Experience

Univest Capital, Inc.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Director

  • 2012 - Present

  Line Management • Responsible for purchasing and maintaining inventory control. • Managed two supervisors and 40 unionized production workers. • Responsible for income statement for capital budgeting and manufacturing costs. • Managed all warehouse activities including distribution of ship/receiving and import/export. • Worked with employees on implementing change in order to improve quality and production. Sales/ Marketing • Developed new and maintained existing sales accounts through cold calling and referrals. • Acted as a liaison between client and company in order to maintain beneficial relationships. • Increased sales 30% in specific locations going business-to-business, and building client relationships using communication skills, cold calling and providing solutions. Cost Reduction • Reduced inventory 30% by reorganizing the inventory control process. • Conducted a cost analysis and saved over $90,000 on one product annually by changing suppliers. • Traveled the U.S. to source vendors for product parts to be made in U.S. instead of Europe, which generated large savings. • Implemented JIT manufacturing process reducing labor costs by 15% and substantially reducing inventory, re-work, WIP, lead times and non-value adding activities. • Held presentations to sales representatives around the U.S. in minor repairs and technical procedures, which reduced re-work transportation costs by half and increased customer satisfaction. Process Improvement • Organized work cells to use demand-pulls (kanban) to control the job floor. • Reduced truck-loading time 40% and increased efficiency by restructuring warehouse. • Made step-by-step assembly charts showing part numbers and procedures of the process. • Held daily production/sales meetings and scheduled production to meet sales commitments. • Part of management team meetings involving strategic planning to help the organization reach its goals; including TQM, MBWA, TQC, ETC. Show less



Municipal Capital Corp.

• VP

  • 2001 - 2012

  Municipal Financing Municipal Financing



Vitra Seating, Inc

• Plant Manager

  • 1986 - 1999

  Manufacturer of high end office furniture Training/Special Assignments • Made frequent trips to Europe to exchange information and discuss problems with colleagues. In addition, learned new product lines so I could introduce them to my employees. • Set up a new manufacturing/warehouse operation facility in a new location involving: space configuration, purchasing of new equipment, production and warehousing/distribution layout, etc. • Traveled extensively throughout the US to source vendors to buy our parts in the US, instead of continuing to buy from Europe. • Traveled extensively throughout the US to train sales people. Taught technical procedures on repairing product, saving a substantial amount of money and generating customer satisfaction. • Chosen as part of a team to purchase and implement a new software program to replace an existing system. Show less