Ricky Asper

SALT LAKE CITY

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Summary

Summary

OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE

Innovative, highly-skilled operations executive, adept at optimizing production processes and adopting technology to reduce costs, improve product manufacturing, and increase revenue. Apply critical thinking to address complex business issues and enhance production processes. Set project success markers, manage deadlines, and report progress. Audit production standards to enhance customers’ experiences and ensure compliance with industry accreditation requirements. Successfully manage multifaceted initiatives in high-volume, high- stress environments; quickly and seamlessly pivot to redesign operations processes to meet functional and financial goals. Motivational leader committed to employee development and engagement; provide training about reengineered processes. Expert in delivering product support to high-profile clients, including National Basketball Association [NBA], Sundance Film Festival, Disney, Kodak, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Additional skills:

Process Reengineering Workforce Management Process Automation Quality Control Production Operations Digital Imaging Production Client Relations Lab Operations Employee Coaching & Mentoring Process Optimization Experience

Laboratory Manager

LACO Technologies

Jan 2010 - Present (13 years 9 months)

Oversee technical operations for accredited lab at company creating vacuum and leak testing solutions for manufacturing. Develop new leak guidelines, check production accuracy, and recalibrate to standards. Perform calibration quality checks to certify data precision and conduct statistical process control checks [SPC] to test stability of calibration procedures. Ensure compliance with American Association of Laboratory Accreditation [A2LA] torque and force accreditation standards through periodic audits. Provide team member training to upgrade daily operations. Member of executive operational excellence team. Manage 13 direct reports and $250K+ budget. Highlighted Achievements:

•Grew calibration lab’s production 15% year-over-year over 4 years by reengineering process to expedite workflow and expand lab output.

•Doubled volume of lab calibrations, reduced calibration errors 13%, and decreased lead time [LT] 20% by adding flexible shifts, implementing lean manufacturing principles, reducing setup time, and training staff in new methodologies.

•Improved production quality 11% by introducing Kaizen principles to map workflow and established continuous process improvement methodology.

•Increased number of manufactured units 8.5% by streamlining lab processes.

•Saved $250K annually by instituting fast-test connector process to reduce system connection time, part of a larger production process.

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•Automated production methodology utilizing Advanced Business Automation Systems [ABAS], implementing 2-bin Kanban software, lean manufacturing continual product delivery program, and set- up stock orderings.

Vice President Operations

Jan 2000 - Jan 2010 (10 years 1 month)

(10 years 1 month)

Created and managed new digital imaging division for custom photography lab specializing in commercial photography, which included point-of-sale graphics for business marketing and giclee prints for art reproduction. Developed and led first photo processing and print lab in Utah offering full range of services for professional photographers and advertisers. Oversaw film and print scanning processes, one of only several labs in US providing services. Continued to manage color and black-and-white film processing and print production. Reputation as leader in regional photo retouching. Managed 20 employees and $300K budget.

Highlighted Achievements:

•Increased annual sales 400% and revenue from $40K to $1.6M by launching and managing digital imaging department that doubled color print capacity.

•Created new $50K monthly revenue stream by networking with trade show companies to provide commercial photography products.

•Supported Kodak for Salt Lake Olympics by providing company staff to run Kodak equipment, extended processing services to media and athletes. Manager

BORGE ANDERSEN & ASSOCIATES

Jan 1990 - Jan 2000 (10 years 1 month)

(10 years 1 month)

Led start-to-finish processing functions utilizing statistical process control [SPC] charts to diagnose and control output of photographic processes. Applied lean manufacturing principles to redesign work processes. Maintained and recorded daily chemical test processes to ensure proper chemical balance. Built and maintained in-house computer network that enhanced workflow. Supported key clients, including NBA, Sundance Film Festival, Disney, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Highlighted Achievements:

•Reduced production turnaround time from 2 weeks to 3 days by designing and implementing new workflow processes and subsequently retraining employees in new procedures.

•Increased annual sales from $80K to $150K by expanding customer base and significantly shortened production time while improving customer satisfaction.

•Grew color slide film daily processing revenue from $50 to $1,500 and color negative revenue from

$40 to $1,800 by improving production processes to satisfy spike in daily client processing demand. • Generated $600+ additional daily production print revenue. E DU CATI ON & S O FT WA R

Education

University of Utah College of Social and Behavioral Science Ricky Asper - page 2

Bachelor of Science, Biology

University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business Master of Business Administration

Skills

adobe photodeluxe • adobe photoshop • art • automation • balance • budgeting • calibration • charts • color • customer relations

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