Randall Reaves

Results-Centric Multi-Industry Operations Leader Dedicated to Delivering Profit, Product & Service Excellence

Granbury, TX 76049 817-***-**** adjl5r@r.postjobfree.com

Manufacturing / Distribution Operations Technology Integration Process Optimization Lean Methodologies

Strategic Analysis / Planning Trends Tracking Logistics Organizational Positioning Quality Control / Assurance Team Building / Leadership Profit / Loss Budget Control Multimillion-Dollar Cost Savings Complex Negotiations New Business Development Project Management Inventory Control Risk Mitigation Safety Control Customer Service Presentation Six Sigma

Highly Accomplished Leader who expertly drives dynamic manufacturing, production, distribution, supply chain, and project initiatives to deliver results that align with a company’s mission, vision, and values, and who directs multimillion-dollar operations while improving processes and synchronizing short& long-term objectives in complex environments.

Influential Strategist who synergistically leads multidisciplinary teams to attain goals and position businesses for optimal success, including applying in-depth knowledge of industry trends and technological advances to offer valuable insights on opportunities for new growth, streamlined controls, enhanced production, employee development, and multi-site business expansion. Focused on continuous improvement, and improved project planning.

Top Performer who exhibits hands-on, solutions-centric critical thinking to achieve insightful outcomes, who leads staff by example and with ethics and integrity, and who sees the “big picture” while thriving in quickly evolving scenarios with the determination to exceed business expectations – always willing to “go the extra mile” to surpass the status quo.

Professional Synopsis

Heartland Pathology Laboratory, Edmonton, OK 10/2018 – 8/2020

Director of Project Management & Manufacturing Operations

Capitalized on the opportunity to rejoin company after successful consultancy to lead forward-thinking engineering, documentation, quality control, testing, manufacturing, and distribution of a newly designed, innovative surgical device.

Documented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and ensured all CAD drawings were up-to-date to allow Purchasing teams to send out projects for bids to pre-qualified vendors which was instrumental in driving overall competitiveness.

Proactively positioned the organization to eliminate administrative waste within an JD Edwards ERP system, including collectively minimizing downtime in production by integrating a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

Created an additional revenue stream forecasted to generate $4.2 million in annual income.

Grew revenue $311,000 via sales development and production flows to maximize facility capacity.

Decreased inventory waste via implementation of daily production boards and enhanced cycle counts.

Competitively aligned all marketing materials, website, and price points to continually gain new business.

Reduced costs $203,000+ by driving season-, strategy-, and market-centric financial and performance efforts.

Transparent Consulting, Granbury, TX 11/2016 – Current

Independent Contractor

Leveraged broad scope of industry knowledge toward facilitating results-centric, full-scope Lean Six Sigma consulting services and influential project management initiatives for large nationwide distribution and manufacturing companies.

Successfully completed 28 projects within 2 years with $9.2 million in annual savings.

Cohesively managed 5 high-value, ongoing projects to generate $7 million in annual savings.

Insisted that all customers improve communications. Ops to Accounting. Ops to Inside and Outside Sales, ETC

Polymer Adhesives, Mineral Wells, TX 8/2015 – 8/2016

Plant Operations Manager

Spearheaded targeted planning, procurement, purchasing, production, maintenance, inventory, and shipping initiatives within this 94,000-square-foot plant while recruiting, training, mentoring, and managing 42+ top-performing employees.

Managed a $2.4-billion budget via short- / long-term planning strategies, competitively negotiating costs, and executing comprehensive business plans with complete financial and / or profit / loss responsibility of overall units and suppliers.

Supported company turnaround while leading product and development engineers in reducing waste and inefficiencies. Complied with EPA, DOT, OSHA, and HAZMAT protocols. Implemented ISO 9000. Passed Hilti International Vendor Audit.

Redesigned safety culture to decrease lost-time accident rate by 95.8%.

Enhanced operational productivity by 41% across 3 large-scale profit centers.

Decreased failure rates 18.5% to save $78,000 annually via new process improvements.

