Patrick Curran

Management of logistics, import/export, inventory, regulatory compliance, quality adherence and finished goods distribution for the contract manufacturing and development of medical devices and pharmaceuticals:

• In-house transportation fleet development, improving agility and reducing cost
• Planning and implementation of new cGPM controlled temperature and cold-chain storage facility
• Supply chain point of contact for external regulatory and client auditing bodies
• Revenue stream implementation for storage of customer owned development equipment.
• Enhanced operational efficiency by implementing Kanban methodology and electronic requisition systems, resulting in improved visibility and reduced wait times.

Oversight of the primary distribution center for a network of 14 regional parts/service locations

• Systematic external error tracking, bringing shipping accuracy from 99.32% in 2016 to 99.82% in 2019
• Implementation of Continuous Improvement Board, promoting Associate process ownership
• Physical layout change in receiving to promote workflow, and reduction of excess motion
• Process changes resulting in inventory accuracy variance which was 48.6% above goal in 2019.

Direction of 24-member team in daily operations for outbound parts distribution throughout Pacific Northwest.

• Aided in implementation and training in new ERP system for facility leadership
• Area assignments for each member, conducting Process Improvement Dialogues with team prior to each shift, workload analysis and FTE coordination between business units, specialized and area-based process ownership
• Maintained lowest error rates in network (Avg.2.2/10K)
• Successful creation and implementation of working Kanban system, including material recycling for Indirect Supplies while cutting transportation costs by $16,000 monthly.