Experience

Michael Brooks Consulting, LLC

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Consultant

  • Mar 2021 - Present



Reynolds Consumer Products

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Of Operations Support

  • May 2017 - Feb 2021

  Provide direction, strategy, planning and execution of the internal transportation, logistics, warehousing, continuous improvement and manufacturing operations and intra-company supply. Provide direction, strategy, planning and execution of the internal transportation, logistics, warehousing, continuous improvement and manufacturing operations and intra-company supply.



Dominion Packaging

• United States
• Packaging & Containers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Materials and Logistics

  • May 2016 - Feb 2017

  Responsible for raw material purchasing, inventory and production planning for packaging manufacturer serving national brands in fast food, tobacco, food and beverage industries. • Coordinated startup of multi-million dollar line extension for beverage packaging. Responsible for raw material purchasing, inventory and production planning for packaging manufacturer serving national brands in fast food, tobacco, food and beverage industries. • Coordinated startup of multi-million dollar line extension for beverage packaging.



Reynolds Consumer Products

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Materials and Operations Planning

  • Sep 2008 - May 2016

  Responsible for working capital planning, supply planning, and customer delivery performance for $900 million Consumer Packaged Goods business. • Developed annual inventory and production plans. • Supervised planning team responsible for master production schedules (MPS) and product deployment (DRP) within national distribution network. • Coordinated production and planning activities at 6 manufacturing locations to ensure successful attainment of production plans and strategic initiatives. Show less



Alcoa

• United States
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Product Supply

  • 2001 - 2008

  Responsible for production planning and inventory for 5 plants supplying Reynolds Wrap and other consumer products to Alcoa’s consumer packaged goods businesses. • Spearheaded team effort which reduced stockouts by 25% through better forecasting and production planning. • Developed international logistics and supply plan for $50 million new product launch in 2007

• Production Control Manager

  • 2000 - 2001

  Directed team of five planners and six customer service reps that coordinated all production scheduling and order fulfillment activities for $250 million flexible packaging business. • Reduced inventories by 20% ($3 million) in 2001 while improving on-time order delivery by 11%.



Reynolds Metals

• Manager Light Gauge Foil Operations

  • Jan 2000 - Dec 2000

  Managed $100+ million per year foil rolling operation with over 115 employees in a multi-union environment.• Implemented shop floor practices based on Toyota Production System-- standardized work, 5S, continuous improvement.

• Materials Manger, Flexible Packaging

  • 1997 - 2000

  Coordinated production and inventory planning for $1.5B packaging and consumer products business. • Reduced annual costs by $1.5 million by consolidating outside foil purchases and qualifying alternate suppliers in the U.S., Canada, Costa Rica, Russia and China.

• Information Systems Manager

  • 1993 - 1997

  Managed IT hardware and software resources for 700-employee manufacturing facility. • Installed and maintained AS/400 applications for MRP, EDI, Shipping & Receiving, Shop Floor Production Reporting. • Designed and installed the first fiber optic network (LAN) in any Reynolds Packaging plant.

• Systems Analyst / Programmer

  • 1992 - 1993

  Implemented AS/400 based invoicing system at 5 plants for Reynolds Flexible Packing business.



Metro Information Services

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Systems Analyst / Programmer

  • 1990 - 1992

  Database design for Reynolds Metals. Database design for Reynolds Metals.



Innovative Computing

• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Systems Analyst / Programmer

  • 1986 - 1990

  Software application developer supporting transportation and logistics industry. Software application developer supporting transportation and logistics industry.



Harding & Shelton

• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Petroleum Geologist

  • 1985 - 1986



Continental Resources, Inc

• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Petroleum Geologist

  • 1982 - 1985



Masters Energy

• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Petroleum Geologist

  • 1981 - 1982



Core Laboratories

• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Wellsite Geologist

  • 1980 - 1981