Brad Davison

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Summary 33 years experience in the manufacturing industry.

One year experience in planning/buying for APDO products.

Eleven years Material Controller/Warehouse Supervisor in the bar soap industry.

Two years Production Manager/Supervisor/Lead Operator in an ethanol facility.

Eight years Technician in the bar soap industry.

Eleven years Screw Machine/Multiple Spindle Lathe operator.

Experience

4/09-Pres VVF LLC Kansas City, Kansas

Senior Buyer/Planner, Logistics/Warehouse Supervisor

Responsible for acquiring components in the making of personal care products.

Negotiate pricing of components from vendors.

Wrote software to automatically calculate needed materials based on BOM, on hand stock and needed production. (Excel VBA)

Responsible for scheduling outbound shipments of finished goods.

Responsible for warehouse scratch rates, out-of-stocks, receiving errors, selection errors, and warehouse slotting of products.

Responsible for warehouse safety programs in order to provide a safe/clean workplace for employees and within the regulations of all OSHA local and state regulations.

Responsible for the progressive disciplinary process in the area of counseling, oral and written warnings; ensures a productive labor climate in the warehouse operation.

Responsible for weekly/monthly inventory of raw/packing/finished materials..

Promote teamwork/achievement of Company goals by coordinating and participating in meetings between all departments to ensure the timely and accurate flow of information.

Ensure a safe, healthy work environment by following all safety, health and environmental policies, procedures and regulations per the Company’s IIPP, job safe practices and other related programs.

Skilled in the use of Microsoft GP Dynamics and SAP. Office Suite Power User, VBA-Excel programmer.

DOT Hazmat Transportation-2013 GHS Compliant Certification

6/08-3/09 Pacific Ethanol, Inc Stockton, California and Burley, Idaho

Production Manager

Provide management and direction for the production department.

Provide training for all staff, ensuring job competency and efficient operations.

Promote teamwork and achievement of Company goals by coordinating and participating in meetings between all departments to ensure the timely and accurate flow of information.

Demonstrate a personal commitment to the Company values; promote an environment that appreciates diversity and treats all people with respect, prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any kind.

Ensure a safe, healthy work environment by following all safety, health and environmental policies, procedures and regulations per the Company’s IIPP, job safe practices and other related programs.

6/07-6/08 Green Plains Renewable Energy/Superior Ethanol

Supervisor/IT Technician (Superior Ethanol / Superior, Iowa)

Supervisor over 25 employees.

Knowledgeable of Delta-T ethanol production process.

Training new employees of ethanol process.

Ensuring quality control standards are maintained.

Installation of computer network.

Lead/Board Operator (Green Plains Renewable Energy / Shenandoah Iowa)

Responsible for the operation of entire ethanol plant.

Knowledgeable of ICM ethanol production process.

Ensuring quality control standards are maintained.

11/99-11/06 Colgate-Palmolive Kansas City, Kansas

Finish Technician-Safety Coordinator

Operation of high-speed production lines (Bar soap lines and dish soap lines).

Experienced in high-volume picking, packing, and shipping operations.

Experienced in operating various forklifts.

Trained new employees in bar soap finish line operations.

Held position of Safety Coordinator.

Responsible for reporting and resolving safety issues.

Performed monthly inspections of entire plant.

6/89-11/99 NSK Corp Clarinda, Iowa

Screw Machine Lathe Operator

Operation of Acme multi-spindle lathes

Experienced in keeping tight tolerances of roller bearings/races

Experienced in operating various forklifts.

Trained new employees in screw machine operations.

Responsible for reporting and resolving safety issues.

Member of safety committee.

Other Accomplishments

You Can Make a Difference Award

Received a YCMAD Award through Colgate-Palmolive in 2003 and received another nomination in 2005.

Worked for company which achieved distinction of working over 1,000,000 hours without a lost time accident.

Fire Chief/EMT

Held position of fire chief of College Springs Volunteer Fire Dept. from 1992-1994. EMT-D from 1992-1996.

Education

Leavenworth High Leavenworth, Kansas

H.S. Diploma / Electronics.(5/1984)

Certifications

Techskills Overland Park, Kansas

Certificate, Computer IT. Studied all aspects of the Windows platforms, along with computer networking. 2005-2006

CompTia

A+ (10/05) / Completed A+ Certification with a score of 994/1000.

Network + (11/05) / Completed Network+ Certification with a score of 1000/1000.

Microsoft

MCP (1/06) / Completed MCP certification (Windows XP) with a score of 928/1000.

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