Coating Manager
Resume:
Jeffrey Redd
Keller, TX *****
************@*****.***
Career Summary
Metal Finishing professional with over 15 years experience managing high volume wet paint and powder coating operations, with a proven record of turning poorly managed, unprofitable organizations into quality focused, customer oriented, profit centers. Excelled in both corporate environments and private ownership.
Career Achievements
* Owned and operated paint/powder coat facility for 10 years.
*Trained and thoroughly understand all aspects of high volume painting and powder coating operations to include application methods and techniques.
*Thorough understanding of pretreatment requirements of various metals utilizing phosphates and alodine pretreatment.
* Successfully “turned around” unprofitable facilities in Wichita KS (Eisel Powder Coating), Fort Worth TX (E/M Corp), and Chicago IL (E/M Corp).
* Extensive knowledge of specialty coatings such as Xylan, Teflon, Powder Coating, and Carc Paint.
* Served 10 years as an active and reserve officer in the United States Corps of Engineers.
Professional Background
Vice President/Coatings Manager 2011 to Present
Alliance/Anchor Coatings
Successfully relocated and integrated personnel and equipment from two high volume coating operations into one facility creating one of the largest most diverse job shops in the country capable of handling virtually any volume and any size of part whether wet paint or powder. Responsible for all aspects of the 100+ personnel operation. Current customer base includes Oshkosh Defense, Lockheed Martin, Navistar, Peterbilt, etc.
Owner/General Manager 2001 to 2011
Alliance Coatings Fort Worth, TX
Owner of a high volume, ISO 9001 registered, coating facility servicing automotive, aerospace and military industries. Customers include Peterbilt, Lockheed Martin, Heil, International Trucks, as well as US Military. Responsible for all aspects of managing the business to include profitability, P&L analysis, operations, purchasing, environmental compliance, regulatory reporting, payroll, sales, etc.
*Hands on leadership turned unproductive facility into consistently profitable company with sustained sales growth of 17% annually. Improved operating profit by over 100%.
*Implemented ISO9001-2011 quality program.
*Company formally commended by customers for outstanding support to Lockheed and Peterbilt.
*Fostered a team oriented work environment coupled with a “can do” attitude.
Branch Manager 1999 to 2001
E/M Corporation Chicago Chicago, IL
Plant Manager overall responsible for all areas pertaining the operation of a high volume production coating facility. Areas of responsibility included production output, sales coordination, environmental compliance, training, quality control and profitability. Customers serviced included General Motors, Nissan, and Catepillar.
*Increased sales by 42%, and operating profit by over 300%. Established monthly record for profitability within the corporation.
*Successfully managed numerous environmental and OSHA related incidents caused by previous management. Once addressed, no more issues occurred.
*Implemented ISO 9001 quality certification.
Branch Manager 1997-1999
E/M Corporation Texas Fort Worth, TX
Plant Manager, responsible for the Texas facility of E/M Corporation.
*Operational management resulted in one year profit improvement of $264,000.
*Increased sales by 25% over a two year time period.
*Implemented systems to strengthen customer service, scheduling, quality, and production output.
*Serviced customers such Lockheed Martin and Peterbilt.
Plant Manager 1995 to 1996
Eisel Powder Coating Wichita, KS
Operations manager, subsequently promoted to Plant Manager. Responsible for all aspects pertaining to production output of a high volume powder coating facility.
*Increased production output by 122% and profit 183%.
*Reduced material costs by evaluating applied costs of the various coatings utilized.
*Designed and implemented the use of new racking methods to increase product output while improving quality.
Combat Engineer Officer 1988 to 1995
United States Army Various
Officer in the United States Army Corps of Engineers attaining the rank of Captain while on active duty and subsequent promotion to Major in the US Army Reserves.
*Battalion Maintenance Officer responsible for the operational readiness of over 100 combat vehicles.
*Company Executive Officer responsible for planning and coordinating the operations of a 150 man engineer company.
*Platoon Leader during Operation Desert Storm.
*Airborne/Ranger Qualified
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics 1988
Central Methodist University Fayette, MO
GPA: 3.34
Elected treasurer in Social Fraternity
Elected captain of football team
Detachment Commander of ROTC unit.
Selected as small college football "Academic All-American".
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