Michael E. Kelker

**** ***** *** ****, ******* MO 64068

860-***-**** ? accuux@r.postjobfree.com

Operations Management Corporate Turnaround Margin Expansion

Growth Strategy Supply Chain Optimization Negotiation

Lean Manufacturing Financial Analysis Change Management

Proven leadership in corporate and startup environments focused on process

optimization and the development of high performance teams in the

manufacturing, aerospace, defense, oil & gas, energy and technology

industries. Strengths include:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PAS Technologies, inc - Kansas City, MO

2012 - Present

General Manager, Kansas City

Turnaround with full P&L responsibility for Private Equity owned $30M FAR

145 aviation repair facility that had declining sales since 2010 due to

delivery performance, product quality and cost competiveness challenges.

. Stabilized business profitability through cost reduction in excess of $4M

annually through labor redundancy identification, lean manufacturing

initiatives, and eliminating unprofitable legacy product offerings.

. Installed new management team and re-aligned facility into 5 product

lines improving product quality, customer support standards and sustained

on-time delivery performance above 90%.

. Implemented growth and plant diversification strategy for Oil & Gas

business segment, resulting in 400% sales increase within existing

portfolio and introduction of 4 new product offerings projected at over

$500k incremental revenue.

. Drove Quality and EH&S improvement strategies resulting in 75% reduction

in customer quality complaints and 15 consecutive months without an OSHA

recordable injury.

. Grew Military Airfoil repair business by 10% during difficult defense

budget conditions, successfully launched new products worth $5M over 3

years and secured $6M in long-term contracts on base business.

. Developed and gained board approval for facility optimization and 25%

footprint reduction strategy, annual savings projected in excess of

$500,000 with a project payback of less than 1 year.

. Increased labor productivity with minimal capital investment, gaining

$23,000 in annual revenue per employee while decreasing average order in

process time by 2 days, a gain of nearly 10% from prior year.

. Reduced inventory levels through improved purchasing and inventory

management practices, decreasing raw material inventory value by 27% and

freeing over $1.2M in working capital.

. Initiated monthly all-employee plant performance town hall meetings and

employee engagement advisory committee aimed at improving workplace

morale and employee retention.

Mav6, LLC - Elizabeth City, NC

2011 - 2012

Site Manager

General management of airship integration facility supporting the rapid

prototype development and assembly of a 370' VTOL-capable surveillance

blimp funded by the $115M Air Force Blue Devil Block 2 contract.

. Effectively managed employee growth from 25 to over 110 within six months

in support of contract requirements, expansion included opening of two

supplemental locations and second shift production staffing.

. Directed on-site airship production efforts from composite structures,

diesel and turboprop power plant integration, airship hull rigging and

electrical assembly.

. Drove the adoption of ERP software to facilitate the purchasing and

inventory tracking of materials in excess of $10M for 8-person supply

chain team.

Pratt & Whitney - East Hartford, CT

2006 - 2011

Operational Strategy Manager, Global Service Partners

Development of strategic projects for commercial aircraft engine MRO

network with revenues in excess of $3B.

. Identified restructuring opportunities resulting in savings in excess of

$50 million annually.

. Successfully negotiated the divestiture of mature product lines in a

transaction worth in excess of $25M.

. Provided recommendations regarding revenue and margin expansion

strategies, new product expansion, and potential acquisition, divestiture

or joint venture partners.

Production Manager - Connecticut Airfoil Repair Operations

Managed 20 unionized employees in the thermal coating and final inspection

cells which repaired high pressure turbine vanes for PW4000 and V2500

aircraft engines.

. Led employees in on-time delivery improvement initiatives, resulting in a

90% on-time delivery

performance for 2009 (an increase from 44% average in 2007).

. Implemented additional quality review procedures, reducing customer

reported quality complaints by 50%.

. Drove ergonomic workstation design and other workplace safety

improvements for injury prevention, reducing the OSHA recordable rate

89.8% in 2009 from 2007 benchmark.

. Provided leadership in developing and executing business transformation

efforts at shop level, dramatically improving visual factory standards,

part flow, increased quality and standard work practices.

Leadership Development Program Associate

Highly selective rotational program designed to develop top MBA graduates

for senior management positions.

RAW Communications - London, UK & New York, NY 2001 - 2004

Raw Communications served the financial industry through a proprietary

streaming video system.

Senior IT Executive - London

Directed global IT network operations and technical support for 100 person

company prior to acquisition.

. Managed technical support team implementing US and EU client migration at

over 60 locations from satellite-based to internet-based delivery system.

. Directed global networking group in a bandwidth evaluation and

optimization initiative to identify overcapacity and alternate delivery

methods, resulting in $750,000 annual cost savings.

Senior IT Executive - New York

. Facilitated rapid network growth in excess of 150% of large

institutional clients such as Fidelity and AIG.

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Technical Consultant

EDUCATION

EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY

Worldwide Campus

Master of Aeronautical Science

Expected 2014

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, McDonough School of Business Washington, DC

Master of Business Administration, International Business 2006

UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON Scranton, PA

Bachelor of Science, Psychology, concentrations in Neuroscience and Biology

2000

Inactive Top Secret Clearance

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