Summit Bodyworks - Specialty Vehicles Growing the country's premier builder of specialty vehicles across a wide range of industries. We build mobile solutions that help our customer's take their products and services to the masses. Mobile Medical Clinics, Bookmobiles, Law Enforcement Command Centers are a few of the markets we serve. We operate a Fleet Solutions division that serves commercial clients with upfitting solutions and commercial equipment offerings. Summit Bodyworks - Truck & Van BodiesWe are the Rocky Mountain Region's leading Truck & Van Body company. Producing Dry Freight Truck Bodies, Platforms, Flatbeds, Curtain Sides and other Commercial Truck Equipment. We are proud to call some of the nation's largest fleet operator's our customers.Antero Adventure Motors - We build an exclusive line of Class B RVs on the MB Sprinter and Ford Transit platforms. RVIA certified with industry exclusive content.Mammoth Creative - Industry leading large format graphics division. Designing, Producing & Installing automotive fleet graphics, interior & exterior graphics & more.

Brought on board to lead this early stage company by implementing systems, processes and controls to enable growth. Provide structure, clarity and focus to staff across all functional areas; Operations, Administration, Sales & Marketing, IT.

Strategist, Mentor, Coach - Providing small and mid-size businesses with strategies for achieving operational excellence in a variety of industries. Growth, Startup, Turnaround, M&A, Business Operations Excellence. Manufacturing/Supply Chain/Distribution/Logistics/Transportation/Retail

Responsible for leading company through growth initiatives, personnel development, process improvement strategies and corporate culture development. Manage and/or coach, operations, sales & marketing, materials and warehousing, customer service, administration, information technology and technical services.• Established and led Quality Improvement Teams utilizing Lean Six Sigma methodologies, (DMAIC) to reduce errors, create efficiencies and drive process improvements throughout the organization.• Successfully re-launched ecommerce division enabling the company to capture additional revenue streams and new customers while significantly increasing sales on slow moving inventory. 200% year over year increase. • Managed technical services group, responsible for remanufacturing, configuration and testing of electronic components. Developed specifications and procedures for building and testing products.• Developed and implemented a facility consolidation plan that consolidated 5 facilities into 1, reduced operating costs, created efficiencies and reduced employee costs by 22%.• Developed and implemented Vendor Managed Inventory programs (VMI) resulting in sole source procurement agreements with top customers. Product sales increased 38%.• Worked with overseas suppliers in developing quality controls, test and inspection procedures and establishing technical specifications for offshore manufactured products.

Responsible for managing, directing and leading all functional areas of a multi-million dollar, 94 year old business including customer service, HR, IT, procurement, warehousing, inventory control and sales and marketing.• Drove process improvements & gained operating efficiencies throughout the organization. Reduced inventory by 30% while increasing sales 12%.• Responsible for governmental compliance matters, HIPAA, state and local licensing authorities related to drug and liquor law enforcement.• Launched online presence for a division within the company that was ultimately spun off as a separate entity.• Responsible for overall staffing efficiency. Evaluated staff, work functions and workflow resulting in a reduction in payroll costs by 35% while improving employee absenteeism rates by 85%.

Started, managed and operated a company that consisted of 5 company owned offices in 5 states realizing in excess of $20 million in sales and 150+ employees. Developed and managed all aspects of company operations including; finance and accounting, human resources, information technology, customer service, governmental compliance, sales, warehousing, distribution and transportation functions. 2003 Inc. Magazine Inc. 500 awardee.• Awarded a multi-million dollar project requiring set-up of a large customer specific distribution center. Directed the hiring of 100+ employees, established training policies and guidelines and set-up a 250,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility. Distribution facility was fully operational within three months operating multiple shifts, 7 days per week managing $50M in inventory.• Offered all modes of global transportation and logistics services to include: import, export, air, ocean, expedited, truck load, less-than truckload, customs brokerage, temperature controlled transport, warehousing/distribution, inventory management.• Developed global agent network to gain operational synergies with companies throughout the world. Resulting agreements generated in excess of $2.5mm in new business across multiple industries including high tech, apparel, temperature controlled perishables and consumer goods.• Launched a new division in order to capture new clients, retain existing clients and to add to the sales volume. Increased customer retention rates and added an additional 25% in sales revenue from the existing customer base.• 3PL outsource vendor for warehousing, inventory control, order processing and distribution services with 500,000+ square feet of distribution space in the United States and Asia.• Successfully negotiated the sale of the business. Served as the transition officer to implement integration initiatives throughout the organization.

Managed manufacturing and service parts inventory, warehousing, inventory control, shipping and logistics, customer service and order processing for technical services.• Evaluated, proposed and implemented global distribution outsourcing programs, including CBA and ROI. Reduced payroll $150K, decreased transportation spend 15% and improved customer service.• Proposed combining 2 managerial positions into 1. Proposal approved, resulting in reduction of employee expenses by $60,000+.• Member of ERP, MRP Oracle systems deployment team.• Designed and implemented a Kanban system for the manufacturing floor. The resulting system increased manufacturing throughput, reduced part shortages and significantly improved order flow.