KEVIN BARBER

Professional Summary

Provide great leadership with continuous personal and professional growth. Over 22 Years as a Volunteer Firefighter and 20 Years as an EMT on a volunteer service. 14 Years with the Railroad as a Conductor, 22 Years of leadership of people, 5 Years in Sales and training in the Fire Service Industry. Former President of 2 local community organizations. Available on a 24/7 time frame. Have planned and facilitated many meetings for different groups and organizations.

Skills

Strong Leadership Skills

Excellent Critical Problem Solving Skills Self Motivated

Works well under pressure Strong attention to detail

Strong communication and interpersonal skills Strong organization and time management skills

Certifications

Timely reporting of plans, reports, and training opportunities Budget Planning

Public Speaking

Basic accounting skills Operation Lifesaver Volunteer

Computer systems and Microsoft software

*Firefighter 1 certified 1/2011

*Firefighter 2 certified 2/2015

*EMT certification valid through 3/2019

*HAZMAT Certified in Operations level

*HAZMAT Certified for Railroad Operation

*IA EMS Service Program Director Workshop 6/2019

Work History

Branch Manager 4/2022 to Present

Endries International, Inc,

*Support sales growth and profit maximization of designated accounts for long term stability

* Customer reviews completed as scheduled

* Review appropriate reports and records to ensure bin management system is properly maintained

* Maintain pricing to maximize profitability

* Complete CMSP notes within the same business week

* Assist in training new Account Managers and Service Representatives

*Provide a healthy job environment to promote employee satisfaction and thereby decrease company/department

turnover percent annually

*Provide personnel development of department including participation in interviews and terminations as required

District Manager 02/2021 to 4/2022

Comes Investments, dba Pizza Hut – West Des Moines, IA

*Oversee the people, processes, and the operations to drive excellence in the day-to-day operations of the restaurants

*Train, coach, recognize and motivate Restaurant General Managers, Shift Managers and Restaurant Teams.

*Support Managers, plan and set goals while focusing on in-store problem solving/process improvement and set standards.

*Strong focus on increasing sales over the previous year for each restaurant.

*Conduct effective and consistent visits using period and weekly calendars as well as providing verbal/written feedback

*Execute very high FSCC and HQSC standards, as well as ensuring the stores are following health and safety codes

*Provide experience and knowledge to assist Managers in excelling in profit, sales, team building and personal growth.

Conductor

Union Pacific Railroad – Eagle Grove, IA 03/2007 to 03/2021

Facilitator for Total Safety Culture for 2 1/2 years in Boone, IA while working out of that terminal.

*Voted in by my peers to lead this Safety Process

*Led a team of 10 to 12 employees in an effort to support, implement and achieve our safety goal.

*Performed daily safety observations on employees to ensure they were safely working and working in a safe environment.

*Organized and led monthly meetings with team as well as management and employees from other crafts to review goals, plan actions to resolve safety concerns, update everyone on current projects and communicate our successes.

*Attended quarterly meetings with Union Pacific's management team for updates, to share successes and provide input.

Fire Truck and Equipment Sales Heiman Fire Equipment – Ashton, IA

04/2002 to 03/2007

*Wrote specs, provided input, sold, monitored building process, delivered new truck and trained department on features of truck.

*Provided training and demonstrations on equipment such as vehicle extrication, vehicle stabilization, thermography, trench rescue, structure ventilation, as well as basic firefighting techniques and proper use of tools to ensure a safe scene.

*Traveled within 5 states to do demonstrations on specific equipment and provide training to fire departments.

*Worked with the Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau to conduct and assist with training of fire departments as well as instruct classes at Regional Fire Schools.

*Sold all equipment related to the needs of Fire Departments.

Trainer, Firefighter, EMT Iowa Speedway – Newton, IA

*Worked here in combination with Heiman Fire Equipment

03/2006 to 08/2007

*Sold the speedway their Vehicle Extrication tools then provided the training for all Firefighters and EMT's that were hired.

*Attended every event when a race car was on the track for the 1st year and a half the speedway was open as a Firefighter or EMT to assist in and respond to any accidents that took place on the race track.

District Manager

NPC International (Franchisee of Pizza Hut) – Many Locations, Iowa

*Worked my way up from Cook to District Manager in 9 years.

08/1984 to 04/2002

*Managed A District that excelled in profit, employee retention, cleanliness and overall operations of each location.

*Provided training throughout the country to help implement and rollout new computer system, training and development of newer District Managers and trouble shoot areas in the country that were performing below expectations.

*Provided training and classes throughout the country to roll out new products, perform training classes and have team building exercises.

*Planned, facilitated, and collectively set up a meeting in Nashville, TN for nearly 7000 store managers, Area General Managers and District Managers along with Pizza Hut executive staff.

*Met with Franchise owner, Pizza Hut Corporate CEO, COO and other management staff monthly or quarterly to help with implementation of new ideas and training opportunities.

*Maintained a very stable District in Iowa by developing and training a very strong management team.

Education

Business

Iowa Central Community College - Fort Dodge, IA

Attended from 1983 until 1985

706 I Ave. Grundy Center, IA 50638 515-***-**** adzpq2@r.postjobfree.com

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