Dan Cavinder

**** ******* **** *. ***** Richland Hills Texas 76180

Phone 682-***-**** s921d4@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Accomplished, highly motivated, results orientated professional with over 20 years experience in Plant Management, Materials management, procurement, negotiations, distribution, logistics, facility management, commodities, project management, sales and operations, full P & L responsibilities, customer service. Background rooted in project startups MRP implementations, six sigma programs and expansions of facilities, warehouse organization with a focus on lean manufacturing. Project management for commercial and industrial customers.

Areas of Expertise

• Materials Management • Global Negotiations • Procurement • Warehouse Mgmt

• Operations Management • Logistics • Team facilitation • ERP Training

• Lean Facilities Distribution • Supply Chain • ISO 9000 • Commodity Mgmt

• Global Procurement • Project Management • MRP implementation •

Consultant

Industrial consultant April 2007 – September 2012

Also an Independent Consultant and an associate Council Member, provided project management and consulting to industrial and commercial customers. Functioned as subject matter expert covering oil and gas, steel markets and distribution, for domestic and international clients. Independent consulting services on referrals

assignments include:

2009 • 6 month assignment involving Nuclear materials fabrication implementation

• Executive advisory board- Marketing Direct.

2010 • 6 month assignment in Louisiana setting up materials and purchasing department for a metals fabrication plant,

• 3 month assignment in foundry operation in Louisiana negotiating raw materials contracts and a software program installation

2011 • 4 month project with a steel distribution center administering the inventory process, supplier negotiations and setting up an additional warehouse space.

• 10 week project in logistics covering a steel warehouse center negotiating domestic traffic inbound and distribution fleet

2012 • 7 week consulting project to a machine shop in raw materials procurement and the recommended use of coolants and lubricants in over 20 machining centers and surface grinder equipment.

Additional projects include research on domestic and foreign pricing trends from the major mills and distribution centers.

Direct Consulting Assignment with Regional Steel 2008

Director of Purchasing

Consulting assignment to a multi faceted Steel warehouse and distribution center functioning as the Director of Purchasing responsible for the procurement of steel products (steel coils and structural steel) from mills across the country, as well as imported products worldwide. Responsible for warehouse, logistics, contract negotiations, delivery, and terms covering in excess of $30 million in purchases primarily to gulf coast oil and gas markets and fabricators. Lead manager in implementing ERP system assigning module responsibilities to assigned departments.

Arco Metal Fabrication, Fort Worth, Texas March 2003 - April 2007

President

With over 5.5 million in sales annually Arco Metal Fabrication employs over 45 employees and provides custom metal fabrication and project management to industrial, commercial, oil and gas industries, and commercial customers such as Lockheed, General Motors, Terex Cranes Beck, Centex Construction, Dal-Tile, Turner, Hildalgo, JRJ, Frac Tec, Freemyer Industrial Pressure. Increased sales by 33% to $7.4 million annual sales. Directed Purchasing of hard goods, electronic controls, materials management, operations, facilities, project management and accounting. Full profit and loss responsibilities of company. Contracts and projects completed include the fabrication and erection of commercial real estate including bank branches, major high rise condominiums, tooling and fixtures in automotive, as well as, manufacturing of capital equipment in the oil and gas industry. Marketing capital equipment to international clients.

Johnson-Controls, Shreveport, La. December 2001-March 2003

Materials/Supply Chain /Manager

Managed materials, logistics, directed material planning, purchasing of all seating products, electronics, as well as direct and indirect services. In a JIT environment to General Motors. Lead manager in implementing MRP system assigning module responsibilities to departments, conducting information classes, and assignment responsibilities. Managed the kitting of OEM and aftermarket sets as required by GM. Utilized transfer press assembly lines with additional support in robotic weldments of structural channels. Negotiated logistic cost reductions in excess of $500,000 per year of $45 million sales. Directed materials resulting in 100% improvement of inventory and inventory turns. Negotiated purchase cost savings of equipment exceeding $100,000 of $1.2 million budget.

