Melvin L. Clark, Jr.

**** *** **** ****, ******, VA 24088, (H) 540-***-****, (C) 540-***-****,

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SUMMARY

Focused on leadership, success, goal attainment, and ability to make a

difference within an organization. Will deliver integrity and selfless

attitude in both growing and nurturing business enterprise.

EXPERIENCE

2007 - Independent Contractor primarily for Smith & Associates; Roanoke,

VA; Virginia Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, Real Estate Sales &

Certified Phase I Environmental Inspector for real estate. Company performs

appraisals in Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina and provides EPI-

EPA inspections, property management/leasing, real estate consultancy, and

personal property/business appraisal...primary focus is commercial

appraisal work throughout Western Virginia.

2003 - 2006 MW Manufacturers, Inc, Rocky Mount, VA, Manager, Transportation

& Logistics

Vinyl, wood, and clad window/patio door manufacturer who uses the

principals of lean manufacturing and a behavioral safety philosophy. Direct

operations responsibility for private fleet transportation, shipping,

staging and receiving. Reports number 140+ with direct responsibility of 69

too include 61 over the road truck drivers. Scope of business was in excess

of $300 mm and this location is over $200mm.

2002 - 2003 Collinsville Printing, Inc., Martinsville, VA, Sales

Commercial printer specializing in sheet fed printing with complete design,

binding, printing and warehousing capabilities. Targeted businesses

included normal commercial and industrial accounts too include...furniture

mfg and retail; NASCAR; colleges, high school, college and professional

sports; glass mfg; legal; textiles; distilled beverages and food. Opened

numerous new accounts in the preceding areas. Sales territory included MD,

WVA, VA, NC, SC.

2000 - 2002 XSNventory, Ferrum, VA, Manager

Founder, owner and manager of an e-commerce business dealing with excess

inventories in the furniture, cabinet, flooring, bedding, and wood products

businesses. Creation of concept, Internet site development, business

planning, marketing, sales, implementation, and operational development.

Focus in raw materials, support items and equipment, and finished goods

inventories.

2000 - Blue Ridge Technologies, Martinsville, VA, Advisor

Advisor to start-up paint manufacturing business. Areas of involvement

included sales, marketing, research, funding, and purchasing.

1988 - 1999 Stanley Furniture Company, Stanleytown, VA, Vice President

Purchasing

Promotion from Director of Purchasing. Additional activities included

experience with bartering, creation of supplier "Report Card" system,

implementation "The Goal"/synchronous manufacturing/constraint

manufacturing, suppliers rated Stanley's purchasing department as the

industry's best (formal survey), sold company owned real estate.

1987 - 1988 Stanley Furniture Company, Stanleytown, VA, Director Purchasing

Raw material purchasing responsibility for five plants. Approximately $90 -

100 million in raw material buying

Implemented single source buying program. Traveled throughout United States

and internationally. Reduction of supplier time by 33%. Responsible for

staff of seven. Initiation of CAD/CAM within company.

1984 - 1987 Stanley Furniture Company, Stanleytown, VA, Director Quality

Control and Consumer Affairs

Responsibilities included five plant quality operations in addition to

handling customer field issues associated with furniture manufacturing.

Extensive travel within United States and abroad. Staff of six supervisors

and 16 line inspectors. During 1987, achieved lowest R&A record in history

of company, which dates to the early

1900's, and the marks stood until 1992.

1979 - 1984 Stanley Furniture Company, Stanleytown, VA, Director of

Facilities Engineering

Assisted with plant maintenance. Directed control of loss prevention

control, environmental management, capital budgeting, plant layout, plant

construction, EPA/ OSHA compliance, and boiler operations. Sold company

owned real estate. Managed a staff of 4-12.

1977 - 1979 Stanley Furniture Company, Stanleytown, VA, Facilities Engineer

Plant construction, equipment installation, plant lay-out, loss prevention

control, environmental management, special projects, EPA/OSHA compliance.

1975 - 1977 Southwest Construction Company, Roanoke, VA, Construction

Manager

Construction Manager for underground utility portion of company; work areas

from Northern Virginia to deep Southwest Virginia. Responsibility for 80

employees. Total equipment maintenance manager, billing manager, estimator,

telephone, cable television installation and natural gas.

1974 - 1975 Daniel International, Greenville, SC, Field Engineer

General field engineering work, design and site layout

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Former Member of United States Army Reserve Transportation Corps...

Honorable Discharge with rank of Captain

Member Board of Directors AFMA, Purchasing & Inventory Management

EDUCATION

MS, George Washington University, February 1979, Major: Industrial

Management

BS, Virginia Military Institute, May 1974, Major: Civil Engineering

Moseley-Dickinson Academy of Real Estate and The Appraisal

Institute...Virginia Real Estate License (3/2000); Virginia Certified

General Real Estate Appraiser (11/2010)

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Former Sunday School Teacher/Senior Warden/Lay Reader - St. Peter's

Episcopal Church, Callaway, VA and Vestry @ Trinity Episcopal Church, Rocky

Mount, VA

Former Member/Chairman, Franklin County Planning Commission (15 years)

Former Member/Engineering Curriculum Advisory Board, Patrick Henry

Community College

Founding Ruritan Member/Club President/Zone President of Year/Ruritan of

Year, Crossroads Ruritan Club

Member, 18 Years High School and College Television/Radio Broadcast Team

(football, basketball and baseball game analyst and play-by-play coverage)

Franklin County High School/Ferrum College

Former Member, Board of Governors of VMI Athletic Scholarship Board - VMI

Keydet Club

Former Member, Board of Directors, Ferrum Water & Sewage Authority; Ferrum,

VA

Founding Member/Former Member, Board of Directors, Franklin County Football

Club

Vice-President, (Roanoke Chapter), VMI Alumni Association

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