Experience

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  Dave Houpt & Associates

  • President

    • 2006 - Present

    Provided guidance to manufacturing companies to improve margins, enhance business practices, redesign accounting and costing systems, improve the sales and marketing mix, and reduce inventory investment. Increased the sale of a product line for one customer by $1 million. Encouraged the use of p...

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  DHE Corporation

  • President

    • 1991 - 2006

    Developed and sold Demand Forecasting software and licensed its sale to a business partner. Provided product support and manufacturing systems support for this partner. In addition developed and sold Product Configuration software. Helped clients resolve manufacturing and inventory management ...

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  S.I.E., Inc.

  • President

    • 1981 - 1990

    Manufacturer of wireline technology for the oil industry including down hole tools, surface instrumentation, and trucks. Expanded manufacturing output to meet sales growth from $17 million annually to $36 million. Set up control systems to efficiently manage the growth. Completed investor finan...

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  Geosource, Inc.

  • Corporate Director of Information Systems

    • 1976 - 1980

    Was recruited for this position because Geosource was impressed by the systems that I developed and implemented. This fortune 500 company would have me play many roles including team member on the company acquisition team, corporate oversight of inventories, manufacturing, and purchasing, polic...

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  Smith Meter Division of A.O. Smith Corporation

  • Materials Manager

    • 1973 - 1975

    Supported introduction of new products. Reduced purchased material costs. Implemented cost effective systems to improve inventory turnover and customer service.

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  Smith Meter Division of A.O. Smith Corporation

  • Data Processing Manager

    • 1965 - 1972

    Defined, designed and programmed all modules for a total manufacturing and accounting system including forecasting, MRP, capacity planning, and inventory control. This system met all of the business needs of this 1,000 plus employee company. Guest lecturer on manufacturing systems for IBM at San ...