David Conaway

Profile Results oriented professional with strong experience

in:

. Operational Leadership

. Inventory Control

. Project Management

Dedicated team player with a proven history of leadership

skills and results oriented achievements. Strong ability

to work with minimal oversight and exercise independent

judgement to solve problems. A solid history of excellent

work relationships at all organizational levels.

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Professional Experience

August 2009 to October 2010

Operations Manager, Weber Distribution

. Weber is a continuation of my knowledge and experience

with Applica Consumer Products, Inc. Applica partnered

with Weber in 2009 by transitioning all distribution to

Weber. The Little Rock facility became part of Weber in

August 2009.

. Operational Leadership - provided professional and

superior leadership for all Inbound operations,

Inventory Control, Distribution I.T., and Product

Conversions.

. Inventory Control - maintained the superior locational

accuracy of 99%+ that I attained with Applica Consumer

Products, Inc.

. Project Management - primary team member for the

implementation of a new warehouse management system in

the Little Rock distribution center. Project manager

for the implementation of that same WMS system in the

Canada distribution center. Projects were completed on

time and under budget.

January 2004 to July 2009

North America Inventory Control, Quality, and Distribution I.T.

Manager, Applica Consumer Products, Inc.

. Operational Leadership - provided professional and

superior leadership to Inventory Control, Quality, and

Distribution I.T. staff in two facilities in the United

States and one facility in Canada. This staffing

included Applica associates as well as a third party

logistics partner.

. Inventory Control - primary responsibility for the

integrity of all inventory in two facilities in the

United States and one facility in Canada.

. Project Management - implemented policies and procedures

that improved the locational inventory accuracy across

all sites to 99%+ and eliminated the requirement for a

yearly physical inventory. This resulted in significant

cost savings and efficiencies. Project manager over the

implementation of a new warehouse management system

(WMS) in the Canada distribution center. Project was

completed on time and under budget.

January 2003 to December 2003

Inventory Control Manager, Applica Consumer Products, Inc.

. Operational Leadership - provided professional and

superior leadership to Inventory Control staff,

activities including Inventory Control, Cycle Counting,

Replenishment, Consolidation, and QA / Damage.

. Inventory Control - partnered with the Director, North

American Distribution Services and with the Corporate

Finance / Inventory Control management to develop

corporate inventory management policies that were

implemented and maintained in the distribution centers.

This resulted in the improvement of the facility

locational accuracy from 62% to 99% and the elimination

of a required yearly physical inventory.

September 2000 to December 2002

Cycle Count Manager, Dana Corporation

. Operational Leadership - provided professional and

superior leadership for Inventory Control staff and

cycle counting teams across two shifts.

. Inventory Control - maintained perpetual inventory

accuracy within a .05% error rate. Prepared required

summary reports of inventory accuracy rate, balance of

shortages and overages, and company costs.

October 1999 to September 2000

Inventory Control Analyst, Deluxe Video Services, Inc.

. Operational Leadership - provided professional and

superior leadership for Inventory Control staff.

. Inventory Control - managed facility inventory control

program.

. Project Management - redesigned and implemented new

cycle count program utilizing a mix of velocity and

sweep floor counts, as well as root cause analysis to

identify inventory process problems. Worked with senior

staff and management to identify training needs and

process improvements. This eliminated the requirement

for an annual physical inventory, resulting in

significant cost savings.

December 1998 to September 1999

Senior Catalyst Team Member, Deluxe Video Services, Inc.

. Operational Leadership - local sponsor and champion for

the Catalyst WMS system. Facilitated understanding of

"as is" and "to be" processes by holding change

management meetings with senior staff, management, and

floor associates. Liaison between production site and

Re-engineering team.

. Project Management - primary team member for the design,

testing, training, implementation, and support of the

Catalyst WMS system. Facilitated consistent practices,

associate education, and increased Catalyst WMS

functionality across five raw material sites in the

United States. Efforts resulted in significant cost

savings at all sites.

December 1997 to December 1998

Raw Materials Supervisor, Deluxe Video Services, Inc.

. Operational Leadership - provided professional and

superior leadership for Raw Materials staff.

. Inventory Control - worked closely with all operational

areas to meet customer expectations through exceptional

production scheduling, inventory control, quality, and

accountability.

Education and Training

2001

. Dana University

. Dana Quality Leadership Program

1999

. Zenger-Miller Leadership 2000

1998

. Catalyst Train the Trainer.

. Delivering Effective Training.

1990

. United States Air Force Noncommissioned Officer

Preparatory School.

. Class leader and top graduate.

1987

. United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine.

. Aeromedical Technician courses.

. United States Air Force Basic Training.

Technical Skills

. Multiple RF-based warehouse management systems (

Synapse, ProVia, Catalyst )

. Microsoft Office Suite

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