Project Manager Continuous Improvement

Darin Jacobson

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Project Manager : Professional Skills

Continuous Improvement Reliability ISO PM 6-S Lean RCA OSHA

Summary / Career Highlights

Reduced labor hours and increased productivity, resulting in $1 million annual savings

Reduced waste, result $8 million local saving & over $100 million corporate

Increased productivity in shipping, resulting in 49.5% increase in production

Managed (18) Government Service Agreement (GSA) contracts

Wrote corporation policies, procedures, training, & development

Created & Implemented corporate next level leadership & building capabilities

Project Management Skills

Project Management Certification

Supervision & Leadership - Certification

ISO 9001 : 2015 Certification

Lean – Six Sigma White Belt Certification

Six Sigma Leadership - Certification

Train the Trainer – Mobile Equipment Certification

Kaizen – continuous improvement implementation

Performance Work System - Implementation

Profit/Loss, Budget, & Finance

Integrated Work System - implementation

Corrective Action Plans

Cross training of personnel

Performance Review Evaluations

Production Improvements

Create Short & Long-Term Goals

Production & Personnel Time Management

Inventory Management & Internal Audits

Production Management

Processing Management

6S

Supply Chain & Logistics

Root Cause Analysis

Experience

General Manager Channel Control Merchants : Marshall, TX 1/2020 – 12/2024

Implementation of IWS – Integrated Work System & CIP – Continuous Improvement Plans for multiple facilities

Created & Implemented performance work system = $2.5M profit & $500K in labor savings annually

Cubed outbound trailers = $1.5M annually savings

Manage 350 personnel : Operations Managers, Area Managers, and other direct reports

All leadership earn Six Sigma – Lean White Belt

Created & implemented Root Cause Analysis documentation system

Trained personnel in creating and implementing Corrective Action Plans

Manage (4) distribution centers

Negotiated with vendors – 1% discount to pay on the 10th

Reduced mobile equipment needed for (4) sites

Eliminated 3rd Party OTR trucking for the corporation Note : Company Closed

Manufacturing Warehouse Supervisor Ternium : Shreveport, LA 8/2016 – 1/2020

Implemented waste reduction resulting in $8 million annual savings & over $100 million for the corporation

Implementation of reduction of labor = $700K annual savings

Increasing outbound shipments 49.5%

Training & Development : created & developed all corporate policies and procedures

Lean - Six Sigma : Utilization & ISO 9001 : 2015 – Certification

Safety : Decreased incidents / accidents year over year, via walks and corrective follow-ups

Regional Market Manager GMR : New Berlin, WI. 1/2015 – 3/2016

Project Manager for over 100 corporate events

Improved quality through training, development, monitoring, and analysis

Supervised 35 retail locations

Delegated resources - Increased regional presence

Supervision of over 100 direct personnel Note : Contract ended

Customer Service Manager Blue Cross Blue Shield : Shreveport, LA 10/2013 – 6/2014

Managed call center of over 100 personnel

Improved quality through training, development, monitoring, and analysis

Trained personnel in Six Sigma & Kaizen

Created & Implemented corporate improvement plans Note : Previous person returned to the role – FMLA

Project Manager (BAFB) – Goodwill : Shreveport, LA 3/2009 – 6/2013

Managed 16 Government Service Agreement (GSA) contracts

SME (Subject Matter Expert) for all GSA contracts for corporation

Improved quality & profit on all contracts

Six Sigma increased profit, created savings plans, and obtained new contracts

Time study & task analysis for multiple departments and lines of operation

Supervised 11 retail locations

Completion of Project Management training

Creation & implementation of corporation on-boarding process, policy, and procedure

Managed over 110 personnel Note : Contract Ended

Additional Skills Acquired

Vocational Specialist Caddo Parish School Board Shreveport, LA ~ 08/1995 – 10/2008

Created & implemented vocation training & placement program Note : Program Ended

General Manager Rainsoft / Hi-Tech Bossier City, LA ~ 09/1987– 08/1995

Managed daily inspections of a refinery facility

Increased sales year over year

Responsible for all personnel, process, and facilities Note : Company Closed

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Education ~ Centenary College

Certification in Education ~ Louisiana State University

21 Class course of study

& Supervision & Leadership 2019

Certifications

OSHA 10 ISO 9001: 2016 Lean - Six Sigma (White) Project Management

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