Kent Roulier
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Mark Paulson
I have known Kent both professionally and personally for over 10 years. He and I also share a personal appreciation for golf and fly fishing. Without a doubt, Kent is a seasoned veteran of several warehouse management environments as well a deep knowledge of the end to end process of logistics in general. I have worked with him on many projects and he has displayed a professional passion for accurate, sustainable processes and procedures in order to ensure on- time deliveries and a high level of quality and customer satisfaction whether it be involving external or internal customers. I know firsthand that he is a believer in training to and always following these procedures and processes (accountability) and persistently looking for ways to continuously improve. As well as managing warehouse operations, Kent is also good at reaching out to all of his resources (i.e., quality, industrial engineering, inventory control, corporate training, etc.) to address any concerns or opportunities that may surface. Kent’s teams had always done extremely well during internal and external ISO audits. To my knowledge and on my watch, Kent’s operations have never received a nonconformance. I also know Kent as a positive motivator who enjoys helping direct reports succeed and aid in developing their own career paths. He believes in the strengths of team work and goal setting. I have seen Kent called upon to manage numerous
Jennifer Bingham, MBA
I have had the pleasure of working closely with Kent for several years while at Avnet. I quickly came to realize how passionate Kent is about his work. He not only works to ensure that things are done efficiently, but that they're done the right way, and the fair way. His ability to affect, and impact change is like no other. I've watched him change company culture earning trust, loyalty, and respect of the employees along the way. If I had to summarize Kent in 5 words I would use honest, hard working, detail oriented, leader, customer service oriented.
Mark Paulson
I have known Kent both professionally and personally for over 10 years. He and I also share a personal appreciation for golf and fly fishing. Without a doubt, Kent is a seasoned veteran of several warehouse management environments as well a deep knowledge of the end to end process of logistics in general. I have worked with him on many projects and he has displayed a professional passion for accurate, sustainable processes and procedures in order to ensure on- time deliveries and a high level of quality and customer satisfaction whether it be involving external or internal customers. I know firsthand that he is a believer in training to and always following these procedures and processes (accountability) and persistently looking for ways to continuously improve. As well as managing warehouse operations, Kent is also good at reaching out to all of his resources (i.e., quality, industrial engineering, inventory control, corporate training, etc.) to address any concerns or opportunities that may surface. Kent’s teams had always done extremely well during internal and external ISO audits. To my knowledge and on my watch, Kent’s operations have never received a nonconformance. I also know Kent as a positive motivator who enjoys helping direct reports succeed and aid in developing their own career paths. He believes in the strengths of team work and goal setting. I have seen Kent called upon to manage numerous
Jennifer Bingham, MBA
I have had the pleasure of working closely with Kent for several years while at Avnet. I quickly came to realize how passionate Kent is about his work. He not only works to ensure that things are done efficiently, but that they're done the right way, and the fair way. His ability to affect, and impact change is like no other. I've watched him change company culture earning trust, loyalty, and respect of the employees along the way. If I had to summarize Kent in 5 words I would use honest, hard working, detail oriented, leader, customer service oriented.
Mark Paulson
I have known Kent both professionally and personally for over 10 years. He and I also share a personal appreciation for golf and fly fishing. Without a doubt, Kent is a seasoned veteran of several warehouse management environments as well a deep knowledge of the end to end process of logistics in general. I have worked with him on many projects and he has displayed a professional passion for accurate, sustainable processes and procedures in order to ensure on- time deliveries and a high level of quality and customer satisfaction whether it be involving external or internal customers. I know firsthand that he is a believer in training to and always following these procedures and processes (accountability) and persistently looking for ways to continuously improve. As well as managing warehouse operations, Kent is also good at reaching out to all of his resources (i.e., quality, industrial engineering, inventory control, corporate training, etc.) to address any concerns or opportunities that may surface. Kent’s teams had always done extremely well during internal and external ISO audits. To my knowledge and on my watch, Kent’s operations have never received a nonconformance. I also know Kent as a positive motivator who enjoys helping direct reports succeed and aid in developing their own career paths. He believes in the strengths of team work and goal setting. I have seen Kent called upon to manage numerous
Jennifer Bingham, MBA
I have had the pleasure of working closely with Kent for several years while at Avnet. I quickly came to realize how passionate Kent is about his work. He not only works to ensure that things are done efficiently, but that they're done the right way, and the fair way. His ability to affect, and impact change is like no other. I've watched him change company culture earning trust, loyalty, and respect of the employees along the way. If I had to summarize Kent in 5 words I would use honest, hard working, detail oriented, leader, customer service oriented.
