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BIOGRAPHY
RAY
BLINDE, CPIM
Ray Blinde
has 25 years of manufacturing management experience with direct responsibility
for inventory levels, customer service, manufacturing productivity,
through-put and cash flow. In 1991, Ray became an independent consultant
focusing on California manufacturing companies with training and process
improvement to improve their competitive position.
His services
include:
- Training
to support Total Quality Management, Statistical Process Control,
Material Requirements Planning, Distribution Planning, Just-in-Time,
and Continuous Improvement.
- Facilitation
of employee teams or line managers to accomplish improvement objectives.
- Strategic
Consulting to define approaches to best accomplish company objectives.
- Interim
Management of operations functions or project leadership as required.
Prior
to establishing his own business, Ray, as Operations Manager and continuing
as a V.P. for an electronics components manufacturer, led the company’s
continuous improvement efforts to avoid financial insolvency. In previous
positions, Ray served as Materials Director, Materials Manager, and
Production Control Manager for fortune 100 firms.
Just-in-Time
/ Continuous Improvement / Statistical Process Control
- Led
an electronic component firm’s avoidance of financial demise
through a two year aggressive implementation of process improvement,
applying JIT and variation control strategies.
- Revised
plant layout for a jewelry manufacturer to simplify process flow
and enable employment of kan-ban scheduling, small lot manufacturing,
quality focus.
Total
Quality Management / Culture Change / Teamwork - empowerment
- Provided
TQM training and facilitation to support major improvement of a
sensing device manufacturer’s process quality. Provided
TQM training and Continuous Improvement facilitation to a variety
of small companies - forming and facilitation teams to implement
process improvement
- Provided
TQM training, interim management leadership to a small stamping
manufacturer in order to stay competitive in California after defense
industry reduction
Systems
Improvement / Materials Management
- Participated
on a luggage manufacturing corporation’s MRP team as Production
Control Coordinator through two systems implementations.
- Participated
as Materials Manager during implementation of MRP system putting
required disciplines in place in facilities located in both U.S.
and Mexico.
Training
- Developed
short, high impact courses using simulation and actual work environment
to support the “overwhelmed” organization that needs training,
but cannot afford the time.
- Developed
“Paradigm shift” courses for a world class transportation
company to facilitate the change in mind-set necessary to install
new computer systems.
Ray has
a B.S. Degree in Business Administration from Colorado State University
and is a certified practitioner (CPIM) by APICS. He is an active member
of several professional societies: ASTD, ASQC, PMA and APICS. Leadership
roles include past chapter president for APICS and Chairman -Southern
California Apprenticeship Committee, PMA. Since 1980 he has taught
production management courses to working professionals through the
California State University system.
E-mail
Ray Blinde
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