Allen Strouse
Plant Manager at US Liner Company- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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US Liner Company
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United States
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Truck Transportation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Plant Manager
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Jan 2021 - Present
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Facilities Manager
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Apr 2019 - Jan 2021
Responsible for leadership of all unit operations and fabrication activities including: operations planning, production, inventory control, training, quality control / assurance, safety, regulatory compliance, cost control, and staffing (contract workforce).
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Supervisor
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Sep 2018 - Apr 2019
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Lead Fabricator
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Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
• Primary responsibility for managing and optimizing the efficiency of the Fabrication Area, ensuring all safety and quality standards are maintained at the highest level - considering the complexity of the shop tickets and available crew size and customer schedule demands.• Lead the fabricating team to: optimize stock panel selection, remnant re-use, resolve shop ticket uncertainties, identify bottlenecks and balance work queues based upon the crew size, influence use of best-practices, and mentor/train less-experienced fabricators.• Monitor equipment maintenance needs and spare parts availability; assist third party vendor support for maintaining all fabricating area equipment.• Identify techniques (and/or tooling) to continuously improve the capabilities within the fabrication area. Show less
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Certified Fabricator
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Sep 2013 - Jan 2016
• Responsible for safely operating and maintaining the various saws and tools used to prepare proprietary wall panels for clients, including circular bridge saws, band saws, jig saws, Trumpf (chain) saw, hot-wire cutters.• Work as part of a 3-4 employee team to ensure high efficiency is realized in this area of the plant, while consistently meeting quality standards and tolerances; capable of recognizing efficiency barriers and working as a team member in planning work to achieve targeted productivity levels.• Responsible for accurately and efficiently interpreting project shop-tickets and layout/bundle strategy objectives and applying the best tool/technique for safely performing a variety of fabrication panel cuts on a proprietary wall panel system. Show less
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Double Effort
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Colorado Springs, Colorado Area
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Maintenance Technician
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Jan 2012 - Apr 2013
• Activities included a wide-range of construction-specific tasks associated with remodeling foreclosed homes and rental properties, while ensuring FHA standards are met/maintained. Competencies included: interior/exterior painting, hanging/finishing drywall, carpet installation, tile setting/grouting, vinyl floor installation, landscaping, snow removal, job bidding, roof repair, clean-outs, and demolition. • Activities included a wide-range of construction-specific tasks associated with remodeling foreclosed homes and rental properties, while ensuring FHA standards are met/maintained. Competencies included: interior/exterior painting, hanging/finishing drywall, carpet installation, tile setting/grouting, vinyl floor installation, landscaping, snow removal, job bidding, roof repair, clean-outs, and demolition.
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Adarand Constructors Inc
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Colorado Springs, Colorado Area
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Foreman
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Jan 2007 - Jan 2012
• Lead a team of 4-6 employees in the planning, removal and installation of guard-rails on the highways and interstates throughout the state of Colorado. • Responsibilities included planning, delegation of assignments, ensuring productivity, and quality safety standards are maintained. Aspects of this work included operation of heavy machinery including pile drivers, augers, fork lifts, and skid-loaders along with proficiency with various hand tools, cutting torches, and welders. • Lead a team of 4-6 employees in the planning, removal and installation of guard-rails on the highways and interstates throughout the state of Colorado. • Responsibilities included planning, delegation of assignments, ensuring productivity, and quality safety standards are maintained. Aspects of this work included operation of heavy machinery including pile drivers, augers, fork lifts, and skid-loaders along with proficiency with various hand tools, cutting torches, and welders.
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Khan and Hill
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ft carson colorado
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Training Specialist
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Apr 2005 - Oct 2008
• Responsibilities included training soldiers in convoy operations and readiness before deployments, which included acting as the opposing force in training scenarios such as convoy ambush and mock site development. • Responsibilities also included weapons issuance and armory inventory management. • Responsibilities included training soldiers in convoy operations and readiness before deployments, which included acting as the opposing force in training scenarios such as convoy ambush and mock site development. • Responsibilities also included weapons issuance and armory inventory management.
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FMC Automotive
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Colorado Springs, Colorado Area
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Automotive Technician
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Apr 2003 - Nov 2007
• Responsibilities included successfully and independently completing a variety of automotive servicing activities including: tune ups, oil changes, etc. • Activities also included diagnostic analyses / troubleshooting of brake, suspension, transmission, steering, fuel, and electrical components / systems. • Responsibilities included successfully and independently completing a variety of automotive servicing activities including: tune ups, oil changes, etc. • Activities also included diagnostic analyses / troubleshooting of brake, suspension, transmission, steering, fuel, and electrical components / systems.
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Education
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Bijou EOP
Diploma, Academic