Mark Paulson
I have known Kent both professionally and personally for over 10 years. He and I also share a personal appreciation for golf and fly fishing. Without a doubt, Kent is a seasoned veteran of several warehouse management environments as well a deep knowledge of the end to end process of logistics in general. I have worked with him on many projects and he has displayed a professional passion for accurate, sustainable processes and procedures in order to ensure on- time deliveries and a high level of quality and customer satisfaction whether it be involving external or internal customers. I know firsthand that he is a believer in training to and always following these procedures and processes (accountability) and persistently looking for ways to continuously improve. As well as managing warehouse operations, Kent is also good at reaching out to all of his resources (i.e., quality, industrial engineering, inventory control, corporate training, etc.) to address any concerns or opportunities that may surface. Kent’s teams had always done extremely well during internal and external ISO audits. To my knowledge and on my watch, Kent’s operations have never received a nonconformance. I also know Kent as a positive motivator who enjoys helping direct reports succeed and aid in developing their own career paths. He believes in the strengths of team work and goal setting. I have seen Kent called upon to manage numerous
Jennifer Bingham, MBA
I have had the pleasure of working closely with Kent for several years while at Avnet. I quickly came to realize how passionate Kent is about his work. He not only works to ensure that things are done efficiently, but that they're done the right way, and the fair way. His ability to affect, and impact change is like no other. I've watched him change company culture earning trust, loyalty, and respect of the employees along the way. If I had to summarize Kent in 5 words I would use honest, hard working, detail oriented, leader, customer service oriented.
Experience
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LED Supply Co.
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United States
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Wholesale
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1 - 100 Employee
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Warehouse Manager
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Mar 2023 - Present
LED Plus much more! LED Plus much more!
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PerfX Wireline Services
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Inventory & Warehouse Director
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Mar 2020 - Present
Optimized warehouse layout for better flow & organization. Established control of goods entering and exiting the facility. Implemented accurate, consistent and timely shipping and receiving of all inventoried goods. Coached staff toward understanding & following documented processes and standards. Implemented metric tracking for the warehouse. Maintained inventory accuracy by managing the companies entire master part listing. Supervised warehouse activity in multiple locations. Optimized warehouse layout for better flow & organization. Established control of goods entering and exiting the facility. Implemented accurate, consistent and timely shipping and receiving of all inventoried goods. Coached staff toward understanding & following documented processes and standards. Implemented metric tracking for the warehouse. Maintained inventory accuracy by managing the companies entire master part listing. Supervised warehouse activity in multiple locations.
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Vail Resorts
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United States
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Hospitality
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Warehouse Manager
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Nov 2020 - Oct 2022
• Implemented warehouse metrics to track picking performance • Implemented warehouse metrics to track all activity in each of the 8 picking zones • Put together a SOP or How to Manual on how to perform tasks in picking, shipping as well as other tasks required in the MMS system to process outbound customer orders. • Increase picking productivity by 25% implementing performance tracking. • Implemented warehouse metrics to track picking performance • Implemented warehouse metrics to track all activity in each of the 8 picking zones • Put together a SOP or How to Manual on how to perform tasks in picking, shipping as well as other tasks required in the MMS system to process outbound customer orders. • Increase picking productivity by 25% implementing performance tracking.
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Crazy Shirts
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director of Operations at Elevations
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Feb 2017 - Mar 2020
Denver Premier Print shop and warehouse facility. I manage the Order Fulfillment Center that supports our 34 retail locations and catalog operations. I also manage two - 12 head water based ink silk screen print operation. I’ve reduced the number of print flaws by 65% by implementing structure and accountability. Increased the Order Fulfillment through-put by 75%. Increased Picking Productivity by 55%. Eliminated carrying over open customer orders by establishing standards and metrics for quality and production, improving the service levels to our customers and retail facilities. Ran under budget 11 out of 12 months. Reduced turn over by 20%. Show less
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Denver Transit Partners
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United States
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Rail Transportation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Warehouse Manager
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Jul 2016 - Jan 2017
Start up operation and company who provides commuter rail service to the greater Denver area as a contractor. I was hired on to bring stability, organization, and warehouse discipline to the operation. I have written multiple SOP's or work instructions so all tasks are performed consistently and accurately. I've established daily and weekly systems training so team members are knowledgeable of how to properly navigate the system and perform their daily warehouse activities accurately. I have also bridged gaps with other overlapping departments but conducting weekly staff meetings, increased communication and sponsored team building events. Show less
