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Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Responsible for Louver Value Stream consisting of machining, assembly, welding, paint and shipping. Oversee all Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost goals. Plan manning models; conduct Kaizen events and coordinate leadership development training. Major Contributions:  Increase capacity by over 20% through utilizing LEAN principles (including layout review and one-piece flow).  Create and improve Standard Work and best practices through SW reviews (audits) and daily feedback from operators.  Lead a team of 60 employees in production, paint, packaging and shipping in all Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost Key Performance Indicators.  Determine staffing levels and labor needs to maximize production efficiency. Hired and established new shifts to accommodate extra demand.  Established new leadership structure to improve line flow, training and Lean Management Systems  Conduct leadership training meetings, toolbox meetings and Kaizen events.  Train and develop plant leadership through daily coaching, mentoring and formal training  Reshaping culture to allow for more creative ways to improve safety, quality, delivery and cost.  Developed and implemented a plan to increase 1 product line capacity by 5-7 sites a week.

Springdale, Ar

Responsible for all machining activities within the Springdale Plant. Oversee all safety, quality, delivery and cost goals. Plan manning models; conduct Kaizen events and coordinate leadership development training.Major Contributions:• Lead a team of 80 employees in all Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost Key Performance Indicators.• Determine staffing levels and labor needs to maximize production efficiency.• Improved month cost goals by 3% and had zero recordable injuries.• Conduct weekly meeting with all employees within my department to keep team engagement levels high.• Train and develop plant leadership through daily management and empowerment.• Reshaping culture to allow for more creative ways to improve safety, quality, delivery and cost.• Implement team building opportunities (group outings, dinners, leadership classes, etc).• Consistently hit or exceeded KPIs for all machining areas (including automated areas).

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

Oversee sales, production and all functions at the Fayetteville Plant. Complete P&L responsibililty and manage team of 60 employees.

Springdale, Ar

Springdale LocationSTOCK BUILDING SUPPLY; Responsible for all P&L activity for Springdale location. Lead the transition of newly acquired locations in Arkansas to Stock Building Supply's processes and procedures. Major Contributions:Aligned process flow to obtain optimal lines of communication and work.Rebuilt culture through change management and team focus events. Evaluated and developed cost cutting measures to meet company's profitability goals by reducing labor expense by 5% while maintaining consistently high customer service levels and strategically eliminating expenses.Improved P&L by introducing LEAN principles and tracking KAIZEN events.(i.e. banders on forklifts saving $8,000 annually, reconfiguring warehouse layout to save over $4,000 in annual expense and increased truck turnaround time from 50 minutes to 30 minutes)Worked with upper management to create vision, plan, and goals.

Newtown, Ct

Manage all financial and operational activity in the Newtown branch of East Haven Builders Supply. Currently oversee 6 Outside Sales Reps, 4 Inside Sales Reps and 10 other warehouse/yard employees and drivers. Our location exceeded 12 million in revenue for FY 2009. We continue to find ways to cut cost to endure this low economical moment.

Newtown, Ct

Responsible for all Financial and Operational activity from Newtown Location. Manage Outside and Inside Sales staff, Operation Staff (including drivers, warehouse & yard associates). Set and review budgetary goals and strive to maintain the highest level of customer service and positive working environment.

Schenectady, Ny

Managed retail sales and related functions. Supervised over 100 employees and achieved sales revenue of $40m. Major Contributions:Initiated a retail sales floor project to reflect company values and image. Drove organizational change by focusing on operational excellence. Improved monthly journal entry system to ensure accurate profit and loss statements.

Schenectady, Ny

Supervised operational functions of the 7 New York market locations. Assisted Market Management to oversee both tactical and strategic activities.Major Contributions:Supervised the transition from an independent lumberyard to a corporate division. Trained Inventory Specialists to optimize their inventory.Provided additional support in all facets of the business including HR, Accounts Receivable, Shipping, Receiving, Sales, Procurement, etc.

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