Steven Holmes Email & Phone Number

United States

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Marine engine rebuilding, trolling motor repair, shallow water anchor repair. Bathroom remodeling, ceramic tile and laminate flooring installation, window and door installation.

Clearwater, Florida

Seminole, Fl

High-level management of the fleet over regional management. Duties included high-level quality control, forecasting and projections, cost analysis and budget preparation, management of SAP database, high-level vendor relations. Managed transportation and logistics of both old and new equipment. Emergency/final decision for all major mechanical, accident, fleet reduction and growth decisions.• Oversaw 4 of 7 regions in the U.S., consisting of 282 stores and 3,067 vehicles• Determined priority replacements by monitoring regional utilization using KPIs and fiscal analysis • Developed instructions to adapt OEM chassis to company refrigerated bodies • Redesigned Sharepoint/SAP to streamline communication improving tracking/monitoring vehicle replacement

Seminole, Fl

Responsible for determining if stores within the region should be remodeled or replaced in order to comply with corporate specifications, lower operating costs, increase operational efficiency, or sales output capability. Maintained store ADA compliancy and managed upgrades. Determined and designed store remodelings that would streamline meetings, improve internal communication and increase truck loading efficiency and reduce redundancies.

Seminole, Fl

Designed and implemented a maintenance program for 1,200 vehicles in the southeast region. Program design included DOT requirements, defrost schedules, and Preventative Maintenance intervals. Responsibilities included writing SOPs for all facilities, truck projections, managed the replacement or retirement of all vehicles, managed the sale of all excess vehicles. Managed vendors and addressed all vendor issues, providing training or replacement of under performers. • Implemented a fuel-reduction initiative saving the company approx. $1.1M • Developed interactive scheduling program that improved ability to monitor all preventive maintenance repairs • Developed and implemented custom emergency disaster plan to improve reliability for all facilities in region • Streamlined box-swap facilities and implemented new quality control measures

Palm Harbor, Fl

Prepare business plans, logistics, design and implementation of quality Fleet Maintenance facilities, personnel, regulations and vehicles.

Largo, Fl

Directed the operation, maintenance, and personnel for 11 facilities and 450 vehicles throughout the Southeast region. Implemented and directed standard operating/performance and monitoring procedures (KPI) and inventory systems. Prepared, developed, and maintained budgets, cost-effective reporting system, and capital expenditure programs using statistical analysis software. Created employee orientation programs, training sessions, and incentive programs. Installed graphics, communication devices, generators, GPS, driving computers, etc. Setup and relocated maintenance facilities. Performed vehicle design/specifications for all vehicles including ambulances, Critical Care, supervisor, and support vehicles.• Accomplished one of the lowest miles-driven-per-failure ratio in the country (less than 1 failure per 100,000 miles)• Minimized downtime through quality assurance, vehicle performance, and preventive maintenance programs• Controlled costs by developing custom repair agreements for towing, body, machine, and outside vendor shops• Increased internal quality above the status quo with better internally-trained technicians and higher standards• Conducted environmental audits for federal/corporate standards and regulations for all shops• Conducted Due Diligence on approx. 35 business acquisitions• Created, developed, and coordinated a disaster planning program• Dramatically increased vehicle reliability while saving costs using statistical analysis on failure ratio to replace components before they fail