Steve M. Gottesman Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Purchasing/Inventory Manager Responsible for purchasing of all products, accessories, and office supplies to support IT staff and President of an Electronics/Security Installation & Servicing company. Warehouse/Supplies – Oversee & maintain warehouse for all on-site product & supply inventory.  Fleet Maintenance – Responsible for maintenance and scheduling of company vehicles’ repairs, registrations, etc.

Staten Island, New York, Us

Direct Support Professional; Security As part of a dynamic staff, responsible for assisting in the care and safety of all participants for a non-profit organization providing services and activities for children & adults affected by ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). Responsible for all participant arrivals and departures via sign-in/sign-out from approved parents, guardians, and caretakers in order to ensure the safety and safekeeping of individuals participating in various on-site Respite activites. Responsible for handouts of all pertinent information, memos, newsletters, flyers, etc. Volunteer as photographer, sound & video editor for various GRACE Foundation Respite activities and events. Assist in studio cleanup and maintenance at end of Respite activites.

Staten Island, New York, Us

Purchasing Assistant/Customer Service Representative Was responsible for accepting, entering & maintaining sales orders from customers and sales representatives. Provided follow-up status on product delivery to customers and vendor deliveries to company as well as customers.  Purchasing responsibilities included receiving/accepting vendor deliveries; creating purchase orders for vendors as well as follow-up status. Was responsible for reviewing various company reports and making necessary adjustments utilizing PaperMaster, an industry-specific software system. Acted as liaison between fleet staff and Operations Manager to ensure timely and efficient deliveries.

Production Planner/Customer Service Representative Part of a 5-person staff responsible for overseeing all Flexographic Production orders from Sales through Distribution. Acted as chief liaison between Operations, Sales, Customer Service, and outside graphics vendors.  Monitored the process flow of all jobs, often modifying schedules and Production plans to ensure timely flow of our products, ranging from retail/specialty plastic and paper bags to medical industry specimen and bio-hazard products.  Utilized AS400/VAI systems for job status, materials inventory, and reporting. Coordinated daily Production meetings involving plant management for review/status of outstanding jobs and issues. Worked with Materials & Press Managers to help ensure efficient WIP (Work-In-Process) and JIT (Just-In-Time) practices. Assisted as Purchasing Agent/CSR, assisting in order quotes for custom and finished goods, as well as interacting with outsourced vendors for production status and delivery of goods.

New York, Ny, Us

Senior Production Planning Manager Responsible for the creation and daily management of all production operating plans for all New York Times products. Production management of the two Times’ facilities in Edison, New Jersey and College Point, New York.  Creation, management, and modification of state-of-the-art multi-tasking production system software integral to the design of the printed products, insert packages, and truck routes. Developed and managed all customer accounts pertinent to the production systems. Senior production liaison between all operating departments including Advertising, Circulation, Distribution, and the Newsroom.  Responsible for the coordination of company-wide projects pertaining to continuous improvement like Six Sigma. This has resulted in consistent improvement on daily processes and systems and has attributed to annual cost reduction in various departments. Co-Chaired process improvement teams throughout the two operating facilities. Responsible for teaming with unionized departments in the daily management of production flow.

New York, Ny, Us

Production Control Supervisor  Managed staff of 10-15 production control operators in the newly opened Edison, New Jersey production facility. The management of this team incorporated the responsibility of the automatic guided vehicles, press control and monitoring systems, and the automated pallet loading systems on 24 hour rotating shifts. Created and implemented daily system reports for staff use. Teamed with senior plant management on the daily production processes and implementation. Designed system user manuals. Was responsible for training new system operators.

New York, Ny, Us