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Landmark Homes of Medina, a division of Renovation Homes, Inc., is a full-service General Contracting and Custom Home Design company.

A.I. Root Company Distribution Manager 3/2003-3/2006· Lead (30) subordinates while overseeing all aspects of domestic and international distribution ofmanufactured products· Designed and implemented facility and process improvements working with in-house Engineeringpersonnel as well as independent contractors· Maximized efficiencies and throughput via process improvement, providing additional personnel trainingand addressing performance issues· Successfully managed $3 million distribution budget and reduced or maintained distribution costs while increasing number of packages shipped· Assisted installation and implementation of ERP and MRP computer systems· Negotiated inbound and outbound truckload, LTL, and other shipping rates with local, regional and international carriers to maximize cost reductions

· Oversaw the production of $15 million worth of custom homes per year· Maintained required safety records for subcontractors and lead safety meetings for employees and subcontractors· Managed all aspects of production and contractor/subordinate employee management/supervision· Developed a Customer responsiveness Action Plan to ensure that customers received the "care" they deserved· Directed a plan to successfully complete projects on time in the face of ever-growing customer requests/changes· Meet or exceeded stated goals for project profitability and schedule

· Assist degreed engineers with all facets of engineering, tasks included but were not limited to plant Maintenance personnel oversight, manufacturing process design and specification, CAD and other related computer tasks and all aspects of facility management· Successfully implemented a schedule for total production facility move (new facility)· Re-engineered and set-up production processes to achieve production efficiencies· Update and re-draw all existing mechanical parts drawings into AutoCAD