Dennis Baker
Vice President of Operations at Tuffaloy Products, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Linda Lehere
I had the pleasure of working for Dennis Baker. He was and yet remains a supportive mentor and a collaborative business contact for me. Dennis has helped me to develop the skills necessary to take that next step in my career path. Dennis is a driven business professional with an incredible span of knowledge from both a strategic business and technical perspective. He is customer focused, business driven, an executer and a natural born leader with high expectations and an awesome success rate on delivery of initiatives. I highly recommend Dennis for any role that would require a great amount of drive, initiative and leadership as he will thrive in that environment and get the job done!
Art Trevino
Having the opportunity to work directly with Dennis Baker through co-dependent functions, I am confident in recommending him for any opportunity that requires strong tactical organizational skills with a strategic business goal in mind. Since both are required for successful business endeavors, Dennis' professional knowledge and experience would certainly come to bear.
Linda Lehere
I had the pleasure of working for Dennis Baker. He was and yet remains a supportive mentor and a collaborative business contact for me. Dennis has helped me to develop the skills necessary to take that next step in my career path. Dennis is a driven business professional with an incredible span of knowledge from both a strategic business and technical perspective. He is customer focused, business driven, an executer and a natural born leader with high expectations and an awesome success rate on delivery of initiatives. I highly recommend Dennis for any role that would require a great amount of drive, initiative and leadership as he will thrive in that environment and get the job done!
Art Trevino
Having the opportunity to work directly with Dennis Baker through co-dependent functions, I am confident in recommending him for any opportunity that requires strong tactical organizational skills with a strategic business goal in mind. Since both are required for successful business endeavors, Dennis' professional knowledge and experience would certainly come to bear.
Linda Lehere
I had the pleasure of working for Dennis Baker. He was and yet remains a supportive mentor and a collaborative business contact for me. Dennis has helped me to develop the skills necessary to take that next step in my career path. Dennis is a driven business professional with an incredible span of knowledge from both a strategic business and technical perspective. He is customer focused, business driven, an executer and a natural born leader with high expectations and an awesome success rate on delivery of initiatives. I highly recommend Dennis for any role that would require a great amount of drive, initiative and leadership as he will thrive in that environment and get the job done!
Art Trevino
Having the opportunity to work directly with Dennis Baker through co-dependent functions, I am confident in recommending him for any opportunity that requires strong tactical organizational skills with a strategic business goal in mind. Since both are required for successful business endeavors, Dennis' professional knowledge and experience would certainly come to bear.
Linda Lehere
I had the pleasure of working for Dennis Baker. He was and yet remains a supportive mentor and a collaborative business contact for me. Dennis has helped me to develop the skills necessary to take that next step in my career path. Dennis is a driven business professional with an incredible span of knowledge from both a strategic business and technical perspective. He is customer focused, business driven, an executer and a natural born leader with high expectations and an awesome success rate on delivery of initiatives. I highly recommend Dennis for any role that would require a great amount of drive, initiative and leadership as he will thrive in that environment and get the job done!
Art Trevino
Having the opportunity to work directly with Dennis Baker through co-dependent functions, I am confident in recommending him for any opportunity that requires strong tactical organizational skills with a strategic business goal in mind. Since both are required for successful business endeavors, Dennis' professional knowledge and experience would certainly come to bear.
Experience
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Tuffaloy Products, Inc.
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United States
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Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President of Operations
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2006 - Present
Head Operations Executive responsible for all Plant operations and Facilities management including factory scheduling & manufacturing, warehousing, shipping/receiving, quality control, facilities management, capital equipment selection/maintenance and manufacturing engineering for a mid sized manufacturer engaged in the production of resistance welding consumables. Successfully brought stability and leadership to a growing organization where there was an obvious void. Deployed… Show more Head Operations Executive responsible for all Plant operations and Facilities management including factory scheduling & manufacturing, warehousing, shipping/receiving, quality control, facilities management, capital equipment selection/maintenance and manufacturing engineering for a mid sized manufacturer engaged in the production of resistance welding consumables. Successfully brought stability and leadership to a growing organization where there was an obvious void. Deployed fundamental operational SOP's and performance metrics where none existed allowing the organization to continue it's growth in a significantly more stable environment. Successfully empowered a team of supervisors providing overall strategic direction and support allowing them so succeed in their daily activities. Show less Head Operations Executive responsible for all Plant operations and Facilities management including factory scheduling & manufacturing, warehousing, shipping/receiving, quality control, facilities management, capital equipment selection/maintenance and manufacturing engineering for a mid sized manufacturer engaged in the production of resistance welding consumables. Successfully brought stability and leadership to a growing organization where there was an obvious void. Deployed… Show more Head Operations Executive responsible for all Plant operations and Facilities management including factory scheduling & manufacturing, warehousing, shipping/receiving, quality control, facilities management, capital equipment selection/maintenance and manufacturing engineering for a mid sized manufacturer engaged in the production of resistance welding consumables. Successfully brought stability and leadership to a growing organization where there was an obvious void. Deployed fundamental operational SOP's and performance metrics where none existed allowing the organization to continue it's growth in a significantly more stable environment. Successfully empowered a team of supervisors providing overall strategic direction and support allowing them so succeed in their daily activities. Show less
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Board of Stewards/Flag Officer
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Jan 2011 - Dec 2014
Board member/Flag Officer governing the vision, mission and budget of a 300 member sail club. The primary purpose of WCSC is to encourage and support the sport of sailing, sailboat racing and the arts and sciences of seamanship and navigation. Board member/Flag Officer governing the vision, mission and budget of a 300 member sail club. The primary purpose of WCSC is to encourage and support the sport of sailing, sailboat racing and the arts and sciences of seamanship and navigation.
