THOMAS E. HOFFMANEmail: tomhoffman@zoominternet.com

Phone: (812) 344-9730

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I have successfully developed and implemented continuous improvement initiatives in over 30 client plants across the country in the areas of Front End (Forecasting methods, SIOP), Supply Chain Management, Production Planning and Scheduling, Operations Management (shop floor control), Maintenance Management, Quality and Distribution resulting in financial improvements ranging from 20 to 40%.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

KEY STRENGTHS

Lean Manufacturing Forecasting SIOP Kaizen Master SchedulingMetrics / KPI development Process Mapping ERP SMED R.O.I. AnalysisChange Management Culture Change TPS TQM EH & SCapacity Analysis Line Balancing Six Sigma Quality Supply Chain________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2006 – Current Continuous Improvement Implementation Specialist1994 - 2001

The Powers Company

Worked on-site at clients’ facilities with executives, middle management, supervisors and hourly team members to develop and implement Master Scheduling and detailed departmental schedules using ERP methodology, master sequencing and line balancing to improve product flow between all production areas to maximize productivity (production lines, manpower) in 8 food processing facilities, resulting in recurring annual cost savings of 20 to 35% at each site. Clients included: Cargill Value Added Meats, Highliner Foods

Centris Consulting

Effectively designed and implemented a total Organizational Realignment to support successful installation of ERP software (SAP) at a large DoD facility in Corpus Christi, TX. Trained the Business Process Transformation Team and Expert Users on the concepts of ERP and Master Data Management (set-up and maintenance) in a highly regulated (Safety of Flight) facility (military helicopters and parts overhaul / rebuild).

Celerant Consulting

Developed and implemented detailed schedules for highly automated packaging lines in an FDA compliant pharmaceutical mixing and packaging plant in Norwich, NY, that provided real-time (updated hourly) schedules to Management, Production Planning and the shop floor. Developed and implanted process and procedures for S & OP with Sales, Plant and Production Management personnel.

Developed and implemented shop floor controls for timely evaluation of operational performance to plan in a packaging department of a food (salt) processor at their Rittman, OH, plant. Developed Standard Work metrics and KPIs for hourly shop floor

follow-up and corrective action. Implemented maintenance management principles including Preventative Maintenance programs, predictive maintenance, FMEA and Standard Work metrics.

Ritchie and Associates

Developed Standard Work metrics with employees, supervisors and department managers and implemented performance control systems in a GMP food processing plant in Alsip IL. Trained managers and supervisors to communicate new expectations and follow up to identify barriers to acceptable performance, resulting in a 33% increase in throughput with no additional labor costs. As a part of this initiative, master product sequences were developed with scheduling personnel to minimize downtime due to complete line sanitizing.

Line balanced poultry processing lines at a Kosher foods production plant in eastern Pennsylvania, the only poultry plant in the U.S. that processes both turkeys and chickens. USDA compliant plant with USDA personnel on the processing line.

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EDUCATION

Ohio UniversityAthens, OHBachelor of Business Administration

Computer Systems in Business (Systems Analysis)Graduated Cum Laude (With Honors)

SPECIAL SKILLS / TRAINING

Lean Management CertificationHighly Advanced MS Excel, Word, Outlook, Visio and PowerPoint userIntermediate MS Access user / developerHAZMAT and DOT (HOS) trained and userAS400 WMS and TMS systems, RF systems

THOMAS E. HOFFMAN4643 Ledgewood Drive

Medina, OH 44256E-Mail: tomhoffman@zoominternet.net

Mobile (812) 344-9730

ASSOCIATED CONSULTING COMPANIES AND INDUSTRIES

The Powers CompanyClients / Industries

Blue Cross Blue Shield – Insurance Claims Processing (2011) Cargill Value Added Meats – Supply Chain Planning, Capacity Planning, Scheduling, Maintenance, Production (7 plants, 2012-2014) High Liner Foods, Inc. – Supply Chain Planning, Scheduling, Quality Assurance (2014)

The Highland GroupClients / Industries

Golden Star Resources – Throughput and cost reduction at an open pit gold mine focusing on drilling and blasting, loading and hauling (2011)

Intera Systems, Inc.Clients / Industries

Various – Business process and data alignment to Intera ERP software customers (2010-2011)

Centris Consulting, Inc. / Computer Sciences CorporationClients / Industries

US Department of Defense – Organizational Alignment / ERP / SAP implementation aviation facility (2007-2009)

Celerant Consulting, Inc.Clients / Industries

OSG Norwich Pharmaceuticals – Planning, scheduling, MRP, S.M.E.D. (2006) Morton Salt – Production planning, scheduling, equipment reliability (2006 -2007)

Ritchie and AssociatesClients / Industries

Griffith Laboratories – High speed packaging for the food industry (1999- 2000) Empire Kosher Poultry – Poultry processing – line balancing (2000)

The Holley GroupClients / Industries

Beaird Industries – Metal fabrication, ERP implementation (1998) Asea Brown Boveri – Turbine and generator repair / assembly (1998 – 1999) Murphy Oil – Analysis of oil refinery operations (1999)

Institute of Management ResourcesClients / Industries

Freightliner Corporation – Inventory management, service management (1997-1998) Service Corporation International (SCI) – Centralized funeral home and cemetery management (1998)

The Holley GroupClients / Industries

Pittsburgh & McKinley Mining Company – Open-pit coal mining. Primary focus was on drilling and blasting, loading and hauling, metrics and reporting, supervisor and management training (in the field and in workshops) (1997)

Builder’s Supply / D-I-Y Hardware – Inventory control (1997)

DeWolff, Boberg and AssociatesClients / Industries

Monadnock Paper Mills – Manufacture and coating of paper (1994-1995) Harley Davidson – Paint shop (1995) Uniroyal – Plastic extrusion, plant maintenance (1995-1996) BellSouth – Telephone installation and repair, network planning (capacity) (1996) British Tire & Rubber (Link Belt Div.) – Analysis of stamping, machining and assembly operations (1996)

Champion International – Plywood manufacturing, plant maintenance (1997)