David Shirkey Email & Phone Number

Jackson, Michigan Area

Special Projects, Strategic Initiatives, and Mergers & AcquisitionsWorking to grow the business by:- identifying companies and / or product lines for Orbitform to acquire / partner- identifying new internal product development opportunities- optimizing existing operations

Jackson, Michigan Area

Consolidated "companies" within ERP system to eliminate redundant activities and reduce cost.Implemented purchase order receipt, invoicing, and collections process improvements to reduce account receivable past dues and speed up collections.Negotiated loan consolidations and interest rate reductions.Reduced month end financial reporting from 2 weeks to 2 days.Negotiated cost savings from raw materials suppliers, employee benefits providers, IT service providers, utilities, and other areas of expense.Negotiated lease renewals for two (2) industrial / manufacturing properties and one (1) cell phone / wireless telecommunications tower.Implemented tracking methods to align employee initiatives and corporate goals.Increased profitability.

Jackson, Michigan Area

Working to identify small manufactured products companies and / or product lines for Orbitform to acquire and integrate into it's operations in Jackson, MI.

Brighton, Michigan, United States

Jackson, Michigan, United States

Managing the launch of the Orbitform Medical UVC Decontamination Chamber. The Orbitform Medical UVC Decontamination Chamber (UVC DC) decontaminates disposable N95 face masks / respirators. Allowing the re-use of face masks / respirators in the event of a shortage. The decontamination method is eight (8) germicidal UV-C bulbs positioned in front (4) of and behind (4) the face masks. Ten (10) N95 face masks / respirators can be decontaminated during each UV exposure cycle. The stainless steel cabinet is built to last and sized to be convenient for transporting from room to room if necessary.

Jackson, Michigan Area

We founded the Michigan Investor Group (MIG) in order to bring people together to learn more about investing.Meeting topics to date:- Mobile home parks and Manufactured Housing Communities- Multi-family apartments- ATM's (Automated Teller Machines)- Investing in operating companies (private equity)- Self-storage investing- Life insurance (high cash value life insurance)- Infinite banking concept (IBC)- Life settlements- Real estate investing with a focus on cash flow, tax efficiency, return of capital.- Analyzing real estate investment opportunitiesFuture topics:- Single Family Home Turnkey- Crypto Currency- Venture capital funds investing- Growth funds investing- Oil and gas exploration investing- NNN industrial real estate investing- Many others!

Jackson, Michigan Area

Spring Arbor, Michigan

For over 100 years Wardcraft has been designing and building robust industrial conveyors, material handling systems, and quick die change tools.

Jackson, Michigan Area

Since 1969, Jackson Flexible Products has been providing custom molded rubber products for a diverse client base in a variety of industries. Not only can we develop compound and mass-produce products for our clients, we can also assist with the initial design and prototypes for you.Jackson Flexible Products, Inc. was founded in 1969 for the purpose of making custom molded rubber parts for the aircraft industry. Today, Jackson Flexible has over 25 employees and approximately 36,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space west of Detroit.

Jackson, Michigan Area

Tenant relations and commercial building property management.

Jackson, Michigan Area

Jackson, Michigan Area

Orbitform purchased pitproducts.com and garagepals.com. Pitproducts.com manufactures aluminum trailer accessories, racing gear, aluminum storage equipment and aluminum tool hangers. Garagepals.com manufactures diamond plate aluminum cabinets and storage equipment.

Leading Windlab's project development efforts in the state of Ohio. Currently analyzing wind energy project sites, evaluating wind resources, analyzing transmission capacities, securing land rights (leasing land), working with utilities to evaluate renewable energy generation needs, working with local / state / federal government agencies to secure permits, coordinating environmental assessments, and managing all other aspects of project development, etc.

Renewable Options and Investments (ROI) was a venture that I co-founded. ROI was focused on promoting renewable energy products and services. I was responsible for sales, marketing, site assessment and customer financial incentive analysis for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, grant writing, permitting, interconnections, and overall customer support.

Responsibilities:Pricing real estate via discounted cash flow analysis using Argus and company specific Excel spreadsheets.Modeling warehouse / distribution center development, and various joint venture, structures.Analyzing debt assumptions and tax structures.Creating investment committee books from market research and financial projections.Coordinating due diligence activities.Assisting with deal closings.

My primary responsibility was to develop (and populate) an equity provider database to be used by the Johnson Capital staff in order to find capital sources for joint venture real estate development projects.

At Orbitform I was involved with many areas of the business: Project Management of projects ranging in size from $10,000 to $2,000,000, Production Management, Sales (International and Domestic), Sales Management, Proposal creation, Customer support, Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvemtent, Equipment Installation, Purchasing and Logistics, Inventory Planning, Job Scheduling, etc. My final position was Regional Sales Manager. I was responsible for Orbitform sales within the following territories: all of Mexico, the Southwest United States, Puerto Rico, and Latin America. The position had me developing relationships with Orbitform's clients, analyzing assembly applications, developing proposals and concepts for quote, following leads, developing marketing plans, planning tradeshows, visiting clients at their site, etc.

I was chosen to be a member of the prestigous Chrysler Institue of Engineering (CIE) program upon my graduation from Oakland University inf 1999. The CIE program is rotation based program that had each of the CIE's work in 7 different jobs for 4 months each. I was exposed to various areas of the corporation including: production management, vehicle design, quality control, lean manufacturing, fuel cell systems, etc. I worked in many different factories and engineering centers including the following: Warren Stamping Plant, Sterling Stamping Plant, Huntsville Electronics, Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, Toledo Machining Plant, Toledo Assembly Plant, Liberty Engineering, Tech Center.

I was the lead student engineer working for the Director of the center. I was responsible for setting up the laboratories, 3-D CAD design, defining the voice of the customer for various vehicle design projects, organizing conferences with industry experts, giving presentations at industry events, etc.

Mba, Finance

Activities and Societies: President, Graduate Real Estate Association (GREA). Member, Graduate Finance Club.Recipient of the Urban Land.

Masters, Manufacturing Engineering

Activities and Societies: Society of Automotive Engineers Formula SAE race team Society of Manufacturing Engineers Resident Assistant.

Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Oakland Post newspaper writer, student government, resident assistant, basketball fan club leader, intramural.

Education record