Manager Human Resources

RICK B. PORTER

**** **** ***** ****** *****, OK *4037

H: 918-***-**** C: 918-***-**** ****.*.******@*******.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• 3 years experience as production supervisor and Area manager managing 7 departments in a $250 million dollar per year

business that was ISO 9000 certified. Also worked with API 8C and 11B certification of products.

• 9 years of maintenance supervision and maintenance experience managed 50 people.

• 15 years of supply management, inventory management and logistical operations experience for automotive motor pool

operations managed up to 100 employees.

• 27 years human resources management experience.

• More than 9 years experience in retail receiving and warehousing operations for a 180,000 square foot retail facility with over

500,000 different commodity numbers. Unloading, palletizing, and movement of product to sales locations. Managed the

unloading and processing of 6-9 shipment trailers per day, 364 days per year and up to 15 employees.

• Proficient with Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Office 2007 software applications to include Word, Excel, Access, Power

Point, Outlook and numerous logistics management and maintenance management software applications.

• Over 15 years of logistics management experience ordering, procuring, and managing automotive parts for 1100 vehicle motor

pool operations. Managed fleet maintenance and procurement of automotive repair parts for scheduled and unscheduled

maintenance of all equipment. Managed 15 employees.

• 8 years experience developing training schedules and Power Point presentations to train personnel in logistics and maintenance

procedures and operations.

WORK HISTORY

Area Manager, Norris Rods, Tulsa, Oklahoma 7/2008 – 9/2010

• Managed the production flow and personnel for 7 manufacturing departments for a $250 million dollar

business.

• Developed lean manufacturing and process improvements to manage production schedules and order tracking

to insure customer orders were filled in timely manner.

• Implemented 5S and lean manufacturing methodology for a 300 employee manufacturer.

• Increased annual sales volume from $24 to $35 million through management of production scheduling and

inventory reductions, while eliminating customer order backlog.

• Managed 4 direct reports and over 100 employees.

Production Supervisor, Norris Rods, Tulsa, Oklahoma 10/2007 - 7/2008

• Managed production requirements and lean initiatives for a machine shop that produced $7 million dollars per year

in annual sales.

• Departmental commodity parts responsible for: 538 Assemblies, 920 separate commodity numbers.

• Implemented best practices and procedures to streamline departmental production.

• Eliminated a 9 month backlog of customer orders within 4 months after being assigned to department.

• Managed and implemented training programs to improve technological education for 20 employees.

Senior Maintenance Supervisor, Operations, US Army, Austin, Texas 12/ 2006 – 9/2007

• Operations manager for 150 personnel. Supervision and oversight of vehicle maintenance and parts supply operations,

personnel management actions, training requirements and payroll administration for 150 personnel. Advised the director on

administrative status and requirements of all administrative, training, personnel actions, and financial operations.

• Provided training opportunities that allowed unit to attain 100 percent fully qualified rating of all assigned personnel.

• Prepared training tools for implementation and utilization to train soldiers in proper methods.

• Established unit safety operating procedures that reduced on the job accidents and injuries to zero.

• Organizational equipment worth over 130 million maintained at 96 percent fully mission capable status.

Human Resources Manager, US Army, Austin, Texas 4/2005 – 12/2006

• Human Resources manager for 950 personnel company. Prepared job evaluations, reviewed all personnel actions,

provided personnel management and directly supervised 6 group HR managers and 46 department administrative personnel

specialists.

• Processed over 7500 personnel transactions per year.

• Responsible for all personnel management actions to include training, pay, and evaluations, with up to 950 personnel

assigned.

• Prepared standard operating procedures documents that reduced processing time and improved accuracy for all

personnel actions, eliminating all delinquencies within 5 months.

Logistics/Supply Manager, US Army, Austin, Texas 1/2000 – 4/2005

• Managed day to day logistics operations for company, with supervisory control over issues, turn-ins, inventories, and

procurement of all classes of supply.

• Responsible for over 100 million dollars worth of company property with zero losses.

• Managed all logistical operations, requisitions, issues, turn-ins and organizational property and equipment.

• Managed 15 logistical personnel to include personnel evaluations, counseling, training, conflict resolutions, and

managed hiring and dismissal functions.

Logistics Manager, US Army, San Antonio, Texas 2/1996 – 1/2000

• Managed daily operations of surface maintenance facility warehouse. Responsible for issue and turn-in of loaned vehicles,

communications equipment, and procurement of automotive repair parts required for maintenance support of 225 assigned

vehicles.

• Implemented database management program that cut inventory time by 75 percent.

• Streamlined issues and turn-ins of equipment to using units reducing turnaround time by 80 percent..

• Managed 190 million dollar equipment inventory with zero losses for 3 years.

Logistics Manager, US Army Motor Pool Operations Manager, Edinburgh, Indiana. 1984 - 1995

• Managed daily warehousing and repair parts procurement department for 1100 vehicle motor pool operation.

• Responsible for the ordering of repair parts for organizational maintenance facility with direct responsibility for $5,000,000

maintenance repair budget.

• Implemented ordering system to insure on time delivery of automotive repair parts and elimination of maintenance backlog.

• Developed automated inventory management system reducing on hand inventory by 75 percent while maintaining 100

percent fixed asset accountability, and reduction of order lead times by 50 percent.

Additional Work History

Shipping Operations Manager, Wal-Mart, Bryan, Texas 7/2001 - 7/2005

Managed the shipping and receiving operation for a major retailer with experience in cross docking operations and sequencing

shipments for distribution to over 100 retail outlets. Each retail outlet generated sales of over 100 million dollars annually.

Responsible for and managed over 150 people in the operation. This facility handled over 10,000 inbound and 10,000 outbound

trailer loads per month.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Masters of Business Administration, Colorado Technical University,

Colorado Springs, CO, 2010, GPA: 3.86

Bachelors of Science Business Administration, Colorado Technical University,

Colorado Springs, CO, 2009, GPA: 3.59

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