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Flex
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United States
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Warehouse Director
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Nov 2014 - Nov 2015
• · Implemented warehouse metrics, KPI to track performance · Conducted two 3PL RFQ’s for warehousing operations in two separate regions of the world, reducing the monthly cost by 20%. · Negotiated lower internal warehouse rates within our Guadalajara, Mexico operation by 25%. · Reviewed the current multiple WMS systems in use in Europe and North America and suggested single platform based up business needs and efficiencies. · Conducted the first physical inventory for new business unit with a net variance result of 99.20% accuracy level on $1.5M of stock Show less
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Avnet
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Director, Warehouse
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Nov 2012 - Nov 2014
· Assigned as the SME Warehouse Project Lead for the Chandler, AZ, Avnet McKemy warehouse Red Prairie WMS Implementation. Responsible for 22 employees from all parts of the business to establish requirements, develop test scripts and train on new system
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Director, Warehouse Operations
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Nov 2010 - Nov 2012
· Assigned to the Jan Jose Warehouse after the Bell Micro Acquisition· Implemented Avnet’s Coe Culture, Values, Work Instructions, Processes and Policies into this newly acquired warehouse.· Responsible for all activates including: Receiving, Put A Way, Picking, Aggregation Inbound Kitting, Packing, Shipping, Inventory Control and Customer service operations.· Supported a manufacturing environment with just in time picking· Implemented Quality and Production standards and KPI metrics· Developed strategic relationships with the sales and manufacturing team on improving the warehouse performance increasing throughput to meet our customers growing needs.· Responsible for full P&L responsibility. The team performed under budget by 13.3% for FY11 and 16.31% for FY12. Show less
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Avnet
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Director, NA Inventory Control
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Oct 2006 - Mar 2010
Inventory Director, Inventory Manager, Avnet, Inc. · Managed Avnet’s Logistics Warehouses entire inventory in North American, Canada, Mexico and four US locations totaling $650MIL in inventory. · Oversaw over 200,000 SKU’s and 305 different Computer Component suppliers in a combined 651,000 SF if warehouse space. · Passed all external supplier inventory audits with an average score of 99.999% both on part number accuracy and total dollars inventoried. · Coordinated the entire warehouse logistic moved during a merger with Memec in 2004. This included all planning and execution of the entire move. The move took place over 1 weekend and resulted in zero interruptions to the business. · Responsible for the Avnet Technology Solutions Return Material Authorization (RMA). · The Inventory Control and RMA departments had no SOX audit non-conformance violations for 3 years. · Negotiated a logistics wide “anti-smock” contract that saved the company $75K/yr. · 99.999% Accuracy level for all NA warehouses for FY08 and 99.970% for FY09. · Increased the inventory accuracy level from less than 93% to 99.97%or better in all areas of responsibility · First Physical Inventory taken under my direction resulted in a net variance of less than $9K on $80MIL worth of inventory. Improved on the previous year’s results by 72.9%. · Implemented a manual Cycle Counting process in our non WMS warehouses resulting in eliminating the need to take an annual Physical Inventory resulting in an annual savings of over $200K/year. · Lead the company in implementing change by becoming the first GOLD member of the RESULTS program with 17 cost reduction suggestions submitted and implemented with a net savings of $900K annually. · Decreased departmental turnover from 20% to less than 2%. · Implemented an internal quality program to track potential customer errors before reaching our customers, resulting in improved external customer satisfaction. ·Certified Yellow Belt in Lean Processes Show less
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UPS
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United States
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Truck Transportation
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700 & Above Employee
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Center Manager
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1985 - 1995
Started out as a route delivery driver and was promoted to a Package Center Supervisor after a year of driving experience. I trained new and established drivers on proper route methods - concentrating on safety. Became SCUBA certified. Promoted to the Preload Manager. Responsible for the loading of 90 package cars for the days deliveries. This included the unloading of 15-20 pub or 40' semis of packages. I was then moved into a Package Center Manager role. I had over 50 route drivers report into me. I was responsible for the safe delivery of over 30K packages daily, 15K delivery stops, 7K pick up stops and 8,500 outbound packages. I also over saw the PM unload and Car Washing operation. Show less
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Center Manager
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1985 - 1995
Started out as a route delivery driver and was promoted to a Package Center Supervisor after a year of driving experience. I trained new and established drivers on proper route methods - concentrating on safety. Became SCUBA certified. Promoted to the Preload Manager. Responsible for the loading of 90 package cars for the days deliveries. This included the unloading of 15-20 pub or 40' semis of packages. I was then moved into a Package Center Manager role. I had over 50 route drivers report into me. I was responsible for the safe delivery of over 30K packages daily, 15K delivery stops, 7K pick up stops and 8,500 outbound packages. I also over saw the PM unload and Car Washing operation. Show less
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Education
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1982 - 1983
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General -
1979 - 1981
University of Northern Colorado
Business Administration and Management, General
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