Forrest G. Boone

Houston, Texas - ***** 713-***-**** adilrg@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/forrest-boone/

OPERATIONS & STRATEGY EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY:

I am actively looking for a job opportunity as Chief Operations Officer, Vice President, Director positions. With the objective of using my experience and skills to improve the operations and efficiencies of a mid-sized company and transform it into an industry leader. I’m a hands-on hybrid Operations and Sales leader with over 25-years of experience and a demonstrated history of success. Committed to honesty, integrity, accuracy, quality and positive outcomes for all stakeholders. A pragmatic thinker, analytical tactician and detail driven decision maker, who systematically plans strategies, operations processes and resources to transform organizational efficiency and performance. Thrives in fast pace environments requiring the capacity to prioritize concurrent operations and projects both calmly and efficiently. Employing a combination collaborative and analytical approach using metrics, KPI’s, customer/employee feedback, risk management, team building and open, honest communication to reduce costs, improve efficiencies and quality, and develop clear directions and goals. Reinforced with timely coaching, mentoring, recognition and discipline of team members to guide their continuous growth and success. I believe in people! - Turning Vision into Value through Strategy and Execution.

Subject Matter Expert in all aspects of modular buildings power distribution center E-Houses.

SKILLED IN:

Leadership Business Acumen, Administration and Development Planning Daily Operations Policy Making Risk Management Decision Making P&L Management Budgeting Board Reporting Strategy Organizational Operations & Process Optimization & Implementation Prioritization and Resource Allocation Sustainability Management Mentorship and Coaching Contract Negotiation and Strategic Partnerships Conflict Resolution Creative Problem Solving Forensic, Root Cause and Statistical Analysis Communications Project, Resource & Change Management Customer Service GMP SOP Innovation Talent Acquisition & Development Collaboration Diversity Quality Management ISO-9000 Vendor/Subcontractor Management

Available for relocation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Protect Controls, Inc. Conroe, Texas

Senior Vice President, Pricing & Quotations Operations April 2017 to November 2019

Administer sales pricing and quotations operations, strategies/initiatives, and drive business development. Ensure compliance with company policies, excellent customer service and relationship management. Lead deal process, pricing strategy, and contract negotiations. Manage P&L through monitoring of customer and employee feedback, productivity, resources, forecasts, KPI’s, metrics, and changes to resolve bottlenecks. Establish product research & development processes for building code change compliance.

Transformed proposal processes by implementing an expanded Estimations Application, to include lean manufacturing procedural and materials changes; reducing average monthly proposal costs over 22%, and average proposal turn-around time by 18%; and increased proposal accuracy by 8%.

Spearheaded successful award of the company’s largest single bid/order to date, over $32M.

Guided successful certification upgrade from ISO-9000 2012 to ISO-9000 2018.

Conducted individual coaching, mentorship, and training sessions for staff members.

Designed a new Estimations Application Database connecting pricing estimates to current cost data sourced directly from the accounting and purchasing databases.

Vice President, Pricing & Quotations Operations April 2012 to April 2017

Oversee technical and pricing assessments of estimates, contract negotiation and closing. Provide strategic planning, market research and analysis, resource, and risk management, develop and implement operational plans. Monitor customer and employee feedback, productivity, resources, forecasts, KPI’s, metrics, changes, resolve bottlenecks and manage P&L. Maintain the Estimations Application content and accuracy. Attract skilled staff and provide individualized training to develop their technical expertise. Manage staffing, operational, scheduling and quality assurance functions.

Became a member of Executive “Excellent Committee”, charged with creating and executing the organization's vision, mission, values, and strategic goals.

Increased sales of 218% from 2012 ($27M) to 2016 ($59M); though the expansion of the Estimations Application to accurately accommodate larger and more complex projects.

Achieved successful greenfield development of, and corporate relocation into a new state of the art 30-acre manufacturing facility; with 30,000 square foot office,155,000 square foot indoor production space and 250,000 square foot paved staging yard.

Spearheaded and administered successful award to company, of its largest single bids/orders to date, over $15M & $25M.

Attained successful certification upgrade from ISO-9000 2008 to ISO-9000 2012.

Chaired weekly sales meetings to coach staff and create sales forecasts.

Inside Sales Manager October 2001 to April 2012

Create a new Estimations Department; acquire, train, and manage talent. Partner with marketing and field sales leadership to deliver accurate forecasts and achieve objectives. Maintain sales pipelines, customer, and vendor relationships. Cross-functionally collaborate to ensure accurate estimates and pricing structures. Track, and report KPI’s. Ensure technical requirements, sales, scheduling, finance and legal policies and procedures are met. Maintain content of the Estimations Application for consistency and accuracy.

Successfully launched the newly created Estimations Department, starting with a cross-functional team of (3) and expanding to (7) members, supporting increased new sales of over 198%.

Customized the proprietary Estimations Application to automatically calculate bills of materials and labor hours, which improved estimate consistency and accuracy by over 80% and was instrumental in the cumulative increased sales of over 198%.

Spearheaded successful award to company, of its largest single bid/order to date, over $5M.

Attained successful certification upgrade from ISO-9000 2001 to ISO-9000 2008.

Became a subject matter expert in all aspects of Modular Building Power Distribution Center E-Houses, providing technical support to customers and corporate staff.

Prior positions at Protect Controls, Inc.:

Engineering Manager Project Estimator

Shop Supervisor Engineering Design/Drafter

Department Leadman Welder/Assemblyman

EDUCATION

Houston Community College: AutoCAD Levels I, II, III and Customizing AutoCAD

Houston Technical Institute: Technical Diploma - Vocational Welding and Engineering.

TRAINING

Dale Carnegie: “Executive Leadership”

Dale Carnegie: “Leadership for Managers”

Dale Carnegie: “How to Win Friends and Influence People in Business”

Dun & Bradstreet: “Managing Multiple Priorities”

Whiting & Associates, Inc: “Basic Skills for Managers and Supervisors”

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES

MS Office Suite: Highly Proficient AutoCAD: Intermediate proficiency

Sharepoint: Proficient Dotloop: Proficient

Internet: Highly Proficient

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