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bob_gorden · Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 2 Location:

I am currently seeking employment opportunities in China. Available immediately. See credntials below.
Bob

Experienced General Manager/ CEO/Engineering Manager/ Quality Manager
BOB GORDEN
USA Contact Information
456 Mound ST, OWATONNA, MN 55060
001-507-413-0061 home
001-507-213-9063 mobile

China Contact Information
Mobile Phone 86-13920558234
E-mail bgorden@chartermi.net
bob_L_gorden@hotmail.com

Z-Visa exp 6/7/2007
China Work Permit
China Resident Permit
China Driver License
Speak Conversational Mandarin

EXPERIENCE

7/2007-Present QC Inspection services Burnsville, MN (Temp Contract)
Performed Engineering and measuring services for Automotive, Marine and other manufacturing companies as required.
Contract Employee
Provided Engineering services and Technician Services to QC Inspection Services customer’s onsite
Performed CMM programming services, Calibration
Tooling Evaluations
Performed PPAP, In-Process, receiving inspection and Engineering support
Supplier Audits

4/2007- 7/2007 (Project Complete)
Botanical Silk Direct Trading
Artificial Botanicals Design, Marketing and Manufacturing
30 employees
1 year in operation in China
Hong Kong Trading Company with operations in
Dong Guan, Guangdong, China

General Manager
Responsible for establishing order processing, sample/ new product development and production, quoting, shipping and quality procedures
Hiring correct personnel
Establishing Quality systems
Supplier evaluations
Supplier price negotiations
Interact with USA headquarters
Implement ERP/MRP system
Full P&L for China operations

1/2007- 4/2007 (Temp Contract)
SQA Services
Quality Management Contract Services
Rolling Hills, CA
Quality Auditor
Performed Quality Audits at SQA Customer supplier facilities on contract basis.
ISO 9000, QS 9000, TS 16949, ISO 17025, BSC standards around the ISO 9000 framework

12/2005-10/2006 (contract ended)
Akzo Nobel
Tianjin, TEDA, China, PRC
Paint Manufacturing
General Manager
Responsible for overseeing all aspects of 224 employee facility
Responsible fro P&L
Responsible for improving financial P&L, production, inventory, logistics and all other aspects of the company.
Maintain correct EPA, HSE compliance
Maintain HR policies to comply with Chinese law
Re-established production procedures and processes improving efficiency
Maintain and improve new purchasing procedures and pricing
Re-Established new quality procedures and implemented QMS to comply with TS 16949
Re-Established correct production scheduling
Established Cycle Times and improved
Established Preventive Maintenance Program
Established training requirements and program
Improved Overall plant efficiency by 20%
Re-established supplier base, multiple suppliers and pricing
Outstanding Achievement: Satisfied Motorola requirements saving a 24 million dollar per year account. Motorola requested Akzo Tianjin Representative to speak to Singaporean Suppliers on our method of improvements.

3/2004-12/2005 (Contract Ended)
Gibson Guitar Company
Qingdao, Shandong, China Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise
Manufacturer of Acoustic and Electric Guitars exporting International and USA
Engineering Manager/ General Manager
Responsible for overseeing all aspects of 620 employee facility
Responsible for P&L
Responsible for re-establishing (turn around) all manufacturing including new staff, improving financial P&L, production, inventory, logistics and all other aspects of the company.
Established correct EPA and Customs/ Logistics compliance
Established HR policies to comply with Chinese law
Re-established production procedures and processes improving efficiency by 60%
Re-Established new purchasing procedures and pricing
Re-Established new quality procedures and implemented QMS to comply with ISO 9000:2000
Re-Established correct production scheduling
Re-Established correct BOM
Established Cycle Times and improved
Established Preventive Maintenance Program
Established training requirements and program
Re-established supplier base, multiple suppliers and pricing
Worked with Corporate USA to establish correct pricing and profit margins
Implemented MRP using King Dee
Improved Supply Chain Management through supplier evaluation of Quality Management Systems, Capacity, Pricing, Delivery and Contract Negotiations performing supplier database for supplier efficiencies
Utilized Free Trade Zone Warehouse
Logistics Management, through selection of carriers, freight forwarders, customs brokers and contract negotiations, data tracking for logistic efficiencies and costs
Improved warehouse management by implementing King Dee (MRP), UPC Codes and evaluating inventory turns and costs
Improved customer satisfaction through customer survey’s and communication with the customer
Improved overall efficiency by 10%
Reduced employee turnover from 9% monthly to 2% monthly
Reduced inventory and WIP levels
Moved monthly breakeven point from 350k per month to 218k per month
Facility Equipment: Paint booths, routers, table saws, shapers, veneer presses, boiler, drying kilns, CNC
Established good relationship with local government officials
Outstanding Achievement: Received commendations from local CCP (Chinese Communist Party) government officials for improvements made

