Project Manager General
Resume:
KEVIN LA ROCK
*********@*****.***
**** *. **** **** ***, Tulsa, OK 74107
CAREER SUMMARY
Experienced manager with a track record of success in the Above-Ground Storage Tank (AST) business, both in new tank construction and repair. General Manager experience in fabrication work for AST services including pressure vessels, vacuum chambers which included contract management, inventory management, financial reporting, advisory and negotiations involving multiple types of agreements in the tank industry. EXPERIENCE
Various Contract & Consulting Roles
October 2021 – Current
Location: Tulsa OK
• Performed short-term contract assignments as project manager.
• Consulted for professional business brokerage firm assisting buyers and sellers with transactions. Consolidated Fabrication & Constructers Inc.
New Tank Project Manager
April 2019 – October-2021
Location: Tulsa OK
Hired to enhance Company’s capabilities in the New Tank Market
• Identify new business development opportunities
• Estimating- new and repair tank projects.
• Responsible for finical out comes on projects
• Improving current processes and procedures
• Overseeing all new tank project financials
• Recruiting office and field personnel
Reason For Leaving: Layoff - Reduction of workforce due to Covid 19 Nassau Point Investors
Consultant
June 2017 – March-2019
Location: Tulsa OK
Hired to engage in due diligence on acquisitions specializing in tank industry and related markets.
• Identify and evaluate potential acquisition opportunities
• Analyze industry prospects by gathering information about growth, competitors and market share possibilities
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• Perform due diligence on current and prospective acquisitions
• Review process and procedures
Reason for Leaving: Voluntary - Unable to find a company to meet investor’s needs. Smith Tank & Steel
Division Manager, Midwest Division
October 2015 – June 2017
Location: Tulsa OK
Hired to start a grass roots division for a tank construction and fabrication division in Tulsa, OK with plans to grow and expand Company’s geographic position.
• Researched potential opportunities to establish local office and recruit field & administrative personnel
• Identified new customer base
• Supervised Business Development personnel
• Provided oversight on various projects.
• Down turn in market changed company plans to continue new office in Midwest Reason for Leaving: Voluntary - Due to downturn in Oklahoma Market owners decided not to invest resources into expanding their business in the Tulsa Area. I was offered an equal position in Louisiana but I was not interested in relocating.
Matrix Service Inc. - Fabrication Division
General Manager
March 2010 – October 2015
Location: Tulsa OK
Promoted by the Chief Operating Officer to improve the over-all performance of the Fabrication Division. The fabrication facility consisted of 220,000 sq. feet and averaged 230,000 man-hours annually.
• Managed 230+ employees, including both shop/craft employees and office personnel
• Provided oversight for tank and pressure vessel fabrication work within Matrix Service nationally and internationally
• Financially responsible for $82- million dollars of revenue
• Awarded Board of Director’s Safety Award
• Reduced bidding rate from $89.10 to $64.25 per man-hour
• Reduced overhead costs from 14% of revenue to 9% of revenue
• Reduced TRIR- rate from 1.92 to 0.00
• Reduced cost of injuries from $1.28 to 0.01 per man-hour
• Increased on time shipments from 65% to 97%
• Reduced inventory from $3.2 million to $1.6 million
• Led a team of (5) in the development of the Material Estimating Database (Timberline)
• Responsible for implementation and development of new ERP system (Epicor) Reason for Leaving: Voluntary - Left for greater opportunity; starting a grass root division with competitor in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Matrix Service Inc. - Tank Construction Division
Division Manager
June 1997 - July 2010
Location: Tulsa OK
Started grass roots division with (3) crews for all non-union New Tank Construction work nationally. Led the division from earning $7- million in revenue with 5% operating profit in the first year, to earning $153-million of revenue with a 14% operating profit within 13 years.
• Managed 270+ personnel (office and field)
• Responsible for all P&L
• Awarded Board of Director’s safety award
• Developed field estimating database (Timberline) for New Tank Construction
• Created processes and procedures for project managers and operational staff
• Initiated the development of new designs and construction practices
• Developed and negotiated long term alliance agreements with Enbridge, Plains and Shell Pipeline. Alliance agreements with Enbridge and Shell Pipeline still currently in place.
• Led team in completion of $61- million-dollar project with Enterprise P/L in Port Arthur, TX with 25% operating profit
• Finically responsible for the erection of 104 tanks in Cushing, OK. Require to forecast all profit and lost on a monthly basis.
• Erected 24 million barrels of storage for Plains P/L, erected 18 million barrels of storage for Enbridge P/L, erected 17 million barrels of storage for Sem-Crude P/L Reason for Leaving: Internal promotion
Matrix Service Inc.
Operations Manager, Project Manager
June 1988 – July 1997
Location: Tulsa OK
• Estimated and Manage numerous Projects from $10,000 dollars to 15 million dollars
• Responsible for crew scheduling and staffing
• Developed construction practices for all field crews Reason for Leaving: Internal promotion
EDUCATION: High School Diploma
Modern Welding School, Schenectady, NY- Certified Welder SKILLS: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Projects), Estimating Software (Timberline), Financial Software (Penta)
TRAINING: Attended numerous Leadership & Professional Development Training Courses References available upon request
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