Sales Representative
Resume:
David L. Kurz
Pratt, Kansas ******@*****.***
Summary
Seeking position with progressive company to use all of my years of experience in manufacturing, engineering and sales, to assist a company to get to the next level of production. Highlights
* 25+ years of manufacturing experience * Owner, author, trainer & designer
* 6 years sales experience, factory representative * Numerous factory equipment certifications
* Versed in several manufacturing disciplines * Analytical problem solver
* Supervised 100’s of employees * Self sufficient, self motivated Accomplishments
*Run company to its highest level of profitability.
* Executed preventative maintenance programs, Lowered manufacturing down time from 14% to 1.5%
* Increased sales in territory 6 fold, Larges sale in companies 50 year history, this was a team effort
* Trained and promoted several individuals, groomed people to replace me.
* Cost savings of over $750,000 annually at one employer alone. Experience
Sales Representative 03/2011 to 07/2016
Enpro Inc. – Kansas
Sales in western Kansas; Cold calls, quotations, forecasting, Instructed many training classes in equipment controls & software. Representing; Nuclear level, radar level, flow controls, meters, pumps, regulators, valves, filtration, wastewater treatment. Calling on; Refineries, chemical plants, general manufacturing plants of all types.
Sales Representative 01/2010 to 03/2011
IPS – Kansas
Sales in western Kansas; cold calls, pricing. Selling; pumps, valves, heat exchangers. Calling on all types of manufacturers.
Maintenance Manager 03/2007 to 09/2009
Sonaca NMF – Wichita Kansas
Responsible for 9 employees; Maintenance and purchasing. Developed new maintenance practices that lead to a historical low in factory down time from 14% (7 year average) to 1.5%. Overseeing all equipment and building repairs; wastewater treatment, RO water production, pollution controls, compressors, chemical treatment lines, fire suppression and more. Overseeing purchases of; equipment, repairs, building additions & supplies. Factory Engineer 05/2004 to 08/2007
Weckworth - Wichita Kansas
Responsible for translation of all old drawings/prints to new production methods and materials. Interpretation of military drawings/prints. Design; safety systems for machinery, tooling, dies, test equipment, machinery, assembly lines. Production improvement projects using Lean, Ishikawa and Kaizen disciplines.
Owner 04/1999 to 04/2004
Done Right Satellite – Arizona, Nevada & New Mexico Sales, installation and service of satellite and electronics to national stores; Best Buy, Radio Shack & Sears. Multiple stores and partners.
Repair Tech 1997 to 1999
Unisource – Wichita Kansas
Repair of all types of automated packaging equipment, stretch wrappers, auto baggers, etc... PLC trained, numerous factory trainings/certifications. Production Manager 1996 to 1997
The Print Source – Wichita Kansas
All typical duties of production manager, 4 direct reports, 30+ indirect reports. Reduced cycle time from 35 days to 3 days, highest profitability in companies history (at that time). Started new bottle decorating division.
Supervisor, Manufacturing Engineer 06/1988 to 04/1996 Avery Dennison – Wichita Kansas
Supervised up to 70 production persons (hire, train, evaluate, discipline and promote). Designed; Hi- speed tooling mounting/dismount, dies, safety systems, assembly & packaging lines, shipping systems, production improvements using Ishikawa and Kaizen techniques, wrote trade books and training manuals.
Education
WSU – Wichita Kansas
Business (no degree)
W. Frank Barton School of Business – Wichita Kansas
* Many factory certifications
* Allen Bradley PLC
* DuPont S.T.O.P. safety training instructor
* 5S
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