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Brian R. Linn 4156 Sylvia Lane South - Shoreview, MN 55126-6436 H (651) 766-7645 - C (651) 338-4653 bl119e250@westpost.net Education: B.A.

Economics - Central College, Pella, IA Skilled in: Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and Integrated Manufacturing Softwar e. APICS member 1975-1981. APICS Officer - 1978-1980 - Des Moines, IA APICS CPIM certification training - 1999. Experienced in MRP - Materials, Operations, Production, Purchasing, Inventory Control, Logistics - Domestic and International. OPERATIONS & LOGISTICS MANAGER Feb 201 0 - Present Animal Adventure Inc. - Hopkins, MN - Toy Importer - Direct Import & Domestic. Responsibilities: * Supervise staff of 6 - 4 Operations, and 2 Logistics. * Facilitate order placement and problem resolution activities with factory reps in China. * Monitor inbound product shipments form China to Domestic warehouse in WA, and monitor outbound shipments to customers. * Preparation and/or review of required import documents. MATERIALS MANAGER Sep 2002 - Oct 2009 PTI Group Inc. - Minneapolis, MN - Seasonal Toy Importer. Responsibilities: * Facilitate all ongoing quotation, order placement, and problem resolution acti vities with company representatives in Hong Kong. Accumulate information from Pr oduct Development personnel - track all activities from concept to final product shipment. * Purchased & installed manufacturing software package used by corporate office in MO, Hong Kong merchandising office, and local Minneapolis office. Responsible for: all Order processing - Customer & Factory. all Purchasing, Supplies, Logis tics, EDI, and computer related matters. MATERIALS MANAGER Jan 2001 - Nov 2001 Zomax, Inc. - Plymouth, MN - Compact Disc Manufacturing. Responsibilities: * Supervise: Purchasing, Production Control, Shipping, Receiving, and Warehouse. * Inventory accuracy for 2 locations measured at 98.9%. MASTER SCHEDULER Apr 2000 - Dec 2000 Lake Region Manufacturing - Chaska, MN - Medical Product Manufacturing. Responsibilities: * Process all orders for the Machining Division. Work with Marketing, Sales, Eng ineering and Production, to establish ship dates for new orders. Monitor work in process, revise ship schedule, and communicate with necessary parties on a dail y basis. * Supervise: Shipping, Receiving, Inventory, and Tool Crib.

* Order raw material - titanium, platinum, stainless steel - as needed. * Significant reduction of farm out due to understanding machine/manpower and ut ilization.

MASTER SCHEDULER Oct 1998 - Mar 2000 Thiele Technologies, Inc. - Edina, MN - Packaging Equipment Manufacturing.. Responsibilities: * Process customer orders and make decisions on where to process and when to shi p. Thiele had three Manufacturing sites - Minneapolis, Fergus Falls, and Edina. Within these sites were ten individual cells (Focus Factories) which had their o wn managers, engineers, support, and factory staff. There was a common manufactu ring database (MAPICS), which I helped merge, and a common vendor base. There wa s an Applications and Sales staff at each site. I worked with Sales, Application s, Engineering, Purchasing, and the Focus Factory Managers to maintain/monitor t he Master Production Schedule. * Developed an Excel workbook, which was used as a reference by the entire divis ion. This document included target dates and estimates for each order - Engineer ing, Parts, Assembly, and Ship. PRODUCTION MANAGER Nov 1989 - Nov 1995 Performax Products, Inc. - Burnsville, MN - Woodworking Equipment Manufacturing. . Responsibilities: * Supervise: Assembly, Inventory, Shipping, and Receiving. * Purchase: all goods and services - including castings, extrusions, electric mo tors, and miscellaneous components. * Payroll, sales/shipping reports, and tax payments. * Negotiated LTL discounts for transportation. * Compiled employee handbook and instituted policies and procedures. * Purchased and installed a fully integrated Manufacturing computer system - har dware and software (Macola). Devised part number scheme that was applied to all components. Did Bill of Mater ial input on complete product line. Updated prints as needed with tolerances and /or revision levels. While developing a larger vendor base, I worked with existi ng vendors on cost and quality. Increased gross and net margins during significa nt annual sales growth. INVENTORY and PRODUCTION CONTROL SUPERVISOR 986 - Oct 1989 Toro - Shakopee, MN - Lawn Maintenance Equipment Manufacturing. Feb 1

Responsibilities: * Supervise: Production Control/Planning, Inventory, Shipping, and Receiving. * Supported and directed Shop supervision in administering the Manufacturing pla n. * Monitored work loads on all machine centers and placed orders with outside ven dors for work beyond in-house capacity. * Participated in Toro "Excellence in Supervision" training. Received two Eagle Awards in 1989 for my involvement in staff education and training. These awards are given based upon fellow employee nominations

PLANT MANAGER Feb 1983 - Nov 1985 PRODUCTION SCHEDULER Dec 1981 - Jan 1983 Vic Manufacturing - Mi nneapolis, MN -Dry Cleaning and Solvent Recovery Equipment Manufacturing. Responsibilities: * Supervise: Machining, Fabrication, Welding, Assembly, Test, Shipping, Receivin g, Inventory, and Maintenance. * Production Control order release, Bill of Material and Inventory transactions. * Negotiated LTL discounts for transportation. * Worked with vendors on cost, quality, and on-time delivery. SPECIAL SCHEDULE COORDINATOR Jan 1979 - Jan 1981 PRODUCTION CONTROLLER Aug 1974 - Dec 1978 John Deere - Des Moines Works - Ankeny, IA - Farm Equipment Manufacturing. Responsibilities: * Monitor work loads in all areas of the plant - having the capability to over-r ide the Master Schedule for the purpose of load leveling, machine, and manpower planning. * During this period I worked in every production area - fabrication, machining, welding, forging, forming, as well as being responsible for every assembly line in the plant at least once. This manufacturing plant had the largest, most dive rse, product line of any Deere facility.

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