Johann S.

Sourcing all critical materials and components nationally and internationally to ensure Company profitability. - Material quoting - Price negotiations - Supply Chain setup - Delivery's with freight forwarder

Estimating Millwork Projects up to $750,000 • Case goods, millwork trim and specialty take-off • On-screen take-off with Planswift software • Using Tradesoft ProjectPack for estimating and data output • RFI’s to clients and suppliers • Project evaluation for review and submitting to clients • Project site visits for field measuring and verification as required

Oversaw $1MM budget sales volume of 5 stores. Responsible for an engineering team of 5 people, oversaw production team of 25 and an on-site installation team of 4. • Successfully mitigated store construction delays with $80,000 change orders. Completed installs in time frame of grand opening. • Managed production and installation of 2-inventor gadget stores totaling $375,000 and 2- architectural design beauty salons. • Re-engineered an existing design shoe store and increased revenue by 38%. .

Responsible for purchasing daily materials for internal wood production. Researched material to use for production engineering. Negotiated prices and expedited shipments to meet production deadlines. • Supplied materials for $25MM in-house production. • Created and executed a sample program for clients and in-house to ensure quality control. • Dealt with 100 requests annually; organized and ordered 700+ samples.

Functioned as procurer of store fixtures. Ensured product availability to final destination within timely installation. Oversaw a budget of $5MM. • Managed project on-site in China to ensure understanding of scope of work, production details and quality expectations. • Worked with a team of 5-10 engineers to create internal and external production drawings. • Created demand for automatic response for procurement and production for end product. • Discussed production pricing with estimation team to align with profit margin.

Oversaw 8 European and US clients. Oversaw estimating, engineering, procurement and production of projects. Responsible for execution of over $5 Million sales volume including NYC flagship stores.

Developed prototypes for clients for specific projects. Engineered functional fixtures for US retailers, auction houses, offices and flagship retail stores. Standardized the hardware used in fixture production. • Supported the implementation of the IMOS/ INSIGHT engineering program for casework. • Utilized Epicor-Vantage ERP system implementation for engineering projects. • Trained a team of 4-5 engineers and wrote standard operating procedures for system usage. • Supervised installation and on-site project management as needed.

Oversaw the travel of sales teams and staff for tradeshows. Responsible for trade show booth layout, display production, live assembly demonstration with narration, show set-up, and the complete show organization. • Re-engineered US furniture for European hardware application. • Provided training and technical support of sales force and customers as needed. • Translated and regenerated assembly instructions from German to English.

Lead Production Engineer Supervised production team of 10 and job site installation. • Consulted with architects, designers, and customers on work contracts. Prepared contract details with blueprints, drawing assembly sketches, on-line cut lists, and CNC work. • Specified and ordered material and hardware as needed. • Oversaw production deadline management, shipment and installations. • Utilized programming for CNC on-line panel cutting and four-station CNC single feed drilling/routing center