Eric Markey Email & Phone Number

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Outside Sales and service of Material handling equipment and supplies, and custom packaging solutions

Sole Sales Representative for Cascades HPM plant In Grand Rapids. Responsible for sales in excess of $13 Million in Industrial Packaging including: Honeycomb, Angle-board, U channel, Fiber core tube, and Paper Pallets. I use my experience as a Packaging Designer to offer the customer a complete packaging design solution.

Hired, trained, and managed packaging engineers at all North American sites.Responsible for all Knoll, Inc. Domestic and International packaging. Maintain project lists, cost savings, and damage data to be presented to top management. Fill in as site engineer as necessary. Responsible for Domestic and International loading procedures and training Logistics employees both at sites and Distribution centers. Obtained IPPC (International Plant protection Convention) certification to meet international regulatory requirements. Invented and sourced trailer decking components to increase quantity of product that could be safely loaded by 30%, effectively decreasing shipping costs. Lead member in COPQ team responsible for increasing correctness and customer satisfaction.Responsible for maintaining annual packaging budget in excess of $13M. Responsible for cost reductions in excess of $14M and damage reduction in excess of $6M, making Knoll the industry leader in both lowest percentage of packaging cost for goods sold and lowest percentage of damage for goods sold.

Hired, trained, and managed all employees in the following departments: Service support, Packaging, Document control, International support. Forecast and maintain department budget. Act as liaison between Warranty service and Research and Design. Represent La-Z-boy in packaging communities and act as an expert witness in litigation cases.Responsible for departmental budget of approximately $8M/annuallyResponsible for damage reduction in excess of $8M

Functioned as lead Electronic Technician. Responsibilities included research, design and assembly of prototype and production electronic equipment. Liaison between production and engineering, initiation and integration of documentation, mechanical drafting, field service and purchasing. Administrative duties included staff development and training, departmental representation in design projects, and review and revision of documentation.

Hired, trained and managed all maintenance and security employees. Conducted in-house seminars on proper use of all safety equipment and safety standards. Wrote reviewed and revised all policies and procedures relating to maintenance, safety and security. Responsible for meeting Government regulatory requirements. Installed, troubleshot and repaired all equipment. Acting Administrator on rotational weekend basis.Responsible for departmental budget of approximately $4M/annually

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Aided Manufacturing

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Computer Aided Manufacturing