Kenneth George Berling

**** ******* *****

Morrow, OH 45152

513-***-****

E-mail: acfzuq@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To obtain a management/administrative position in a growth oriented

company, utilizing my management/administrative experience coupled with my

college background in English and Education.

Qualifications

* Eager to contribute to the growth of a progressive company with

quality products or services.

* Qualified by B.A. in English Literature, graduate work in English

Secondary Education and 9 years management experience and 4 years

corporate administrative experience

* Professional appearance and advanced interpersonal communication

skills.

* Highly motivated, strong work ethic, promoted to management twice,

available as needed for training, travel, overtime, etc.

* Above average computer skills; proficient with Microsoft Office and

M2K software.

* Proven communication and problem solving skills.

* Proven organization skills implementing Six Sigma and Lean

Manufacturing principles (Kaizen)

Education

M.Ed., English Education (03/2002)

Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

* Completed all course work necessary for Masters Degree in English

secondary education with a grade point of 3.5. Received promotion to

management at part-time job, which postponed writing my thesis to

complete my degree.

B.A., English Literature (12/1989)

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

* Earned degree in English Literature after absence from school due to

starting a family.

* Earned two 4-point grade averages first two quarters, earning berths

on the Dean's List.

Education (Continued)

Ohio State University (09/1981 thru 06/1984)

Columbus, OH

* Pursued degree in English Literature.

* Received National Merit Scholarship from Procter & Gamble Company.

St. Xavier High School (1978 thru 1981)

Cincinnati, OH

* Graduated with First Honors

* College Preparatory, English/Literature Major

* Member of National Honor Society

Work Experience

Friedman-Swift Associates, Springdale, OH

. Executive Assistant/Project Manager Assistant (6/2001- Present)

. Competitor Customer Data Entry

. Assist President/CEO, Operations Manager, National Sales Manager and

Sales Administrator in all aspects of administration and marketing

research

. Work closely with clients via phone and email to ensure projects are

running according to client expectations

. Prepare and consolidate competitor customer listings abstracted from

Polk data for use in automobile dealership advertising marketing

research (requires proficiency in Microsoft Excel).

. Research and abstract national retailer data for input to a multi-line

retailer database (requires proficiency in multiple web search

engines).

Quality Associates, Cincinnati, Ohio

. Corporate Project Manager Assistant (8/2010-9/2013)

. Assist 4 Corporate Project Managers who work with Procter and Gamble's

Oral Health Care and Personal Health Care Departments. Position was

created to ensure quality and timely support to the PM's to keep the

company in good standing with Procter and Gamble.

. Create and maintain Bill of Materials - includes very detailed entry

and description of all materials used to create a product display into

M2K software. Information serves as a template for production as well

as sales and finance. Work closely with finance department to ensure

quantities and prices of materials are correct to reduce cost and

waste.

. Assist in creation of Purchase Orders, Sales Orders, and Requisitions.

. Work closely with MPR (master production record) team to make sure all

information needed to produce a display is accurate and performed in a

timely manner.

. Team Leader (8/2008-8/2010)

. Lead and train up to 20 hourly and temporary employees to

effectively run a packaging (turnkey) production line

. Responsible for ensuring BPR (batch production record) strict

guidelines are followed with no exceptions

. Consistently meet all daily production goals - work closely with

Quality Assurance personnel to maintain standards that are expected by

our customers

. Work physically on production lines when needed - Actively support

production lines to ensure there is no downtime due to lack of product

or packaging materials staged to work area

. Work closely with maintenance department to be aware of and solve

mechanical problems that unfortunately occur on difficult lines -

resulting in my ability to personally solve minor issues with minimal

downtime

. Have developed a rapport with fellow Team Leaders, hourly employees,

and temporary employees and lead by example - demonstrating my

commitment and dedication to achieving company goals

Work Experience (Continued)

Spear, Inc., Mason, OH

Production Manager (8/2004-9/2007)

. Managed high speed, high volume production warehouse involving

printing pressure-sensitive labels for commercial products in an

international market using both screen and flexo presses (Comco, Mark

Andy, GMC, and Kamman).

. Supervised Press, Finishing, Ink, Plate & Screen, Maintenance,

Housekeeping and Quality Departments.

. Implemented Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing principles.

. Managed all vacation/PTO requests; reviewed/monitored daily, weekly,

monthly individual performance including disciplinary actions as well

as incentives; responsible for yearly performance reviews and salary

recommendations.

. Submitted daily, detailed production report to local operational

manager as well as relevant national management.

. Ensured high-level quality assurance, operational effectiveness and

employee productivity.

Finisher/Rewinder (11/2001-8/2004)

. Inspected printed specialty labels for quality assurance. Packaged

and organized for ease of shipping and customer use.

. Operated Arpeco finishers/rewinders.

. Awarded Employee of Month while training.

. Promoted to Certifier of all materials produced by finishers on

assigned shift (approximately 3 months after hire).

. Entrusted with training of new finishing employees in all aspects of

position (approximately 4 months after hire).

Work Experience (continued)

The Glenny Glass Company, Cincinnati, OH

Warehouse Manager (8/1994 -6/2001)

. Responsible for interviewing, hiring, firing, and training of up to 15

Teamster Union employees.

. Supervised and actively participated in loading of 4-6 International

Trucks with glass products.

. Directed routing of trucks with areas including Cincinnati, Dayton,

Columbus, Lexington, Portsmouth, and Indiana.

. Supervised insulated window manufacture on LISEC (Ohio's only vertical

glass insulating machine).

. Promoted from Union laborer to 2nd shift Manager while working on

master's degree in Education.

Significant Accomplishments

. Direct participation in Six Sigma project exceeding savings goal of

$200K by over $100K.

. Integral in revising overall employee performance review metrics,

creating a fair and objective evaluation of employee performance using

measurable data; involved creating new pay scales and hierarchies.

. Transformed a disorganized, inefficient warehouse into a smooth-

running operation by redesigning the standard operating procedures;

this effort saved the company thousands of dollars by improving

productivity and decreasing loss due to breakage and other internal

errors.

. Converted a newly purchased warehouse (formerly a truck repair

facility) into a fully functional glass washing and storage facility.

This involved complete renovation of the existing warehouse,

redesigning the layout, and the movement and placement of

sophisticated Bystronic glass washing equipment.

. Created a new method of washing glass by substituting steel racks in

place of hazardous, inefficient wood crates. This effort saved the

company thousands of dollars in reduced breakage, increased storage

space, and drastically reduced the risk of employee injury due to

glass breakage. Personally contacted customers purchasing washed

glass, convincing them of efficiency of new method. This procedure is

not only still in use but has also been implemented by other glass

companies.

. Averted imminent strike of union employees by informally mediating

between employees and president of company.

. Received National Merit Scholarship to Ohio State University through

Procter & Gamble Company.

. Twice on Dean's List while attending University of Cincinnati.

References are available upon request.

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