1/2003- 3/2004 (International contract ended)
Kikker 5150 Suzhou, Jiangsu, China PRC Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise in Export Processing Zone
Manufacturer of Pocket Bike motorcycles exclusive export to USA with intent to develop International market from China
General Manager
164 employees
Sent to China to start the manufacturing of pocket bike motorcycles
Established location of factory
Obtained business license
Started factory in Singapore/ China Industrial Park in the Export Processing Zone
Hired all personnel
Responsible fro P&L
Developed supplier base and negotiated pricing
Established correct EPA and Customs/ Logistics compliance
Established HR policies to comply with Chinese law
Established new production procedures and processes
Established new purchasing procedures and pricing
Established new quality procedures and implemented QMS to comply with ISO 9000:2000
Established correct production scheduling
Established correct BOM
Established Cycle Times and improved
Established training requirements and program
Established Preventive Maintenance Program
Tooling Evaluations and purchase
Maintained appropriate WIP and Inventory levels
Improved Supply Chain Management through supplier evaluation of Quality Management Systems, Capacity, Pricing, Delivery and Contract Negotiations performing supplier database for supplier efficiencies
Logistics, through selection of carriers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, consolidators and contract negotiations, data tracking for logistic efficiencies
Utilized logistics and customs software for efficient clearance of documents
Improved warehouse management by implementing King Dee (MRP), UPC Codes and evaluating inventory turns and costs
Improved customer satisfaction through customer survey’s and communication with the customers in USA and International
Improved overall efficiency by 15%
Retained employee turn over at 2% per year with staff of 100 employees
Established good relations with SIP and EPZ government officials
oversee all manufacturing and financial operations and report to USA headquarters located in Napa, California
Outstanding Achievement: Achieved production within nine months for a cost less than 200,000 USD

3/2000-1/2003 (International contract ended)
QA1 Precision Products
Lakeville, MN
Quality Manager/ General Manager
Manufacturer of OEM and aftermarket, RV and Automotive Racing industry products with a wholly owned fabrication factory in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, China.

QA1 Jiangyin, Jiangsu China Operations, Temporary General Manager for Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise
Sent to China to shut down operations and re-start the company.
65 employees
Over see all operations, such as Accounting, Human Resources, Government Labor Laws, Supplier Sourcing. The China facility is a fabrication plant that exports all QA1 products to QA1 Lakeville. Replace company management, engineering and factory personnel.
Implemented MRP in King Dee
Improved Supply Chain Management through supplier evaluation of Quality Management Systems, Capacity, Pricing, Delivery and Contract Negotiations performing supplier database for supplier efficiencies
Responsible fro P&L
Logistics, through selection of carriers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, consolidators and contract negotiations, data tracking for logistic efficiencies
Improved warehouse management by implementing King Dee (MRP), UPC Codes and evaluating inventory turns and costs
Improved customer satisfaction through customer survey’s and communication with the customers in the USA
Improved overall efficiency by 27%
Established good relationships with local government officials
Tooling Evaluations
Lakeville, Minnesota facility
Quality Manager
100 employees
Maintained ISO/QS 9000 Quality System
Maintained Calibration System and performed calibration on all instruments
Maintained Incoming and In- Process inspection as well as First Article Inspections
Maintained all Quality related documents and procedures
Implemented SPC program
Supervised Inspection Personnel
Perform Supplier Audits and negotiated pricing
Tooling Evaluations
Managed Logistics
Rewrite ISO/9000 documentation procedures, work instructions

