Sales, Marketing and Operational Expertise
Information Technology Project Management
Manufacturing Production Distribution
GENERAL MANAGER
High performance, results-driven Senior Executive with a career
demonstrating visionary leadership, expertise and distinguished performance
in business development, project management and operational management. A
catalyst for change combining tactical execution of strategic initiatives
with strong leadership in turn around situations.
Core Skills
Strategic & Tactical Planning Project Management
Cross-Functional Team Building & Budgets & Financial Planning
Leadership
Business Development Policy & Procedure Development
New Product Introduction Operations Management
Contract Administration & Negotiation Lean Manufacturing
Program Management International Business
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Process Improvement
Agile Methodology Waterfall Methodology
Software / Systems Implementation Business Process
Applications Software Development re-engineering
Third Party Vendor Management Data Conversion
Data Warehouse Requirements Analysis and
AutoCad Design
Estimating Financial Transaction
Processing
Tool and Die
High Volume Production
Career History
OMNISYSTEMS - Vienna, Virginia 2010 - Present
IT Solutions Provider Serving Government Agencies, Government Contractors
and Healthcare Providers
TEchnical Director of Project Management
Manages Project Management Office and supervises a team of six Project
Managers.
. Improved and maintained project management processes.
. Oversee all project management matters with contracted resources
. Manages scope, schedule, financials, risks and quality of projects
. Contracted Project Manager / Implementation Manager to Xerox
Educations Solutions
o Managed the conversion of 8.5 million borrowers from a legacy
system to a new debt collection system
o Manages all software upgrades, major and minor code releases,
from testing through production validation
o Requirements gathering and analysis
o Lead team to identify project estimates, risks, issues,
actions and contingency plans
o Supports Infrastructure in Application Development
o Coordinates and supports disaster recovery efforts
o Improved company Implementation processes
o Facilitates ETL deployment to production environments
o Coordinates weekly production and processing activities for
Fannie Mae, Bank of America, Great Lakes, Treasury Offset
Program (TOP), Title IV Additional Services (TIVAS), Ferderal
Family Education Loan (FFEL)
o Facilitate payment and refund transactions, deposits, private
collection agency invoicing and transactions, credit bureau,
Title IV (TIVAS), loan consolidations, Treasury Offset (TOP),
welcome letters, mailings, data and image warehousing
. Contracted Project Manager / Implementation Manager to Zenith American
Solutions
o Supported data conversion of multiple legacy systems
o Managed major and minor code release triage and development
efforts
o Facilitated User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for various
business units
o Facilitated production environment implementations of code
releases
OHIO ALCOHOL MONITORING SYSTEMS - Independence, Ohio 2006 - 2010
Electronic Monitoring Service for county and municipal courts.
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Structured operational framework and long-term organizational goals.
Profit & Loss, Budget, and Human Resources responsibility. Maintained
effective relationships with courts, probations offices, law enforcement
and elected officials. Supervised 12 employees and headed 3 departments.
. Developed and implemented company policies, procedures, and vision and
mission statements
. Rengineered business processes to better align with client
requirements
. Saved over 40% per month by revamping the supply ordering system.
. Renegotiated contract with equipment supplier to lower the number of
units purchased on an annual basis and to include rent / lease options
improving cash flow by 25-30%.
. Improved accounts payable collection rate from 60% to 95%.
COM-CORP INDUSTRIES - Cleveland, Ohio 1995 - 2006
Manufacturer serving the "Big 4" in the automotive industry.
PROGRAM MANAGER / ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE 2001 - 2006
Oversaw all matters of customer accounts including strategic development,
planning, presentations and marketing strategy. Resident manufacturing
expert for all phases of production.
. Identified and managed Asian vendor base, reducing tooling costs by
30%.
. Saved a $4.5 million long-term production contract through
redesigning part and development of new manufacturing processes.
. Took over manufacture of a critically needed product from a Canadian
supplier to GM increasing long-term service contract sales by $1
million.
. Improved current processes to reduce production costs, maximize
productivity and meeting production schedules by driving resources to
address priorities
. In a downward economy, developed an "economy-based" product line that
used less expensive materials while still maintaining product
integrity and satisfying customer requirements, saving the company 15-
20% in internal costs.
. Indirectly handled production optimization and manufacturing
performance
. Execute business strategies and practices to constantly improve
production capability, quality, costs and customer service goals.
PROJECT MANAGER 1997 - 2001
Supervised engineering and customer service staff with direct oversight of
all sales proposals, product and process designs.
. Implemented program management philosophy throughout organization.
. Developed new product line bringing organization to the forefront of
the competition.
. Managed multiple complex projects from inception through production
. Managed PPAP submissions and quality audits
. Developed, recommended and authored policies and procedures for issues
related to the manufacturing operation.
PROJECT ENGINEER 1995 - 1997
. Established Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) procedures.
. Oversaw tooling designs, tooling construction and production start up
. Spearheaded implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles.
Tool and Die Maker 1988 - 1995
. Designed and built tooling, dies and fixtures to support high-volume
production
. Supported production through tooling maintenance, troubleshooting and
ensuring compliance to quality standards
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Business Administration
University of Phoenix - Cleveland, Ohio
3.9 GPA
Graduated with Honors
PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE
Baldwin Wallace College - Berea, Ohio
PMP #1254391
JOURNEYMAN TOOL MAKER STATE CERTIFICATION
Polaris Career Center
ANDREW BENKO