Ted Magda 1 Estes C

ourt Midland Park, NJ 07432 201-652-1540

tmc46474@westpost.net

GENERAL MANAGER....MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS

Experienced in the areas of:
P&L - Production - Inventory - Staff Supervision - Scheduling - Cost Controls
MRP Systems - Purchasing - QC - Shipping / Receiving - Training
Sales - Marketing - Customer Service - Contracts - New Product & New Markets
Multiple Industry Background:
Consumer Products...Medical...Sheet Metal...Plastics...Transportation...Telecom.
..Lamination

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GENERAL-SALES & MARKETING MANAGER
NY Cutting/Shawmut Inc. (consumer products lamination), 1994-2009
Direct and manage all activities relating to day-to-day operations, sales (USA a
nd Canada), marketing and customer service. Principal business predominately sup
plying the Lampshade industry
With 4 direct reports, oversee the activities of up to 30 employees involved in:
manufacturing, purchasing, shipping & receiving and sales and customer service.
* Developed new markets such as paper/board, wall covering, vinyl laminations, d
isplays, and home decor, increasing sales 60% for non core businesses.
* Strengthened business-customer base by diversifying product lines achieving le
ss dependency on main business challenged by Chinese imports. Shifted product m
ix from 90/10 to nearly 50/50.
* Increased sales 18% despite the erosion of core sales line.
* Drive quality control and product improvement with effective, interactive meth
odology.
* Customer Service and satisfaction augmented with lower lead times with higher
quality.
* Production effectiveness enhanced using MRP planning.
* Instituted inventory control system, allowing more efficient production schedu
ling.
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
P. Feiner & Sons (sheet metal, including military applications-Navy), 1993-1994
Challenged initially to reverse declining business trend and managed, with full
P&L, all operations for entire company and also charged with goal of modernizing
and expanding business.
* Increased sales by 22%, customer base by 15% by developing an effective telema
rketing program that tripled quote requests.
* Created and installed a quote tracking system that ensure appropriate sales fo
llow-up.
* Reduced lead times significantly through more effective capacity planning and
scheduling.

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BUSINESS GENERAL MANAGER
ITW Minigrip (consumer products-plastic bags-Zip Lock Bag), 1984-1993
Ran, with full P&L accountability, all operations of a $22,000,000 division comp
rised of 200 employees running a 24/7 production operation.
Supervised 6 direct reports impacting sales, marketing, customer service, produc
tion, purchasing and accounting.
* Turned around the division from losing money to realizing a 20% gross profit.
* Increased cash flow, improved product order delivery (including customer servi
ce) and reduced overall inventory (27.4%) after implementing MRP system.
* Reduce overall costs by 7% by introducing a waste recycling program involving
the negotiation of favorable contracts for returning scrap materials and for reb
ates.
* Increased productivity and efficiencies by 30% by developing and installing a
cycle counting to minimized stock outages and overages.

*Prior to 1984, worked as an Operations Manager for Roanwell Corp (telecom elect
ronics), then Materials Manager for Hoyt Corp (transit-transportation parts manu
facturer), and started career with Becton Dickinson (medical supplies) doing inv
entory analysis. (ISD)
* (at BD), Reduced excess inventory by 30% by creating a world-wide analysis rep
ort.

EDUCATION / OTHER
B.A., being pursued for completion, MONTCLAIR UNIVERSITY
(3 years completed)
MRP Systems Training
Member, APICS
Certified Official-Referee for high school basketball.......Enjoy Golf.......Pol
ish Fluency