David A. Matheny **** Minor Road Copley, OH *****

Cell: 330-***-****

ablimd@r.postjobfree.com

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Goal: Aggressively manage a production facility while maintaining high production

standards, quality control, and safety standards.

Outstanding Qualifications

Strong Negotiating and Problem Solving Abilities Successful / Positive Leader

Territory Management and Customer Service Account Acquisition and

Retention

20+ Years Experience in Sales / Management / Production Management / Logistics

Management

Career Progression

Sentry Insurance - Copley, OH 7/09 to Present

Consumer Product Specialist

Responsibilities:

Insurance sales for auto, home and life

Achievements:

Met and exceeded all quarterly company goals

Sabin Robbins, LLC / Sabin Robbins Paper Company - Mansfield, OH 12/93 to 1/09

General Manager - 7/08 to 1/09

Regional Operations Manager - 7/05 to 7/08

Plant Manager / Operations Manager - 11/96 to 7/05

Salesman - 12/93 to 11/96

Responsibilities:

Managed a $10 million product line warehouse in Mansfield, plus Atlanta and Chicago

locations

Mansfield: 50,000 s.f. production facility with 100,000 s.f. of warehousing, 100

hourly and 6 salaried employees (3-shift operation)

Atlanta: 20,000 s.f. production facility with 100,000 s.f. of warehousing, 20 hourly

and 2 salaried employees (2-shift operation)

Chicago: 104,000 s.f. of warehousing, 15 hourly and 1 salaried employees (2-shift

operation)

Employee supervision (reviews / hiring / firing / training)

Supervised 5 rotary paper sheeters, 1 board paper sheeter, 2 precision sheeters, 3

guillotine trimmers, and 3 slitters / re-winders

Production order scheduling

Outbound logistics scheduling

Sales coverage of a 3-state territory

Achievements:

$120 million average yearly sales (approximately 265,000,000 lbs. yearly)

Transformed a single non-productive territory into 3 quota-surpassing territories

Consistently achieved and recognized for accomplishing company goals as Plant /

Operations Manager

Completed a cost / repair analysis of company-wide expenses for all 3 warehouses

Reduced company-wide freight costs; saving over 21% annually

Reduced production lead time for special order inventory to a 72-hour or less program

Supervised a trim waste program of soft white, hard white, and ground to maximize

recycled profits on waste paper

Increased production facility to meet OSHA standards

Developed and implemented company-wide safety training and quality control programs

for all departments

Successful Union contract negotiator for all 3 warehouse locations

Successful corporate logistic tariffs / contracts negotiator

Directed the set-up of equipment functional flow for production and warehouse

Negotiated all equipment purchases for all 3 warehouses

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Career Progression

Iron City Sash and Door -Massillon, OH 9/89 to 12/93

Architect Representative (Sales)

Responsibilities:

Architect Spec Representative for 33 counties representing extensive product line

Met with Architect and General Contractors to promote and spec products for

construction projects

Achievements:

Coordinated commercial and large residential construction projects from product spec

stage through bidding and finalization of product use

Coordinated trade shows

Presented sales presentations / product reviews

Organized annual product reviews

Buy-Rite Lumber - Copley, OH 9/81 to 9/89

Purchasing Manager

Store Manager

Assistant Store Manager

Salesman / Sales Manager

Responsibilities:

Supervised all departments within the corporate office and a second hardware and

lumber yard location

Achievements:

Set up corporate computer system for 3 retail store / lumber yard locations (SKUs,

receiving, credit, payables, estimating, and POS)

Completed initial start-up and implementation of 2 locations

Education

Walsh University - Ohio - Business Management, 2001

Akron University - Ohio - Business Management and Construction Technology, 1999

Wayne College - Ohio - Business Management Tech, 1995

Professional Training

Keye Productivity Sales Seminars

Leadership Management Incorporated - Effective Personal Productivity

Employers Resource Assoc. Inc. - Shade of Gray, Sexual Harassment

Employers Resource Assoc. Inc. - The Basics of Labor Laws

Lorman Education Services - Employment Related Records in Ohio

Council on Education in Management - The Basics of Employment Law

Licensed in Property and Casualty

Licensed in Life and Health

Business Organizations

BNI - 3 Ways to Success

Wadsworth Chamber of Commerce

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Summit-Portage Football Officials

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