General Manager

JOHN ERIC LARSEN

*********@***.*** *** Chateau Lane, Peachtree City, GA 30269 404-***-****

CAREER SUMMARY

Senior level management professional demonstrating a 33-year proven record of success in sales and manufacturing operations, offering an expertise in leadership, process improvement, and business/organizational development.

SIGNIFICANT QUALIFICATIONS

Operations 23 years proven leadership as a General Manager, Plant and Operations Manager

• Strong experience in supply chain management and strategic planning

• Project management and implementation background, emphasizing usage maximization of resources and efficiencies

• Driving business process and operations improvement, value stream mapping, and TQM

• Expert at developing JIT and lean manufacturing strategies and lead time reduction programs with over 25 years experience

Lean

Consulting • Proven record of consitantly increasing customer responsiveness and creating measurable, bottom-line results

• Possess international project management, directing experience from development to execution

• Improving client relationship strengths

• Skilled in developing, presenting, planning, and implementing improvement initiatives

• Well-educated professional possessing a Master’s Degree enhanced by military experience in the US Navy

Sales • 18 years of proven Customer Relationship skills to consistently grow the business and increase brand reputation

Consistent record of increasing market share through successful leadership

EXPERIENCE

CMT (Valmont Company) Estill, SC

Formerly CMT (Philips Company); Composite Materials Technology (Langdale Company); Newmark International Inc (FRC Division)

GENERAL MANAGER 2008-2018

Directed all activities for the Fiberglass division to include overall business management product and business

development, engineering, marketing, sales, financial planning, control, and quality

Led and managed the successful sale of the Company

Restored Company to profitability after 4 consecutive years of losses

Increased shipped sales by 3.5x while reducing head count

Maintained double digit increases in sales for 5 consecutive years managing over 70 Lighting Manufacturer Rep firms.

VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES & MARKETING 2005-2008

Responsible for all sales and marketing activities for the fiberglass and concrete divisions

Led and managed the successful launch of the Titan™ concrete product in the lighting and distribution markets

Increased sales by150%, moving the company to #2 in the fiberglass market

Successfully lead and managed the acquisition of another fiberglass manufacturer on the West Coast

GENERAL MANAGER 2002-2005

Directed all activities for the Fiberglass division to include overall business management, product and business

development, engineering, marketing, sales, financial planning, control, quality, and full profit and loss (P&L)

Led and managed the successful sale of the division in lieu of closing

Restored the division to profitability after 7 consecutive years of losses

Increased the sales by 37% to the highest level in the division’s history

Developed and implemented strategic plans to transition identity of product from being commodity driven to an

engineered value-added product

Successfully introduced several new decorative products to the market

GROWTTH® CONSULTING (Universal Management Concepts) Atlanta, GA

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 1999-2002

Provided management consulting services around lean manufacturing strategies for major corporations

Acted as liaison to senior executives in operations, distributions, sales, and marketing

Met with prospective clients to promote the consulting services, formulate customer-specific strategies, and

define project parameters

Managed projects, led multi-functional teams of consultants, comprehensively coordinating analytics, development,

and execution of implementation initiatives

Project Highlights:

Senco – Directed a $13M improvement project for a pneumatic tool and fastener manufacturer

oDeveloped product introduction processes which led to a 100% achievement of order fulfillment and

instituted controls eliminating all overdue orders

oImplemented and improved supply chain management practices that reduced inventory by $10M

oIncreased productivity over 15%, representing $3.5M in reduced costs

Newmark Intl – FRC Pole – Directed improvement projects for the division, restoring it to profitability

oImproved productivity, decreased inventory, and improved material variances

oImplemented a management control system

Green Field Industries – Performed on-site productivity studies and development strategies to impove

production time and maximize utilization of machines including demand, high runners, schedules, and

customer delivery stipulations

American Superconductor – Developed policies and procedures from scratch for purchasing, materials

management, and inventory control

o Identified and showcased improvement needs for other areas requiring continued development

Flowserve – Conducted assessments of planning, scheduling, inventory, and materials management

oRecommended improvement intiatives needed for on-time delivery for new client business

Visteon (Ford) – Handled supply chain management for a Tier 1 international automotive supplier

oImplemented a model lean plant and established cellular manufacturing, production smoothing, and a

lean performance management system

oDesigned improvements to increase volume and productivity through established performance metrics

PANASONIC (Matsushita Corporation of America) Peachtree City, GA

PLANT MANAGER 1997-1999

Supervised over 350 employees, with 13 direct reports for P&L

Managed all aspects of the car audio OEM transplant manufacturing including auto insertion, surface mount

technology, assembly, testing, inspection, and packaging

Oversaw improvements that increased productivity by 60% and reduced total cost per unit by 39% despite

restructuring and the reduction of the assembly head count by 100

Led a TQM initiative involving four Quality Circles

Produced a savings of $1.7M through, chip mount cost reduction by 35%, inventory reduction by 50%, and an improvement to

working ratio by 84%, and quality by 80%

TENNECO, INC (Monroe Auto Equipment Company) Hartwell, GA

PRODUCTION/OPERATIONS MANAGER 1996-1997

Directed overall production operations for world’s largest producer of OEM shocks and struts

Managed over 1000 employees in various areas including component manufacturing, assembly operations,

painting, and packaging while spearheading the planning and implementation of a $7M variance reduction plan

Championed the installation of an automated data collection monitoring system, saving $2M per year

Implemented lean manufacturing principles improving assembly production by 15%

AREA MANAGER 1995-1996

Managed all operation of the stamping, tubing, rod machining, chrome plating, and component sub-assembly

departments

Supplied and met all inter-plant transfer requirements

Improved production efficiencies by 45% and implemented cost reduction of over $550K

Led three kaizen teams which led to improvements of over $250K

JOHNSON CONTROLS (SLI Battery Division) Middletown, DE

MAINTENANCE MANAGER - INTERIM ENGINEERING MANAGER 1993-1995

Responsible for maintaining quality of the plant’s production equipment and facilities

Utilized the HSB reliability program to track and schedule maintenance and manage inventory

Successfully improved production by 15% and decreased machine downtime by 25% due to a preventive

maintenance program 1994-1995

GENERAL FOREMAN 1992-1993

Managed overall operation of the casting, pasting, oxide manufacturing, salvage/remelt, and receiving

Played an instrumental role in the planning of the plant’s expansion

Led TQM team in reducing lead casting scrap by 40%, saving $750K per year

Improved plate production moving the company from 12th to 3rd in the division while also reducing grid & plate

inventory from 9MM to 3.5MM units

MILITARY EXPERIENCE- UNITED STATES NAVY 1985-1991

LIEUTENANT

Navel ROTC Instructor – Illinois Institute of Technology

Assistant Engineer – USS Comte de Grasse

Electrical Officer – USS Comte de Grasse

Communications Officer/CMS Custodian- USS Comte de Grasse

EDUCATION

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Chicago, IL

Masters of Business Administration in Operations and Management Technology 1991

THE CITADEL Charleston, SC

Bachelors of Science in Political Science 1985

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