Charles M.

Price
509.995.9072
213.440.7860
charlesPrice100@gmail.com
PROFILE:
Twenty-five years senior management experience with P&L responsibility and manuf
acturing budgets exceeding $30 million. Particular expertise in all phases of sa
les, manufacturing and distribution, including strategic operations management a
nd process analysis. Experienced in both domestic and foreign manufacturing. Ade
pt at recruiting and retaining high-performance employees. Demonstrated success
in implementing new initiatives that reduce costs, improve quality and increase
customer satisfaction.
SKILLS:
Strategic Planning
P&L Responsibility
Manufacturing Operations
Project Management loS
Outsourcing
Manpower Planning
Supply Chain Management
Lean Manufacturing
Total Quality Management
Continuous Improvement
Process Improvement
International Trade
Quality Assurance
Startups and Turnarounds
Cross-functional Teams

EXPERIENCE:
APPAREL TEXTIL S.A., headquartered in Mexicali, Mexico is an apparel manufacturi
ng company with production facilities in Los Angeles CA.,
Mexicali and Tecate, Mexico.
General Manager
1997 - Present
* Recruited to assume full responsibility of managing all plant operations and c
reate a strategic direction for revenue growth through market expansion and cost
control
* Implemented initiatives to upgrade quality controls to international standards
, allowing the company to be approved for brand names such as Disney, Warner Bro
s, Limited and other labels
* Enhanced target profit margins by reducing the companyâ⠬⠢s overall manufacturing costs
d increasing efficiency
* Procured and integrated additional manufacturing facility which doubled manufa
cturing capacity
* Designed and implemented the manufacturing systems and controls from product e
ngineering through distribution
* Responsible for 180 employees in manufacturing, purchasing, logistics and qual
ity assurance functions
* Put the company on Fast Track System with U.S. customs, eliminating costly imp
ort/export delays
* Established a system of outsourced production to support the companyâ⠬⠢s sales fluctua
ns without affecting production overhead and costs
* Oversee the recruitment and hiring of all manufacturing and quality assurance
employees
* Reduced production lead times from 36 days to 17 days through Just in Time sup
ply, and Lean Manufacturing improvement processes
PACIFIC COAST INTERNATIONAL, a private holding company which included ownership
of E.C. Systems (a circuit boards and cable harnesses manufacturing company), Th
e Grand Compania (chain of restaurants), The Forum Videotheque (night club), Cal
ita de Mexico (a 550 employee production company) which provided U. S. manufactu
rers with both full package and C.M.T. garment manufacturing. Clients included
Waterfront Inc., Calvin Klien, Perry Ellis, VF Corporation, etc.)
GENERAL MANAGER
1987 to 1997
* Successful in leading international teams in manufacturing operations, acquisi
tion integration, risk exposure reduction
* Delivered solid, verifiable profit increases on behalf of all subsidiaries, wi
th increases ranging from 12-23% per year
* Captured significant savings through process improvements and cost controls-cu
mulative total reflecting significant savings
* Introduced innovations that corrected inventory levels and increased turnover
in each division as much as 37%
* Assembled competent teams and initiated pay-for-performance programs that led
to increased productivity and employee retention
E.C. Systems (a circuit boards and cable harnesses manufacturing company)
* Responsible for overall management production from purchasing to shipping
* Designed and executed all manufacturing systems and procedures
* Responsible for all production department budgets including oversight of all h
iring
Calita de Mexico (full package and C.M.T. garment manufacturing)
* Directed multiple operations with priority being achieving factory production
targets, ensuring high quality product standards and providing on time delivery
* Increased profitability of division by a minimum of 18% per year
The Grand Compania and The Forum Videotheque (night club and restaurants)
* Hold P&L accountability; manage sales analysis, forecasting, and reporting act
ivities
* Supervised Management of front house/back house restaurant operations for thes
e high volume restaurants
* Direct efficient management through participative shift management, scheduling
a full working staff of up to 150 crew members including servers, bus persons,
hosts/hostesses and bartenders.
ALEX COLMAN, INC., a division of Borden, Los Angeles, CA
DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING
1980 to 1987
* Established Alex Colman's 500 operator manufacturing facility in Mexicali, Mex
ico
* Successfully managed manufacturing growth of company from $17 million to over
$100 million
* Coordinated all phases of production of the twenty-three outside sewing contra
ctors
* Responsible for all of the manufacturing departmentâ⠬⠢s budgets

EDUCATION:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
B.S., Management Science/Industrial Engineering
Languages: English and Spanish