David Dirks Email & Phone Number

Greater San Diego Area

Greater San Diego Area

• Handle recruitment advertising requests and relationship for 50+ clients
• Collaborative planning and consulting with the client to deliver a cost effective and targeted campaign strategy that meets currents needs.
• Coordinate fulfillment of purchased campagin with internal stakeholders and production staff
• Use targeted analytics to both ensure efficacy of campaign and deepen client engagement with our services
• Attend in person conferences and conventions to engage with existing clients and prospective partners

Pomona, CA

• Responsible for creating and submitting purchase orders for the acquisition of raw materials and supplies.
• Primarily responsible for acquiring raw materials for production including extruded aluminum and carbon fiber, custom packaging, packaging supplies, shop supplies, and office amenities.
• Regularly submit products for quote and negotiate pricing with suppliers.
• Remain vigilant in preventing cost increases as well as earning price decreases wherever possible.
• Maintain vendor consignment and stocking programs for raw material to ensure the proper inventory level is on hand at all times for lean production.
• Acted as local point person in implementation of company-wide online requisition which included conducting trainings with managers and production leads in addition.

Santa Fe Springs, CA

• Responsible for creating and submitting purchase orders for the acquisition of supplies and materials.
• Primarily responsible for acquiring shop supplies, maintenance supplies, packaging supplies, maintenance orders, office amenities, and some raw material for production.
• Regularly submit products for quote and negotiate pricing with suppliers.
• Remain vigilant in preventing cost increases as well as earning price decreases wherever possible.
• Send parts for outside processing, coordinating delivery and pick up in order to meet production demands.
• Instituted a Vendor Managed Inventory program for cutting tools that is projected to save $8,000 annually as well as decrease supply shortages, payment of expediting fees, and allowing reallocation of labor hours.

Anaheim, CA

• Responsible for assisting in the operation of Autopia and Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
• Must constantly balance guest concerns, requests, and safety against the efficiency of the attraction by maintaining hourly guest counts of over 1,500 people
• Serve as a guest relations point of contact for guests with a wide variety of languages, cultures, and physical abilities with 100% success
• Routinely entrusted by working leads to act in their stead when they are unavailable
• Named Autopia Employee of the Month for July 2011 out of over 200 eligible employees

Pensacola, Florida Area

• Created and coordinated volunteer opportunities for over 1,000 teenage volunteers with over 50 partner organizations of both corporate and non-profit varieties
• Responsible for ensuring each volunteer opportunity was filled by the negotiated number of teenagers through written posts on websites, personal calls, e-mails, and any other means necessary
• Handled all partnership requests from organizations and negotiated opportunities so they both fulfilled the partnering organization needs and remained engaging and safe for our volunteers
• Trained organizations in the proper procedures for dealing with teen volunteers so that resources could best be utilized
• Helped construct and conduct leadership trainings for up to 150 teenagers once a month
• Helped conduct a weekly Teen Leadership Council to receive feedback from volunteer leaders on the quality and quantity of events and adjusted performance targets accordingly

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Activities and Societies: Club and District Board member for Circle K International, player/coach for several Intramural Sports teams

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