1. BARBARA J. CHRISTIAN
550 PARK ST
BOURBON, MO 65441
(573) 241-1101
QUALIFICATIONS
Skilled inventory and supply-chain specialist with over 30 years of
inventory and expediting experience in support of job shop and assembly-
line manufacturing. Very experienced in translating blueprints and
production requirements into bid packages and bills of material.
Proficient user of computerized inventory management software.
Jan 2002 - Materials Management, Rokwell Industries, Sullivan, MO
Present
• Coordinate with sales department on new orders and verify due dates
based on material and capacity availability to customers.
• Communicate exclusively with largest outside customer for all order
releases and immediate needs for several divisions.
• Coordinate with purchasing department for any new material
requirements and delivery dates needed.
• Schedule and prioritize production floor using an MRP system.
• Coordinate with material vendors to schedule all incoming material
deliveries.
• Coordinate shipments to outside vendors and maintain
communications with vendors to meet our requirements.
• Reconcile all production orders, verify material usage, and maintain
accurate inventory counts.
• Arrange customer shipments including overseas.
Jul 1998 - Production Control, Engineered Air Systems, Inc., Olivette, MO
Jul 2001
• Managed/Expedited inventory between local satellite plant & main
plant, in support of 4 production assembly lines (Large Aircraft Start
Systems, Chemical/Biological Protective System, 350 GPM Pump,
and Modular Base Laboratory).
• Maintained shortage status on all projects. Coordinate priorities by
communications with other production control personnel and floor
supervisors.
• Trained and supervised warehouse personnel for stocking incoming
inventory & staging all needed components on assembly and
subassembly lines.

2. • Maintained and controlled three separate inventories: government
furnished equipment (GFE), vendor-purchased parts, and in-house
manufactured parts.
Aug 1986 - Production Planner, Engineered Air Systems, Inc., Olivette, MO
Jul 1998
• Instrumental in forecasting materials and resources required in order
for company to effectively bid on large-scale contracts.
• Developed and maintained both bid and production bill of materials.
• Processed shop floor work instructions and routings.
• Determined quantities of material to be purchased and their required
delivery dates.
• Scheduled and released manufacturing shop orders.
• Responsible for the layout and nesting of production sheetmetal using
COMPASS IV software.
• Maintained warehouse inventory records & tracked unreconciled
completions.
May 1983 - Data Entry – Data Processing, Account Temps, St. Louis, MO
Aug 1986
• Processed data at various locations in the St. Louis area
Jul 1980 - Inventory Control Clerk, St Louis Shipyards, St. Louis, MO
• Maintained computerized inventory records for the main warehouse.
• Supervised annual inventories
EDUCATION
Just-In-Time, APICS, June 1998
Materials & Capacity Planning, APICS, May 1998
Production Activity Control, APICS, February 1998
Master Planning, APICS, December 1997
Basics of Supply Chain Management, APICS, December 1997
Inventory Management, APICS, October 1997
Fundamentals of Blueprint Reading, AAIM, February 1990