Kyle Countryman
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Professional Experience
Exterran Energy Solutions, LLC – Youngstown, Ohio, November 2014 - Present
Production Planner - Senior, November 2014 – Present
Maintain and support both external customer and intercompany requirements. Make versus buy decisions.
Production, inventory, materials, and capacity planning. Created metrics for driving shop output, and manpower requirements.
Direct report responsible for local buying.
Swagelok Company – Solon, Ohio, July 2014 – November 2014
Tooling Operations Group Production Scheduler, July 2014 – November 2014
Maintain and support production equipment tooling for the manufacturing facilities.
Master scheduling over multiple, multi-national facilities and outside vendors.
Kent State University – Salem, OH, May 2012 - present
Adjunct Professor – Business and Management Departments
Curricula includes Supply Chain Management, Global Business Management, Management Technology, Social Responsibility in the Workplace, Strategies in Production and Operations Management, Marketing Technology, and Personal Selling.
PCC Airfoils, LLC – Minerva, Ohio, March 2006 – February 2014
Account Manager, October 2012 – February 2014
Maintain and support multi-national customer accounts valued around $80M.
Major responsibilities include: New Product Introduction, legacy parts, delivery, business development, pricing, strategy, customer satisfaction, and growth of sales/profitability and accounts.
Master scheduling over multiple, multi-national facilities.
Area Manager – Wax Department, January 2010 – October 2012
Managed 7 direct professional staff and 40 hourly employees across 3 shifts and was responsible for all facets of production including product quality, cost, delivery, inventory, and employee safety.
Continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, 2% quarter-over-quarter cost take out, six sigma tools, and best practices.
Managed multiple cost centers, with profit and loss responsibility, totaling $17M in annual budget.
Production Control Coordinator, July 2006 – January 2010
Partnered with vendors regarding scheduling, logistics and production needs.
Responsible for product quality, cost, and delivery.
Production Control Specialist, March 2006 – July 2006
Managed logistics of parts sourcing to/from vendors and movement of parts through production.
R.L. Lipton Distribution Co. – Youngstown, Ohio, August 2005 – March 2006
Merchandiser, August 2005 – March 2006
Managed customer product, placement and advertising.
Cintas Corporation, November 2000 – July 2005
Office Manager - North Jackson, Ohio, September 2004 – July 2005
Managed 8 direct reports
Member of management team responsible for day-to-day operations, planning, forecasting, and P&L.
Responsible for accounts receivable and payable, customer service, human resources, and general & administrative functions.
Production Supervisor – Alliance, Ohio, October 2003 – September 2004
Supervised 65 hourly employees and was responsible for maintenance, human resources, and daily production schedules.
Outside Sales Representative – Youngstown/Painesville, Ohio, January 2003 – October 2003
Prospected, sold and secured new business based on general market trend analyses.
Management Trainee – Youngstown, Ohio, May 2002 – November 2003
Learned and performed all aspects of business through rotations in sales, service, production, and administrative.
Completed program in 18 months (normally 24 month program) and was developed as key talent for corporation.
Sales Intern – Youngstown, Ohio, November 2000 – May 2002
Conducted cold calls, telemarketing, market trends/competitive information analyses, and designed advertising.
Education and Training
Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
Masters of Business Administration, 2009
Enterprise Resource Planning Certificate, 2009
Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management, Magna cum Laude, 2002
Mattford Group, Incline Village, Nevada
Negotiating Solutions, 2013
Karrass Ltd., Beverly Hills, California
Effective Negotiating, 2013
Smith System, Arlington, Texas
DriverDirect On Road Defensive Driving Course