Matthew Harper Email & Phone Number

Palmyra, IN, US

Louisville, Kentucky, US

• In my recent role as a Chief Operations Officer, I direct business operations across seven locations to stabilize company post-Covid downturn and improve growth cycle. I establish policies to promote organizational.
• Improved equipment utilization from 40% to over 80% by leading six regional sales territories and assets over $60MM.
• Increased company gross margins to over 80% across all branches by consolidating supply chain, negotiating favorable terms with vendors, and minimizing overhead costs.
• Improved employee retention and profitability rates by providing SOP's and driving data-oriented decisions to increase employee engagement.
• Maximized revenue by securing dealer warranty provider agreements with two major OEMs in marketplace.

Louisville, Kentucky, US

Providing Vacuum truck and hydro-excavating equipment rental, sales and services across the United States.

Sellersburg, Indiana, US

• I drive implementation of innovative management techniques, lean practices, and operational controls to reduce company expenses and increase revenue. I supervised teams to improve company operations and performance. I.
• Enhanced EBITDA from -10% to 19.3% within two years and removed risks by changing policies and procedures with focus on reducing waste and optimizing utilization of existing resources.
• Developed, implemented, and delivered over 225 successful construction projects, including heavy industrial, aviation, and power generation.
• Utilized company resources to target specific reductions in eight forms of waste by exceeding set profit in company history during pandemic
• Attained safety KPIs and goals for TRIR (Total Recordable Incident Rate) by maintaining zero recordable in 400K+ hours.

Louisville, KY, US

• I supervised supply chain, manufacturing, and design departments as per company growth projections and goals. I led management of $30MM annual budget, three manufacturing plants, and three overhead departments with.
• Re-executed failed ERP system by driving improvements from engineering through shipping functions, and developing consistent financial reporting.
• Acquired and integrated custom railing company, resulting in generating 20% revenue and increasing 12% EBITDA.
• Achieved 60% revenue within first three years through improvement of operating income margins by eight percent.
• Enhanced shipments delivery time by 36% through implementation of advanced scheduling techniques.

Louisville, KY, US

Lead ERP implementation to successful completion. Implemented MS Office 365 across the enterprise ensuring 99.999 uptime and availability. Infrastructure move to the cloud leaving minimal footprint on premise and delivering remote access from anywhere. Developed internal CAD attributes program used to recall designed parts for design build construction.

• I acted as technology liaison for all manufacturing sites across US, Canada, and China to drive business transformation. I controlled IT operations across 24 sites and 6K associates by ensuring 24/7 operational.
• Directed team of 30+ diverse IT professionals and managed planning as well as execution of $24MM capital expenditure.
• Drove $2.4M cost savings by devising and deploying strategic roadmaps across application portfolio.

US

Additional ExperienceVP Services – Paris Office Systems (startup)Sr. Engineer – CyverTek (startup)Decorated Combat Veteran – Reconnaissance and Intelligence, United States Marine Corps

Washington, DC, US

Worked in Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Intelligence Group in Camp Pendleton, California as communications field wireman responsible for all USMC communications in the Desert Shield/Storm theatre of operations. My enlistment consisted of travel to several foreign countries including Japan,Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Turkey, and Korea to perform critical.

Certification, Project Management

Licensed Police Officer, Law Enforcement Investigation And Interviewing

Analog & Digital Communications, Communications

Associate'S Degree, Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business And Technology