1/1999-3/2000 QC Inspection services Burnsville, MN (Growth Opportunity)
Performed Engineering and measuring services for Automotive, Marine and other manufacturing companies as required.
Contract Employee
Provided Engineering services and Technician Services to QC Inspection Services customer’s onsite
Performed CMM programming services, Calibration
Tooling Evaluations
Performed PPAP, In-Process, receiving inspection and Engineering support
Supplier Audits

2/1998-1/1999 Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycles Belle Plaine, MN (Facility Closed)
Manufacturer of Heavy Weight Cruiser Motorcycles.
280 employees
Quality Engineer/ Team Lead
Supervised Quality Personnel
Performed CMM Programming
Implemented Nonconformance system, receiving inspection procedures, in-process procedures
Performed onsite inspection and supplier audits
Tooling Evaluations
Performed Calibration
Performed FMEA’s, wrote Quality System Documents related to QS9000 and ISO 9000
Performed Design reviews for proper use of GD&T and proper tolerancing
Performed Engineering support and Training in GD&T and SPC
Purchased all Inspection Equipment for this start up company

1/1988-2/1998 Truth Hardware Owatonna, MN (Growth Opportunity)
Manufacturer of window and patio door hardware.
1200 employees
Quality Technician
Performed First Article inspections, receiving inspections, Calibration, CMM programming and SPC
Tooling Evaluations for punch press, die casting and machining
Performed Design Reviews for proper use of GD&T
Implemented training Course for production Personnel in small instrument and hand gauging
Wrote level Three ISO documentation

3/1982-12/1987 (oil field business drop, laid off)
Halliburton Services
Oil Field Service Company
Cement Crew Lead
Responsible for Cement Crew and operations performing surface pipe, long string cementing, Plug to abandon, various pumping jobs including blow out and calculations
Nitrogen Pump truck operator
Co2 pump truck operator
V12 Operator
Fracturing Crew Lead
Responsible for sand crew operations, blender operations
Acid Crew Lead
Responsible for well acid zing operations
Tool man assistant
Responsible for working with tool man on packers and various down hole tooling and calculations

Education
Owatonna Sr. High School
4/1996-7/1996 Mankato State University Statistical Process Control

Various training given by employers, seminars, workshops

Areas of knowledge include:
Familiar with SPC, FMEA’S, DOE’s, PFMEA’s, ISO/QS 9000 documentation, Six Sigma
Root Cause Analysis, Lean Manufacturing, JIT, Kan Ban, APQP, PPAP, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, MRP, ERP. Familiar with all inspection equipment, such as Optical Comparators, 3D non-contact measuring equipment like Ram Optical, OGP and View Engineering, calipers, micrometers, height gages, surface plate setup and layout, micro hardness testing, Rockwell hardness testing, Coordinate Measuring Machines (Brown and Sharpe, Mitutoyo PC-DMIS, R&D
Extensive knowledge in GD&T. Familiar with E-coat, Liquid and Powder Paint, forgings, injection molding, die casting, machining, welding, assembly, wood working, wood finishes, CNC equipment CAD/CAM and plating processes, electronics, MS Office, PCDMIS, plastics, glues, fabrics, chrome, aluminum, steel, rubber, stampings, Fasteners, warehouse management, punch press, heat treating
Supervision and management of personnel, Statistical Process control, Financial calculations, P&L, supplier development, supply chain management, purchasing, contract negotiations, logistics, human resources, and supplier selection, supplier audits, China Start up Operations.