Project Manager Continuous Improvement
Resume:
Kevin Gosney
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** * ****** ** #****
City: Panama City Beach
State: FL
Zip: 32408
Country: USA
Phone: 850-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: 63
Willing to Relocate
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KEVIN GOSNEY
9902 S. Thomas Drive, Unit 1233 ~ Panama City Beach, FL 32408
850-***-**** (Home) *********@********.***
~Operations Management~
Results-oriented operations professional with proven ability to launch and manage international operations in Mexico while building successful teams to deliver quality service and products in diverse environments. Extensive experience in planning, managing and implementing warehouse and service operations through outstanding procedural development and employee training. Adept at reducing cost structures through implementation of continuous improvement initiatives and optimizing efficiencies to directly contribute to the bottom line of an organization. Analytical and organized with outstanding communication, presentation and project management skills.
Professional Experience
MASCO CONTRACTOR SERVICES, Panama City, Florida February, 2006 to August, 2012
Division Manager
Regional Continuous Improvement Leader
. Responsible for all financial statement analysis, budgeting, forecasting, cost control and analysis, internal controls, periodic audits, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash receipts, collections, payroll, workers compensation, safety, inventory management, and human resource functions of the Panama City division.
. Reduced controllable costs of division by 30% through multiple continuous improvement projects and elimination of unnecessary costs.
. Facilitated kaizen events for the corporate office within the continuous improvement department focusing on division profitability and standard work procedures.
. Deployed 5S process improvement strategy within the division while empowering the installers to actively enforce the 5S standards within the warehouse and trucks.
. Implemented pre-loading process strategy eliminating wait time and reducing man-hours by 4 hours per day in the northwest Florida divisions for installers going to job sites.
. Effectively improved the safety culture of the division through involvement of the installers in every aspect of the safety program on and off the job site.
. Successfully implemented min / max inventory system enabling the branch to reduce inventories from 45 days to 18 days.
. Created kanban system for ordering field supplies eliminating 25% of the money spent on expensed material.
. Effectively managed the continuous improvement culture within the region through communication and multiple conference calls informing local management of the company`s successes on continuous improvement projects.
. Increased retrofit sales in Panama City by 50% through multiple advertising venues, setting up companies as authorized dealers, and introducing new products.
. Trained four branches in the region on Oracle during our deployment of the software.
GENERAL FASTENERS COMPANY, Livonia, Michigan July, 2000 to January, 2006
Project Manager / International Business Manager
. Managed multiple projects including customized managed inventory programs, new business implementations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
. Provided final analysis of completed projects to senior management as well as weekly reports on project costs.
. Delivered custom inventory programs for clients through in depth evaluations of customer requirements and the development of managed inventory programs.
. Reduced warehouse operating costs by 20% through the implementation of a new picking process that reduced wasted motion in the warehouses and streamlined the packaging process.
. Conducted comprehensive customer meetings to review situational assessments, program recommendations and project plans.
. Analyzed project costs during critical planning stages to ensure accurate depiction of potential costs.
. Developed cohesive project plans to organize projects, effectively communicate project goals and assign tasks to employees.
. Developed a unified warehouse standard operations procedure manual utilizing ISO 9002 guidelines to standardize operations and action plans across domestic and international branches of organization.
. Launched Mexico distribution and service organization through the analysis of operational costs, operational design, and creating the logistical network infrastructure.
. Managed multiple projects including customized managed inventory programs, new business implementations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
. Responsible for the setup of the Mexico business including budgets, forecasts, cost controls, financial analysis, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash receipts, collections, payroll, inventory management, and human resource functions of the Mexican operation.
. Assisted in the setup of internal controls and audit procedures consisting of trips every quarter to audit financial statements between the United States and Mexican company.
. Managed team of 25 Mexican employees during warehouse implementations to run day-to-day warehouse operations.
. Trained U.S. and Mexican employees on complex inventory and bar code software.
. Collaborated with Director of Mexico Operations to rapidly resolve challenges between U.S. and Mexican branches ensuring optimal product delivery and customer responsiveness.
Business Skills
. JBA Software
. Bar Code Systems
. Lotus Notes
. Microsoft Project
. Microsoft Visio
. Microsoft Word
. Microsoft PowerPoint
. Oracle
. Microsoft Excel
. Continuous Improvement
. Kaizen Facilitator
. Peoplesoft
EDUCATION
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Graduated in 1999 GPA: 3.1
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, Phoenix, Arizona
Master of Business Administration
Graduated in 2007 GPA: 3.61
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, Phoenix, Arizona
Master of Management
Graduated in 2011 GPA: 3.67
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