Plant Manager Sales
Resume:
David Underdahl
Huntington AR 72946
Home: 479-***-**** * Cell: 479-***-**** * Email: **********@*******.***
OBJECTIVE
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To obtain a leadership position in a company where I can leverage and utilize my broad experience and collective knowledge to drive change and execute strategy.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE________________________________________
Fortune Brands Home and Hardware Group 1999-September 2010
Simonton Windows July 2009-September 2010
Plant Manager –McAlester Oklahoma
Plant leader, responsible for the full daily operation of a non-union, residential window manufacturing facility. Annual sales of $50M-$75M, with a direct staff reports of 8 managers, and overall responsibility for 365 associates.
• Reduced fixed cost by 23% to help align with declining market.
• Improved safety incident rate by 29% in 2010,with average OSHA rate of 2.28.
• Reduced inventory levels by 11%, while managing to an on time delivery rate of 99.32 in a make to order business, within 7 business day’s.
• Reduced hourly turn-over rates by 18%
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Therma Tru Doors
General Manger-Roland Plant 2006-July 2010
Was promoted to plant leader responsible for the full daily operation of a non-union residential door manufacturing facility with annual sales ranging from $100M -$150M. With direct staff reports of 8-10 managers, and overall responsibility for 350 total associates.
• Delivered OEE improvements of over 20% on all assembly lines in 2008.
• Improved safety incident rate by 58% in 2008, with an average OSHA recordable rate of 2.97.
• Reduced inventory levels by 70% while improving overall service delivery rates to customers.
• Reduced both fixed and variable costs by 23% to help align with declining markets.
• Visited key customers annually to maintain a strong partnership and better understand customer needs.
• Improved first pass yield on the door lines by 20%.
• Reduced salaried headcount by 26% in a 2 year period to align with reduced market volumes.
Operations Controller / Division Controller 1999-2006
Management team member responsible for all accounting and finance functions for Therma Tru’s core business units. Prepared, reviewed and analyzed monthly financial statements, and KPI reports. Providing leadership and counsel to V.P. of manufacturing on strategic planning and driving execution of key initiatives.
• Reduced accounting staff by over 40% within a 2 year period, and realigned team to continue to provide analysis and accounting support.
• Reduced the days required for month end close from 10 days to 5days.
• Project Leader for the closing of facility; delivered the project on time, and under budget with an estimated annual savings of $400k.
• Acting plant manager for the Roland plant for seven months (10/05 thru 4/06) with record productivity and quality results.
• ERP implementation project leader, leading the migration effort off a 28 year old legacy system to an ERP platform.
• Led and participated in multiple teams focused on continuous improvement activities, such as first pass yield, scrap reduction, quality improvement, etc.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certified.
• Successfully worked with all Therma Tru plants to assure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley.
• Responsible for annual budget planning and tracking as well as long range (3-5 yrs.) planning.
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David Underdahl
3426 Palestine Road
Huntington AR 72946
Home: 479-***-**** * Cell: 479-***-**** * Email: **********@*******.***
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Transkrit/ Dimac Corporation – Fort Smith, Arkansas 1984-1999
New York based printing manufacturer in the direct mail, and business forms industry.
Division Controller for the Western Region 1991 - 1999
Responsibilities included full operation and supervision of the accounting, distribution, information systems, and warehouse operations. This included but was not limited to payroll, cost accounting, billing, inventory control, A/P, warehousing, and shipping.
• Restored and maintained the highest level of profitability in the Corporation for the 2 locations that I was responsible for.
• Negotiated numerous divisional and corporate contracts, for leased property, vendor agreements, etc.
• Actively worked on four acquisition teams, two divestiture teams, two plant start ups, three plant shut down teams, and multiple business turnarounds.
• Chairman of the Corporate Traffic Committee for 20 locations, responsible for over $1M in savings.
• Regularly conducted operational audits at various locations for internal control, cost savings, and best practice sharing.
• Responsible for full migration from legacy system to A.S. 400.
• Active member of Corporate Purchasing team, and Safety steering team.
• Participated on special taskforce that successfully reduced order lead time, from 30 days to 10 days.
Assistant Corporate Controller 1986-1991
Responsibilities included supervision of professional staff, A/P, cost accounting, and payroll departments along with full financial closing responsibilities.
Staff Accountant 1984-1986
Responsibilities included petty cash, general disbursements, payroll taxes, sales taxes, cost system review, and closing responsibilities.
EDUCATION
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University of New Haven
Accounting/Finance Masters work 1987-1990
Connecticut State University
Bachelors Degree in Accounting 1984
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