Sean Kelley
***** ********* **** ( Tomball, Texas 77375 ( 713-***-**** cell (
*********@*****.***
SENIOR MANAGER-WASTE, ENVIRONMENTAL & TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Accomplished Management leader with an impressive track record in the
startup, reorganization and turnaround of several public and privately-
owned companies both domestically and internationally. Effective
communicator with extensive union and nonunion experience. Well-versed in
acquisition due diligence, synergy identification, integration and
consolidation. Successful in the recruitment and development of top
performing sales, service and operations teams. Skillful negotiator and
dealmaker. Unmatched drive and ambition.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Strategic Business Planning ? Due Diligence ? Sales & Marketing Strategy ?
P&L, Budgeting & Reporting
Heavy Equipment & Fleet Management ? Transportation & Logistics Operations
? Truck, Rail & Barge
Plant Management ? Legal & Regulatory Compliance ? Management/Staff
Recruitment & Development
? Asset Management ?Capital Project Management ? Startup & Turnaround
Management
Multisite Operating Management ? Environmental, Health & Safety ?
Performance Management
Vendor Negotiations & Administration ? New Business Development
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SEAN KELLEY MANAGEMENT, Tomball, Texas 2009 - Present
Consultant
Engaged in due diligence of waste and recycling companies for clients.
Identify E&P disposal, recycling and processing facilities for sale and
negotiate terms.
CCS MIDSTREAM SERVICES, Houston, Texas 2007 - 2009
General Manager
Recruited to lead the turnaround of an underperforming business unit
experiencing employee morale issues and losses of $5 million annually.
Assumed P&L and management leadership for 90+ employees, all strategic
planning, sales and marketing, 3 marine transfer stations, 2 E&P waste
processing facilities, 2 disposal wells and marine operations to include
barges and tugs for transporting waste throughout Louisiana, Texas and
Alabama. Concurrently managed 3 produced water and flow back disposal
facilities with disposal wells in the Barnett Shale.
. Led operations due diligence of an $80 million acquisition of a key
competitor and testified before the Federal Trade Commission in
Washington, DC.
. Realigned service offerings and successfully implemented a 30% price
increase.
. Acquired and redeveloped an inactive disposal well facility and
reorganized the marine maintenance program that reduced wastewater
disposal costs by 60% and operating costs by 50%.
. Repositioned business unit from a loss of $5 million annually to
breakeven in less than two years.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)
SOUTHWASTE SERVICES, INC., Houston, Texas 2003 - 2007
General Manager
Challenged to stabilize operations and manage the post-merger integration
of 4 companies in Houston. Accepted full P&L and management leadership for
40+ employees, 2 wastewater processing plants, all strategic planning,
sales, marketing, collections, transportation, preventive maintenance,
emergency services, full service plumbing, drain, recycling and disposal
services for the foodservice, industrial and property management
industries.
. Realigned market strategy, reorganized routing system, instituted an
equipment preventive maintenance program and introduced KPIs for
production, revenue, cost and profit.
. Recruited, trained and developed an aggressive sales team to penetrate
large, multiunit customers and commercial accounts.
. Implemented a route audit system that identified productivity
deficiencies and account profitability to support targeted price
increases.
. Drove gross profit margins up 20%, productivity levels by 30% and
sales from $1.5 million to $20 million.
SEAN KELLEY MANAGEMENT, Spring, Texas 2001 - 2003
Consultant
Established an environmental consulting business offering market analysis,
investment strategy and project management services to clients. Engagements
included an aggregate and concrete crushing operation and an underground
trenchless services company.
US LIQUIDS, Houston, Texas 1997 - 2001
Vice President, Operations/Vice President, Western Region/District Manager
Retained by former BFI executives of this IPO startup to lead operational
due diligence and post-acquisition activities to support the company's
aggressive growth posture. Advanced to assume full P&L and environmental
leadership for the western region to include 100+ employees, all strategic
sales and market planning, dispatching, route management, risk management,
safety, insurance negotiations, accounting and administration.
. Led successful evaluation, acquisition and integration of 40+
companies over an 18-month period.
. Spearheaded geographic reorganization of existing operations to
streamline efficiencies to include the integration of ethanol
processing plants in California, Florida, Kentucky and Hamilton,
Ontario.
. Oversaw a multimillion dollar remediation reopening of a hazardous
waste facility in Detroit previously closed due to PCB contamination.
. Directed and empowered 100+ employees providing industrial wastewater,
grease and grit trap collection, recycling, disposal services,
processing, industrial and tank wash services.
. Reduced staff by 40% through the consolidation of wastewater
processing plants, tank wash and collection fleet operations in Texas
and Louisiana, and increased throughput of processing plants by 40%.
KELCO DISPOSAL, Burlington, Vermont 1989 - 1997
General Manager
Challenged to create value for this privately-owned solid waste, recycling
and portable storage company. Accepted P&L and leadership for business plan
development, strategic sales and marketing, staff recruitment
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)
and training, competitive analysis, new market development, fleet
management, maintenance, safety and compliance and asset management.
. Led company's transition to a commercial-based organization, and
negotiated/secured large contracts with grocery chains and other large
commercial accounts that drove revenues up 30%.
. Minimized bad debt by introducing a flat rate pricing program that
encouraged prepaid customers.
. Consulted in the design, construction and management of a medical
waste and autoclave facility.
. Represented Vermont Hauler's Association before the State Legislature
and participated in successful lobbying effort.
. Negotiated the company's profitable sale in 1997.
EARLIER EXPERIENCE
BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES (BFI)
Texas Landfill Operations Manager/Assistant District Manager/Landfill
Manager
Special Projects Manager/Operations Manager
Rapid advancement through a series of increasingly responsible positions in
several start-up and turnaround business ventures with this Fortune 500
Company. Career highlights include:
. Assumed full P&L and management leadership for 14 landfills in Texas
generating $70 million annually. Held responsibility for a management
and support team of 100+, all strategic planning, asset management,
customer development and retention, environmental compliance,
acquisition evaluation and due diligence. Developed and instituted a
standardized operational planning system that minimized equipment and
staffing needs.
. Accepted P&L responsibility for 4 landfills in Houston generating $24
million annually. Recruited and built a top performing sales team
targeting high margin special waste that drove revenues from $24
million to $30 million.
. Led the turnaround of an $18 million landfill operation in Houston
experiencing productivity and morale issues. Restructured management
team and replaced staff with subcontractors that generated millions of
dollars in annual savings. Designed and implemented a custom heavy
equipment PM program that increased average component life from 3,200
to 14,000+ hours.
. Facilitated nationwide corporate operational audits on safety,
marketing, equipment and environmental compliance.
. Orchestrated turnaround of a New Orleans landfill operation in a union
environment in 90 days.
. Managed the startup of a large, green field landfill and the expansion
of an existing landfill in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia within 60 days.
EDUCATION & CONTINUING PROFESSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Management Leadership Program
CCS Midstream Services
AAS, Business Management
Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont
Health, Safety & Environmental (HS&E) Training ? Landfill Operations ? CAT
Maintenance Programs