Industrial Engineer Manufacturing Customer Safety Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.748

Arizona

Summary of Operations Experience

Expert 748 has qualifications founded in education as an Industrial Engineer, material handling and warehousing work experiences of nearly 40 years, and prior casework
involving Retail Warehouses. Expert 748 has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and a Master of Science in Operations Research. Working as an Industrial Engineer, he has been deeply involved in warehousing and material handling activities, beginning with his first work assignment at General Motors. In 7 years with Deloitte Touche, his skills in material handling and warehousing were applied to the Retail Industry where he consulted to major retail chains like AMC, parent of Macys and Bloomingdale. During that phase of his career, he was a nationally recognized professional in retail warehousing and spoke at leading professional organizations on logistic issues. He also taught an evening college course in warehousing and inventory management. As a material handling and warehousing consultant to the Retail Industry, Expert 748 has designed millions of square feet of retail warehousing space, specified equipment, and established detailed procedures for receiving, storing, and retrieving retail merchandise. Retail clients represented multi-store chains with as many as 600+ locations and merchandise including: hardware, automotive, sporting goods, major appliances, soft goods, and HBA.
His professional responsibilities have included employee training and safety. He wrote a remedial training course for retailer buyers and merchandisers. He also taught that 3-day course, which dealt with retail inventory management, warehousing, and retail display, to companies like R.E.I. Coop. Expert 748’s management skills were developed initially as a Production Line Foreman for General Motors, management of professional consultants for Deloitte Touche, and as Vice President and General Manager for a 300 person manufacturing company. In the latter position, he had daily responsibility for 225 unionized workers and 25 management staff. Diversity of Experience Logistics and Manufacturing Experience Gained as:

Industrial Engineer— Fortune 100 companies

Consultant — Big-6 accounting firm

College educator—Logistics

Expert witness & forensic consultant

Senior corporate officer

Senior manufacturing executive

Production-line manager

Entrepreneur

Inventor--United States Patent (Number Available Upon Request)

Retail stockroom employee

Scope of Logistics Experience

Evaluated and redesigned over 3 million square feet of warehouse space.

Developed and implemented multi-million dollar material handling cost reductions.

Evaluated and recommended warehouse equipment and technology including:

High density automated warehousing.

Automated palletizing and depalletizing.

Stretch and shrink-wrap application and adhesive binding agents.

Fork lifts and attachments, monorails, conveyors, ramps, dock plates, and various other warehouse and material handling equipment.

Designed unitized loads for high volume wholesale distribution.

Designed break-bulk, break-case, and pick-pack warehouse operations.

Designed and implemented inventory management procedures and distribution

standard cost systems.

Designed receiving and shipping procedures and wrote warehouse procedures manuals

Conducted remedial training for hundreds of inventory buyers and warehouse

managers in inventory control and warehousing.

Maintained relation with unions such as the Teamsters and Longshoremen.

Scope of Manufacturing Experience

Designed and Modified Production processes to improve operations.

Doubled production output without increasing labor or equipment used

Initiated direct labor budgets and forecasting to level production cycles—maintaining

production efficiency and minimize overtime.

Implemented multiple vendor sourcing and receiving inspection.

Designed balanced production lines.

Established and maintained production standards and wage incentives.

Designed production layouts for inline machining, assembly, and process manufacturing environments.

Implemented a two-shift operation to eliminate all overtime.

Designed and built production equipment for General Motors & General Foods.

Managed complete logistics process from suppliers into manufacturing and through to the customer’s inventory network.

Restructured Manufacturing and Corporate operations for major consumer goods manufacturer significantly reducing operating costs.

Evaluated and conducted remedial training in inventory control and warehousing for hundreds of inventory buyers warehouse supervisors and managers.

Maintained relations with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, United Autoworkers, and Amalgamated Food Workers.

Range of Industries

Experiences span food processing, wholesale and retail food distribution, aerospace manufacturing, soft-goods manufacturing and hanging goods distribution, wholesale and

retail consumer products manufacturing and distribution industries.

Experience Recognition

Expert 748 has been a speaker, panel moderator, trainer, and educator for Fortune 1000 companies and an internationally recognized logistic management organization

involving logistics management issues.

Work Experience

1982-2000, President
Integrated Strategic Resources, Inc.
Provide forensic consulting services and litigation support on logistics, material handling and manufacturing issues. Provide Crisis Management Consulting services to industrial and commercial client base. Other services include Productivity Improvement, Mergers & Acquisition, Business Valuation, and Strategic Planning.

1995-1999, President
Sidewinder Cycle Company
Manufacture a patented three wheel recumbent cycle for the rental and consumer markets.

1992-1995, President
RMF Metal Fabricators, Inc.
Manufacture truck service bodies and toolboxes. Turn-around consulting project of Integrated Strategic Resources, Inc. At request of Client's Board of Directors, took
hands-on responsibility for management of Client during 1993.

1981-1982, President
C & H Datapunch, Inc.
Data Processing company providing inventory, payroll, general accounting, and other data processing support to major corporate accounts.

1979-1981, Vice President Manufacturing and General Manager Durex, Inc.,
300 person unionized manufacturer of metal components and consumer products.

1976-1977, Adjunct Professor
Middlesex County College, NJ
Taught Warehousing and Inventory Control in an adult evening program concurrent with tenure at Deloitte & Touche.

1972-1979, Senior Management Consultant
Deloitte & Touche
Provided consulting to both public and private sector clients in productivity improvementa and logistics management in the manufacturing and retail industries.

1966-1972, Senior Industrial Engineer and Assistant Industrial Engineering Department

Head:
General Foods Corporation
Responsible for project engineering in material handling, distribution, and warehousing, and manufacturing efficiency.

1963-1966, Industrial Engineer
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Responsible for wage incentives, production methods and layouts, and material handling.

1962-1963, Methods Engineer:
General Motors Corporation
Responsible for production and material handling cost reduction.

Education

June 1968, Master of Science, Management Science
Major in Operations Research and Computer Science
Steven's Institute of Technology

June 1962, Bachelor of Science, Management Engineering (Industrial Engineering)
University of Vermont

Professional

Biography published in Marquis': Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who in California.

United States Patent

Patent No. Available Upon Request

Speaking and Publications

Available upon Request.

Professional Memberships

National Council of Physical Distribution Management, North Jersey Roundtable

National Council of Physical Distribution Management

American Institute of Industrial Engineers (AIIE)

Industrial Management Club of North Hudson

Summary

Expert 748’s qualifications are founded in education as an Industrial Engineer, material handling and warehousing work experiences of nearly 40 years, and prior casework
involving Retail Warehouses. He has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and a Master of Science in Operations Research. Working as an Industrial Engineer, Expert 748 is deeply involved in warehousing andmaterial handling activities, beginning with my first work assignment at General Motors. In 7 years with Deloitte Touche, his skills in material handling and warehousing were applied to the Retail Industry were I consulted to major retail chains like AMC, parent of Macys and Bloomingdale (a detailed listing is in my CV). During that phase of my career he was a nationally recognized professional in retail warehousing and spoke at leading professional organizations on logistic issues. He also taught an evening college course in warehousing and inventory management. His professional responsibilities have included employee training and safety. He wrote a remedial training course for retailer buyers and merchandisers. He also taught that 3-day course, which dealt with retail inventory management, warehousing, and retail
display, to companies like R.E.I. Coop. His management skills were developed initially as a Production Line Foreman for General Motors, management of professional consultants for Deloitte Touche, and as Vice President and General Manager for a 300 person manufacturing company. In the latter position, he had daily responsibility for 225 unionized workers and 25management staff.