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Harley O

Vice President - 20 Years of Experience - Near 35553

Occupation:

Chief Operations Officer

Location:

Double Springs, AL

Education Level:

Some College Units Completed

Will Relocate:

YES

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Experienced strategic leader with a balance of operational and sales acumen. Successful at developing strategies and solutions that generate revenue, profit growth and fulfill the organizations purpose. Vision driven trail blazer skilled in lean manufacturing, producing quality products, high customer satisfaction, and sales growth. Superior success rate in creating measurements that determine the impact of the business systems within the organization on the global goal. Excellent communicator, teacher and skillful negotiator. Open to travel and relocation. SELECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS: * Reduced material usage through the reduction of WIP, process improvements and design changes $2.35 per unit or 6%, annual savings of $1.5 Million. (Harden) * Improved operations using LEAN principles Theory of Constraint, Six Sigma, TPM and Kaizen reducing the average hours per unit from 1.2 to .73. This improvement allowed the business to have fewer better paid employees and freed up capacity that in turn allowed the business to be a much more predictable supplier to its customers. (Harden) * Drove revenue from $15 Million to $23 Million and doubled EBITDA over two years. This was accomplished by drastically reducing inventory stock outs and creating a partnership with a transportation solutions provider. The distribution cost was reduced by $6 per piece, from $18 to $12 per piece. (Tonoco) * Implemented scheduling practices based on production line capacities and material availability reducing backorders and eliminating multiple deliveries which resulted in reducing delivery cost by $1 million. (Barber and Ross) * Managed the construction of a 400,000 square foot manufacturing facility and the relocation of the business to the new facility. (Barber and Ross) LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES: Multi-site Management * Lean Manufacturing - Six Sigma, Kaizen, TPM and TQM * Supply Chain Management * P&L Management * Leader, Coach and Mentor * Safety Management * Logistics * Product Quality Management * Capital Expenditure Planning and Control * Collaborative * Recruitment and Development * Private Equity * Budgeting and Cost Controls * Turnaround Leadership * Risk Mitigation * Consultative Sales * Strategic Business Planning Harley Ostlund PAGE TWO PAGE TWO Vice President of Manufacturing / COO / General Manager / Plant Manager

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