SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Exceptional problem solver - driven to succeed with strong interpersonal and team building skills. Visionary - Grasps the big picture to create a vision of the future and the possibilities. Effective project management, implementation, and presentation skills driven by thoughtful, open communication. A natural leader- inquisitive and adaptable, embraces change readily. Deep sense of responsibility for success. Assumes both authoritative and democratic leadership able to turn vision into reality. A proven track record of identifying and delivering quality and cost savings. A proven agent for implementing change. Superb mentor, able to inspire employees to maintain peak performance and productivity levels. Strong computer, data extraction, application design, system debugging and rollout skill set. SELECTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS DEPARTMENT and PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT * Department manager for warehousing and distribution services. - Direct Manager over 30-40 hourly team members in two physical locations and 3 cost centers. Direct responsibility for pre-production support and post-production shipping activities in a 'Make to order and Ship from stock' environment. - Complied with all EHS, DEA, DOT, and FDA material regulations. * Implemented SOP's resulting in a reduction of customer complaints by 66%. * Implemented 5S and lean principles to contribute to department efficiencies. * Refined and streamlined department SOP's to allow for more rapid response time and 50% reduction in pre-production lead time while allowing for adaptability to changes, exceptions and urgent requests from production management. * Supervisor in a 10 person material handling team responsible for ordering and returning raw materials from the central warehouse and receiving finished goods for delivery to the distribution center. KOLLIN HOLMGREN 1448 W. Salmon Caddis Drive, Bluffdale, UT 84065 PROJECT LEADERSHIP * As part of an overall continuous improvement initiative, lead the development and implementation of a detailed daily production schedule for a fast paced liquids production department. * Trained team members on the functionality of the scheduling tool. * Co-designer and developer of a robust inventory management monitoring system which uses cycle counting, daily visibility reports and continuous follow up to ensure proper inventory ownership and accountability and a reduction of obsolete and non-moving inventory. * Key member of Distribution Center 20K Directive team. - Diagnosed and directed resolution of problematic conveyor, order picking, radio frequency, inventory replenishment, and customer order fulfillment issues in order to increase order through- put by 35%. * Researched, purchased and coordinated the successful implementation and integration of a warehouse management system, including radio frequency infrastructure and bar-coding strategy. * Technical Project Management for Global Packing System software development. INVENTORY CONTROL * Technical lead for regional legacy system inventory migration to SAP. * Implemented material flow and process improvements to the inventory control processes, resulting in lead time reduction in obtaining inventory for 8 production lines from 48 hours to 24 hours while maintaining headcount and reducing overtime. * Identified and designed solutions for inventory replenishment issues, resulting in increased inventory availability for production orders and customer order processing. * Implemented an inventory management system using radio frequency bar-coding, resulting in an inventory accuracy increase from 80% to 98.9%. * Sustained DEA, DOT, FDA, AIB and ISO audit readiness at all times. TEAMBUILDING / LEADERSHIP * Cross trained scheduling employee's to cover responsibilities during absence to prevent scheduling disruption. * Created vision and exacting expectations for team members (including temporary employees) in two facilities to successfully serve 5 production centers in one plant. * Contributed to plant cost reduction goals by reducing temporary employee head count, absorbed service functions from other departments while increasing team productivity, resulting in more efficient and lean processes. * Provided superior leadership, patient direction and guidance for a team of 8 employees mentored several staff members to achieve promotions within the organization. * Fostered consensus and employee ownership across functional disciplines for change management processes that were essential to building a strong organization. * Superior training skills. COST REDUCTION * Reduced overtime cost by 50% in consecutive years while improving delivery times and reducing inventory inaccuracies. * Managed discard process and helped reduce waste budget by 50% through good inventory analysis and control measures. * Successfully eliminated the need for an Order Analyst position by identifying and resolving the causes for the entire scope of the position being held. * Reduction of 15% of workforce and elimination of 3rd shift as a result of achieving the 20K directive. KOLLIN HOLMGREN 1448 W. Salmon Caddis Drive, Bluffdale, UT 84065 Scheduling Supervisor /Process Improvement Project Manager /Department Manager /Informatics

Highlights:

• Integrate
• System Integration
• Inventory
• Project Leader
• Services
• 5S
• Application Design
• Audit
• Complaints
• Data Extraction