Eleanor Culmone

-Review and release manufacturing orders (MFGs) using GP, to align per customer needs and required dates

-Manage recovery dates and backlog updates aligned with production capacity and constraints

-Schedule company priorities across production, NPI, material prep, Control Builds, and Qual testing

- Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Program Management, and Engineering to prioritize and expedite production and NPI orders

-Monitor material shortages and coordinate with Purchasing and Customer Service to proactively alert customers of delays

-Consolidate, centralize, and maintain multiple excel-based tracking tools to streamline updates and report status notes to stakeholders

-Track orders on the floor ensuring material issue, production, quality, and shipping checkpoints

-Update Customer Service regularly with status and expected delivery timelines

-Biweekly status updates for Internal Key Customers to maintain ongoing communication with customer service

-Coordinate with the Production Manager and Master Scheduler to evaluate expedite requests and adjust scheduling priorities as needed to meet delivery requirements

-Work with Engineering and Quality for MRB review and generate scrap forms, remake, or rework jobs based on dispositions

-Manage daily delivery metrics, aged WIP, and past due to identify risks and support production planning decisions

- Review and released RMA (Return Material Authorization) orders specific to the Extrusion department, ensuring timely evaluation, disposition, and production alignment

-Coordinate with Estimating to ensure long-lead items are communicated effectively and validated on new quotes

-Resolve issues throughout production and quality to maintain on-time shipments

-Proactively manage frequent NCMRs by securing PSA approvals ahead of builds to address shelf-life concerns

-Developed visual scheduling boards to improve visibility and flow within the department

-Troubleshoot issues across production and quality to minimize delays and ensure on-time shipments

- Collaborate with the die maker and relevant stakeholders to develop a priority list for TRUE NPI orders, ensuring visibility and timely execution for the build of new dies required for NPI programs

-Production planning and release of all production routing and documents required to the floor for various customers including Cessna, Boeing, Northrop, ULA, Aerojet Rocketdyne and others.

-Review customer Portals vs M2M (Made to Manage) demand.

- Review inventory levels prior to release verifying we have sufficient material and tooling on hand for each order.

-Coordinate with purchasing to ensure that materials are available when needed

-Interaction with customers on any Customer Furnished Requirements of raw materials and hardware

- Tooling control for both PTB and Customer furnished tooling

-Plan all non-conformance work order instructions and releases to the floor based on quality dispositions

-Run and review schedule and modify jobs based on false or duplicate demand

- Manage items going into stock by creating item masters and moving to inventory systematically

-Release and manage Welder qualification tests for all new welders and current welders with Job specific welding requirements

-Worked directly with production personnel to resolve production scheduling issues and conflicts

- Developed, released, and monitored daily schedules to foster on-time completion of finished products.

- Developed production schedules according to deadlines for existing orders and sales forecasting.

-Presented updated order and production status reports to sales staff and management every week.

- Assessed and adjusted priorities to align with inventory

levels, production quantities, and other variables.

-Supervised production planning while using appropriate tools and analysis for smooth production output.

- Created scheduling reports in M2M system to move product efficiently and effectively to adhere to shipping commitments.

- Implemented program changes to find and quickly resolve root cause issues bottlenecking production levels.

- Boosted production throughput and quality by revamping procedures and monitoring

Strategies.

-Generate purchase order based on demand and sub- process requirements

-Enter in any cash receipts systematically to close out open invoices

-Review open orders to verify planning meets purchase order requirements while reviewing contracts, blueprints, and any other documentation provided for each order

-Manage all RMA’s received by customers, create sales orders, job orders, and planning based on quality disposition

-Sales order entry to re-align based on forecast reports provided by customers.

-Production Planning for multiple customers including Boeing (Space, Defense, and Commercial), Lockheed (F-35 Pushrods and Skunkworks) NASA, Bell Canada/US,

Learjet, Unison, L3, GE, Cessna, and KLX.

-Prioritize and schedule within the shop to meet customer goals; supporting customer satisfaction, on-time delivery, accurate status and monitoring internal performance.

-Speak with vendors to receive quotes and lead times on needed materials and processes for fabrication in addition to placing requisitions for quantity required for each component.

-Manage inventory levels to ensure on time releases and delivery.

-Managed daily, weekly, and monthly shipments and committed to dollars expected to ship based on production vs customer demand.

-Manage Customer Portals– GE Aces, Unison, Bell Helicopter, Lockheed Martin USA, Exostar (Boeing Min/Max)

- Customer service including status updates, PO review, lead times, and any issues that arise.

- Review blueprints, drawings, specifications, and other customer documents to determine production requirements and schedules and ensure raw material, manufacturing planning, and contractual requirements are met.

- Monitors manufacturing processes to ensure on time delivery and execution of all obstacles delaying jobs.

-Estimates date of delivery to customer and to sales team, based on knowledge of production and delivery schedules.

-Know and execute all related Quality Procedures as related to Production Control.

-Implemented economical run quantities on all programs, increasing program margins by 20-30%

-Led full WIP and inventory cycle counts while managing system clean up.

Workplace Accomplishments

-Managed a team to aid in removing over $2.6M worth of obsolete inventory while also relocating inventory to correct locations to aid with efficiency of inventory releases.

-Team lead of a building/ warehouse relocation project. Successfully renovated and merged two warehouses into one warehouse in the main facility including product

and tooling inventory.

-Aided with setting up standard key criteria and lead times for multiple programs during Oracle ERP Implementation. Key criteria included economical batch sizes, production yields, and other MRP planning tools.

- Successfully created and completed recovery plan for product line failure. Worked with

engineering, quality, and shop operators to correct root cause and fulfill customer

demand.

-Instructed QE to begin salvaging common components to minimize scrap dollars and satisfy production needs.

-Maintain 100% on time delivery with multiple customers.

-Utilizing shared material requirements across multiple programs to reduce raw material costs and delivery restraints.

-Assist Program Managers and Engineering department with new product integration into the production line for development programs.