Ronald Walker		
1179 Julie Ann Circle
Sandy, Utah 84094
(801) 244-7425
email:  afe@xmission.com


Over 25 years of experience in manufacturing management and over ten years of experience in Oracle Applications. Expertise includes Oracle Inventory, Bills of Material, Routings, Work in Process, eAM (maintenance), Purchasing, and Order Management Applications. Manufacturing experience includes materials management, inventory, production control, shop floor control, procurement, advanced planning, and global logistics.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Impac Services	
Principal Consultant, 2005 to Present
Provide Impac clients with senior-level operations consulting support for Oracle Applications including:
o	Operational/business analysis
o	Implementation support including configuration of  Inventory, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Order Management, and eAM applications 
o	User training including development of training materials and necessary documentation
o	Technical design specifications
o	Inventory and material supply chain methods and practices, materials policies, procedures and performance measurements

Industry Consulting experience:
o	Manufacturing. Configured and implemented Oracle Manufacturing and Engineering Applications including Inventory, Bills of Material, Routings, Work in Process and Engineering Changes for a precision optics manufacturer
o	Utilities/Power Generation (eAM). Team Lead for implementation of Oracle Inventory Applications in a multi-site, multi-organization service parts and maintenance environment for wind energy power generation
o	Higher Education. Configured and implemented Oracle Inventory and Purchasing Applications in a university auxiliary and plant services maintenance environment, and integrated those applications into the University third-party maintenance and service applications	
o	Natural Resources. Implemented and trained U.S. users at company sites in five states in the use of Oracle Purchasing and Inventory in a maintenance environment, and conversion from the company legacy system.
o	Energy.  Established inventory management processes and measurements for an oil and gas exploration equipment distributor.  
o	Consumer Goods. Functional Team Lead for a world wide food broker and exporter implementing Oracle Order Management, Purchasing, and Inventory.
o	Internet Sales.  Implemented Oracle Inventory for multi-organization corporation selling products  and services on-line.



Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation  1985 to 2005
Director of Materials and Director of Demand Planning and Logistics, 1999 to 2005
Annual materials budget ca. $100M
Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and advanced planning processes
o	bills of material
o	engineering changes
o	inventory
o	inventory cycle counts
o	work in process
o	vendor-managed inventory
o	material supply chain agreements with suppliers
o	in-plant stores 
o	purchase orders
o	receipts
o	Material Review Board (MRB)
Evaluation and execution of MRP outputs 
o	make signals
o	buy signals
o	schedule changes
o	quantity changes
o	obsolete inventory disposition 
Material Annual Operating Plan (AOP)
o	procurement and procurement price variances
o	master scheduling
o	production control 
o	outsourcing
o	supplier selection and qualification 
o	supplier performance measurement
o	supplier collaboration
o	Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) contract negotiation
o	inventory and warehouse management
o	global logistics supply chain setup 
o	agreements with third-party logistics carriers
o	foreign customs representation
o	shipping and receiving

Operations Analysis Manager, 1998 to 1999
 Performance measurements and analysis of manufacturing and financial   operations.
Advanced material and financial planning.

Manufacturing Planning Manager, 1996 to 1998
Master Scheduling and material forecasting for all production control and material control functions.
  
Production Control Manager, 1985 to 1996
MRP
CRP (Capacity Requirements Planning)
shop floor tracking
order releases
kitting 
stocking
bar coding
inventory
warehouse management

NCR Corporation
Account Manager, 1981 to 1985
Managed sales and marketing of medium- to large-scale computer systems to manufacturers, hospitals, medical clinics, and city governments. 
Performed pre-sales analysis, configuration, and bid proposals for customers and prospective customers.
Provided customer training in manufacturing, MRP, supply chain development, and Order Management, as well as in medical and government software applications.

Applied Digital Data Systems
IT Manager, 1979 to 1981
�	Information Systems, Configuration Management, Product Management, Inventory, MRP, Served multiple functions for a start-up manufacturing facility originally in charge of Production Control and developing the supply chain process from procurement through shipping.

Weber State University
Instructor, Manufacturing Engineering Department. 1988 to 1990
Taught classes in Shop Floor Control and Capacity Requirements Planning
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Software Applications 
Oracle Inventory, Bills of Material, Routings, Work in Process, Purchasing, MRP, eAM

Software Packages and Programming Tools
Oracle Discoverer, Manugistics Networks Supply, Wind Chill, Microsoft Office Applications, UPS shipping applications, DHL/Danzas Air & Ocean shipping applications and global logistics operations

EDUCATION

MS (Information Science), Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
BA (German/Linguistics), Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Professional Certificate (Business Administration), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Inventory, BOM, Work in Process, Routings, Engineering, MRP, Order Entry, Agile classes from Oracle
Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), APICS
Internal ISO auditor, Lloyds Register

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

APICS (Association for Operations Management)
Certified (CPIM) in 1987
Treasurer of Salt Lake City, Utah, Chapter 2006-07
Executive Vice President of Salt Lake City, Utah, Chapter 1996-97

Manugistics
Manugistics Corporation Supply Chain Software 2002 National Steering Committee
(Inventory- and Materials-related processes)

Presentations, Publications, and Awards:
Evans & Sutherland internal publication Analysis of Uniform Shipping Codes for International Freight 2004
Presented paper: The Power of Supply July 2001, Manugistics Supply Chain Conference, Orlando, Florida
Presented paper:  Financial Realities of the Material Plan July 1999, Manugistics Supply Chain Conference, Orlando, Florida
Received Supply Chain Innovator of the year Award for rapid implementation July 1999, Manugistics Supply Chain Conference, Orlando, Florida
Presented paper: Integrating Kanbans with Oracle Discrete Job Manufacturing Fall 1998, OAUG Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii
Evans & Sutherland internal publication What E&S would have to do to win the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 1987