Jason Simmons

**** ******** ***** **. ********, TX 77584 832-***-**** acrhuk@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/jasonjsimmons

Operations Management Project Engineering Contract Negotiation

Results-driven and multidimensional professional with 12 years of experience in startup and large corporate marketing operations in the oil and gas industry. Skilled in achieving organizational objectives in both autonomous and cross-functional team settings. Able to effectively maximize resources utilization. Able to identify and implement strategies to improve business practices, strengthen customer relationships, and drive profit growth. Successfully brought three new products to market and created a self-owned company during career course. Seeking an Operations Manager, Project Engineer, or similar role that will allow for use of skills and complement EMBA program studies.

Interpersonal Communication

Customer Service & Satisfaction

Team Management & Leadership

Strategic Planning & Analysis

Process Improvements & Innovations

Budgeting & Cost Reduction

Time Management & Multitasking

Business Development

Needs Assessment & Evaluation

Data Tracking & Analysis

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Enterprise & Entrepreneurship

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ENO-CHEM, LLC, Stafford, TX

Project Engineer/Vice President/Co-Owner 2008 – 2015

Manage the overall development of three products from concept to finalization stages; work with partner to complete background research in available literature

Work in the production facility 90% of each day directing operations/production, making changes and documenting work; take products to be entered into the market and develop a corresponding set of procedural/QC documents

Implement quality control and assurance measures including hold points, acceptance criteria, shipping/receiving procedures and training programs to ensure high levels of satisfaction and error occurrence rates of less than 1%

Prepare proposals, close sales, and manage pipe spool, skid, and pressure vessel projects

oMaximized the abilities of the labor force based on Lean Manufacturing; reduced times by 33% and personally accounted for each step that the shop performed and timed these processes

oMoved equipment and arranged steps to improve the workflow; also set up raw material reorder points to effectively manage the supply chain

oManage field service personnel; train all in providing quick responses and resolve issues in a timely manner; pursue growth by motivating employees to learn more about the company and the field, as well as what they are doing and how it integrates into the overall process

oAlso encourage personnel to develop professionally through education or additional training, as helping oneself ultimately lends to stronger team performance

oCreated and instituted a Health Safety and Environment program that brought forth less than 0.05% in time loss incidents per year over a four-year period using a combination of training, safety meetings and process improvements in an effort to effectively prevent accidents

YOKOGAWA CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Sugar Land, TX

Inside Sales Engineer 2007 – 2008

Spearheaded the review of customer specifications, terms/conditions and support documentation to develop firm-specific and budgetary proposals that met customer requirements worldwide

Facility served as the source of units for not only the Americas but Europe and Australia as well

Collaborated extensively with cross-functional teams that included personnel in the Accounting, Legal, Purchasing and other departments to provide the desired solutions; worked together to help new customers purchase replacement items, which required leverage of interdepartmental connections

Garnered a solid number of new customers that sent in RFQs; perform the initial legal review,

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Consulted with Legal to ensure liability was mitigated, liaised with Purchasing to set up new vendors and worked with Shipping to send out items after the designated cutoff

Supported sales and product functions for international subsidiaries and parent company to effectively drive product line development and growth

oManaged over $1.5M sales per annum through the use of effective time management, teamwork with the lab personnel and high levels of organization

oOwned all received orders to guarantee product correctness and timely delivery

oDeveloped new build line to decrease product lead time by 50%

Received all units from Japan when working on key initiatives; made deliveries unable to compete with other local manufacturers; began to build domestic units to win more bids for work

Assembled a system with Japanese parent company to supply domestic operations with basic unfinished models that could be customized and assembles upon arrival

Created a parts system to keep in line with JIT (Just in Time) Lean manufacturing system; set part quantities, including reorder points, as well as an inventory control system

YOKOGAWA CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Sugar Land, TX

Product Specialist 2006 – 2007

Delivered continuous support to sales force and distributors as it pertained to product orders, quotes, demo supplies and literature also presented products during in-house tours and trade shows

Proofed and revised marketing material (i.e. flyers and manuals) and prepared P&L reports for the division on a monthly basis

Educated end-users and sales personnel on product terminology, features/accessories and warranty terms through the use of our showroom and demos.

oAchieved 100% sales quota for five consecutive quarters; increased revenue and client satisfaction through proactive customer contact and relationship building

oSuccessfully turned around several projects in severe for a variety of technical and mismanagement reasons and led them into good health

oShaped “tokuchu” documentation for product line to ensure correct order fulfillment from global supplier

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sales Engineer, Pollutiontech, LLC, Houston, TX, 2006

Radiopharmaceutical Chemist, Proportional Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX, 2002 – 2005

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Master of Business Administration, Executive MBA, Texas A&M University (ongoing)

Bachelor of Arts, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University

Certification, EIT in Chemical Engineering

Current Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Technical: HPLC, TLC, UV-Vis, NMR, SEC, GC, AAS, Viscometer, Sterile Technique, Elemental analysis, XRD, SEM, PIXE, ICP, GMP, Centum CS 3000, Sales Force, Sugar CRM, and ASPEN

Languages: Basic German and Spanish

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