Dave Finney, Mid Email & Phone Number

Plymouth, Indiana, United States

Full P&L Responsibility for Multi-location International Truck Dealership.

Plymouth, Indiana

Providing direction for all Sales, Operations, and Distribution activities for New and Used Truck Sales, Lease & Rental, Body Shop, and Parts Departments at three International Truck dealerships.

Lead business process initiatives across organization resulting in cost savings and revenue generation opportunities.Manage special customer projects with a focus on exceeding customer expectations and driving financial results for both Wiers and customers.

East US

- Drove distribution improvements across East US including: Fleet Reliability, Supply Chain Optimization, Driver Compliance, Supporting $500 million in sales revenue.- Implemented eLog compliance system across region of 400+ drivers utilizing PeopleNet on-board computers.

East US

• Lead operations team for East US Region including 6 production plants and 175 drivers. Responsible for all Distribution, Production, Safety/Compliance/Quality, Productivity, and Field Service activities supporting $245.
• Directed 6 plant consolidations to optimize region production capabilities.
• Built cohesive regional operations team from 3 former divisions and multiple acquisitions.
• Directed cost reduction efforts resulting in Productivity savings of $3.5 million in 2009, $4.2 million in 2010, $3.8 million in 2011, $6.9 million in 2012, 7.0 million in 2013, and $8.5 million in 2014. (6-Sigma.

• Developed and enforced delivery guidelines for company-wide distribution efficiency encompassing 18 branch locations and 50+ drivers. Managed distribution efficiency project resulting in 8% reduction in overall.
• Managed 50,000 ft2 production and distribution center including 24 Teamster drivers and production operators.
• Managed all day-to-day operations of Mittler Supply’s bulk supply company, Cryogenic Contracts, Inc., including 6 over the road delivery drivers, developing customer quotes, maintaining supplier relations, performing.
• Managed development and implementation of $1 million, cylinder tracking system utilizing barcode technology and handheld computers with signature capture ability.
• Served as chairman of company Safety Committee. Responsible for developing safety policies, reviewing incidents, and developing corrective actions to decrease injuries.
• Responsible for compliance to FDA, EPA, DOT, and OSHA regulations. Ensuring all documentation, training, and annual filings are completed. Prepared and filed 510k applications for medical device gas mixes.

• Managed projects from original idea conception through prototypes to final production, utilizing Design Reviews, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, and analytical testing.
• Directly supervised the shift quality control inspectors, giving performance evaluations on a bi-annual basis and as needed for each inspector.
• Developed a quality system including Work Instructions, Procedures, Training and documented records enabling the plant to pass the ISO 9002 standards audit on the first attempt.

Master Of Industrial Distribution, Industrial Distribution, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Sigma Delta Honor SocietyGraduated May 11, 2013

Bs, Business Management

Civil Engineering