Occupation:Production Manager |
Location:West Roxbury, MA |
Education Level:Associate |
Will Relocate:YES |
Description
Summary Woodworker and manager with technical and entrepreneurial strengths oriented toward collaboration and service Selected Highlights and Key Skills * Designed, estimated, sold, engineered, made, and/or managed custom woodworking projects, typically from $40K - $1M * Achieved adoption of first company-wide project management and manufacturing systems for a $2M/year woodwork shop increased capacity by 30% with estimating, job costing, and production organization * Developed with employees, wrote, and won acceptance for first company policies at two $2-3M/year firms yielded clear employee policies, employee turnover reductions, and increased production efficiencies of 20%-30% at each firm * Created award winning woodwork shop, restructured, and achieved consistent profitability with up to $750K/year sales * Enacted marketing plan and developed selective clientele for a six-person company, doubling sales over three years clients included Ralph S. Osmond Co., Mario Russo Salon, Chris Kimball, and Carly Simon * Became a Floor Foreman at Scott and Duncan Co., formerly Boston's oldest and largest architectural millwork shop, managing one of three floors no late shipments or warranty issues during this tenure * Served two firms as Journeyman wood machinist (or "fitter"), completing tooling manufacture, setup, and machinery operation engineering, cutting, and joining projects at Scott and Duncan Co., Boston, MA and Ocean Woodworks, Cambridge, MA * Contributed effectively with AutoCAD (2D), Microsoft Office, and QuickBooks Pro * Communicated design and engineering concepts efficiently with both computer-aided drafting and hand drawing