Project Manager Customer Service

JOHN D. STRANGE

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Boardman, Ohio 44512

Phone 330-***-****

Cell 330-***-****

ablds8@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Manager with significant experience in traffic and production in the steel

and steel processing industry. A proven leader with natural problem solving

abilities. The ability to successfully introduce new operations into the

work environment, and instill team work into the work force. Experienced in

lean manufacturing and all aspects of work place safety. A self starter

with the ability to make decisions, manage people and resolve problems

quickly and efficiently. Experience includes:

. Inventory Management . Customer Service

. Operations . Training and Implementation

. Project Manager

DIETRICH METAL FRAMING, Warren, OH 1984-2008

Slitting and roll forming company, manufacturing metal framing for

commercial building industry.

Traffic Supervisor and Coordinator (2001-2008)

Responsible for the warehousing of steel coil and metal framing parts. The

ordering of truck and railcars to ship the product, and the safety and

direction of the work force to ship the correct material.

. Reorganized the warehouse to make it efficient to load railcars and

trucks allowing us to ship 30% more product with a 20% reduction in the

work force.

. Shaped the traffic department at Uni-mast when it was purchased by

Dietrich and had to be converted over to the Dietrich system. This was

all management and hourly employees in traffic and was completed 1 year

ahead of schedule with a 30% increase in shipping

. Pioneered a system to double check orders before shipping to

eliminate mistakes. Shipping previous to this would product 2 errors

average per month, after the system was in place only 4 errors occurred

from 2001-2008.

Production Supervisor (1995-2001)

A Production Supervisor in the slitting and roll form department. I was in

charge of the safety and supervision of all employee's, scheduling and

timeliness, getting orders completed on time and the organization of the

department.

. Transformed Dietrich from a blanking and sheeting operation, into a

slitting operation. Trained all hourly employee's on how to operate and

set the slitters. This was done in 3 weeks, which was half the time of

other plants.

. Trained the roll form department how to set up and run their

machines, a new process for Dietrich.

. Organized the roll form department to improve efficiency, worked with

production control, foreman, and hourly workers to get orders completed

on time.

. Increased production by 40% and improved the on time shipping rate

from 81% to 97%.

. Solved a problem with slitter production bottoming out by working

with production control to group orders together to save on un-needed

change overs, and all 3 shifts to improve efficiency. Increased

production by 50% and was able to increase shipping to our customers by

40%.

Traffic Manager (1986-1995)

Performed management duties in the Traffic Department, negotiated freight

rates, ordered trucks and railcars to ship product to 48 states and

controlled the work force in both production and safety issues. Controlled

a fleet of 12 trucks, as well.

. Negotiated with carriers to cut our freight cost by 40% by setting up

shipping routes with individual carriers. Also, set up a monitoring

system to be sure we were using the lowest rate carrier.

. Organized a just in time program with Chrysler and General Motors to

ship them product within 24 hours, to decrease their inventory and

increase our business with them by 30%.

. Restructured the Traffic Department to be more efficient and

accountable in the use of our fleet which increased our profitability

with our fleet by 40%.

CONCOL PIPE AND STEEL, New Castle, PA 1979-1984

Privately held 100 million dollar pipe supply and fabricating company.

Operations Manager

Pioneered and developed various changes in the operation of this 20 acre

pipe yard. Managed both inbound and outbound shipments and controlled the

work force. Also, installed several new operation to increase profits and

efficiency.

. Transformed Concol's operations in New Castle into the most efficient

and profitable operation in the Concol system. Added a pipe threading

operation and a welding operation which increased profits by 60%. Trained

all management and hourly employee's and installed like systems in our

St. Louis, Missouri and Saginaw, Alabama plants.

. Led a team that developed and secured a pipe piling contract for $8M

for Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which was the

largest project Concol ever secured.

EDUCATION

Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio, took classes in Engineering

and Math

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1 year Metallurgical Engineering course

Various Supervisor Training courses

Problem solving courses

Introducing change in the workplace

OSHA Safety course

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES

5 years Board of Directors Boardman soccer association, 2 years served as

President

30 years + American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor

First Aid and CPR Certified

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