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Brenda
L. Womack
Ms. Brenda Womack has over 25 years of experience
in a variety of businesses and disciplines including
operations, supply chain management, and accounting. An
adept troubleshooter for organizations in limited
resource conditions, she is skilled at working in
fast paced, constantly changing, and highly competitive
environments. Her professional credentials
include certifications in Production and Inventory
Management, Purchasing Management, and a Black Belt
in Six Sigma. She is proficient at implementing
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in a variety
of environments.
As World Wide Supply Chain Manager (Vascular Access)
for Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio,
Ms. Womack is responsible for supply chain activities
at manufacturing sites in the U.S., Italy, and Mexico
and for working with a hospital services company to
distribute U.S.-sourced finished goods. Her
achievements include creating a sales and operations
planning process for the Vascular Access business,
developing a vision and requirements for future supply
chain processes, reducing total business unit inventory
by 50%, and accomplishing forecast and ERP system
conversions from a prior organization.
Previously Ms. Womack was employed by Johnson & Johnson
Medical, Inc. in a broad range of positions and locations. As
Plant Manager and operations representative for a
new facility in Monterrey, Mexico, she facilitated
the relocation of production lines and built required
inventory. At the Southington, Conn. location,
she served as Special Projects Manager (Acuvance*
Product Development) and Business Unit Manager. Ms.
Womack supervised a 240-person staff and was responsible
for assembly, packaging, molding, and extrusion operations. She
also managed a $200M expansion in molding capacity
and Clean-in-Place (CIP) systems.
As Plant Manager for Johnson & Johnson's Jacksonville,
Texas facility, Ms. Womack upgraded a purchased facility
to corporate standards, achieved ISO 9001 certification,
reduced cycle time for make-to-order processing by
84%, and implemented a Materials Resource Planning
(MRP) and accounting system for the plant. At
the company's Sherman, Texas location, she held multiple
positions including Senior Financial Analyst and Planning
and Purchasing Manager. In the latter position,
she implemented an ERP system and MPS/MRP planning
systems. As Planning Manager, she reduced
raw materials inventory by 50%, work-in-process by
67%, finished goods by 30%, and back orders by 70%.
Ms. Womack is a member of the Association for Manufacturing
Excellence and served as the organization's Vice President
of Finance and Administration from 1995 to 2002. In
2001 and 2002, she was an auditor for the Shingo Prize
for Lean Manufacturing.
Education
Master of Business Administration in Business Management,
University of Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Henderson State
University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas
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