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Director of Operations
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Jan 1997 - 2006
Chief Operations Executive responsible for all operational activities including international sourcing & Logistics, Domestic and international golf club manufacturing, Production planning, Purchasing, warehousing, shipping & receiving, Inventory control, facilities management, Information systems, Electronic data interchange and database management for a $50 million/year golf manufacturing & distribution company. Successfully selected and deployed a Windows NT network infrastructure in… Show more Chief Operations Executive responsible for all operational activities including international sourcing & Logistics, Domestic and international golf club manufacturing, Production planning, Purchasing, warehousing, shipping & receiving, Inventory control, facilities management, Information systems, Electronic data interchange and database management for a $50 million/year golf manufacturing & distribution company. Successfully selected and deployed a Windows NT network infrastructure in addition to a fully integrated ERP and EDI system. This enabled the entire organization to fully optimize performance and manage the business in a much more efficient manner. Instituted solid fundamental operational procedures to ensure streamlined performance. Developed and deployed performance metrics to measure our success and identify weakness. Built strong relationships with our domestic and overseas supplier base. Show less Chief Operations Executive responsible for all operational activities including international sourcing & Logistics, Domestic and international golf club manufacturing, Production planning, Purchasing, warehousing, shipping & receiving, Inventory control, facilities management, Information systems, Electronic data interchange and database management for a $50 million/year golf manufacturing & distribution company. Successfully selected and deployed a Windows NT network infrastructure in… Show more Chief Operations Executive responsible for all operational activities including international sourcing & Logistics, Domestic and international golf club manufacturing, Production planning, Purchasing, warehousing, shipping & receiving, Inventory control, facilities management, Information systems, Electronic data interchange and database management for a $50 million/year golf manufacturing & distribution company. Successfully selected and deployed a Windows NT network infrastructure in addition to a fully integrated ERP and EDI system. This enabled the entire organization to fully optimize performance and manage the business in a much more efficient manner. Instituted solid fundamental operational procedures to ensure streamlined performance. Developed and deployed performance metrics to measure our success and identify weakness. Built strong relationships with our domestic and overseas supplier base. Show less
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Datastream
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Canada
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Non-profit Organization Management
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Director of Operations
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1996 - 1997
Responsible for all operational, warehousing and purchasing activities for a publicly traded Software Company. Successfully brought software manufacturing and distribution capability in house from a 3rd party source. This allowed the organization much greater flexibility and control over shipments to customers. Responsible for all operational, warehousing and purchasing activities for a publicly traded Software Company. Successfully brought software manufacturing and distribution capability in house from a 3rd party source. This allowed the organization much greater flexibility and control over shipments to customers.
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Aegis Technologies
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Bulgaria
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Computer and Network Security
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Senior Materials Manager
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1994 - 1996
Responsible for all materials management, purchasing, production & Inventory control, warehousing, shipping/receiving, MRP database management and factory scheduling for a $5 million/year high tech start up. successfully established fundamental business processes and systems creating manufacturing delivery capability from a greenfield site. Responsible for all materials management, purchasing, production & Inventory control, warehousing, shipping/receiving, MRP database management and factory scheduling for a $5 million/year high tech start up. successfully established fundamental business processes and systems creating manufacturing delivery capability from a greenfield site.
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Texas Instruments
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United States
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Manufacturing Operations
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1984 - 1994
Various positions in Operations group for the Malcom Baldridge award winning Defense Systems & Electronics Group. Outstanding training ground for an operations professional. Exposed to all aspects of operations progressing from an individual contributor through various supervisory roles. Exposure and training on the Motorola six sigma quality program. Participated in the Malcom Baldridge Quality award effort. Led a Work redesign team spearheading the thrust to deploy cross functional… Show more Various positions in Operations group for the Malcom Baldridge award winning Defense Systems & Electronics Group. Outstanding training ground for an operations professional. Exposed to all aspects of operations progressing from an individual contributor through various supervisory roles. Exposure and training on the Motorola six sigma quality program. Participated in the Malcom Baldridge Quality award effort. Led a Work redesign team spearheading the thrust to deploy cross functional self-directed work teams in the organization. Was issued a Secret Clearance while working on the Harpoon missile program. Show less Various positions in Operations group for the Malcom Baldridge award winning Defense Systems & Electronics Group. Outstanding training ground for an operations professional. Exposed to all aspects of operations progressing from an individual contributor through various supervisory roles. Exposure and training on the Motorola six sigma quality program. Participated in the Malcom Baldridge Quality award effort. Led a Work redesign team spearheading the thrust to deploy cross functional… Show more Various positions in Operations group for the Malcom Baldridge award winning Defense Systems & Electronics Group. Outstanding training ground for an operations professional. Exposed to all aspects of operations progressing from an individual contributor through various supervisory roles. Exposure and training on the Motorola six sigma quality program. Participated in the Malcom Baldridge Quality award effort. Led a Work redesign team spearheading the thrust to deploy cross functional self-directed work teams in the organization. Was issued a Secret Clearance while working on the Harpoon missile program. Show less
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Education
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1981 - 1983
Buffalo State University
BS, Industrial Engineering -
1979 - 1981
Mohawk Valley Community College
AAS, Mechanical Engineering Technology -
1975 - 1979
Mohonasen High School
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