David Halm Email & Phone Number

Peachtree City, Ga, Us

PSI is a project management training and consulting firm that provides worldwide support for clients' mission-critical projects. Formerly known as YCA; the company is based in Atlanta. – Lead project planning and execution efforts worldwide, with an emphasis in the Asia-Pacific region. The most prominent project, a new product introduction for a heavy equipment manufacturer in China, had an $8M budget, a three-year timeframe, and 100+ team members. Project was hailed by the company as the ideal model for NPI in emerging markets. Facilitated planning and execution of many other projects including: – A three-month supply chain project in China that lowered client’s annual direct costs by more than $10M. – The design and construction plan for a 700K SF facility in China; project was completed in 12 months. – A multi-year, multi-phased NPI and localization project in China; completed on-time and on-budget. – The establishment of a project management office (PMO) for two clients. – A marketing sponsorship program for the 2008 UEFA-EURO soccer tournament in Austria. – A $3.5M new product development (NPD) project for a medical device company. – An integration plan (85% information systems) after a U.S. company acquired an Austrian company with operations in Germany and Italy. The IT cutover was seamless to customers from Friday to Monday. – In every project above, coached and mentored project managers, key activity managers, and team members on leadership, planning, organizing, problem solving, and communication skills.

Peachtree City, Georgia

Now a subsidiary of Total Insight, USA is a multi-industry group purchasing organization (GPO) with 24 members representing $2B in annual indirect and MRO purchases. – Managed eight client accounts representing $6M+ annual spend. – Developed cost savings for clients in diverse manufacturing industries including glass, textile, pulp and paper, and Tier 1 automotive components. – Expanded 2004 client purchases under group supplier contracts by over 20%.

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Burlington is a leading provider of fabrics for apparel and interior furnishings, producing leading brands worldwide. Now part of the International Textile Group (ITG) headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina. Process Improvement Leader | Burlmex Denim Plant | Yecapixtla, Mexico | 2001 – 2002– Led cross-functional teams in Six Sigma-type cost reduction projects.– Program used team development and statistical tools to solve process problems and verify results. Initial project reduced annual process waste costs by $400K; each project produced at least $200K savings. Project Manager / Technical Manager | Burlmex Denim Plant | Yecapixtla, Mexico | 1998 – 2001– Member of four-person expatriate team to start $50M “green field” facility in Mexico. Led six-member technical operations team upon start-up. Annual revenues generated after start-up exceeded $100M.– Project responsibilities extended across all phases of building design, facility construction, plant startup, and continuous operation. Early Career– Division Greige Technical Manager | Stonewall Denim Plant | Stonewall, Mississippi | 1997– Manufacturing Manager | Mooresville Denim Plant | Mooresville, North Carolina | 1987 – 1992