PHILIP MICHAEL WHITE

Past Top-Level Project Manager Looking for New Opportunities

** ******* ***, **** **. Lucie, Fl 34952 (434) 770 – 5743

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“Ascertaining Successful Project Delivery Through Effectual Leadership”.

Executive Summary

Highly accomplished project management professional with over two decades of success in achieving revenue, project, and business-growth objectives in rapidly changing environments.

Proven record of accomplishment in the management of a manufacturing plant with a unionized staff in the production of 67 types of industrial glass products.

Growth-oriented business leader with distinct accomplishments in merging ingenious development skills and hands-on management expertise, while working with retail, manufacturing, quality control, and customer-centricity.

Forward-thinking change catalyst, clearly articulating visions and aligning people to deliver goals and growth.

Performance-driven manager, empowering, leading, and developing culturally diverse teams, as well as identifying and mentoring the next generation of leaders.

Ability to turn challenges into profitable change, while blending an expert financial perspective with innate business acumen.

Core Competencies

Risk Management Processes and Analysis Product Development Strategic Partnerships Leadership and Delegation Production Support Procurement Quality Management Sourcing (Vendors and Components) Integration Planning Process Improvement Product Launches Project Planning Continuous Improvement Project Management Budget Management Data Collection & Analysis Cost Reduction Staff Development Cross-functional Leadership Quality Process Conflict Resolution & Problem-Solving Technical Writing Forecasting Waste Reduction Scheduling Procurement

Career Accomplishments

Performed equipment installation by utilizing skilled personnel to perform tasks saving the company $80,000 in costs.

Developed, implemented, and provided insight on business initiatives meeting launch deadlines at a 98% success rate.

Coordinated with logistics for the scheduling of trucks and overseas containers and worked with manufacturing, quality, and shipping to ensure customer satisfaction at a 95% on-time delivery rate.

Managed off-sight scraping vendor to build new looks, developed product specifications, established quality controls for suppliers and producers of textured, solid, and engineered flooring reducing waste exceedingly less than 5% loss.

Worked with all departments on optimizing new and existing products to reduce costs by 8%, raising production 26% in the manufacturing and quality processes.

Worked with Sequence Leaders in developing employees through cross-training, empowerment, process improvement, accountability, which increased gross sales of Columbia Flooring to $4.2 million.

Professional Experience

Self-employed Independent Contractor – Port St Lucie, FL Mar 2018 – Present

Key Accomplishment:

Maintain quality in delivering the accurate report for approvals on time, currently holding a 97% completion on-time rating.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Schedule and conduct outside home inspection, a record percentage of completion, determine tasks to be completed, take photos based on the guidelines, and create reports using the software issued on a contractual basis.

Utilize digital equipment, measuring devices, tablets or PCs, and other devices to transfer the required documents and photos.

Perform annual audits of Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives and audit firms, ensuring compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Regulations and government regulations.

Manage PRE-SAT on-site compliance audits to ensure that testing sites follow mandated guidelines for SAT testing.

PRODUCT MANAGER/MANUFACTURING MANAGER Suncrest Supply – Riviera Beach, FL Jan 2016 – Feb 2018

Key Accomplishment:

Monitored sales and product quality, maintaining constant product flow, and ensuring 91% in stock level and 96% on-time delivery.

Designed specification documents for three hardwood flooring and hardwood wall sample display systems, including cost-effective samples raising sales margins by 5% against forecasts.

Managed third-party hardwood display and sample manufacturers in meeting the requirements, effectively completing all sample displays at a rate of 100%.

Professional Experience Continued

Roles and Responsibilities:

Sourced, procured, and oversaw installation, start-up, as well as operation of hardwood wall and flooring manufacturing facility.

Established suppliers to support a new facility while overseeing off-site manufacturing, ensuring on-time and error-free delivery.

Designed new products based on trends, guaranteed quality samples, and ensured repeatability based on product specifications.

Developed and managed multiple projects while maintaining the Wood Wall Manufacturing business for the national accounts.

Designed and developed new products and successfully launched numerous designs with major home centers.

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT On Target Consultant, LLC – Danville, VA Apr 2014 – Jan 2016

Developed and edited documents for new product development, 5-s training, and implementation, team building, process improvement, brand development, as well as the business plan and sales strategy development.

Ensured custom hardwood flooring, wall and ceiling products developed and produced to the highest quality standards.

Oversaw the development of hand-scraped, time-worn, weathered, and other rustic patterns in hardwood flooring designs.

Successfully assisted two companies in launching 20 new hardwood wall pattern SKUs in the market.

ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER Columbia/Mohawk Flooring – Danville, VA Mar 2010 – Apr 2011

Facilitated the new project launch process for all new product ideas in addition to the engineered and solid flooring production.

Utilized Stage-Gate New Product development process and facilitated the overall project scope in launching new products.

Established suppliers to supply a new manufacturing facility and developed new products based on the hardwood industry trends.

Ensured the production of samples by ensuring repeatability of color, brightness, and consistency based on product requirements.

Spearheaded the new scrape technology that reduced the outsourcing labor, thus creating a competitive advantage.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Columbia Flooring – Danville, VA Mar 2005 – Apr 2011

Directed all aspects of individual projects and processes for developing new products, as well as new colors for current products.

Successfully led the launches of over 300 new products; coordinated the launch of new engineered and solid hardwood flooring.

Planned and facilitated trial runs for pressing panels, end/edge matching profiles, finishing processes, and packaging designs.

Developed product specifications, negotiated vendor costing, and communicated launch timing for new products.

Coordinated to optimize new/existing products to reduce prices as well as improve the manufacturing and quality processes.

Developed new installation instructions for hardwood flooring and documented product and process improvement in the SOP.

Scheduled product runs/tests in multiple locations and ensured the availability of raw materials as well as proper staffing, which included 12-15 workers.

Contractual Work Experience

MERCHANDISING SPECIALIST SPAR – Danville, VA Jan 2015 – Jul 2015

PRODUCT MANAGER Suncrest Supply – Riviera Beach, FL Dec 2013 – Apr 2014

DIRECTOR ADVOCACY & NEW CLIENT SERVICES Care Pay, LLC – Danville, VA Jun 2013 – Dec 2013

PROCESS TECHNICIAN Unarco Industries, LLC – Danville, VA Jan 2012 – Mar 2012

Early Career

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Columbia Flooring– Danville, VA Jun 2002 – Mar 2005

TEAM LEADER Columbia Flooring – Danville, VA May 2000 – Jun 2003

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Columbia Forest Products – Chatham, VA Nov 1998 – May 2000

DEPUTY SHERIFF Caswell County Sheriff’s Department – Yanceyville, NC Jun 1996 – Nov 1998

TEAM LEADER Corning Incorporated – Danville, VA Jun 1988 – Nov 1996

STORE MANAGER/TRAINER Pic-n-Pay, Inc. - Barett Shoes – Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC Mar 1979 – Jun 1988

Education& Professional Certifications

ASSOCIATE IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT National College of Business & Technology – 2003 / GPA: 3.98

MORTGAGE FIELD SERVICES INSPECTOR Mortgage Filed Service.com – 2018

Professional Membership & Affiliations

Member, Sheriff's Association Member, American Red Cross Member, Fire Fighters Association Member, Angel Search and Rescue Member, Providence Fire, and Rescue Board Member, American Red Cross –Virginia Responder, American Red Cross - Disaster

Technical Skills

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

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