Sales Manager Engineer

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July 28, 2014

J acob Kohlhagen

Appleton, WI 54911

Objective

A challenging and rewarding position as a leader within a strong and stable organization.

Summa ry

I take a lean-thinking approach to leadership and process on a daily basis. I have been

apart and led many improvement projects ranging from singular work-stations to entire

work-f low for scope. My teams have created 100% defect reduction as well as created $5,000

i n quarterly savings. I pride my teams on high cross-functional cross t raining as well as an

extreme focus on safety and improvement.

Experience

RR Donnelley - Menasha, WI

2nd Shift Facilities Supervisor, 6/14 - Present

Oversee and lead all departments. This includes assembly / production, shipping / receiving,

f ulfillment and returns processing; 50+ employees.

Enhanced new production line for data t racking, machine efficiency and employee

u tilization.

Best Buy - Green Bay, WI

Multi-Channel Sales Manager, 5/13 – 4/14

Led department from bottom quartile national ranking to top thi rd rankings by scorecard

r ankings.

Improved employee satisfaction on employee voice surveys by 15%.

Plexus - Appleton, WI

Manufacturing Engineer, 4/12 – 5/13

Created process enhancements for customer bases resulting in an average of 5-10%

reduction in processing t ime and cost.

P roject lead for quarterly project that won company recognition and quarterly savings of

$5,000.

Plexus - Appleton, WI

3rd Shift Focus Factory Supervisor, 12/10 – 4/12

Responsible for hir ing, t raining and termination employees; 45+ on staff.

Developed WIP t racking and forecast condensing tools for daily utilization on production

f loor.

Education

University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh

Bachelors of Science - Sociology, 2009