DARCY
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OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a long-term outside sales or technical account management position utilizing my interpersonal skills and experience in an environment that will provide opportunities for personal and financial growth.
EMPLOYMENT:
June 2007 – September 2008
Kellermeyer Company, Livonia, Michigan
Account Manager – Kellermeyer Company
• Sales representative for janitorial, sanitation and packaging supplier
• Over 7,000 SKU’s including paper products, cleaning chemicals, janitorial supplies, equipment rental, repair and sales, and industrial packaging products
• Daily focus on building/expanding business with existing customer base and new business growth
• Covered large territory in southeast Michigan area, home office with local daily travel to customer base
• Close interaction with vendors and manufacturers, floor/product demonstrations and work-with-days
• Weekly travel to Michigan-based office and monthly travel to HQ for internal/vendor sales meetings
August 2005 – June 2007
Real Estate One, St. Clair Shores, Michigan
Realtor/Real Estate Salesperson – Real Estate One
February 2005 to August 2005
Packaging Concepts & Design (PC&D), Madison Heights, Michigan
Diversity Products, Madison Heights, Michigan
Account Management / Sales – PC&D / Diversity Products
• Integrated packaging supplier of material handling products and solutions
• Expendable and returnable packaging materials ranging from corrugated expendable to unique, customized returnable containers, domestic and international applications
• Business development leader for the design, concept, prototype development and implementation of all packaging for Lear Corporation’s GMT900 seat program
• Extensive involvement preparing RFQ’s while maximizing profit margins, program management presentations to existing and new customers
March 2003 to January 2005
Tower Automotive, Inc., Rochester Hill and Sterling Heights, Michigan
Packaging and Manufacturing Engineer – Tower Automotive
• Management of several containerization programs domestic and international, expendable to unique steel containers for class A surfaces and stampings, responsible for initial packaging design, concept and prototype to final implementation of fleet of containers
• Obtain packaging approvals from Tower stamping source to customer/end-user, including internal work-in-process packaging between Tower business units
• Additional responsibilities of cost estimations, including system size requirements and logistics studies, validation testing, completing packaging data sheets and unit load specifications
April 1997 to March 2003
G-Tech Services, Inc., Dearborn Michigan
Program Liaison/Project Manager - General Motors North American Containerization
• Single point person managing the containerization of general assembly commodities for new GM vehicle launches
• Track program expenditures, communicate container delivery timing requirements and program status to key stakeholders
• Interface with GM corporate to collect requirements from plants, suppliers and engineering for container design output
• Provide container cost estimates on new programs, develop program plans, investment/budget forecasting, identify system sizes, and conduct/coordinate logistics studies
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G-Tech Services, Inc., Dearborn, Michigan
Lead Packaging Engineer - General Motors North American Containerization
• Team leader responsible for evaluating GM Powertrain supplier packaging for engine, transmission and component plants
• Analyze quality and safety of packaging, apply lean/synchronous principles in determining proper packaging
• Plant packaging engineer for two General Motors casting facilities
• Creator of ISO and QS specifications, including roll-out and implementation to team of engineers
• Manage team metrics, cost savings/avoidance, model year/mid-cycle changes, purchasing acquisitions, container shortages/surpluses of containers and dunnage
September 1996 to April 1997
Engineering Services Group, Inc. (ESG), Farmington Hills, Michigan
Container Liaison/Project Engineer – Engineering Services Group
• Extensive interaction with customer (Chrysler Corporate Material Handling), Tier-1 suppliers and packaging suppliers for all Class-C containerization for the DN (Durango) program
• Facilitated all meetings to obtain approval of packaging from design to final implementation of fleets of containers, daily data entry into system to track each part’s budget and timing
• Fiduciary responsibilities for $2 million budget to purchase and acquire appropriate packaging for over 400 parts
March 1996 to September 1996
Classic Container Corporation, Plymouth, Michigan
Sales Service Representative – Classic Container Corporation
• Customer service responsibilities for corrugated packaging company
• Handle accounts for sales staff, daily interaction with customers
• Develop specifications and process new corrugated items, maintain all inventories
• Quote on new items, maximizing profit margins
EDUCATION:
Michigan State University, School of Packaging, East Lansing, Michigan
B.S. in Packaging Engineering, December 1995
2nd Degree in Mathematics
• Student Employee of the Year-1994, Honorable Mention-1995