G. Keith Darlington, Mba Email & Phone Number

Parkesburg, Pa, Us

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Selected to fulfill newly developed role, leading all facets of logistics and operations to drive improvements in inventory management and customer satisfaction. Managed $42.75M in inventory. - Performed root cause analysis, identifying logistical challenges and creating scalable solutions to reduce budgetary spend by 7% from last year’s spend. - Improved on-time delivery of material by 17% throughout 10 facilities. - Engaged in negotiations between International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and PPL to achieve favorable terms of collective bargaining agreements for union employees.

Downingtown, Pennsylvania

Utilize data insights and metrics to inform long-term business decisions and workforce planning functions. - Attained 5% annual growth, partnering with vendors to ensure high quality services. - Led all facets of fleet operations to project the lifespan versus cost of replacement for vehicles and equipment.

Reading, Pennsylvania

Demonstrated natural leadership skills to attain quantifiable results over 2-year period while managing a high-volume customer base. Accountable for $18M in active projects and contracts. - Created standard production timeline to increase throughput and productivity by 86%. - Initiated vendor diversity strategy to capitalize on new business development opportunities.- Transformed manufacturing team to enrich productivity and capture efficiency gains through several product channels.

Directed off-shift manufacturing functions for industry-leading aerospace fastener entity. - Drove improvements to enhance throughput and on-time delivery through resource optimization efforts. - Enriched production through facilitation of Just-in-Time delivery system to achieve production goals and customer delivery timelines.

Parkesburg, Pa

Spearheaded business operations of this private manufacturing company servicing law enforcement agencies and elite military units. Performed expert financial and industry analysis, served an instrumental role in negotiations, and generated financial forecasts to optimize assets. • Designed, developed and produced products to fit the needs of the customers while continuing to conduct R&D to improve longevity and resilience. • Standardized manufacturing process to ensure the highest repeatable production of the products. • Drafted Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) to ensure the repeatability across all product lines. • Established this highly successful organization that impacted 26 law enforcement agencies across the country and numerous military units across the globe. • Grew revenues, business, and client base through strategic development and cultivation of alliances resulting in a strong network of loyal clients.

Structured and designed a clear outline for upcoming facility upgrades. Engaged engineers to determine achievement of strategic goals. Liaised and collaborated with support personnel, governmental organizations and government contractors to quadrate upgrades to aging areas of the facility. Delegated / supervised daily operational duties of team members. Instrumental in revamping the supply chain management procedures leading to a cost savings of over $3M annually. Member of operational team responsible for controlling the spread of oil in the Delaware River after the Athos I oil spill.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Project Management And Operations Management

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Project Management

Bachelor Of Science In Technical Management, Accounting

Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a cumulative GPA of 3.89