MICHAEL A. BENETTI
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(H) 707-***-**** (C) 707-***-**** ****************@*****.***
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A Hands-On Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt Manufacturing Executive
specializing in profitability improvements, Lean/Six Sigma
implementation, quality enhancements and strategic operations
evaluations in a variety of business settings. Possesses extensive
experience in team building, process improvement, contract
negotiation, cost cutting, and generating sustainable
revenue/EBITDA gains.
Key qualifications include:
P&L Management &Strategic Business Planning
Multi-Site Operations and Process Improvement
Budgeting (Operating/Capital)
Automation Implementation
Vendor/Supplier relationships
Warehouse, Logistics, Supply Chain (domestic/foreign)
Team Building
World Class Safety record following Dupont STOP Program
Quality Improvements through Process Re-design
Development of staff
Greenfield Location experience
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PERSONAL CONTRACT WORK, Cloverdale, CA.
2011-
Present
DenBeste Water Solutions, Windsor, CA (4 month contract)
Successfully re-implemented ERP system into operations, sales and
finance.
Northern Sonoma County District Hospital, Healdsburg CA. (6 month
contract)
Introduced Lean Six Sigma Concepts to management staff.
Re-layout of Pharmacy
Performed business analysis and made recommendations on budgets,
staff levels etc.
Reliance Trailer Corp. Rhonert Park, CA. (5 month contract)
Team with court approved manager to bring company out of bankruptcy
or purchase business.
Devised and implemented plan to reduced costs, move out of existing
location.
Manager purchased the business and ran successfully after coming
out of bankruptcy.
Ukiah Solid Waste Systems, Ukiah CA. (5 month contract)
Designed and improvement maintenance process, relocated, improved
layout of large in house maintenance department.
Pro Bono Work for town non-profit, Cloverdale CA. (4 months).
Devise improve business and operating plan.
JENSEN CORP HOLDINGS, San Jose, CA.
2010-2011
Executive Vice President of Operations:
A $40M Landscaping Construction, Maintenance Company in the
Northern California... Provided Class A maintenance
and construction services in the San Francisco Bay area, Monterey,
Sonoma, Napa Counties as well as the Sacramento Area.
Duties also include the operational start up of Jensen Tree Service
Division in Sacramento CA. Responsible for a staff of
350. In 8 California locations. Reported to the CEO
Successfully Implemented new operational model that was
designed to improve site qualities, enhance
customer satisfaction, improve customer retention rate
and grow enhancement sales. Implemented change to
turnaround maintenance loses experienced in 2010.
Customer satisfaction has improved by 65% from recent customer
polls. Extra Enhancement Sales in the
month of April is projected to hit 70% of base
maintenance business. Company wide retention rates has
increased from 83% to 97% with no at fault loses.
Implemented Six Sigma practices that smoothly integrated recent
acquisition into the Jensen operating plan.
Established capital appropriations and implementation of
corporate practices
New tree division has become profitable since my day to day
responsibility of tree operations in Jan. 2011.
MENDOCINO FOREST PRODUCTS, Ukiah, CA
2004-2009
Sr. Vice President of Operations
The largest supplier of Redwood lumber products in California,
Nevada, Arizona, Utah and Colorado servicing 450 Home Depot stores.
Full P&L responsibility of a $200,000,000 sawmill manufacturing,
customer service and distribution redwood lumber business.
Responsible for a staff of 400 employees in various functions in
three locations. Reports to the President
. Facility was awarded The Home Depot Supplier of the Year in
2007. Rated one of the highest
customer service departments in the industry.
. Developed Capital appropriation model.
. Improved shipping turnaround time in distribution center by
75% to all CA Home Depot Stores.
. Improved productivity and through-put on fence line by 50%.
. Help developed automated fence panel equipment that reduced
cost by 65%
. Reduced inventory levels by 47% in three years at
Distribution center.
. Developed improved utilization of internal truck fleet and
order turnaround resulting in a 99.7% on time delivery and
line fill rate.
BONDO CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA
2002-
2004
Vice President of Operations
A manufacturer of body repair polymers for the auto after market
segment. Profit and loss for a $65,000,000 auto after market
supplier to the largest consumer and automotive retail parts
distributors. Responsible of a staff of 175 in both the
manufacturing and distribution segments of the business.
. Reduced headcount by 25%.
. Implemented and designed automated state of the art mixing
and filling equipment with an $8,000,000 capital improvement
project.
. Improved on time deliveries to 97%.
. Reduced overall operation cost by 15%.
EXECUTIVE INTERIM MANAGEMENT INC., New York, New York
2000-2002
Executive Consultant
An executive management consulting firm specializing in the
temporary placement of executive managers specializing in turn
around business situations. Clients were mainly large manufacturing
organizations that needed managers to assume full P&L
responsibility, repair the business and help recruit permanent
replacements after business goals were achieved. Served as the
Plant Director, Fabrication for Valeo, Wipers, Motors and Actuator
Div., in Rochester, NY (below).
VALEO, WIPERS, MOTORS AND ACTUATOR DIV., Rochester, NY
Plant Director, Fabrication
A tier one, $1 Billion dollar manufacturer of wind shield wiper
systems, motors and air flow components for GM, Chrysler, BMW,
Ford, Toyota, Honda, Delphi and aftermarket segment. Full P&L
responsibilities for a unionized component part fabrication
division of Valeo WMA. Operations include multi-spindle screw
machines, precision grinding, plating, heat treating, progressive
stampings, cold form heading, tool repair, tool fabrication,
plastic injection molding and new business development. Achieve ISO
cerification
. Developed productivity improvements that reduced workforce by
twenty percent.
. Reduced manufacturing costs by $7,500,000 or 10%.
. Attained $9,000,000 of new business in 2001.
. Decreased overtime usage by 12%.
. Initiated and received corporate approval on an $11,000,000
capital expenditure program.
. Responsible for the largest tool and die department on the
east coast
GILBERT AND BENNETT INC., Georgetown, CT
1996 -
2000
Vice President of Manufacturing
Manufacturer of lawn and garden decorative steel border fencing,
wood fencing and industrial applications. Company was sold to
Pacific Rim Investors and move abroad. P&L responsibilities of a
$60,000,000 manufacturer of consumer goods supplying Loews, Home
Depot, Wal-Mart and K-Mart. Direct charge of 8 manufacturing
locations in Toccoa, GA., Georgetown CT., Blue Island, IL., Dunbar,
WV., Scotland Neck, NC. and Carney, MI., Monterey Mexico, Toronto
Canada. Directed workforce of 600, union, non-union and white
collar employees. Operations included wire drawing, welding,
annealing, forming electro static painting, wood sawmill. Also
developed raw material steel sources in China and Europe.
. Successfully negotiated a closure contract with the United
States Steelworkers Union. The 150-employee complete
severance agreement was less than $90,000.
. Downsized total manufacturing workforce throughout
corporation, before IL. Closure, by 30 %.
. Implemented TPM program in GA. Saving that facility $200,000
by reducing downtime and catastrophic breakdowns in the first
year of implementation.
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration, University of New Haven, West
Haven, CT
Master of Industrial Labor Relations, University of New Haven, West
Haven, CT
Bachelor of Arts, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT
Certifications:
Villanova University; LSSBB, February 2013
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