Chris Catalano

11/25/2014
Overland Park, KS

Position Desired

Manufacturing Engineering
Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO
Yes

Resume

Objective: Actively work as a Planner/Analyst utilizing my Manufacturing, Fleet Management, Rail, Truck, Ocean, Intermodal, and Supply Chain, Agricultural, and Information Technology skills to keep production at maximum velocity.
Education
Dell Inc. Dell Installation Technician Certification
MadCamp MadCap Flare 7 Certification
Tarrant County Community College, - Fort Worth, TX Train Dispatcher’s Rule Certification
National Academy Railroad Sciences, - Overland Park, KS Conductor’s Rule Certification
DeVry Institute of Technology, - Kansas City, MO B.S. - Computer Information Systems

Logistics & Information Technology Skills:
Logistics IT
• RR GCOR, ABTH, SSI, ISO 9001/TS 16949, MOW Rules Certified • MS Office 2010, MS Project, SharePoint, Visio, Lotus Notes, Adobe CS5, Photoshop, RoboHelp, FrameMaker
• TMS/TMDS/DOT/NTSB/FRA/PTC/FMCSA Knowledge and Rules • MadCap Flare 7 Certification, Dell Technician Certification
• Transportation Union/Carrier Contracts/Rates/Tariffs/BOL/EEI/Schedule B/EAR • SAP, EDI, ASN, Supply Chain, 5Ps, 8Ds, DWDP, 5-Whys
• Logistics Budgets/Reporting/Claims/
• Grain Trading/Logistics for N.A. Rail • DB Design w/Oracle Portals w/SQL & MS Access, SDLC
• FSA Logistics w/Posted County Prices
• N.A. Hazmat Certification • LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, TMDS, Citrix, Support
• Conductor/Footboard Yardmaster/Hostler Engineer/RCO Engineer/Train Dispatcher Certified • Crystal Reports/Enterprise Architecture, General Ledger, A/P

Employment Experience:
Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Sika – Grandview, MO
October 2012 to Present
• Design, test, and implement polymer plastic automotive parts, shipping labels, and packaging to customer specifications using Six Sigma Processes (PPAP & APQP, AQP, 5-Whys, QFD, SIPOC, CTQ Tree ) with quality assurance to meet world-wide supply chain packaging and shipping preparations in a lean manufacturing environment.
• Lead a quality team of ten individuals driving audits, crucial processes, metrics, and cross functional engineering teams for quality analysis and customer CAR closures.
• Design in-house raw materials followed up with inoculated testing to ensure 100% production specifications.
• Forecast production planning for molds producing prototype parts for trials, testing, and production.
• Drive Processing Parameters for two stage 550 Ton Thermoplastic Injection Mold Machines creating nylon carrier insulating automotive parts to ISO 9001, 14001, TS 16949 Standards in a lean manufacturing environment.

Rail Traffic Controller-Planner/Engineer/Conductor
BNSF Railway – Kansas City, KS
December 2005 to August 2010
• Entrusted with the responsibility to move freight efficiently, maximize velocity to meet contracts with other RR’s and customer’s expectations, supply and demand, inventory, while coordinating train movements and Intermodal service schedules managing over 400 Trainmen.
• Created and planned daily, weekly operations/track and car maintenance plans with multiple contingency plans to prioritize freight and track maintenance while keeping operational costs minimal.
• Ensured FRA/DOT/NTSB/PTC compliance for all freight movements across North America while ensuring “hot cars” were expedited with full contingency plans to meet customer’s expectations.
• Generated multiple reports for man hours, budget, fuel surcharges, grain elevators, coal mines, and locomotive utilization while escalating service interruptions to all parties needing notification while managing interruption until resolved.

Medical Technologist/Business Analyst
Kansas City Gastroenterology – Kansas City, MO
June 2008 to March 2010
• Performed IT Project Management, consulting for software, hardware, network, backups, and troubleshooting support while going green and converting patient paper charts to electronic formats with HIPAA compliance.

Bellman/Valet
American Valet Parking, Inc – Kansas City, MO
December 1999 to April 2011
• Parked and retrieved customer’s vehicles safely while providing excellent customer service.

Freelance Experience:
Director of IT/Supply Chain Operations
RSVP Med Spa (Contract) – Overland Park, KS
February 2010 to October 2012
• Coordinate all hardware, materials, and software purchases, support, and maintenance.
• Provide on-site and remote hardware and software training for end users.
• Database maintenance, marketing development, and website development/maintenance.

Dell Certified Installation Technician
Blue Valley USD (Contract) – Overland Park, KS
June 2012 to August 2012
• De-Install, New Install over 2400 Desktops, Laptops, Servers, Switches, Hubs, and Routers.
• Assist Project Manager in proper deployment of all hardware, software, and employees.
• Complete reports and ensure customer satisfaction with each job site.
• Develop and execute contingency plans for completion of project scope and timeline.

Technical Writer/Commodities Business Analyst
USDA (Contract) – Kansas City, MO
July 2011 to November 2011
• Worked for the Farm Service Agency editing and performing database analysis of warehouse examination, commodity marketing, and merchandisers for the lower 48 states US Posted County Prices with price data from the CBOT and KCBOT.
• Creation of User Manuals, Templates, Vision Guides, Technical Analysis, Technical User Guides, Glossary, Risk Assessments, SD...

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