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Brogue, Pa, Us

Hanover/York, Pa

Cultural Transformation Strategies │ Performance Enhancement │ Key Relationship DevelopmentFaced significant cultural challenges and critical performance issues at both Hanover and York plants. Skillfully harmonized the fractured relationships between sales and operations and productivity and engineering reliability during leadership changes.Team LeadershipLed a highly skilled group of 10 managers and nine supervisors in all areas of business, including production, service… Show more Cultural Transformation Strategies │ Performance Enhancement │ Key Relationship DevelopmentFaced significant cultural challenges and critical performance issues at both Hanover and York plants. Skillfully harmonized the fractured relationships between sales and operations and productivity and engineering reliability during leadership changes.Team LeadershipLed a highly skilled group of 10 managers and nine supervisors in all areas of business, including production, service, sales, human resources and administrative support for a $34M, and multi-shift operation with 163 employee partners, which serviced over 5,000 customers weekly.Sales GrowthConsistently grew top-line sales by 5% year over year and increased the net income performance of the operation from 15% to 21%.New Market StrategiesFormulated and executed strategy to open new market/facility in Lancaster, as a result of explosive growth at the York operation.Acquisition IntegrationIncreased the served customer base 10%, by seamlessly integrating two acquisitions.Business AnalysisDeveloped and presented business case to close operations and roll into the York plant, following in-depth assessment of underperformance in all areas at Hanover plant, including top and bottom line, culture, safety, reliability, production and quality.Facility Consolidation PlanningInitiated and executed a 20,000 sq. ft. stockroom consolidation saving $180K per year with an 18-month return on investment. Show less

Hanover/York, Pa

Sales Growth │ Operational Alignment │ Efficiency Solutions │ Team Building │ Process Improvement Assumed critical leadership role to assist with the capacity planning in the Northeast US, which generated close to a quarter of a billion dollars in annual sales, and employed 1,490 employee partners.Production PlanningDecreased production overtime 21% over the previous year, enabled processing plants to stay on schedule, and increased engineering reliability by 19% by… Show more Sales Growth │ Operational Alignment │ Efficiency Solutions │ Team Building │ Process Improvement Assumed critical leadership role to assist with the capacity planning in the Northeast US, which generated close to a quarter of a billion dollars in annual sales, and employed 1,490 employee partners.Production PlanningDecreased production overtime 21% over the previous year, enabled processing plants to stay on schedule, and increased engineering reliability by 19% by directing five volume transfers to better align capacity.Productivity ImprovementImproved the incentive on standard percentage from 87% to a five-week average of 93%, which resulted in a gain of 29 minutes of productivity daily per employee.Cost ControlDecreased region’s annual production expenses $1.8M by creating a proactive benchmarking infrastructure.Six Sigma MethodologyAs part of corporative rollout, led Six Sigma initiative, trained and certified over 150 managers as Green Belts and achieved a 99% task completion rate, resulting in $2.3M cost savings for the region. Show less

Hanover/York, Pa

Acquisition Integration │ Driving Culture Change │ Talent Acquisition and Building With no industry or manufacturing experience, brought in to lead the struggling Allentown plant, which was part of the recent RUS acquisition, and integrate into the Cintas’ corporate culture. Accountable for the processing of weekly rental sales and the hiring, training and development of 78 hourly and five salaried employees.Operational LeadershipStabilized operations, absorbed a second… Show more Acquisition Integration │ Driving Culture Change │ Talent Acquisition and Building With no industry or manufacturing experience, brought in to lead the struggling Allentown plant, which was part of the recent RUS acquisition, and integrate into the Cintas’ corporate culture. Accountable for the processing of weekly rental sales and the hiring, training and development of 78 hourly and five salaried employees.Operational LeadershipStabilized operations, absorbed a second market, which increased processing volume 43% and decreased turnover from 58% to 11%. Show less

St. Louis, Mo

Ventured into the St. Louis real estate market. Wrote business plan for rental markets to generate a consistent revenue stream.Property Investment and ManagementPurchased and managed 14 rental properties with a 93% occupancy rate across 58 units.

St Louis, Mo

Market Director for an 11-person office in the contract and permanent placement of information technology professionals.

During tenure, assigned roles of progressive accountability - Infantry Company Commander, 2nd Battalion 8th Marines; various roles while assigned to Office Candidates School; served on the Board of Governors for the Marine Corps Association; and Operation Desert Shield/Storm, liberation of Kuwait.

Master Of Science - Ms, System Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs