Michael C. Gasapo
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SUMMARY
A proven executive with extensive leadership and progressive management experience at all organizational levels. Adept at strategic planning, change management, research, operations management, fostering teamwork, leadership, project management, presentations, and community service. Highly proficient in all facets of decision making, directing time-sensitive operations, identifying risks and coordinating the activities of multiple departments. Expert in establishing performance criteria and evaluating personal accomplishments. A creative thinker and quick study with production, distribution, R&D, and university experience. Lived and worked in Asia for three years with significant experience in the Republic of Georgia, Horn of Africa, the Mediterranean Sea area and Persian Gulf region.
KEY SKILLS
Operational Management Project Management Writing
Research Strategy Training/Teaching
Team Building Change Management Client Engagement
Key Note Presentation Policy Development Negotiation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Plant Manager, Linde HealthCare, North America January, 2014 - Current
Directing 25 personnel with operational and P&L responsibility for a $3.5M/year medical gas production facility. Managing the production and safe delivery of 45K medical gas cylinders per month to 14 distribution centers and 250+ senior patients. Ensuring all medical production and distribution activities are documented accurately using SAP and comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), FDA, DOT and New York State regulations.
Exceeding CY 2015 Budgeted EBITDA Goal by 186% through September 2015.
Exceed all 2014 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and ranked 5th nationally out of 48 managers.
Directed production and process changes for a medical gas facility; resulting in a 37% and a 16% reduction in overtime and distribution costs respectively in 2014.
Project Manager for the installation of the TRACCESS online training system, reducing new
employee training time by 17% at 48 US locations.
SRC Inc. (formerly Syracuse Research Corporation), Syracuse, NY July 1998 – May 2013
Corporate Strategy and Project Manager: Directed multi-functional teams ranging from 5-30 that produced strategic analysis, business intelligence reports, competitive analysis, technical research, and winning proposals in electronics, chemical/biological, data fusion, and voice recognition markets for the federal government, military and R&D firms.
Strategy Director for the research team that developed a 6-month strategic analysis of sensor and chemical/biological market trends and innovations. The completed analysis convinced corporate management to establish three new teaming arrangements by correlating corporate strengths with emerging companies in advanced electronics, sensing, and point of care diagnostics, leading to new contract awards that exceeded $18M.
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Project Manager for a multi-functional team of scientists and engineers that successfully
activated the “first ever” Republic of Georgia Border Security Network for the Department of State.
Directed the installation team that completed the 6 month/ $15M project in 5 months at a cost of
$13.7M.
Change Management Manager for the team that correlated 1,000 classified information requirements
with KPIs. Identified potential risks with mitigation and convinced C-Level executives to modify
processes for a national intelligence organization which reduced the time from request to information
delivery by 11%.
Project Manager for the installation of the Customs & Border Protection’s LSTAR aerial surveillance
system at Nogales, AZ. The planned $1.5M project was completed on time at a cost of $1.38M.
Proposal Manager for the successful $100M Ultra Light Aerial Detection (ULAD) proposal and two
$5M Seaport-e awards.
United States Marine Corps
Strategic Telecommunications Director: Planned, installed, and operationally controlled multiple global information networks for the United States, NATO, and the United Nations.
Directed a global satellite communication network of military and commercial communications systems linking 15 Middle East locations with the U.S. Formulated communication strategy, meshed communications requirements with operational maneuvers, and coordinated installation.
In response to “terrorist based” data intrusions, expedited the installation of an information security system to identify network breaches. (http://www.iwar.org.uk/iwar/resources/dio-j6/definfo.htm.)
Directed a staff of 25 that controlled the operations and training of a 750-man communications organization. Prepared and administered a budget of $1.3M. Directed the installation of the joint communications hub in Somalia for Operation Restore Hope.
Designed the course curricula and taught “Warfare since Napoleon” and “Warfare from the Sea” at the University of Michigan. Evaluated the ethical and academic performance of 180 college students.
EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Master of Science (M.S.), Systems Management, University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Oceanography, United States Naval Academy
Military: Army Command and General Staff College and Marine Corps Command and Staff College
Sales: Miller Heiman Strategic Selling, Shipley Proposal Management and Xerox Sales Management
Research: Dunn & Bradstreet, Frost & Sullivan, GovWin
Program Management/Analysis: MS Project, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, PowerPoint, Excel
COMMUNITY / CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Board of Directors/Operations, Honor Flight Syracuse NY State Finalist for support to seniors and veterans by Universal American Healthcare (todaysoptionschampions.com)
President, Empire Chapter Association of Old Crows
Board of Directors, Geddes Baseball Little League