MR. LEE PHARO, CET.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
K4A 3T1
Tel.: 613-***-****
Email: *****@******.***
EXPERIENCED OPERATIONS AND QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER
Bilingual results oriented professional with demonstrated achievements in operations, quality assurance and customer support. Dynamic team leader with strong communication and interpersonal skills, combining innovation with polished execution to ensure operational excellence. Effective negotiator, with a talent for nurturing successful supplier relationships, resulting in reduced costs and improved quality. A customer focused individual, capable of prioritizing, delegating and coordinating tasks to meet critical deadlines with a proven ability to excel in a fast-paced environment.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Leadership & Team Building
• Technical Troubleshooting
• Supplier Management
• Parts & Material Procurement
• Plant Maintenance
• ISO 9002 Implementation
• Process Re-engineering
• Capital Cost Estimation
• Training & Support
• Engineering Support
• Best Practices
• Excel Spreadsheets
ACCOMPLISHMENT HIGHLIGHTS
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• Designed and constructed a recycled wash water system in order to save 20% on water consumption as well as lower the environmental impact of treating and discharging wash water.
• Successfully negotiated union contracts resulting in only a 10% wage increase over the past 15 years.
• Negotiated and managed supply agreements resulting in the lowest cost aggregates in Ontario.
• Improved dispatching of trucks by 15% over the past 3 years using innovative techniques and communication with customers.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
• Designed concrete mixes for the efficient use of cement resulting in a cost saving of over 5%.
• Designed, tested and implemented new technology using Self-Leveling and Self-Compacting concrete.
• Developed an innovative concrete mix design for” Tall Wall” barrier slip form for curb machines.
• Created 100 MPa concrete using supplementary cementing materials and high-tech admixtures.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians
and Technologists (OACETT)
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade 1
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1985 – 2010 CANADA BUILDING MATERIALS CANADA
1990 – 2010 Area Operations and Technical Services Manager
Responsible for three Ready-Mix operations and one central garage. Manage and direct technical sales, services and operations of over sixty employees, including fifty Ready-Mix trucks and one bulk cement truck.
Other Responsibilities:
Financial profit and loss
Plant maintenance
Enforce proper safety standards
Negotiate union contracts
Investigate compensation claims
Manage quality control, service and guarantee claims
Direct the sales department in pricing various concrete mixes
Establish mark-up ranges for discount calculation
Develop marketing strategies for value added products
Assure all quality standards are being met
Chairman of the RMCAO regional marketing committee Ottawa
1987/1990 Operations and Quality Control Supervisor
1985/1987 Quality Control Inspector
1983/1985 DIBBLEE CONSTRUCTION LTD.
Foreman
Surveying, supervising excavation, final road grade and various other road construction stages
EXTRA WORK EXPERIENCE & TRAINING
Part-time instructor at Algonquin College for general contractors on concrete construction
American Concrete Institute (ACI) examiner
Conduct seminars for RMCAO & ACI on concrete production and concrete scaling
WOW Customer Service Trainer
RMCAO Plant Certification Inspector
Facilitative Leadership – York University (Toronto)
Six Sigma – Green Belt Certification
Pervious Concrete Certification - NRMCA
SPECIALTIES
Labour - Management Relations/Negotiation
Negotiating supplier prices and quotes
Concrete: applications, design and troubleshooting
VOLUNTEER WORK
Canadian Blood Services
Good Companions
Canadian Cancer Society
EDUCATION
ALGONQUIN COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS & TECHNOLOGY
3 Year Civil Engineering Technology
Graduated: May 1981 - WITH HONOURS
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
1 Year General Engineering