Enabled 75% growth while decreasing overtime by 88% and only boosting manpower by 22%.

Achieved $224,000 in new equipment with fast ROI and negotiated raw materials upcharge payments.

Decreased maintenance budget by $138,000 by purchasing a MIG and TIG welder and Lathe / Mill Combo.

Randall Reaves

Results-Centric Multi-Industry Operations Leader Dedicated to Delivering Profit, Product & Service Excellence

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Vend Catering, Inc., Fort Worth, TX 6/2009 – 7/2014

Operations Manager

Strategically steered recruitment, training, and management of in-house staff across 4 high-volume locations dedicated to maximizing customer satisfaction. Served as the designated Top-Level Manager for a Texas-based start-up facility.

Delivered full-service operations in production, reverse logistics for vending equipment, full logistics, customer service, and billing. Integrated service strategies to set and measure goals for production, procurement, inventory, and shipping.

Successfully amplified sales by 212% with product and freight savings of over $265,000.

Yielded $358,000+ in annual savings by initiating required in-house equipment maintenance.

Ranked #1 in division within 2 months of hire for high-achieving safety, productivity, and profitability.

Achieved profit within 30 days by establishing a “repack” entity featuring the customization of Tier 2 clients.

Yaquinto Cartamundi USA, Dallas, TX 11/2007 – 5/2009

Director of Supply Chain

Expertly established SOPs and metrics for seamless daily companywide operations, including coaching and mentoring a team of 130 employees across all manufacturing and distribution of products, as well as building repairs and services.

Collaborated with Purchasing and Quality Control teams to develop a Vendor Pre-Qualification and Audit Manual that allowed for unbiased decision making and accreditation, $52,000 in annual savings, and small-scale shop competition.

Pioneered process improvements and department restructuring efforts.

Lead the team that implemented MRP interface and upgrades

Subsequently reduced headcount by 28% and decreased inventory over $750,000.

Successfully cultivated $251,000 in capital equipment with expected ROI in less than 4 months.

IntegraColor, Inc., Mesquite, TX 2/2006 – 6/2007

Fulfillment Manager Night Plant Manager

Played a vital role in driving excellence in non-union manufacturing and printing plant operations, including mentoring and managing a team of 250+ employees in consistently exceeding quality-oriented goals across 3 high-volume facilities.

Cost-efficiently managed critical analysis, profit / loss, project management, and shift-to-shift reporting efforts. Created a vendor / supplier scorecard grading system to require score equality and open defense of every “C” or below.

Secured $53,000 in temporary employee costs and $44,000 in annual savings.

Personally negotiated to save a high-value American Heart contract for the company.

Generated $186,000 in annual cost savings by reducing temporary employee hourly billing rates.

Saved $352,000 by reducing headcount of 23 employees via launch of ultraviolet barcodes on box designs.

Wizards of the Coast, Inc., Grand Prairie, TX 8/1998 – 7/2005

Director of Operations

Applied strong leadership talents toward directing all facets of warehouse, logistics, distribution, and inventory operations, including recruiting, training, mentoring, and managing skilled teams of 13 direct and 600+ indirect staff.

Successfully surpassed 4 consecutive years without an on-site lost-time accident.

Brought in-house over 90% of all machining, welding, and fabrication

Recruited 12 managers to hire and train 600+ hourly employees to expand staff 1,900%.

Streamlined and automated warehouse functions by researching and implementing WMS.

Increased revenue from $116 million to $768 million in 9 months – increasing capacity 665%.

Led efforts to underbid China on 3 projects while making an average 4.2% net profit on the projects.

Saved $1.25 million in inventory taking expenditures by actively reducing annual shrinkage to 0.9%.

Modified 6 additional facilities to accommodate new concepts (i.e. converting, eCommerce, manufacturing).

Education

Tarleton University

Bachelor of Science in Operations Management (119 Semester Hours Completed 2 Semesters Left to Complete)

Navarro College: Associate’s Degree in General Education

Southwestern University: Majored in Business Operation – Left after signing a contract for the NFL

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