Keith E. Dabb

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Mableton, GA 30126

acrow4@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: 470-***-****

Professional Summary

Over twenty years of experience managing sales, service, engineering, manufacturing, and quality assurance of consumables, services and capital equipment. Extensive personnel development and team building experience.

Creative problem solver and effective communicator adept in delivering superior customer service and developing new markets.

Established process parameters reducing product rejects from 7% to 2.5% while increasing plant efficiency.

Implemented a manufacturing improvement, saving over $400,000 in the first year of production.

Developed and implemented a process reclaiming 240,000 finished products from a safety rejection issue.

Innovator with keen business sense and the ability to stimulate sales growth in market shares while leveraging opportunities.

Increasing revenue 225% over four years in a mature market while maintaining staffing levels.

Constantly maintaining 90% Branch production utilization compared to a corporate average of 66%.

Design and manufactured the first checkout counter for operation by wheelchair-restricted cashiers.

Assisted in the development of two new gas furnaces that received AGA approval resulting in increased market share.

Goal-oriented team leader skilled in the development of high performing quality oriented teams.

Repeatedly received Branch of the year award for generating the highest revenue growth over fiscal plan.

Restructured territory for more efficient routes reducing travel costs by 11%

Restructured sales department into a team based environment yielding higher sales per staff member.

Lead a value engineering team that redesigned checkout counters resulting is a decreased bill of material and a 40% increase in productivity yielding a 20% cost reduction

Education

State University of New York at Buffalo - Master in Business Administration 2002

Buffalo State College - Bachelor Degree - Mechanical Engineering 1997

Keith E. Dabb

110 Stone Gate Way SE

Mableton, GA 30126 acrow4@r.postjobfree.com Mobile: 470-***-****

Professional experience

D&W Diesel Inc., Auburn, NY www.dwdiesel.com

Business Unit Manager- Vehicle Services: 2013 -2015

Managing multimillion dollar service business segment with responsibility for the growth of nine facilities across four states, developing the marketing strategy and managing operations.

Standardized procedures and service level measures.

Developed Technical Training Program

Branch Manager- Buffalo Division: 2002-2015

Managing a multimillion dollar manufacturing and distribution facility with full Profit and Loss responsibility. Provide products and services for the manufacturing and transportation industries.

Assist with and sometimes manage the integration of acquired facilities

Mentor and train new managers for other facilities.

Interim Branch Manager Rochester: 2009-2010

Increased Rochester facility profitability while acting as interim operations manager.

Startup of Canadian Territory: Managed opening of the Canadian Territory 2004-2005

Developed and implemented the business plan for sales and distribution expansion into the Canadian market.

United Silicone, Lancaster, NY www.unitedsilicone.com 1993-2002

Sales Engineering Manager: Managed a staff of 9 internal sales engineers and 18 direct and independent technical sales representatives generating 25 million dollars annually globally on consulting, capital equipment and consumable products.

Almor Corporation, Warsaw, NY 1991-1993

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer: Coordinated engineering staff and project schedules for product designs and manufacturing processes. Responsible for implementing new production processes lowering products cost while meeting customers' expectations.

Cadillac Rubber & Plastics, Lockport, NY 1990-1991

Process and Product Engineer: Designed and produced automotive products in a 40 injection mold facility using statistical process control and creative problem solving techniques to ensure quality products and profitability while meeting quality standards.

Fisher-Price, East Aurora, NY 1985-1990

Senior Manufacturing Engineer Technician: Responsible for designing and implementation of equipment and tooling that produced new products.

Roberts Gordon, Buffalo, NY 1984-1985

Quality Control / Research & Development Technician: Establishing and confirming production product tolerances. Participated in the development and testing of new Infrared Radiant Gas Heaters.

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