Darlene A. Daly

New Port Richey, Florida 34655

Objective: To work for an innovative and progressive company that seeks employees with strong initiative and interpersonal skills and the proven ability to align individual and departmental goals with corporate directives. I have a proven track record of achieving consensus within highly diverse groups such as operations, sales, and finance for successful implementation of programs in cost reduction and manufacturing efficiency improvements.

Professional Profile

Strategic Business Planner 1997 - 2009

VLOC Inc., Subsidiary of II-VI Incorporated

New Port Richey, Florida 34655

VLOC is the largest subsidiary of II-VI Inc., and a world leader in the manufacture of precision optics and crystal components for visible and infrared applications. They are vertically integrated from crystal growth through fabrication to coating, and possess extensive offshore manufacturing capabilities.

• Adept at developing and maintaining detailed administrative and procedural processes that reduce redundancy, improve accuracy and efficiency, and achieve organizational objectives.

• Successful completed the Supply Chain Professional Management course

• Managed two high priority customers orders that had low on time delivery, both customers are at or above where the scorecard requires

• Managed a project from the ground floor to the development of a new product

• Implemented training course for new product line

• Started an overall effective efficiency program

• Developed a cost analysis system from the overall product lines for all major customers.

• Secret Level Government Clearance

• Skilled in quantitative methods for decision analysis

• I have written the progress for ISO 9000 and been an auditor for the work instructions and progress.

• Earned Value Management System, involved with the material accounting system which provide for accurate cost accumulation and assignment of costs to control accounts in a manner consistent with the budgets using recognized, acceptable, costing techniques. This provided a cost performance measurement at the point in time most suitable for the category of material involved, but no earlier than the time of progress payments or actual receipt of material.

Assistant Supervisor 1978 - 1996

Plummer Precision Optics

Pennsburg, Pennsylvania 18073 

Plummer Precision Optics focus was involved with custom manufacturing of precision optical components, opto-mechanical assemblies, and advanced coatings for a wide variety of industrial and defense applications. They were acquired by Edmund Optics in the fourth quarter of 2000 to further expand Edmund Optical manufacturing and coating capabilities, and allow the company to leverage Plummer Precisions Optic's technology and skills to better serve the telecommunications, semiconductor, and biomedical markets.

• Trained and supervised 25 employees in the grinding, polishing, and inspection methods of laser optics.

• Planned production flow and prepared for incoming new orders by planning and ordering tools and glass.

• Problem solved and developed new solutions for product flow issue.

• Worked in a fast paced and detailed environment.

Educational Profile

University of Phoenix 

Tampa, Florida 

B.S. Business Management - 2006

Strayer University 

Tampa, Florida 

MBA Business Management (June 2010 Graduation)

Additional Programs and Training

Advanced MS Office software including PowerPoint, Project, and Outlook

Minitab statistical analysis software

Visio software

Project Management

Cost Analysis, Yield Analysis (OEE), Life Cycle Analysis

Lean Manufacturing

Total Quality Management

Statistical Process Control

References

References are available upon request