Frederick Richards31 Old Selden Stage Road, Selden NY 11784

Home: 631-732-3115 Cell: 631-275-5857Fredbiz@Optonline.net

Professional ProfileOrganized administrative professional with hands-on experience supporting business areas such as Inventory, Consignment loan system, NASA Liaison and Refurbishing Systems.Collaborative team player with strong communication, decision-making and time management abilities.Accomplishments Started the Refurbishing system (1986).

Max Sales year 2014 $72 Million. Represented Nikon Consignment requirements in rollover from Cambar and Barkley

system to SAP (2004) Multiple successful Nikon/NASA projects including:

Converting Shuttle and International Space Station camera systems from Kodak DCS760 to Nikon D2X Cameras. ($250,000 sale)

Coordinating a Nikon to NASA loan of 100's of Cameras (Point and Shoot as well as DSLR's) to assist in the documentation and recovery of wreckage after the Columbia Tragedy. ($73, 000 in loaned equipment)

First ever Flash Photography in the Vacuum of Space (Return to Flight item, post Columbia, The Shuttle would not have flown if this project was not successful.)

Totally Autonomous (Controlled from Houston) Cameras mounted on the Space Station to document approaching and docking vehicles, and Still images using extreme zoom technology to document micro meteor damage to the solar array, giving ground based engineers visibility to damage and strategic planning for EVA to repair the damage with one less Astronaut EVA to evaluate the damage. (2014) >$200,000 Sale including negotiation of first ever Firmware charge of $50,000.

Improving Visibility and Accountability of the Nikon Consignment system making it approachable by users of the system as well as Executive/Audit oversight of this $20 Million dollar asset.

Qualifications Inventory control Service-minded Report writing

Ability to prioritize Computer proficiency SAP/Windows Communication

Relevant ExperienceProcess Improvement Improved accountability of $20 Million Dollar asset and met Audit goals for Quality assurances of the asset (Consignments)Consignments SAP Required Areas SD & MM

Assigned to the task 1987 Discovered a lack of visibility and follow up on long overdue loans for return. Initiated an internal control to Block future loans based on status of current loans. System control to Block overdue Accounts.

Responsible for Policy/Process/Audit Requirements/Reporting.Report to Executive Group/Internal Auditors/Regional Managers/Authorizers (Managers with Authority to approve new Loans)

Maintain two price levels in SAP.1. Sales Force price2. Common Consignment price

Ensure these prices appear in Ad-hoc report for Nikon personnel to publish outstanding loans with amenable pricing dependent on Master data selections on the Customer's account.

NASA Liaison Market Representative SAP Required Areas SD & MM

Responsible for Communications/Purchase Order Negotiation/Logistics of Order Entry and Delivery of Materials to Houston LBJ Space Center/Invoicing.

Responsible for Material Set up for uniquely prepared NASA Materials with their own Material numbers for Isolation and easy reference in future reporting.(Flight and Non-Flight Hardware)

NASA to Japanese Liaison to Specialized Tokyo Engineer Group assigned to NASA projects.

Special Projects including two Major Camera purchases to upgrade all Shuttle and International Space Station Camera equipment including Cameras, Lenses, and all other accessories as required.

Unique projects such as "Return to Flight" requirements i.e. Flash capability in the Vacuum of Space on an EVA event, so that Astronauts could document tile damage while not being illuminated by the sun or filling in harsh shadows when illuminated by the sun. (Still being used today)

Inventory Department Accounts Payable

SAP Required Areas FI (Miro/FB60) Supervise the Administrator who paid all department invoices for Kitting and

various other department required purchases. Completely cover the position during periods of absence 12-15 weeks in duration

which occurred twice during their employment. Completely cover the position from December 2015 until

Reorganization/termination in February 2016, because the Administrator gave notice and a hiring freeze precluded replacing the person.

Represented the Inventory Department in Configuration and Roll out to Phase 1 Dolphin Project.

Refurbished Products

SAP Required Areas SD MM FI

Responsible for forecasting and ordering replacement accessories (i.e. Straps, Caps, Batteries, etc.) to allow Refurbishers to return inspected Materials ready for sale into the used market.

Responsible for Sales Inventory reporting with full cycle information. i.e. Where returned product is located.In Returns Storage Locations, At the Refurbisher, Returned from Refurbisher ready for sale or Re-Do product pushed through the cycle a second time upon being returned from a Sale as a Refurbished Product. Accessories ordered from Parent company and/or independent Vendors dependent on Time/Price variables.

Responsible for requesting Import Customs paperwork to allow the Vendors to import Nikon Logo carrying materials through customs as a Nikon authorized import.

Materials Management SAP Required Areas MM

Cover for the Administrator who regularly set up Materials and maintained Audit documents for the Internal Auditors.

Completely cover the position during periods of absence 12-15 weeks in duration occurred twice during their employment.

ExperienceNikon Inc.Assistant Manager Inventory Control, Market Representative to NASAMelville, NY December 1984 to February 2016

EducationWT Clarke High School DiplomaWestbury, NY, US 1974