Ryan Luton Email & Phone Number

Greater Denver Area

• Manage all internal shop operations, including inventory as well as entire production process from start to finish.• Manage all field superintendents for maximum efficiency and guaranteed success.• Increased production budget success from 28% to 71% in just 3 quarters.• Created and implemented employee accountability processes.• Manage a 40+ vehicle fleet including maintenance and repairs.• Human Resourcing for operation and production teams, including but not limited to training, addressing company issues and company updates.

August 2008 — October 2013• Complete management operations for Sales, Production, Woodshop and Parts teams. This included exemplary communication for diligent focus on company goals for all Summit Bodyworks teams.• Maintained and improved all Summit Bodyworks teams in the areas of organization and efficiency through use of time studies, specifically the Kaizen Method, and other creative processes. This resulted in an increased profit margin on our truck productions of 12%.• In conjunction with the Sales Manager, we created and implemented a new sales process that increased production and the bottom line.• Acted as the principal line of communication with customers, addressing sales, diagnostics and problem resolution.• Created a new operating system that provided more functionality and flexibility per customer requests that resulted in an entire shift of production lines in our products resulting in more sales and customer satisfaction.• Coordinated with all levels of management to ensure quality control for exceptional products of high caliber design.• Other areas of proficiency are (but not limited to): Production and Sales spreadsheets using Excel and SalesForce, Gerber Scientific Products Vinyl Graphic cutting machine and software as well as CNC Router design and implementation.

• Managed a team of 25 employees to ensure a well-organized, timely and efficient production process.• Coordinated with all levels of management to ensure quality control for exceptional products of high caliber design from beginning to end.• Exemplary communication for diligent focus on company goals for all Pro Van departments.• Diligent customer satisfaction by serving as a Diagnostic Technician and ensuring problem resolution at all times.• Create and manage spreadsheets pertaining to time management, production scheduling, inventories and SOP’s.