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- Framing- Sheet rock, Taping, Mudding- Spray Texturing & Stomping- Electrical repairs or replacements- Ceiling Fans & Lighting Installation- Pluming installation & repairs- Custom Floor & Wall Tiling, Laminate Flooring, & Carpeting- Painting Interior/Exterior- Finish Trimming- Door & Window Repair & Replacement- Decks, Patios, Fencing, & Block Work- Basement and Garage Design & Finishing- Installation of Closet Organizers, Window Treatments, Drinking Water Systems, Ect.- From minor repairs too remodeling too additions

Took parts orders, released to shop, tracked, and shipped.
*****Doubled parts sales and profit each year*****
- Worked with vendors on expedited fabricated and purchased parts.
- Worked with vendors on all warranty parts for customers and shop.
- Designed and sold parts packages based on customer's equipment.
- Quoted and arranged service trips to customer's facilities.
*****Turned Service trips from a loss to a profit*****
- Designed database to track profit/loss of all parts orders, service trips, retro-fit trips, installs, and warranty trips.
- Designed a quick pick order form in Excel for Parts Sales.
- Wrote a word procedure for all of parts & service.
- Managed all shipping, from UPS, FedEx, Custom wide loads, too LTL.

Purchasing (2004-2005)- Worked with manager to implement bin stocking programs.- Set up terms with vendors for net discounts.- reviewed vendor standing on meeting our requirements and acquired new vendors that meet our requirements.- Worked with vendors to cut/hold pricing or give discounts.- Worked with vendors to cut lead time and costs by nesting fabricated parts.- Worked with vendors on quality issues and warranty.- Saved company over $20,000 a year by nesting sheet steel orders.- Wrote macro that saved valuable time when entering new items into database.- Customized database entry requirements which decreased invoice corrections.- Worked with warehouse manager to improve control of inventory.Warehouse Manager (2003-2004)- Supervised warehouse employees.- Inventory control.- Integrated inventory from a company that was purchased.- Customer and supplier management.Purchasing (2002-2003)- Negotiated prices with vendors.- Tracked purchased items and expedited items.- Entered new items into database.Foreman of Fabrication Department (2000)- Supervised employees in fabrication department.- Worked with fabrication employees and increased quality of product.- Ordered materials for jobs in fabrication department.- Increased engineer to shop personal relationships to design and build better products.Process analysts engineer (1999-2000)- Focused on implementing Great Plains between engineering and manufacturing.- Designed and wrote process documents for running Great Plains in manufacturing.- Created cut-lists for fabrication to make parts for jobs.Foreman of manufacturing building (1999-2000)- Supervised 12 employees that manufactured product.- Taught fabrication employees how to run CNC press break.- Implemented improved end of year inventory process.