Matthew Clarke
Email: abp9qd@r.postjobfree.com
Address: **** **** ****
City: Dittmer
State: MO
Zip: 63023
Country: USA
Phone: 636-***-****
Skill Level: Senior
Salary Range: $120,000
Willing to Relocate
Primary Skills/Experience:
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Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
MATTHEW L. CLARKE
7924 Lyle Lane
St. Louis, MO 63023
(636) 285 - 9570 Residence
(314) 681 - 4537 Mobile
abp9qd@r.postjobfree.com
Objective
A senior leadership position where proven expertise in organizational structure, supply chain development and sales and marketing management will combine with excellent communication and interpersonal skill sets to measurably contribute to achieving strategic business goals, enhance sustainable growth and improve profitability.
Qualifications Summary
* 20 years of progressive corporate leadership and managerial experience.
* Strong team-builder, organized developer and effective communicator.
* Developed, implemented and maintained core metric focuses and strategic process improvements.
* Established contract order reporting to enhance operational transparency for core customers.
* Spear-headed cost management system goals and integrated supply chain and logistics development.
* Regarded as a results-oriented decision maker with a strong commitment to process and product quality and strong ethical business practices.
Selected Accomplishments
Developed consumer and commercial business from ground-up utilizing inter-personal skills requiring the management of multiple, simultaneously operating crews while operating and maintaining quality standards.
Directed and developed the procurement, logistics and continuing sales of all U.S. and Western Canada business of $50MM annually to US Class I railway customers from a Midwestern and Southern production base of over 200 independent suppliers through a 13-member field team.
Formulated and coordinated the successful award and delivery for a $12MM annual contract to Canadian Class I railway customer from Midwestern and Southern production base.
Developed new business opportunities and annual sales of $1.5MM to Mexico from Southern production base.
Initiated and guided the development of a new business unit to increase corporate sales of $5MM annually to core customers and new customer base.
Assembled and managed the research and development of an alternative product process now widely implemented in the railway supply community.
Conceptualized and coordinated the construction of value added equipment systems which measurably increased final customer product quality compliance, created stronger asset utilization and generated additional corporate sales and savings of $3.25MM annually.
MATTHEW CLARKE
(636) 285 - 9570 Residence
(314) 681 - 4537 Mobile
abp9qd@r.postjobfree.com
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Professional Experience
CertaPro Painters of Wildwood 2010 - Present
Vice President & Owner
Gross & Janes Co., Fenton, MO 1990 - 2010
President & CEO, 2003 - 2010
Executive Vice President, 1997 - 2003
Vice President, 1994 - 1997
Manager Operations & Research, 1990 - 1994
Education and Professional Development
Mississippi State University 1988 - 1990
University of Wisconsin - Railway Professional Development Course 2007
Completed courses in Microsoft Office
Affiliations
Business Networking International - 2010 - present
Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers - Board of Directors 2009 - 2010
St. Louis Railway Suppliers Association - Vice Chairman 2007 - 2010
Missouri Forest Products Association - Board of Directors 2006 - 2010
Railway Tie Association - President 2002 - 2003
- Board of Directors 1993 - 2003