Casen Doeppenschmidt

Director of Operations

Contact

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Selma, TX 78154

210-***-****

adj4y9@r.postjobfree.com

Qualifications

12+ Years Construction and Operations Management

Supply Chain and Distribution Management

Quality Control Creation and Implementation

Isometric Based Fabrication and Standardization

ERP Selection, Implementation and Roll Out

Long Term Contract Negotiations and Implementation

Budgeting, Forecasting and P&L Management

Product Specific Engineering and Estimating

Multi Market- Multi Million Dollar Project Coordination and Management

Product Specialist with Expert Knowledge in Polyethylene Materials, Applications and Uses

Education

Bachelor of Science

Political Science/Business

Texas A&M University

June 2002

Associate of Arts.

Hospitality & Business Mgmt

University of North Texas

May 2004

Certifications

McElroy Pipeline Inspector

McElroy Small Diameter Fusion

McElroy Medium Diameter Fusion

McElroy Large Diameter Fusion

TEGA Large Diameter Electrofusion

Frontline Management Training: DiSC

Art of Engagement-Sales: DiSC

Key Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

ERP Selection

ERP Implementation

Sage/Citrix/Infor/Epicore

Data Conversion

Data Upload

Estimating

Budgeting

Budget Adherence

Forecasting

Financial Data Analyzation

P&L Analyzation

P&L Management

New Product Training

New Product Specifications

New Product Approvals for Industry Use

Product Engineering

Vendor Managed Inventory

Contracts

Large Project Management

Quality Control Program Implementation

Manufacturing/Fabrication Process Flows

Inventory Management

Inventory Controls

Team Building

Estimating

Project Coordination

Project Management

Job Costing

Cost Control Implementation

Cost Control Management

Experience

August 2012 – Present • Gajeske Incorporated

-Director of Operations (10/2019 - Present)

-Regional Operations Manager (03/2018 - 10/2019)

-South Texas Divisional Operations Manager (08/2012 – 03/2018)

Manage all operations for Central and South TX including 3 physical warehouse locations, CSR’s, Vendors and Suppliers, Inventory, Fusion Technicians, Rental Fleet Inventory and Maintenance, Logistics, Estimating, Fabrication shop operations, Project Management and Customer Relations.

Responsible for inventory selections, Inventory Levels, Inventory Turns, Inventory Controls, and Audited Year End Inventory for Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.

Managed warehouse employees responsible for Daily Cycle counts, Part Numbering, Bin Locations, Lotting, Inventory Transfers between 5 shipping warehouses, Picking and Pulling of Inventory, and Shipping and Receiving of all Inventory.

Oversee vendor issues, vendor returns, damaged inventory, vendor delays, customer returns and RMA’s.

Directly responsible for implementing cost controls, controlling, and approving all expenditures, managing operational costs and overhead, and maximize bottom line revenue.

Solely responsible for the development and growth of all employees in my region and driving a strong culture of dedicated teamwork and outstanding customer service.

Played an integral role in the expansion and growth of the South/Central Region and with the implementation and thorough tracking and management of overhead, inventory losses and expenditures increased Net Revenue company wide by 300% in a three-year period.

Played a significant role in engineered projects managing a team of estimators, specification experts, Manufacturers, Fabricators and Logistics Coordinators from initial request to the successful completion of a project with the four largest Engineering and Construction companies in the World.

Responsible for researching, interviewing, demoing, and selecting a new ERP system on three separate occasions progressing the Company from an excel based format to packaged system capable of handling accounting, Procurement, Inventory Tracking, Sales, Job Costing, Job Tracking, Machine Rentals, Labor Costing and integrated CRM.

Driving force to source and incorporate over 20 other product lines from 40+ manufacturers outside of Polyethylene pipe and fittings effectively opening the doors for larger customers, larger projects, and continued Company Expansion.

Direct role in the team that successfully sought out and Retained Imported Manufacturers of Polyethylene pipe and fittings meeting US standards for Gas Distribution, Factory Mutual, DOT, D2513, AWWA and NSF61.

Integral part of the team responsible for evaluating current manufacturing flows, raw material sourcing, material quality, inventory controls, raw material testing, finished product testing, quality control processes, and current capabilities of meeting US Specifications.

Created process improvements based on evaluations of Manufacturing facilities enabling our manufacturers and our products to be specified, sold, and shipped into North America.

Created streamlined and improved quality control measures and insured the implementation and traceability of their QC program.

Responsible for retaining industry specific and specialized consultants to help facilitate a clear path from applying for Specification approval, to production standards for approval, to testing for specification approval and the eventual approvals of US based standards for our two Mexico manufacturing plants.

Together we produced, shipped, imported, transloaded, stored, off loaded, and reloaded quantities by the job for delivery of over 300mm pounds of imported pipe into the US over a two-year period offsetting a 3billion pound resin shortage Domestically.

Multiple ERP Selections and Implementations

Part of a four-person team responsible for researching, interviewing, demoing, and selecting a new ERP software for companywide use.

Responsible for creating teams from the different divisions of the company to aid in data clean up, data conversion, data upload, beta testing and training.

Responsible for process flows, timeline creation, milestone designation and managing the completion of each step of implementation.

