Jeff Summers Email & Phone Number

Rockford, Il, Us

Starting over the next few weeks I will be supporting multiple Kenco sites with Safety & Health initiatives, based from home and traveling around!

Cherry Valley, Illinois

Rockford, Illinois, United States

I an a certified instructor through the American Red Cross for First Aid, CPR, AED and Bloodborne pathogens.

Rockford, Illinois Area

Vineyard Books and Gifts is a 45 year old business in the Rockford area bringing to market plenty of Catholic and religious themed books, gifts and church supplies.

I was the supervisor of the parts warehouse from January 2017 until August 2019.Assistant to the the lead planner in coordinating technical process to enhance water filtration resin to customer specifications. Analysis of sales trends and product availability, laboratory results and other benchmarks for accurate performance reporting.Material Support (August 2005- November 2007)Responsible for performing daily inventory cycle counts and planning all export shipments from a $4 million distribution center with 12 employees. Direct responsibilities involve assurance of timely order fulfillment, coordination of domestic and international freight shipments, customer service, inventory control and employee safety initiatives.

I played rhythm guitar and banjo in Mike's regionally acclaimed dance/variety band. We had regular engagements at Moose Clubs, Sunday afternoon dance halls and ethnic restaurants in the Illinois/Wisconsin state line area.

Responsible for daily operations and financial success of 3 different college bookstores over 9.5 years, from a small store of $750K annual sales to midsize store of just over $2M annual sales, overseeing up to 20 employees, and assisting the RM with analysis of other store performances.Highlights of the 10 years:I was named Senior Store Manager in 2002, responsible for departmental analysis and training initiatives with a region of 17-20 stores. Among the first of 7 selected for this role in a group of 780 store managers.Selected as the pilot store for new POS System, provided realistic feedback and training ideas. Inducted to the FHEG POS Hall of Fame 2002.Created Lewis University bookstore staff of 18 within first months of assignment: recruited, interviewed and selected from a pool of 200 candidates.Frequent presenter / moderator for local and national meetings.Relocation of Lewis University bookstore to a different building on campus, participating in the planning, design and setup of new facility.Served on committees designed to introduce new products to the college store market.Successfully trained three candidates in the Textbook Manager Training program.Excellent performance with economic profit and return on investment concerns.Implemented company wide web-business in 1998.Improved Campus marketing with the initiation and use of a campus-wide newsletter.Streamlined offsite business performance with satellite campuses.

Master'S, Organizational Leadership

20 months of intense coursework and an applied project involoving corporate culture in the workplace. Coursework resonated strongly.

Ba, Education

Studied Jr. High / Middle School Education and English.

Aa, General

Activities and Societies: Concert Chior, Community ChoraleI started my collegiate career at RVC, and also started my working career.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Concert Chior, recived Chorale Award as a Senior along with Kathleen McIntyre (who I married in 1996). 4 IHSA.