Manager and technician for IT infrastructure.
Greater Los Angeles Area
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- Senior Client Services Associate at Mattel, Inc.
- Electronic Pre-Press Macintosh Operator at Insync Media
- Supervisor Macintosh Operations at Frank Schaffer Publications
- Manager Electronic Pre-Press at Pace Publications Arts
- Owner at Lifesaver Desktop Media
- Production Planning Manager at Teledyne Microelectronics
- Vice President of Operations at Rainbow Kite Company
- Production Control Planner/Analyst at Lear Siegler, Inc.
- Filmmaker at Merriman Productions
- Technical Assistant Level B at Jet Propulsion Laboratories
- Education
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- Webster University
- Webster University
- University of Southern California
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Kenneth Merriman, MBA, MA-ITM’s Summary
Has eight-years experienced as supervisor, manager, and vice-president of operations. Has ten-year experience as project leader on complex information technology computer system implementation projects involving global coordination within a Fortune 500 corporation. Proven decision-making capabilities with innovative planning experience, insightful Return on Investment (ROI) knowledge, detailed budget allocation, and inspirational team leadership. Utilizes a coherent comprehension of Contract Management (CM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Six Sigma, Contingency Planning, Project Management, Information Security, and Strategic Management. Has expert level skill in Microsoft and Apple platforms as well as in all current professional business, graphic and media applications. Led application development utilizing Visual Basic, C++, XHTML, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, and UNIX.
Kenneth Merriman, MBA, MA-ITM’s Specialties:
Planning, Information Technology Management, Operation Management, Project Management, Software Design & Implementation, Asset Inventory Management Systems.
Kenneth Merriman, MBA, MA-ITM’s Experience
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Senior Client Services Associate
Mattel, Inc.
(Public Company; MAT; Consumer Goods industry)
February 1999 — January 2009 (10 years )
• For 2500+ computer users in corporate headquarters as well as field sales representatives across the United States designed, implemented and managed an asset inventory system to track computer equipment allocation. SQL database tracked hardware and software allocation, system status, product detail, and user detail. Included process handling for computer deployment, redeployment, reconditioning, obsolete asset disposal and minimum/maximum ordering. $100,000 savings in first year from not needing to rent computers. Produced a positive elimination of new computer purchases that was aligned with budget reduction.
• For 400+ Macintosh computers implemented a server based, software distribution application, Filewave. Software was automatically pushed to user’s computer on schedule in batch as well as manually in single instance request. Resulted in a 100% accuracy of software installation, accurate license compliance auditing, and reduction in technician labor through standardization of system configuration and auto-recovery feature.
• For worldwide 800+ Macintosh systems led project to implement an application inventory scanning software, Asset Trustee. Central server automatically retrieved the collected scan data from each computer via several servers located worldwide.
• For 900+ PC computers was Project Manager for annual refresh program. Involved scheduling and coordinating replacement of obsolete computers. Led a 5-technician outsource team.
• For 100+ Macintosh systems was Project Lead for annual refresh program. Involved scheduling and coordinating replacement of obsolete computers. Led a 3-technician outsource team.
• Managed training programs and seminars for 500+ graphic artists on Adobe and Alias software design products. Contracted outside trainers and directed syllabus content for all courses. Personally taught some advance Adobe classes. -
Electronic Pre-Press Macintosh Operator
Insync Media
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Printing industry)
March 1995 — December 1997 (2 years 10 months)
Prepare digital files for imaging to film for high quality printing. This included trapping, color correction, layout correction, color separation, high resolution image placement, copy correction and imaging to film.
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Supervisor Macintosh Operations
Frank Schaffer Publications
(Publishing industry)
February 1993 — July 1994 (1 year 6 months)
Managed 5 person staff of graphic designers on 200+ yearly products as well as advertising catalogs. Negotiated contracts with outside vendor and freelance artists. Reported to VP and Owner.
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Manager Electronic Pre-Press
Pace Publications Arts
(Printing industry)
September 1990 — October 1992 (2 years 2 months)
Managed 4 person team. Prepared digital files for imaging to film. Included file manipulation, correction, color separation, high resolution image placement, trapping, and imaging to film.
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Owner
Lifesaver Desktop Media
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Printing industry)
December 1984 — August 1990 (5 years 9 months)
Managed retail service designing, layout and preparing ready for press and final product for printed material.
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Production Planning Manager
Teledyne Microelectronics
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; TDY; Defense & Space industry)
August 1987 — August 1989 (2 years 1 month)
Managed 4 person staff to plan and coordinate production of 1,000 individual hybrid components for military products and missiles. Interfaced with all production departments on daily basis in order to achieve goals and delivery schedules. Daily reported status to divisional president and upper management.
