William J Combs

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Crothersville, IN 47229 acu5kd@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER PROFILE

I have 30 years of upper management experience up to and including owning my own construction company. I desire to work with a team of individuals who want to grow and have a mindset of new ideas and continuous improvement. I enjoy working with people who have vision and integrity. I have manufacturing experience and distribution experience and feel I have a lot to offer an employer. J.I.T., Kanban, WMS, and 5S experience as well. Skills in Purchasing/Procurement/Supply Chain Logistics

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Successfully ran my own construction company with no initial investments and profitable every year.

Coordinated Supply Chain activities with manufacturing for a smooth transition to customers

Showed a constant growth, while staying in the black.

Trained all new employees in multiple facets of the job, including OSHA Safety requirements.

Was well versed in multiple jobs for my employer in Alabama. I was qualified to do every job that was under my leadership.

Ran a successful Quality/Inventory department, while receiving awards from GE Appliance

Consulted regularly with the executive committee and other senior management teams to discuss, evaluate and plan corporate-wide strategies and organizational initiatives.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Alpha-Omega Contracting, LLC, Seymour, IN July 2008-Present

President/Owner

Major Responsibilities:

Budgeting/Profit/Loss/Training new employees/Safety Audits and enforcement

Ran multiple offices and took care of advertising/team building/Project Management

Project Manager of construction projects, AP/AR, hiring, interviewing, and evaluating each individual

We worked closely with other sales team professionals to build a company of integrity. We have a 94% referral rate in the state.

We run multiple construction projects at a time. Together we worked with Subs and employees to schedule the jobs to be done on a timely basis.

Aspen Contracting/Belco Roofing May 06–Sep 08

Independent Contractor/Sales Rep

Major Responsibilities:

I was an independent contractor for these two companies, self-employed. I sold, collected and managed construction projects

I was responsible for finding my own customers (door knocking), signing contracts, I collected first and last checks from customers. I was also responsible for working with Insurance Adjusters to validate and procure the scope of the jobs.

TMSI, Jeffersonville, IN

Quality/Inventory Manager Apr 05-May 06

I was in charge of working with teams in the Inventory/Quality departments to insure accurate inventories for our client. We inspected/reworked parts that did not meet customer specifications. I also managed the Inventory department overseeing daily accurate inventories/bar code labels were correct/inventory was where it was supposed to be. We were a 3rd-party logistics company for G.E. Appliance, Louisville, KY This was a union company.

B&M Plastics, Evansville, IN

Materials/Project Manager Oct 04-Apr 05

As materials manager, I was responsible to implement process improvements inside the operation in the production and materials departments. Working closely with the Quality department and Production Manager, we were able to reduce scrap by 18% by having materials readily available at the production line during change overs. We also, through effective negotiating, were able to work with suppliers to reduce costs. I relocated to get married. This is the only reason I left this job.

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Total Concepts, Scottsburg, IN 2002-2004

Quality Manager

Working closely with the President/Owner of the company, we were able to obtain and maintain a government contract for building storage units that were taken directly out into the battle field. We were ISO9002 certified and had government officials come in and do audits. We manufactured, welded, powder coated and baked these units in ovens to withstand harsh environments. Working with the manufacturing team and the engineers, we were able to increase production and turn more units out into the field.

Seymour Electronics, Seymour, Indiana 2001-2002

Plant Manager, we were a tier 1 supplier of transformers to Hill-Rom Incorporated (medical equipment)

We wound transformers and tested new and returned transformers and repaired them. Direct Reports: 2 Note: company merged with headquarters and closed the Seymour operation.

Burnham Corporation, Seymour, Indiana 2000-2001

General Manager, we were a Tier 1 supplier to Lex-Mark International. We assembled printers for Lex-Mark and shipped shipments for order procurement all over the world. Our largest shipments went out to all of the Walmart nationwide. I was also responsible for P&L for the business, employee retention, safety and relations with our customers. Continuous Improvement projects, upon my arrival to the facility, the VP of Operations set up 3 goals of improvement for me and the team. The employee retention rate was at an all-time low and he wanted me to improve that area as well as, profits were in single digits, 7% and up to current times, the most the printers that the company had shipped per month was 300k. Within the first year, profits had hit 16%, retention was at an increased number, and we had shipped out over 900k in the month of September. This was accomplished by the GM and the management team directly involved in the operation, by using the 80/20 rule of being on the floor 80% of the time and in the office 20% of the time. By being visible to the employees and taking an interest in their jobs personally, people began to enjoy their job, working harder and caring more. This resulted in better retention, increased productivity, thus improving profits. Prior to my arrival, around 2% of the employees even knew the name of the GM. Direct Reports 25, over 500 employees. Note: company was sold and closed the doors.

Warehouse Services Inc. Burkville, Alabama 1996-2000

Plant/Distribution Manager, overseeing 5 distribution centers for General Electric Plastics. We were a Tier 1 supplier for GEP and we handled materials from boxes to railcar quantities. I was responsible for maintaining a relationship with our customer, attending their production meetings daily, giving a breakdown of our strategy to continue moving their materials in and out of the plant. Some of the continuous improvement projects for our company was to directly involve the Plant Manager in the operation training, looking for better ways to move product from the manufacturing floor to the distribution centers. I was trained in every aspect of the operation, including driving the train, evaluating from a leadership perspective in better and safer ways to operate all of the equipment. We came up with a way to move product by directly involving the receiving teams at GEP. This actually reduced down times of materials by around 37% according to GEP’s reports during our quarterly meetings. Direct reports: 9

American Sheet Extrusion Corporation, Evansville, Indiana 1991-1996

Purchasing/Supply Chain Manager, I started off as purchasing assistant and worked my way up in the 5 years I worked there. I was responsible for Inventory and shipping quality products to Whirlpool Corporation. We were a Plastics Thermoforming and Extrusion company. I also worked with a team of warehouse workers as well as the production crews. Continuous improvement projects included having me come up with a new layout of the entire warehouse from the production line to the shipping docks. It decreased the time of having the materials packaged from the production line, which allowed us to get the product out the door faster, we also changed the way the shipping dock prepared product for delivery by adding an final inspection process at the dock doors, reducing shipping errors and damaged product getting out to our customers. Direct reports: 8

United States Air Force (Honorable Discharge) Loring AFB, Maine 1986-1990

EDUCATION

University of Maine, Presque Isle, Me Mar 87–Apr 90

I am 8 credits shy of getting my Bachelor’s in Liberal Science (formerly Industrial Technology) with a minor in Project Management. Areas of study were: Motion/Time Study/Manufacturing Processes/Ergonomics/Plant Layout and Material Handling being the primary focus of the degree. I do feel my experience covers what I lack in completion of a degree. I am currently enrolled for Spring 2016 for online classes.

University of Southern Maine, Presque Isle, Me Will receive an AA degree in June 2016

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