CV Steven Reed January 2017
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Steven J. Reed 23852 Brady St. Cell: 574-320-1927 Edwardsburg, MI 49112 [email protected] Executive Profile and Career Objective: Confirmed and versatile principal leader, oriented towards maximizing organization potential. Seeking an integral senior operational, sales or marketing management opportunity in an enterprise that can fully utilize my experience and knowledge. December 1994 – March 2015 Fasnap Corp, Elkhart, IN President, CEO, Co-Owner Profit Loss Management:
Increased sales revenue from $4 million annually to $18 million annually Directed corporate legal and litigation cases for trademark, patent and non-compete issues
Initiated and led negotiations through three successful acquisitions Managed budgets for all areas of the operation and multiple facilities
Negotiated multiple building leases Administered all logistical contracts and 3PL relationships Planned hedges to successfully overcome variances in material and currency cost
Sales and Marketing:
Developed several OEM and large distributor accounts that attributed to significant growth Administered development of all catalogs, brochures, advertising, trade displays and trade
show itineraries
Directly recruited and developed all sales managers and entire sales force Expanded wholesale distributors and OEM customers internationally by over 700%
Created B2B, B2C live E-commerce solution that automatically synched with business operating solution
Expanded marketing and trade show footprint, significantly improving lead generation Managed sales pricing for over 5000 active and 10,000 special items with 7 levels of pricing
tiers with fluctuating material and currency cost
Developed several highly customized capital equipment solutions for automating customer requirements
Significantly increased compliant domestic and overseas military business through direct, distributor and contractor sales (US Military contracts, sewing contractors, NATO and others)
Implemented customer relationship management tools to optimize sales force performance Procurement and Logistics:
Sourced and established several vendor relationships throughout Asia, Australia and Europe
Implemented company wide barcode and product management solution Established material fence parameters for managing production and material flow process Managed all logistic systems for inbound, outbound and internal operations.
Set up ERP/MRP inventory management systems to maximize optimum inventory levels for accommodating production and distribution demands
Restructured all inventory management, storage and processing systems to achieve maximum efficiencies.
Implemented daily cycle count process, achieving an inventory variance rate of less then 0.05%
Steven J. Reed (Page 2) Quality Control and Lean Management:
Oversaw implementation of ISO/QS 9002 in 1998 significantly improving operational integrity
Through the course of over 40 internal quality audits, never exceeded two minor infractions and never had any major infractions
Implemented AP/QP and PPAP process, significantly improving quality and product integrity Implemented 8D process of problem solving and 5S lean methodology greatly improving all
areas throughout the entire operation
Defective part rate effectively reduced to 1 piece < per 10 million pieces Incorrect order errors effectively reduced to 1 order < per 1000 orders
Over 20 years, never had any OSHA violations Developed issue and escalation process for vendors, customers, and internal operations
Distribution, Manufacturing and Operations:
Implemented Epicor Prophet 21 Wholesale Distribution and Manufacturing accounting solution
Established sewing operations, significantly improving manufacturing capacity
Developed automatic cutting solutions that expanded on value added services for customers Implemented auto bagging and blister packaging that enhanced customized customer
solutions as well as internal packaging needs
Implemented bar-coding and automated inventory management system significantly reducing shipping errors and inventory variances
Standardized quality processes within inventory management, manufacturing and order processing
Established full distribution warehouses in Orlando, FL and Anaheim CA Human Resources:
Directly administered expanding company from 13 employees to approximately 55 employees
Maintained approximately 5% annual turnover of employees over 18 years while growing Recruited, developed and elevated several employees into significantly higher positions,
maximizing expansion of their capabilities
Developed training programs for internal operations, systems, and processes Established Simple IRA employee benefits program, negotiated and oversaw employee
healthcare and benefits program Negotiated and contracted ADP for employee payroll processing
March 1990 - August 1994 Mercury Displacement Industries, Edwardsburg, MI Purchasing Manager
Implemented ERP/MRP purchasing program when company transitioned to Open Systems operations solution
Administered all BOM information for company assemblies, sub assemblies and finished products
Negotiated all terms, pricing and contracts with vendors, sub-contractors and logistic providers
Developed multiple tools/dies for stampings, injection molding and thermoformed products
Managed all MRO and capital equipment sourcing requirements Administered all production material management and rescheduling/expediting for all
production order requirements
Directed warehousing, shipping and receiving requirements for all operational demands
Steven James Reed (Page3) Education: IUSB, South Bend, IN August 1984 thru May 1985 Core Academics, Computer Sciences Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN August 1985 thru May 1987 Core Academics, Aviation Management/Engineering Technology Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI August 1987 thru May 1989 Finance, Economics, Corporate Law, Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering Southwestern Michigan College/Ferris State University, Dowagiac, MI June 1990 thru August 1991 Earth Sciences, Developmental Sciences, Business Marketing, Accounting Certificates and Awards: Indiana State Quality Improvement Award Elkhart Chamber of Commerce Leadership Council Karris Negotiation Seminars Software and Hardware Skills: Have worked extensively with several hardware and operating systems; Windows, Unix, Apple OSX Yosemite, both in house and offsite back up solutions, RDC’s, VPN’s, VOIP, Cisco routers-firewalls, and various email solutions. Microsoft- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Entourage, Visio Open Systems Business Accounting, MRP/ERP Inventory Management Solution. Epicor- Prophet 21, MRP/ERP, Inventory Management, Pricing Service, Supply Chain Management, Automated Warehouse Management System, Customer Relationship Management, Financial Management, Order Management, Production Management, and other solutions within the system. Very proficient with Acclaim system and associated service packages, which was updated to the Epicor/Prophet 21 solutions.
References upon request