Manager Training

Paul E. Howell

Beaumont, TX ***** Ph: 409-***-**** Mobile: 409-***-****

E-Mail: ****************@*****.***

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-howell/1b/547/b7b

Proven Leader and Management Professional with over 20 years of team building and delivering results exceeding expectations

Professional Summary

Comprehensive experience in diverse production environments managing manufacturing, continual improvement, quality control, training, ISO implementation, inventory management, safety programs, SAP, ERP, and business office management.

Proven ability to train staff and produce cohesive and focused teams through relationship/self-esteem building and accountability matrices.

Consistent track record of 100% customer and vendor satisfaction.

Extensive background controlling costs and inventory during production and coordination of process cycles.

Core Competencies

Analytical Thinking Leadership Skills Process Improvement Customer Focus Accountability Safety Orientation Training and Development Communication Team Building Decisiveness Integrity

Career Experience

Lamar University/St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Beaumont, TX 2010-Present Non-Profit

Community Outreach Coordinator/ Lamar University College Missioner/ Interim Youth Group Director

Distributed 40 tons of groceries per year to community.

Served approximately 5000 meals per year to community.

Distributed over 10,000 lunch packs to Lamar University students.

ArmorSource, LLC, Manufacturer of ballistic helmets, advanced head protection products, and accessories. Beaumont, TX 2008 2010

Production Vice President

On site administrative, quality, and production oversight of $18 million defense contract.

Controlled and delivered 95% inventory accuracy management, asset oversight and performed cycle counts and outside audits.

Developed and maintained relationships with DOD/Military suppliers coordinating flow of products from engineering and R&D to manufacturing resulting in above average turnaround times.

UNICOR-FPI, Manufacturer of textile, electronics, ballistic helmets, and diesel engine rebuild. Beaumont, TX 1987 2008

Ass’t Plant Manager/Beaumont Plastic Factory 2005 2008

Managed the production of ballistic helmets resulting in $12 to 15 million in yearly sales.

Led 8 directs and 225 employees.

On site customer liaison with major military commands.

ISO 9001-2000 recertification.

Ass’t Plant Manager/Beaumont Diesel Factory 1997 2005

Led the activation of factory including factory design, bill of material requirements, work processes.

Manufacturing leader in implementing the first ISO-9000 recognized program in company’s history.

Exceeded corporate earnings goals by 15%.

Integrated MRP/Shop Floor Control production module and led SAP production conversion.

Developed the automotive training program for ASE certifications and Non-Destructive Testing.

Managed 6 directs and 300 employees.

Plant Manager/Textile Manufacturing Fort Dix 1993-1996.

Spearheaded the activation of factory including factory design, bill of material requirements, work processes.

Supervised 12 directs and 200 employees.

Customer reports developed that communicated daily shipments and production totals.

Program/ Marketing Manager Washington, D.C. 1991-1993

Managed production programs, budget analysis for DOD Communication Electronic Command (CECOM) generating $30 million in sales per annum.

Quarterly customer status briefings with General Officers and Senior Executive Staff at Ft. Monmouth, NJ.

Military Service

U.S Army, CA Army National Guard, VA Army National Guard, US Army Reserve 1979 2001

Captain, Field Artillery

Participated in Battalion, Brigade and Corps level exercises in over 30 battle simulation exercises from 1995 until 2001

Academic Honor Graduate Officer Candidate School

2 Army Commendation Medals 1991/1992, Meritorious Service Medal Dec. 2000

Commanded two units, Battery A, 1/144th Field Artillery, 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and Battery C, 2/111th Field Artillery, 29th Infantry Division (Light).

Education and Training

Master of Business Administration Lamar University-January 2013-In Progress Concentrations-Leadership/Organizational Management, ERP, and International Business 3.9 G.P.A.

Bachelors of Applied Arts and Science Lamar University, Beaumont, TX July 2010- December 2012 summa cum laude 4.0 G.P.A.

Concentration: Business

Minor: Political Science

University of Maryland, Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany; Studies in German

US Army

Basic Training 1979, Enlisted Combat Engineer Training 1979, Officer Candidate School 1984

Field Artillery Officer Basic 1985

Federal Prison Industries

Federal Contracting Training 1988-2008 Dale Carnegie 1990 Introduction to Supervision 1992 Core Management Training 1994

Federal Contracting Officer Technical Representative Training 1994 Industrial Textiles Operations 1995 Work Measurement (Modapts) Training 1998 SAP Financial, Production, and Inventory Management Training 2000

MS Word, Excel, Power Point, SYMIX, SAP/MRP

Basic German

Honors and Awards

Otho Plummer Award: Top Academic Scholar Lamar University Fall Class of 2012

Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society 2012

Pi Sigma Alpha Academic Honor Society (Political Science) 2012

Lamar University Academic Scholarship 2012/2013

Charles and Susan Gordon and Julia Gordon Gray Memorial Scholarship 2011/2012

Women of St. Mark’s Academic Scholarship 2012/2013/2014/2015

Lamar University Graduate Scholarship 2013/2014/2015

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