Michael K Ventura
Woodruff,SC
Summary
Enthusiastic [Job Title] eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel. Talented Logistics Specialist with detail-oriented and hardworking approach to keeping goods flowing efficiently. Knowledgeable about coordinating both inbound and outbound schedules. Highly organized and forward-thinking team player. Logistics Management, Logistics Planning, IT Specialist looking to bring deep knowledge, critical thinking skills, and desire to do things the right way the first time to help a company be safe and successful.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Material Handler/Quality
Steralite/Marathon Staffing
Clinton, SC
01.2021 - Current
- Assembled and filled more than 5 shipments per day· Kept storage areas organized, clean and secure to fully protect company asset· Work with team members to instruct how to load inventory - Warehouse
- Prevented load shifting or damage by using bracing and strapping techniques.
- Operated forklifts and pallet jacks to transfer large products from one area of warehouse to another, allowing for easier accessibility.
- Read production orders, work orders, shipping orders and requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered or distributed.
- Informed purchasing team of missing or damaged items immediately when unloading and receiving.
Logistics Planning Analyst
American Home Shield
Lagrange, GA
01.2020 - 07.2020
- Authorizer
- Received Inbound calls from technicians in field on claims for home warranties
- Reviewed customer contracts and approved payout or denial of claims based on customer’s contract with AHS., Implementing product change and setting up assembly line and packaging
- Coached new associates on WMS systems
- Created JCL/SAS Jobs to extract confidential data
- Guided invoice discrepancies from suppliers on payment disputes and approved or denied payment based on MRP/Inventory on hand, sent copies of amendments to accounts payables corporate
- Implemented product lines for pilot builds
- Daily meetings with Management to implement setup of new warehouse on LAN/WAN infrastructure
- Worked with management to construct layout and material storage for Lagrange, GA and Greenville, SC Fountain INN facility
- Warehouse Management/Team Lead
- Managed Inventory, and directed associates on Daily Plan to meet needs of filling orders for production of Diesel Engines, Forest Product Machines
- Monthly Meetings held with Supply Chain and Logistics management
- Organized data and presented Monthly Metrics, implemented RRCA to owners if goals not met
- Work on training with material specialists on cycle counts, updating IRA discrepancies
- Managed Schedules
- Promote safe environment implementing CPS – Standard Work, 5S, and promote cooperative team relationships
- Performing and coordinating training of associates on work techniques and promoting continuous improvement including fork lift training
- Implement solutions with equipment, manage contracts including – Fork Lift Fleet, Printers, Wireless RF Units
- Coached new associates for job roles including Fork Lift Drivers, Material Specialists, Inbound Freight Receiving and Shipping
- Purchasing /Transportation
- Worked with suppliers and quality to identify issues with packaging and transportation issues resulting in 70% reduction in damages
- Set up MOQ orders to suppliers based on production demand for lean raw and finished material at warehouse and on assembly floor with min/max orders and reduced inventory by 40%
- Provided accounts payables with Quarterly Inventory on hand and total Cost by value stream
- Attended daily meetings to determine root cause for damaged material, and recommended solutions
- (Supplier, Transportation, and Logistics.)
- Scheduled expedited freight on short raw and finished materials
- Reduction in Freight costs by 3 million annually.
IT Specialist
Caterpillar Inc, Greenville SC
Lagrange, GA
06.2008 - 12.2019
- Systems owner/ MS Office Admin owner for Caterpillar Lagrange Facility/Warehouse Facility, Managed over 200 Customers
- Setup up rules in PowerShell
- Handled all accounts in Active Directory/Cisco including setting up permissions for cloud drives, setting up and managing email accounts
- Provide support for system bugs in WMS/MRP, identify and send recommendations to corporate to fix bugs and enhance reports
- Managed Network Servers, and worked with vendors to implement changes
- Handled WAN/LAN Ports, labeled them, fixed port outages, and security cameras on network
- Ran cables to ports from server room
- Issued, purchased, Imaged and managed distribution of IP Phones, Desktop Computers, Laptops, RF Scanners, and Monitors based on production needs in office, warehouse, and assembly floor
- Setup Microsoft KIOSK computers on shop floor
- Remote into windows computers for employees working remote or from home and troubleshooted issues, installed software, and security updates
- Cloned, Backed up Hard Drive Data, Shared Server Folders
- Sent out security updates to computer assets
- Monitored systems in operation and quickly troubleshot errors
- Performed server backups and changed and replaced backup tapes daily
Education
High School Diploma -
Hillcrest High School
Simpsonville, SC 08.1996 - 06.2000
Some College (No Degree) - Information Technology
Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SCSkills
Company procedure adherence
Additional Information
- Caterpillar: , Confidential Green Page 2 Caterpillar: Confidential Green