Christopher Luhn Jr.

114 Pioneer Road

Corralitos, CA 95076

Phone: 831.763.1674

email:

Objective:

To secure a position with an exciting company that allows me to utilize my skills in supply chain management, financial management, financial and operations analysis, and information technology application in a team oriented cross-functional environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Raytek Corporation
1/01 – 8/01 /

Operational Controller

  • Evaluated MRP system and associated business processes, and implemented process changes and training to improve inventory accuracy, reduce overall inventory, and simplify the planning and procurement cycle.
  • Evaluated and reengineered internal controls at headquarters and main manufacturing site.
  • Developed a supply chain for the largest product line, which saved the company $200K per year in logistics costs and import duties.

8/00 – 12/00 /

Division Controller

  • Supported Divisional VP and General Manager with financial analysis and reporting.
  • Integrated activity based costing into corporate and divisional financial roll-ups to accurately report margin contribution by geographical and product lines.
  • Increased division contribution by analyzing individual product contributions and identifying areas for cost and/or pricing improvements.

Skyway Freight Systems, Inc.
5/99 – 11/99 /

Controller, Supply Chain Business Unit

  • Developed asset management strategy that maximized return on investment for a $30 million annual sales supply chain services business unit.
  • Increased the division’s gross margin from 2% to 15% by reducing operating costs, reengineering customer solutions, and renegotiating key customer contracts.
  • Successfully negotiated a beneficial replacement contract with the largest unit customer.
  • Implemented changes to financial reporting processes to reflect the actual cost of operations at the customer level.

1998 – 4/99 / Director of Logistics Solutions
  • Worked with internal Sales and Marketing group and with potential customers to develop, sell and implement logistics and supply chain solutions.
  • Worked closely with numerous web business consultants to model order fulfillment solutions as well the accompanying IT solutions necessary for business-to-consumer and business-to-business e-commerce.
  • Designed and presented over 15 supply chain value propositions to senior logistics executives at Fortune 500 companies domestic and international.
  • Managed the design and implementation of an e-commerce order fulfillment solution for Barnes and Noble .com.

1996 - 1998 / Director of Logistics Operations/Customer Team Leader
  • Relationship manager and general manager of 3rd Party Logistics customer operation, The Gap.
  • Managed 2 direct and 120 indirect employees operating 300,000 square feet of logistics operations containing average inventory valued at $100M.
  • Developed new business processes and helped design and install a $4.2M automated material handling system that resulted in reducing labor costs by one third and doubling the capacity of the warehouse.
  • Renegotiated Gap contract for an additional three year term and $33 million in revenue.

1993 - 1996 / Pricing Analyst/Financial Analyst
  • Performed financial analysis at all company levels to support business decisions regarding current and future customer relationships, as well as current and future company operational structures.
  • Created new analysis, data collection, and cost allocation methodologies and implemented customer level profitability reports to support executive level decision-making.
  • Designed and managed a successful implementation of an activity based costing information system to collect critical data for a complex labor function company wide. This included designing file structures, cost allocation logic and user interfaces for data collection and entry.

1991 - 1993 / Central Operations Agent
  • Customer Service, shipment routing, transportation vendor management.

Education & Professional Development
PC Software Proficiency / San Jose State University – BS in Business, Finance
Management Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison – Pricing and Contracts for Logistics, 1995
American Management Association – Project Management, 1997
Microsoft Products: Excel, Word, Access, Project, Powerpoint
Other Products: Visio, ABC Flowcharter, Various Cognos Tools, Crystal Report Writer, MAX MRP

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