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Salt Lake City, UT 84123
Proven professional in Management, Inventory Control, Safety/Security and Writing
Professional Profile
Warehouse and Inventory Manager for Creative/Technical Writer
Fortune 300 Company (Praxair) Inventory Control Specialist
Quality Assurance Lead Company Safety Officer
MANAGEMENT
Professional
Long experience managing specialty teams of 12-15 employees
Accomplishments
Applied Lean and Six Sigma methods to improve efficiency
Wrote Quality Assurance Plan (Interwest Medical)
Oversaw recruitment and staffing in departments managed
Prepared and presented reports to regional directors
INVENTORY CONTROL
Managed the largest of 95 warehouses companywide (Praxair)
Consistently led the company in monthly inventory turns, averaging in the
mid-30’s compared to a company average of 7
Reduced branch dead inventory by 87% within first 15 months
Reduced branch held inventory by 53% within first 11 months
Consistently exceeded goals for error/loss (under 2%)
Worked with state and federal regulatory agencies, such as FDA, DOT, OSHA
and JCAHO to ensure compliance of inventory, procedures, safety and recalls
Managed shipping, receiving, stock requisition, periodic inventory counts,
automated inventory system, record retention and investigations
Oversaw vendor relations
SAFETY AND SECURITY
Implemented custom safety program for branch of 75 employees
Led branch employee meetings and delivered weekly safety lectures to all
branch personnel
Managed building security
2001 2011
Work History
Support Operations/Warehouse Manager, Praxair Healthcare Services, Salt Lake City, UT
1991 2001
Manager of Drivers and Fleet, Interwest Medical Equipment, Salt Lake City, UT
Masters studies (2 yrs.) – History and Literature
Education
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
Bachelor of Arts – History (Minor in Accounting)
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
33 years a writer