Management Manager
Resume:
Asset Management Executive
Empowering Leader / Failure Prevention and PM Focus/ Unified Asset Management Development /
Capital & Operational Budget Skills / Collaborative Strategic Planner
Entrepreneurial by nature, Mr. Harmon started and grew an equipment sales and service business into a regional
provider of heavy equipment products, repair services and rental equipment using targeted sales planning and adept
negotiations with customers.
Harmon’s keen focus on failure prevention is based on inspection, testing and measurement metrics applying his
lifetime experience of understanding the root causes of failure.
A proven Fortune 500 corporate level manager with more than 30 years of asset management experience, Harmon is
widely respected for his leadership and vision in management, asset planning, and fleet management having served on
advisory groups with Caterpillar, John Deere and Terex.
Using leadership and management skills, Harmon analyzed, restructured and consolidated fifty-three individual fleets
across the western United States into five regional fleets consisting of over 8500 equipment units. His initiative
resulted in a 15% reduction of unit count, lower fleet costs and increased utilization.
Mr. Harmon initiated and developed with regional managers, a unified fleet management system for tracking cost and
utilization.
Using the ability to add value to asset management, his goal is to improve the income statement and balance sheet
through the sound management of fleet budgeting and using financial and operational metrics for capital budgeting.
Harmon uses his collaborative skills to motivate, train and provide guidance to teams to ensure consistent results.
In 2005, he was recognized by AEMP (Association of Equipment Mangers Professional) with the award of Runner Up
for the Best Managed Privately Owned Large Fleet in the US for his management of the Knife River Corporation fleet,
the 20th largest construction fleet in the United States.
He consults with Fortune 500, Fortune 1000 and private companies providing fleet management studies and appraisal
services.
Key Skills
Mr. Harmon has exceptionally strong written and verbal communication skills. He is highly personable and capable of
working with other peers, corporate officers, family-controlled businesses, major national manufacturers and local
vendors and suppliers. He is a focused strategic problem solver and implements integrated solutions under tight
deadlines. He is focused on failure prevention and has an aptitude to understand root causes of failure. He is capable of
efficiently managing all levels of capital and operational budgets.
Education
BA – Southern Oregon University
Top 5% of Class
Career History and Key Accomplishments
Principal
Fleet Analytics, LLC 2009 – Present
Fleet Analytics, LLC provides various assessments comprising the various elements of asset management.
Mr. Harmon has provided consultation for small private companies, Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies on
matters of management and fleet appraisals.
Corporate Equipment Manager
Knife River Corporation 2000- 2009
Knife River Corporation is a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group, a Fortune 500 company. Knife River has the 20th
largest fleet in the United States and is the 8th largest aggregate producer in the United States. It operates in 15 states
west of the Mississippi River.
During his years at Knife River, Mr. Harmon generally oversaw a fleet of 8500 units comprised of all classes of trucks
and construction equipment with a replacement value of $1,100,000,000. He used skills of coordination, facilitation
and communication to work internally between operating companies and corporate departments as it related to plant
and equipment issues.
To lower capital acquisition costs, Mr. Harmon worked on a team which negotiated and managed strategic account
agreements with Caterpillar, John Deere, Kenworth and other major manufacturers.
Mr. Harmon initiated and developed corporate utilization and replacement schedules for assets by category.
He used financial modeling to assist in the development of an $80,000,000 capital budget and oversaw a $240,000,000
fleet operational budget at Knife River Corporation.
He initiated an aggressive disposal plan to sell underutilized assets which resulted in the sale of $22,000,000 of assets
in 2008 at the market peak prior to the financial crisis.
He implemented an extended oil change and lubrication intervals using oil sampling and testing providing an annual
savings in excess of $1,800,000.
He initiated productivity improvement standards for a truck fleet of 2500 units by establishing truck specifications to
meet maximum state payload regulations. Additional value added results were: a reduction of the fleet size, fewer
trucks on the highway and reduced emissions.
Founder and CEO
H Cubed, Inc. 1969 - 1998
H Cubed, Inc. serviced the West Coast construction, mining and wood products industries through sales, repairs and
rental of new and refurbished used equipment.
Mr. Harmon built and managed this business with profit generation focused on providing quality products and
customer satisfaction using a sales focus on key accounts and adept negotiations.
He initiated and managed repair management processes for refurbishing used equipment for resale by hiring skilled
people and provided continued skills training.
He developed and instituted PM and PdM maintenance processes to increase reliability and up-time of rented
equipment to compete with OEM dealers and national rental companies.
Working with his insurance company’s risk management and safety departments, Harmon’s employees developed a
rigorous safety program which maintained a .70 to .85 worker’s compensation insurance rate.
Manufacturer Advisory Panels 2000-2009
Caterpillar Ideation Panel
John Deere Presidential Advisory Panel
John Deere Product Consultants Presentation
Conexpo Fleet Management Panel to Industry Press
Terex Annual Senior Manager’s Conference Presentation
Professional Memberships and Awards
Former member of the Association of Equipment Managers Professional (AEMP)
Awarded Best Managed Privately Owned Large Fleet In US by AEMP – Runner Up 2005
Former member of the Association of Construction Equipment Managers (ACEM)
John J. Harmon
232 Valley View Dr
Medford, OR 97504
abl5jy@r.postjobfree.com
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