David Kelman Email & Phone Number

Post Falls, Id, Us

Post Falls, Id.

Tedder industries - Post falls, IdahoSENIOR Project Manager / feb. 2016 – CurrentReports directly to the CEO and responsible for leading all Project Management related items for a lean, international, firearm holster manufacturer. Responsibilities include leading VPs for Operations and Marketing and coordinating priorities for Directors based on executive directives, facilitating revenue generating product releases from idea-to-market, utilizing Agile principles to manage multiple projects in all phases, ensuring critical tasks are accounted for, driving forward progress by overcoming roadblocks, managing stakeholder engagement, monitoring financial impacts, sourcing and negotiating with vendors, weekly Executive level reporting, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing process improvement. ACCOMPLISHMENTSImplementation and administration of the Jira project management tool which reduced cost by > 50% and increased team efficiency by 80%.Developed a phase-based product development cycle to facilitate major product releases and a white label process for reselling new products.Reduced product release cycles from six weeks, to 8.5 days.Reduced labor in Project Management to save > $100k per year.Earned Six Sigma Green Belt and implemented RCAs and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis to improve project processes and outcomes.Earned Certified Associate of Project Management and Certified Agile Practitioner from PMIMultiple articles published on High Performance Culture and Agile Project Management.Invited to AgileCamp as a keynote speaker for implementation of Kanban systems in Lean Manufacturing.

Post Falls, Idaho

Coeur D'Alene, Id.

Impact Strategical Development - U.S.A.Project Manager / 2004 – CurrentProject Management consultation for a wide range of activities uniquely defined by the vision and needs of each client. Defining brands and building specific business plans to link actions and milestones to fiscal responsibility. Add value by reducing waste and increasing efficiencies. Managing budgets, individuals, and teams to facilitate commitment and productivity. Identifying risks, and removing obstacles. Align business goals to expectations and record milestones with gateways between phases as required by the nature of the project. Conduct activities related to direct response marketing to source the best leads and convert into sales. Track conversion results and provide analysis and ROI. Manage and produce advertising including search engine optimization, collateral print, television, outdoor, radio, and social media. ACCOMPLISHMENTS2004 / CERVOS, LLC start up with > $100k revenue generation in the first year2004-2008 / TheTopEnd, Performance machine shop start-up with > $350k over five years. 2009-2010 / Poolwatch - Website creation for an existing company with SEO implementation raising leads by 65% in two years with a conversion rate of 40%.2009-2013 / Arizona Pool Rescue, LLC – Facilitated the start-up for a part time company that generated and averaged > $30k per year2011-2013 / Academy of Emergency Services – EMT instructor and implemented Leads 360 to capture leads and measure conversions.2015 / Gateway Title Insurance Agency, LLC - Analysis of business worth and assisted with the sale of the organization for $2.2M.2014-2015 / EVRAZ – Managed 70 employees in a tubular steel mill until the facility closed.2015 / New Vansterdam Medical – General Manager for the flagship store with 15 employees and OLCC liaison for legal compliance.2015 / Total Residential – SEO optimization of website to increase traffic by 35% in the first year resulting in $310k in revenue.

Casa Grande, Az.

Operated as a cohesive team member within a paramilitary structured organization. Daily emphasis and focus on safely resolving a variety of complex medical, hazard, or fire related challenges. Utilized logical problem solving skills during highly stressful events often conducted in dangerous environments while serving a diverse customer base. Safely maintain, operate, inspect tools or vehicles for operation and repair. Conduct safety inspections and coordinate preplanning. Educate and interact with the public.