Stewart & Stevenson, Houston Texas December 2000- December 2001

Materials/Supply Chain Manager

Managed and directed materials. Responsible for procurement sourcing of competitive hard goods, electronics controls and services. Managed purchasing staff, warehousing, distribution, logistics, customer service for an oil and gas company with over $100 million in sales both to domestic and international customers. Conducted seminar classes in ERP system implementation and each week assigned module responsibilities to each department. Products included Frac units, coil tubing, nitrogen pumpers, mixers and blenders in well servicing for BJ Industries Cudd. Stumberger, Baker-Hughes, as well as Russian and Chinese international customers. Steel purchases and equipment exceed $65 million initiating costs reductions of $6.5 million in purchases. Instructed training seminars for all staff every two weeks.

Perry Equipment, Mineral Wells Texas 1998-2000

Materials/Supply Chain Manager

Managed purchasing, production control, warehouse, traffic personnel in an oil and gas OEM. Manufacturer of gas filtration, separation and flow measurement products, electronic controls covering an international customer base worldwide with facilities in Canada, UK, Mexico and partnerships in Brazil and Italy. Perry employed 350 employees worldwide. Conducted training seminars on a bi –weekly basis implementing ERP system giving assignments and areas of responsibility to each department. Sales to the international community exceeding 150 million per year, steel purchases exceeded $50 million in heavy plate, strip, large structural and castings reducing costs of over $4.2 million. Negotiated large contract and logistic negotiations, cost reductions exceeding $3 million. Directed multiple sites both domestic and overseas. Marketing to domestic and international clients.

Cavalier Industrial Products, Nashville Tennessee 1991-1998

Materials/Purchasing Manager

Consulted to clients on process improvements and problem solving sales exceeding 10 million. Performed onsite inventories and reconciliations warehouse, distribution, customer service and logistics. Implemented over a dozen ERP systems and conducted classes in applications and modules to each of client’s staff assigning module responsibilities. Managed and directed the purchase of electronic components, also tooling kits to support customer repairs. Reengineered multiple manufacturing processes at customer site with cost savings exceeding $500,000 of customer $3.5 million expense budget. Marketed to domestic and international clientel.

Detroit Gasket & Mfg, Newport Tennessee 1987-1991

Materials/Supply Chain Manager,

Managed the purchasing, logistics, production control, customer service centers for two plants and three warehouses worldwide. Sales both to the OEM marketplace to GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Kia and major aftermarket auto distribution, AutoZone, O’Reilly, Mastercraft providing repair kits for the automotive rebuilder markets and OEM packaging. Directed the new products program resulting in over 80 new product offerings and over $ 10 Million sales. Conducted supplier quality certification programs on site at all major suppliers both domestic and abroad.

Negotiated supplier contracts and purchases with an initial steel cost savings exceeding $2.5 million per year.

Implemented an MRP system to added value of materials and supply chain services to the OEM customer base and aftermarket. Worked with Integrated transfer press line systems and robotic welding to production scheduling.

Budd Company, Gary Indiana 1969-1987

Materials/Purchasing Agent

Plant Controller –Operations Manager, Supervisor

Materials –purchasing planning of all steel requirements providing contract manufacturing to GM, Ford, Chrysler, American Motors. The Budd Company was a major supplier to the big three automakers providing stampings of auto parts to their assembly plants both domestic and internationally .Budd employed over 3500 at this facility. Sales of the Budd company products exceeded 500 million. Sourced materials from major mills Republic Steel, Bethlehem, US Steel, Mitsui in Japan, mills in Germany, Spain, and France. Purchasing supervision of material requirements, expediting of materials, equipment purchases in the expansion of facilities and indirect products to support production and administration. Lead manager in implementing MRP system assigning departments modules. Cost reductions exceeding $4.0 million.

Plant Control operations management in the production and facilities management to coincide with Customer schedules. Supervision of plant personnel in the production of stampings, assemblies utilizing transfer press technologies in conjunction with robotic welding systems. Assisted traffic department to provide logistic support and expediting materials in support of production.

Education BSBA

Major in economics

Affiliations President 2 years NWLA Institute of Supply Management

Executive Advisory Board - Marketing Direct

Gerson- Lehman Group - Industrial and Commercial Business Consultant

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