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Mesa, Arizona, United States

Created a new business in the family of Wallcon Companies, selecting the property, completing the total remodel and designing the production facility. Securing and executing on contracts in excess of Eight Million dollars in the first year.

Laveen, Arizona, United States

A licensed contractor performing contracts for CAD design, rough framing, door and trim, millwork, and windows. Contracted with the State of Arizona AZDEQ as floor plan engineer and PM.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Created a new business in the family of Younger Brothers Companies, selecting the property, completing the total remodel and designing the production facility. Prepared annual and long-range business plan while managing existing work and developing new business opportunities. Created a safe, cooperative work environment that encouraged ingenuity and creative thought. Led property selection and acquisition as well as equipment procurement. Executed budget and business plan, with full P&L accountability. Coordinated with architects to design new product for builders.Key Achievements: • Developed manufacturing plant equipment layout increasing production capacity and work station efficiency. • Led creation of multiple new products with computer-aided design (CAD) ideas, computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), and produced proof of concept pieces. • Increased Manufacturing capability by 300% enabling additional growth without profit erosion. • Executed two complete relocations in two years with zero downtime hours, ultimately increasing capacity. • Doubled production and income in two years of operations by expanding product offerings.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Fulfilled a Lean management project in 2 years which covered a third-party inspection of the improvement program, addressing each aspect of the production system until accepting a promotion to General Manager of a start-up company owned by the Younger family.Key Achievements: • Led my team to complete 5S overhaul of over 60 work stations with full sustainability including weekly, quarterly, and annual audits. • Development 5S tools to streamline the work process, including Kanban, Kaizen, Visual Workplace.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Oversaw new home, commercial, government, and TI contract work. Led budget preparations, purchasing, as well as in estimating cost and setting prices. Subject matter expert working directly with builders, architects, and manufactures to economize and improve the functionality of products. Fulfilled human resources requirements, such as employee interviewing and hiring. Direct accountability for employees from the mid-senior supervisors to entry-level employees.Key Achievements: • Managed all business aspects of the exterior component supply and install increasing revenue from zero to $450K monthly by the 18th-month. • Maintained profitability through several difficult market years, reducing overhead costs and expanding product offerings.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Successfully completed a two-year full-time Black Belt certification program. Rendered oversight on multiple concurrent process improvement projects and led a team of Green Belt Team members. Enacted future measures and accountability metrics to sustain gained efficienciesKey Achievements: • Achieved 12-month project that reduced material waste in shelving department by over 80% for an annual savings of $172K through restructuring manufacturing and install procedures. • Accomplished an 18-month project which lessened the frequency of unpaid trips over 50%, leading to cost savings of $216K annually. • Of the 60 colleagues in the certification program that I participated in, only two Six Sigma Black Belts were awarded, Myself and one other.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Managed a team of 5 account managers with full accountability for profit margin, close rate, and proposal accuracy.

Estimated labor and material cost for contract projects, negotiated contracts and serviced accounts. Prepared material list for field and shop.

Executed conversion of Excel Spreadsheets into Access Database, and an Access Database into a proprietary SQL based program.