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| Desired Industry: Business/Management |
SpiderID: 9136 |
| Desired Job Location: Los Angeles area, California |
Date Posted: 10/9/2006 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 02/18/07 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 50-75% |
| Highest Degree Attained: |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
Estimator
Experience:
DISNEY IMAGINEERING – Glendale, CA 06/1980 –04/2006
Estimator: 06/87 – 04/06
Sr. Planner: 06/80 – 06/87
Estimator:
•Numbers Maker in Budget Planning & Roll up of many Large Attractions featured in Disney’s
world-wide theme parks – Budgets ran anywhere from $350K to $60 Million
•Established Budgets at Rough Order of Magnitude / Cost Appraisal & Grass Roots Bid Levels
for Electronic Equipment used world-wide in Disney Theme Parks. Systems included Audio/Video,
Show Controls for Audioanimatronic © figures, Lighting Controls (All over an I.P. Network) and
Ride Controls using dual PLC's.
•Research for these Budgetary Undertakings included Interviewing Engineers for Input to
Determine Scope & Design Intent – Often up to Two Years in Advance of Drawing Releases to Enable
Accurate & Complete Budget Figures.
•This Required Intimate Knowledge of Electronic Systems Designs in Wide Variety of Applications at Disney -
For Example: For Several Smaller Attractions in Fantasyland, in Hong Kong Disneyland, was able to accurately
“Design” and estimate the hardware required for the ride controls systems using only an equipment-type list,
motor size, and series-type of PLC Equipment.
•Used SAP ERP Historical Purchasing Records, Vendor Quotes, Price Lists, Internet Pricing & Engineering
Drawings to Develop Labor & Material Estimates in a Work Breakdown Structure.
•Consulted with Engineering & Production Staff upon Completion of Estimates to Obtain “Stake Ownership”
then Presented to Director and VP Levels for Approvals.
•Electronic Equipment Ranged from Several Thousand to Several Million Dollars per Attraction. On Several
very Large Projects, the Estimates were within less than 1% Accuracy.
•Performed Division-Wide Estimate Roll Ups with up to Fifty Disciplines Outside the Electronics Arena. This
Required Familiarity of Each Department’s Operations & Processes as Well as the Interdependencies on
Each Other to Ensure that Costs were Neither Duplicated, nor Left Out.
•Regularly acted as Supervisor whenever the normal Supervisor was out of office.
•Maintained Excel Estimating Templates / Trained Others to Estimate & to Use Excel [Resulting in One
Temporary Worker to being Offered a Full Time Position as an Estimator]
•Performed as Local Resource for General PC Questions / Troubleshooting & Occasionally Made
Recommendations for Hardware/Software Purchases at Departmental Level
DISNEY IMAGINEERING – Glendale, CA (Continued)
Senior Planner:
•Planned Required Manufactured / Purchased Items for Complex Electronic Systems, Ensuring Quality,
Timeliness, and Budget
•Configured BOM’s from Engineering Drawings / Blueprints
•Assisted with Budget Analysis & Costing Strategy
•Prepared Work order Packages & Monitored Status Through Completion
•Trained Co-Workers
•Generated Production Status Reports to Imagineering Management & Other Disney Divisions
DIMETRICS, INC – Sepulveda, CA 06/1976 – 06/1980
Planner / Expeditor / Stock Clerk
[Known as Liburdi Group today headquartered in North Carolina]
•Responsible for Proper Provisioning of Gold Track and Centaur Automated Welding Systems
through Historical Activity / Current & Forecasted Demands
•Scheduled Production Releases
•Performed Shortage Control & Reporting
•Assisted in Implementation of Successful MRP System
•Collaborated with QC / Engineering & Purchasing as Part of Material Review Board to
Disposition Materials that Fell Outside Quality Tolerances
•Often was able to Close Sub-Assemblies Two Weeks Ahead of Schedule
•Identified Materials / Reorganized Stores Area – Resulting in Significant drop in Production Shortages
thereby enabling faster Production Cycle
•Responsible for Receipt / Stocking & Distribution of all Manufacturing Materials
•Performed Cycle Counts/Year-End Inventories & Maintained Inventory Records
•Pulled Kits from BOM’s / Moved Sub-Assemblies through Routed Work Centers & Closed To Inventory Stores
•Generated Production Progress Reports to Planners / Performed Vendor Follow-Up on Overdue P.O.s
Education:
California State University, Northridge
Various Management Courses Sponsored by In-House Disney University
Some APICS Course Work
Skills:
• “Go-To-Guy”
• Ability to Present Difficult Technical Concepts to Non-Technical Personnel
• Familiar with System Design
• Expert Level with Microsoft Excel
• Ability to Balance the Details against Big Picture
• Budget – Spreadsheet Roll Ups from Division Departments – along with Personal Piece of the Project
• Extreme Accuracy in this area – with as High as Within 1 to 5 % Estimate vs. Actual Cost
Additional Information:
• Knowledgeable / Confident / Articulate / Detail & Goal Oriented / Team Player
• Budget Building / Grass Roots Expertise / Resourceful / Decisive / Multitasked
• Strong Research & Investigative Skills / Accurate / Good Training Skills
AWARDS
• Spot Award with Monetary Bonus for work on “Hong Kong Disneyland Concept” Estimate
• “Who’s Who in American High Schools 1975”
Reference:
References Furnished On Request
Candidate Contact Information:
| Name: Jack Lewis |
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| Street: - |
Phone: 818-640-8139 |
| City: Glendale |
Fax: - |
| State: California |
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| Zip: 91214 |
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