the new hire paperwork into the system as well as handles benefits, pensions and retirements.

Candidate #KJ44781 – Human Resource Professional
8 years of HR experience, including tracking and entering accurate records of new hires, benefit changes, compensation changes and terminations. Has been responsible for all new hire paperwork, I-9 verification, backup for payroll and maintaining all HR files. Highly proficient in all aspects of MS Office Suite and has a high level of attention to detail.

Candidate #KJ27327 – Human Resource Professional
Several solid years of HR experience with roles from an HR Assistant to HR Generalist and holds a PHR. Travels between 6 locations to assist with workers comp, FMLA and new hire orientation, benefit administration and interviewing. Heavy experience with qualifying candidates, conducting phone screens, interviewing, performing background checks and extending offers. Has tracked workers comp reports, FMLA as well as new hire and termination reports.

Accounting Professionals

Candidate #AS25559 – Staff Accountant
Staff Accountant with BS in Accounting; worked closely with Corporate Controller. 7 years of experience which includes: assist and prepare year-end audit; coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closings; prepare and analyze balance sheet and bank reconciliations; reconcile and maintain general ledger; assist in preparation of monthly and quarterly financial statements; close month-end Accounts Receivable.

Candidate #AS51748 – A/R, Collections
5+ years of A/R experience. 4 years of collections. BS degree and pursuing Masters with focus in Accounting. Heavy account analysis to review and prevent collections. Reconciled 200 account, including price and quantity checks, payment underage and overages, discount disputes. Reviewed age report and reported to senior management. High volume A/R processing experience.

Candidate #AS50548 – Collections
BS degree in Finance and Management with 20 years of extensive collections experience. Commercial and retail finance lending and collection experience also customer service experience with strong analytical skills along with identifying and implementing processes for cost saving opportunities. Strong data entry and overall financial skills.

Administrative Professionals

Candidate #AS49389 – Administrative / HR
15 years of administrative experience. Has had up to 4-5 direct reports in previous office manager role. 4+ years of QuickBooks experience. Well rounded office background including HR and heavy accounting/payroll experience. Has been responsible for all of the new hire paperwork, maintaining reports including attendance, vacation, FMLA, and disciplinary action as well as filing all workers compensation claims. Developed policies and procedures in accordance to the HR laws.

Candidate #AS50995 – Executive Administrative Assistant
BA in Management Organizational Development along with 10+ years as an Executive Assistant. During this time, supported Presidents, CFO’s, Vice Presidents and Executive Directors. Has done extensive travel arrangements. In addition, has 5 years of maintaining personal and executive files. Exceptional skills in MS Word (93%), Excel (90%) and PowerPoint (80%).

Candidate #KJ39157 – Administrative & Shipping Professional
Several solid years of administrative and shipping experience. Has performed heavy data entry, verified all shipping documents for accuracy as well as maintained the confidential contracts. Reconciled all paperwork within the department and audited shipments. Very strong computer skills.

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