Mike Storms Email & Phone Number

Whitestown, Indiana, United States

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Maintenance Supervisor - Diabetic Care Operations

Managed 22 hourly operators, maintenance staff, and engineering technicians in daily operations. Tasked with maintaining safety and quality standards and achieving daily shipment goals.

-Responsible for maintaining quality standards on shop floor-Conducted daily audits to assure production procedures and quality standards were being followed according to engineering procedures – during my tenure, SIR incurred no customer production interruption

-As art director I developed and designed promotional materials for General Motors dealership promotions and incentive programs-Brought the design aspects of the incentive program in-house and saved $185,000 in advertising budget-Worked with our market research area to reinforce value of our products to the automotive dealers

-Lead a team consisting of hourly operators, maintenance personnel, and engineering technicians focused on driving our quality, volume, and cost to industry-leading targets-Attaining managements goals for safety and quality

Managed 125 individuals within the cut/sew area, screen print and embroidery departments, and shipping and receiving areas. Forecasted raw material needs and worked with our outside sales group. I attended tradeshows and developed relationships with our customers in the colleges & university markets, retail companies, and theme park organizations.

-Managed manufacturing areas: shipping/receiving, cut/sew, screen print, embroidery, and art department – responsible for 125 employees-Core management member assisted the start-up company grow from $250,000 yearly to exceed $32 million in annual sales within seven years-Purchased equipment – managed $500,000 yearly budget to make equipment acquisitions as needed in order to keep up with production demand-Forecasted raw material needs and set production schedule-Worked with sales department and represented the company at tradeshows

-Managed a staff of five designers within the creative department-Created custom design work for clients such as Disney Stores, Sea World, NASCAR, and college and universities across the United States

Bachelor Of Education (B.Ed.), Project Management Certification

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Activities and Societies: National Education Association, Houses for Homeless, Habitat for Humanity-Lafayette