David A. Cole

**** **** **** **.

Connelley Springs, NC 28612

828-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Fully utilize my education, technical skills, and extensive managerial

experience to support the profitability of your company. I am

suitable for various manufacturing management positions in any

department.

EDUCATION

. B.S., Business Management, April/ 1995. Indiana Wesleyan

University, Ft. Wayne, IN.

. Associates Degree, Diesel Engine Technology, June/1987. Owens

Technical College, Toledo, OH.

. Malcum Baldridge Quality Criteria Training, 2000. Morganton, NC.

. Mechanical Engineering courses, 1988 - 1990. Purdue University,

Lafayette, IN.

. Management and technical courses, 1984 - 1994 and 1996 - 2002.

Internal Dana University training.

. NIASE certified technician, 1983. Toledo, OH.

ACHEIVEMENTS

. Helped build a 30,000 square foot manufacturing plant. Did complete

floor layout and production flow.

. Launched a Sub-Chapter S Corporation that provided top quality

truck accessories through retail and wholesale business; This

entrepreneurial enterprise experienced double digit growth in

business each year.

. Worked 20 years at Dana Corporation; 4 divisions, 7 different

disciplines, 4 relocations; in various aftermarket and OEM sales,

engineering, and manufacturing capacities

. Championed several Six Sigma Projects with green and black belts

for process improvements and cost reductions at Dana Corporation

. Applied for and received a U.S. Patent (6,023,830) for designing a

process to install a sound deadening device into a drive shaft

. Successfully sold a multi-million dollar swine facility to a large

multi-national company

. Attained Dana Certified Supervisor certification after being

selected to attend 12 managerial courses

. Retained important customers that contributed significantly to

company profit at Dana Corporation

. Achieved Top Sales Manager out of 25 in the United States, Dana

Corporation, January 1998

EXPERIENCE

Plant manager/James Tool Machine and Engineering, Inc. Feb 2009 -

Feb 2014

. Helped institute new computer MRP manufacturing software system

. Assisted in the planning, layout and building of new 30,000 square

foot manufacturing plant.

. Managed new plant operations including purchasing of raw material,

production scheduling, facilities maintenance, shipping and

customer interface/forecasting.

President/Owner, Truck Stuff Incorporated, Morganton, NC. July 2004

- November 2008.

. Started green field operation of a company focused on providing top

quality truck accessories; Sub-Chapter S Corporation

. Wrote 5 year business plan, procured financing, and executed

demographic studies

. Advertised and marketed products via radio, print, and community

functions

. Managed 5 employees' daily tasks and trained each in specific

technical responsibilities

. Operated a retail store and provided services to 17 new truck

dealerships

. Sold to many city and state municipalities, and various vocational

markets

. Performed inventory, purchasing, scheduling, and customer service

duties

. Experienced double digit growth in business each year

Vice President/General Manager, Busche Enterprises, Albion, IN. May

2002 - April 2004.

. Oversaw daily manufacturing operations of a 500 employee CNC

machining facility

. Headed a due diligence team to explore the purchase of a

manufacturing facility

. Initiated real time productivity reporting and charting on the

production floor by operator and operation

. Formulated and initiated a daily reporting system of all key

business indicators by department heads; resulted in the company

meeting set financial targets

Area Manufacturing Manager (*second in command to plant manager) and

Dana Six Sigma Quality Auditor, Dana Corporation; Spicer Heavy Axle

Division, Morganton, NC. September 1998 - May 2002.

. Managed 10 plant engineering staff, 6 shift supervisors, and 1

secretary

. Ensured all key economic and production ratios were within target

windows

. Headed new program launches and stimulated positive work ethics and

culture

. Managed proper raw, work-in-process, and finished inventories by

supervising the purchasing staff

. Acted as a member of the corporate internal Six Sigma Quality audit

staff

. Executed an extensive Division audit to ensure compliance of the

complete business system using the Malcum Baldridge Process

. Worked as a member of the Corporate Manufacturing Council handling

which plants were to be closed, downsized, or sold

International Program Manager, Dana Corporation; Driveshaft Division;

International Group; Morganton, NC. April 1996 - September 1998.

. Expedited raw and finished goods to and from plants in Colombia,

Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, France, England, and Germany

. Supported new program launches in above mentioned markets

. Coordinated engineering functions, manufacturing processes, and

application of driveshaft components in each region to ensure

global process unification

. Applied for and received a U.S. Patent (6,023,830) for designing a

process to install a sound deadening device into a drive shaft

. Assisted with two week annual engineering training of all machining

and application processes for foreign engineers

Vice President/General Manager, Cole Swine Farms, Mt. Blanchard, OH.

February 1994 - March 1996.

. Assisted in closing a multi-million dollar farm operation, one of

the nations' top quality genetic swine producers

. Prepared a 330 page business plan and submitted to 25 major

agricultural businesses as company buy out proposal

. Succeeded and business was sold to a large multi-national company

Sales Account Manager, Dana Corporation; Spicer Off-Highway Axle

Division, Ft. Wayne, IN. February 1991 - February 1994.

. Responsible for sales in all of Canada, New England, and upper

Midwest

. Introduced the Ford New Holland account, which accounted for nearly

7 million dollars per year of new business

. Served Caterpillar of Peoria, IL, as one of my major

accounts/customers

Technical Service Engineer, Dana Corporation; Spicer Light Axle

Division, Ft. Wayne, IN. May 1988 - February 1991.

. Responsible for engineering support in the field on pre- and post-

production axles for Ford, GM, and Chrysler

. Wrote many of the service manuals and technical service bulletins

for Ford, GM, and Chrysler

. Developed an axle tear down analysis procedure for returned test

axles and competitive analysis

Sales Account Manager, Dana Corporation; Drivetrain Service Division,

Zebulon, NC. April 1986 - May 1988.

. Responsible for sales in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and

Delaware

. Achieved Top Sales Manager out of 25 in the United States

. Accelerated sales in territory from $3 million per year to $8

million per year in two years

Application Engineer, Dana Corporation; Drivetrain Service Division,

Holland, OH. January 1984 - April 1986.

. Provided product support for axles, clutches, transfer cases, and

transmissions in drivetrain aftermarket division

. Wrote many catalogs and technical service bulletins

. Provided technical training to over 450 warehouse distributors

nationwide

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