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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Accomplished results-driven General Manager with nineteen years of financially successful implementation and operational process management experience. Formally trained business leader with successful sales and marketing experience, individual contributor roles and more than a decade of sales team leadership. Chemical Engineer with 8+ years of process engineering, project management and manufacturing leadership roles. ( Sales / Sales Management ( Quality Control ( Architectural Glass Manufacturing ( Operations Management ( Safety Programs ( OEM Glass Manufacturing & Sales ( Strategic Marketing ( Lean Manufacturing ( Capital Project Management ( P & L Responsibilities ( Team Development ( Plant Start up's and Layout'sPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE GLOBAL SECURITY GLAZING - CGH, SELMA, Al 7/2015 - 3/2017 General MAnager * Hired to change culture, improve labor controls and upgrade floor supervisory staff * Met and exceeded all goals for 2015 108% of target (overcame 20% shortfall as of 7/15) * Completed Lean/5S training with team usinf on-lone service (Gemba Academy) * Scheduled and completed first full Kaizen/5S event in key distribution area for finished and in-process products within the manufacturing operation * Lead Safety Focus Program yielding YOY improvements in total recordables for both 2015/16 * Worked with Alabama Safe State Program to develop safety program improvements and ensure OSHA compliance and audit preparedness * Developed cross-training program that allowed HC reductions of 15% YOY (Jan 15 to Jan 16) * Established commercial sales revenue stream through I/C sales and hiring of regional independent contract sales representative to off-set shrinking core segment business * Manufactured and sold first order of new proprietary Childgard Product for forced entry/attack resistance against intruders for schools and other public buildings * Initiated Polycarbonite reclaim program yielding $200K in savings/revenues mid '15 to mid '16 * Oversaw installation of new glass loading system improving cutting dept efficiency and safety * Created engagement/recognition programs "Employee of the Month" and "Own your Zone" * Achieved 90% top line and 75% of EBITDA targets for 2016 with loss of VP of operations and VP of sales in early 2016 and substantial pricing erosion in 2 key market segments Brenntag, Northeast, Reading PA 12/2014 - 6/2015 Director of Operations Acted as sales support and technical resource on customer calls. * Developed specifications for new products used in commercial architectural market. * Relationship development with key leaders at Architectural firms and team building skills with sales group Completed 150 architectural visits and led 35 architectural presentations during 2001/02 * Secured 100 new architectural specifications for Solutia Completed roundtable meetings/product presentations at all major Eastern US architectural firms * Development of new product introduction plans. Strategic marketing evaluations supporting determination of orders for new product introductions Completed first specification and sale of new high performance Vanceva product line
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