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Vice President of Operations
Rainbow Kite Company
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Consumer Goods industry)
March 1985 — February 1987 (2 years )
Managed 10 person daily production operations for manufacture of high-tech stunt kites made of aluminum, Kevlar, and rip-stop nylon. Set seasonal production schedule, weekly production levels, negotiated outside purchase contracts and personnal hiring. Implemented a computer based inventory control system. Reduced standing inventory to a JIT, Min/Max system that changed product delivery from three weeks to 24 hours.
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Production Control Planner/Analyst
Lear Siegler, Inc.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
February 1981 — March 1985 (4 years 2 months)
Plan, track, and coordinate the production adhering to contracted schedule for pre-production of "fly-by-wire" flight control computers for Stealth fighter. Department of Defense contract. Contract had a DX-9 DOD rating which, if not on schedule, would allow the U.S. government to take control of entire division.
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Filmmaker
Merriman Productions
(Entertainment industry)
June 1974 — February 1981 (6 years 9 months)
Functioned as Producer, Writer, Director, Cinematographer or Editor on 15 separate motion picture productions. Received: Bronze Hugo Award, 1977 Chicago Film Festival; O'Global Award, 1977 International Science Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Golden Eagle Award, 1977 United States of America, for documentary film "Mars Minus Myth (revised)" covering the Viking spacecraft landings on Mars.
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Technical Assistant Level B
Jet Propulsion Laboratories
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
May 1971 — September 1972 (1 year 5 months)
Tested SNAP series of power plants that converted heat from nuclear isotops into electrical energy to be used on non-manned spacecraft traveling away from the Sun. Top Secret security clearance.
Kenneth Merriman, MBA, MA-ITM’s Education
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Webster University
MA , Information Technology Management , 2008 — 2009
Sequential Master's degree, Honors, GPA 4.0.
Topics included:
• Information Technology Management: Overview
• Information and Communications Systems and Networks
• Procurement and Contract Management for Information Technology
• Information and Communications Security
• Systems Analysis, Design and Implementation
• Basic Finance for Managers
• Organizational Behavior
• Project Management of Information Technology
• Capstone project on 3D Virtual Workspace in global organization.
• Analysis report on IT outsourcing benefits and disadvantages for current 3 global corporations. -
Webster University
MBA , Master of Business Administration , 2006 — 2008
• Honors GPA 3.97.
• Awarded recognition for being top 2% of 2000 business schools on computer business simulation, COMP-XM by Capsim Management Simulations. 6-years CEO of a multi-million dollar public corporation making decisions on research and development, marketing, production, finance, and human resources.
• Topics covered best practices in corporate finance, marketing, accounting, strategies, economics, statistics, organizational behavior, and international law.
• Developed business model to sell $10 disposable cell phones to France and Benin markets.
• Developed marketing plan to capture excess electricity from the three United States power grids to convert H2O to hydrogen and oxygen for storage and on-demand electricity generation via fuel cell technology.
• Developed business model to sell ethanol from Chicago to Japan via 70 car train to Los Angeles then ship transport. -
University of Southern California
BA , Cinema , 1971 — 1974
Subjects covered motion picture business, production, directing, cinematography, sound, editing, and history. In the advanced class #480, I directed a 5 person crew in 16mm color short subject entitled "Touch a Rose."
Also studied Physics, Calculus, Russian & German.
In High School, I was received teacher recommendations into an advanced class called Industrial Research & Development. I built two systems that simulated the surface environment of Mars in order to hybrid plants capable of growing on the surface to provide food source for future colonization of the planet.
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Kenneth Merriman, MBA, MA-ITM’s Websites:
Kenneth Merriman, MBA, MA-ITM’s Interests:
Computers, Computer Games & MMOG, Stocks, Real Estate, Writing, Hard Science Fiction, Finance, New Technology, Non-oil related energy industries.
Kenneth Merriman, MBA, MA-ITM’s Groups:
USC Cinema-Television Alumni Association
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Southern California Venture Capital Community
Kenneth Merriman, MBA, MA-ITM’s Honors:
• Top 2% out of 2000 business schools on individual COMP-XM, The Business Competency Exam, by Management Simulations, Inc. running a multi-million dollar enterprise in a computer simulation.
• Graduated MBA with Honors.
• Graduated MA-IT management with Honors.
• Bronze Hugo Award, Chicago Film Festival.
• O'Globo Award, International Science Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro.
• Golden Eagle Award, United States.
• California State Scholarship - Academic, 4-year, full tuition for any California college or university.
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