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JOHN F. TOBIN
Syracuse, NY. • 845-417-3333 • jtobin@mindspring.com • https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-tobin-5a241
Director of Operations
Experienced goal driven professional who is team and customer focused with a common sense approach,analytical thinking,and
leadership skills. Accomplished,energetic, hands-on,high achievingleader with an in depth knowledge of Continuous Improvement
practices thathelp improve company operations and produce sustainable,profitablegrowth.
Skilled in effective relationship building,influencingskillsto encourage growth and change, whilemaximizingemployee productivity
and fostering a high performance team culture.
Areas of Expertise
 Project Management
 Policy Development / Implementation
 Operations Management
 Strategy Planning& Execution
 Lean Implementation & 5S
 Six Sigma
 Training& Compliance
 Continuous Improvement
 Cash flow& contribution margin
 ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 experienced
 ERP transition experience
 Team building
 Customer facing& focused
 Performance Management
 Acquisition Integration
Education/Certifications
Villanova University Six Sigma Green Belt
Dale Carnegie Leadership & Team building
Professional Experience
Ichor Systems | Kingston, New York 2010-2016
Manufacturers of LED and data storage capital equipment
Director of Operations
 Achieved $350K in annual costsavingsby reducingLED / MOCVD production platform labor costs by 42%.
 Improved in Box Quality (IBQ) of LED/MOCVD tools from 97% to 99.5% per tool by eliminatinglegacy processes and
streamliningproduction overhead.
 Optimized production cycletimes by implementing lean methodologies .
 Enhanced employee moraleby fostering a collaborativeteam-buildingatmosphere. Enhanced staff expertise and customer
relationship management skillsthrough daily mentoring, one-on-one discussionsand motivational strategies.
 Implemented lean and continuous improvement activities to improve operational costs.
 Analyzed and control expenditures of the plantto conform to budgetary requirements.
 Estimated personnel needs and assign work to meet objectives.
 Managed staffing,trainingand performance evaluations to develop and improve staff.
 Ensured, maintained & managed complianceto ISO 9001.
Triangle Transport | Jersey City NJ 2008 – 2010
Privately held transportation/consolidation Company
Operations Manager
 Instituted sound internal controls,to mitigate risk whileenhancingfreight accuracy,by employing KPIs.
 Reduced clientturnaround time by re-engineering functions related to dock logistics.
 Implemented pallet‘load balancing’and freightrouting procedures.
 Developed an operatingmethods sheet (OMS) as a template to validateshipments and facilitatetrainingof personnel.
 Increased inbound and outbound freight handlingaccuracy to 99.9% through implementing infrastructureenhancements.
 Reduced freight on-dock time from sixteen to eight hours while mitigatingcustomer servicetrackingissues.

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JOHN F. TOBIN
Precision Flow Technologies| Saugerties, New York 2007 - 2008
Manufacturers of ultra high purity process gas delivery systems
Senior Project Manager
 Collaborated with engineering, purchasingand manufacturingboth in houseand external customers to develop “plans of
action”for solution and prevention of yield problems resultingin increasingon-time delivery from 40% to 98%.
 Responsibilities includecosting,purchasing,schedules and shipping.
 Implemented schedules and reporting structure for internal operations and external customers.
 Reduced production cycletimes by implementation of lean manufacturingthroughout manufacturingprocesses.
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PANALPINA, INC.| (Secaucus, NJ) 2004 - 2007
Dollar international freight forwarding / 3rd party logistics company
Head of Operations/Business Unit Manager
 Reduced labor costs by 5% ($42,000 savings) through negotiating of third party serviceprovider.
 Implemented WMS System increasing pick and pack productivity by 12% and improving inventory control
 Increased EBITA by 33% through recruitingof new customers, WMS and lean practices.
 Rehabilitated customer servicedepartment, resultingin higher levels of customer satisfaction.
 Increased customer baseby 18% (Armani, DianeVon Furstenberg and Zegna).
SWEAT EQUITY LABS, LLC| (East Brunswick, NJ) 2002 - 2004
Apparel Embellishers / division of ECKO Unlimited / privately held Apparel Company.
Vice President of Operations
 Relocated production from 25,000 sq.ft. plantto a 100,000 sq. ft. state of the artmanufacturingfacility,increasingprodu ction
capacity by 200%.
 Coordinated the implementation of APPCON, an AS400 operatingsystem to manage core business includinginventory control.
 Streamlined order flowthrough customer serviceto production floor reducingturn time by 1 day.
 Implemented procedures and control policies to expedite flowof blanks and trims through receiving/put away/ pulling
processes to production floor reducingcycleby 3 days.
 Increased finishingproductivity by 20%, while ensuringcustomer floor ready compliance.
 Reduced supply costs by 10% and truckingcosts by 7%.
TRIANGLE NETWORK| (North Bergen, NJ) 1999 - 2002
Privately held Distribution Company
Director of Distribution
 Coordinated labor and union negotiations for 250 employees.
 Developed procedures to process multi-product carton pick and pack and GOH requirements while ensuring compliance with
strict retailer shipping guidelines.
 Handled selling functions of rate proposals, sales calls, price quotes.
 Implemented budget and profit and loss reporting by division and department.
 Responsible for accounts receivable functions of invoicing, collections and dispute negotiations
Additional Skills
 MicrosoftOffice
 Team Dynamics
 ConflictResolution
 Time Management
 Setting Expectations
 FacilitatingPerformance
 Diversity Training
 Event Coaching
References furnished upon request