Responsible for the designation of department specific super users and internal trainers for system specific training by job description and system function access

Responsible for the scheduling of training for all employees by ERP company trainers and in-house trainers

Responsible for the scheduling of companywide roll out and system integration

-Contracts/Large Projects/Fabrication Manager - Company Wide (10/2018 – Present)

Successfully negotiated 11 long term contracts with some of the largest water and natural gas municipalities in TX adding $6million - $8million in revenue to the company year over year.

Manage all aspects of a Vendor Managed Inventory Contract including estimating, product selection, material pricing, labor pricing, inbound and outbound freight pricing, usages, inventory turns, initial and reoccurring inventory procurement, cycle counts, bimonthly inventories, warehouse inventory levels and stocking quantities, shipping and receiving of all materials in bound and out bound, sales order creation, invoicing and documentation control

Creation of part numbers, bin locations, and Minimums and Maximums for all inventoried items on all contracts

Review and analyze historical data to create usage and needs reports used for stocking and replenishment levels on all contracts

Manage teams physically doing bi-weekly inventories of customer warehouses and contractor yards

Review all inventories at all customer locations and contractor yards to determine replenishment needs

Oversee the transfer of stock from our warehouses to customer locations, scheduling of internal manpower to receive materials and physically stock materials on shelves and the replenishment of all inventory pulled from our warehouses

Creating spreadsheets to track existing inventory counts, materials shipped, materials transferred between Customer locations, materials shipped and used by customers contractors and real time inventory dollar valuations at each location and as a whole company wide for distribution to our customer

Responsible for all Large Projects ($100k - $25 Million)

Responsible for meeting all project related specifications, Contracted Material Specifications, and all product submittals and testing for engineering approvals

Responsible for quoting all materials, fabrication, machine rental and labor for Large Projects

Oversee Inside Sales Group responsible for creating Project specific Sales Orders and Individual Manufacturer Purchase Orders

Responsible for receiving and reviewing all Purchase Orders and Master Service Agreements from Customer/End User

Oversee flow of all materials from the manufacturer or our warehouse direct to the customer, from the manufacturer to our fabrication shop and our fabrication shop to the customer site.

Oversee all Quality Controls required from the Manufacturer per Customer Terms and Conditions and internally in our Fabrication Shop.

Responsible for meeting all required delivery dates, INCO Terms and Packaging Requirements

Oversee all shipping and receiving of materials to customer, scheduling of shipments and delivery of all supporting documentation required per Project Terms and Conditions

Create project teams and lay out individual responsibilities for material selection, material ordering, material receiving and staging, and spool creation in our fab shop based on customers priority needs.

Handle all document and submittal uploads to Customer PTF site

Work with our Customer Engineers, Document Control Specialists, Quality Control Specialists, Inspectors and Procurement Managers and field superintendents on any issues that may arise or additional needs they may have through the duration of the Project.

July 2010 – August 2012

General Manager / Managing Partner • Northcutt Construction

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Managed all aspects of the day-to-day operations for a Commercial Contracting Company including Job Walks, Estimating, Quoting, Sales, Contract negotiations, Staffing and Project Management

Created daily work schedules for 15-25 full time construction employees and handled scheduling of all sub-contractors.

Managed all phases of construction on 5+ jobs daily with crews working day and night shifts.

Exceptional time management, estimating, job costing, job tracking, project management and ability to meet expedited completion dates led to a 700% increase in awarded projects and revenue year over year.

Identified opportunities and developed strategies to help solve the company’s needs.

Implemented supply control measures which led to the reduction of job specific material overages by 90% ensuring all jobs came in under budget and on target with net profit estimations.

Supervised institution of management controls which led to the reduction of individual overtime, job delays and eliminated the need for increased temporary labor to finish jobs on time.

October 2008 – July 2010

Regional Manager • ADK Environmental

Managed multiple crews in TX, LA and MS constructing detention and retention ponds for Wal-Mart Corporate.

Responsible for the completion of monthly maintenance to 200+ individual Wal-Mart Stormwater Systems

Organized and deployed crews for emergency response, HAZMAT cleanup and disaster relief for any Wal-Mart in 3 states. Crews had to be loaded with needed equipment, on the road within 2 hours and on site within 10 hours or less.

Responsible for all crew members scheduling, over time, travel, expenses, and lodging.

Responsible for material purchases, equipment maintenance, rental equipment scheduling and all monthly expenses.

Conducted all site visits and final walk throughs for monthly maintenance collecting management signatures for completion and approval for invoicing

February 2004 – August 2008

Senior Loan Officer • Accredited Home Lenders / HFD

Licensed TX Mortgage Loan Officer working for the 2nd largest direct lender in the United states.

Generate leads from realtor contacts, banking contacts, industry networking events, and customer referrals.

Meet with potential clients to gather information on their needs and current situation to create a customized loan package to best satisfy their needs either by lowering their interest rate, reducing their term, reducing their payment or borrowing cash to consolidate debt or even remodel their home.

Evaluate each customer’s financial situation, scrub their credit reports, analyze their tax returns, and bank statements and rate their overall credit worthiness.

Develop loan packages based on current company guidelines, market conditions, state and federal regulations and customers needs to maximize the overall benefit and savings.

Coordinate all phases of the loan process from loan application, selling of individualized products, documentation collection, loan processing, loan underwriting, loan closings and final funding of all loans.

Consistently listed as one of the Top 10 LO’s in the company for the state of Texas averaging $5million+ in monthly loans funded.

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