THOMAS D.

GAWRONSKI, CPIM
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 53051-4584 http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomgawronski BACKGROUND SUMMARY Production Scheduling Manager | Inventory Control Manager | Master Scheduler with extensive experience in planning and managing inventory within small and large, local and global, privately held and public companies in heavily regulated manufacturing environments. Outstanding communication skills effectively collaborating with: manufacturing operations, quality, logistics, regulatory, maintenance and finance to deliver results. Demonstrated accomplishments in: Production / Capacity and Staff Planning Superior Customer Service and Inventory Control Product Roll Outs and Discontinuations Statistical Planning Analysis (262) 251-0586 thomasgawronski3@gmail.com

ERP Implementation, Documentation and Training PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CSM BAKERY PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, Oak Creek, WI Custom food processor serving the baking industry with annual sales of over $100 million. 1994 to Present

Production Scheduling Manager 2001 to Present Responsible for scheduling and publishing production plan and ensuring staff (up to 60 full time and temporary workers) and equipment availability for three production shifts and 16 manufacturing lines. Direct reports are: production planner, two procurement/expeditors and a production verification clerk. Customers include: Hardee's, Ryan's, Old Country Buffet, Golden Corral, Domino's, BP and Sysco. Reports to the plant manager. Expertise in production planning, inventory control and problem solving resulted in achieving a 98% fill rate in 2010 shipping over 96 million pounds while turning inventory approximately every three weeks. Selected to train associates throughout the United States due to attainment of KPI targets and outstanding comprehension, utilization and documentation of ERP/MRP and other tools for accurate methods of production planning and inventory control. Authorized to set minimum stocking levels; of fourteen total facilities, the only one granted this responsibility. Optimized inventories by utilizing sales history, shelf-life and set-up/change over time to establish practical economic order quantities. Facility expansions have lead to several production line discontinuations and additions requiring precise planning to diminish inventories and ramp up for product roll outs. Effectively managed over $6M of finished goods, raw materials and packaging which includes inventory at two third party logistic warehouses. Facilitated daily production meeting attended by manufacturing operations, purchasing, logistics, customer service, quality assurance, maintenance, finance and research and development. Master Scheduler 1994 to 2001 Utilized MRP to schedule 14 manufacturing lines over three shifts for both make-to-stock and make-to-order items, to meet sales orders often given less than seven days of lead time. Researched variances and performed inventory adjustments. Analyzed finished goods and material inventories and modified planning parameters to reduce down-time and improve efficiencies.

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Led production and inventory planning portion of ERP implementation project which included evaluations, proposals and the development of procedures; project was completed on time. Coordinated product fulfillment for and from satellite production/distribution facility and served as liaison to maximize resource utilization when capacity is constrained. Developed physical inventory check-lists and training documentation, conducted plant meetings and maintained control of the physical inventory process. GEHL GUERNSEY FARMS, Germantown, WI Specialty food manufacturer of milk products with annual sales of over $35 million. 1986 to 1994

Production Planner / Procurement / Customer Service / Logistics / Computer Systems Manager Planned sweetened condensed milk production over three shifts equating to $12 million in annual sales with responsibilities for virtually all supply chain activities for the operation with one logistics direct report. Customers included: M&M Mars, Brachs and Nestle. Worked directly with customers taking product requests, creating production schedules, purchasing raw and packaging materials and arranging transportation of all inbound and outbound goods. Adjusted formulas to accommodate differences based on quality test results and communicated manufacturing schedule to the production floor. Tested raw materials and finished goods as well as calculated and performed standardization for finished goods to meet customer specifications. Initiated and streamlined job function through computerization resulting in a 50% decrease in time to perform daily tasks. Promoted to Computer Systems Manager: Spearheaded all operations for company-wide PC-based computer system, including researching, proposing, purchasing, networking, business programming, troubleshooting, data integrity and preventative maintenance. Provided support for a 1200% increase in marketing/sales personnel including remote access. Supported a 40 node LAN and all associated applications. Trained all personnel in the operation and capability of their computers utilizing the Microsoft Suite of products. Prepared technical instructions for all business computerized applications. One computer technician and one administrative direct report.

EDUCATION / ACCREDITATION BS, Accounting, Carroll College, Waukesha, WI AAS, Accounting, Waukesha County Technical Institute, Pewaukee, WI APICS CPIM - Certified in Production and Inventory Management

COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES ERP/Warehouse Management Systems (BaaN, CIMPRO, LX/BPCS, Nutech) Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook

AFFILIATION APICS The Association for Operations Management, 1997 to present