William L.

Gustin
Racine, WI 53404, USA
Home: 262- 634-0699 Cell: 262- 664-2540 E-mail: selahhymn@ameritech.net

Purchasing Manufacturing Tooling Manager | Supply Chain | Production | Buyer | Racine WI

SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS

Operations, Facility Manager with 20 + years of managing performance / growth oriented operations with
solid vendor partnerships, technology and innovation that produce ROI success for 15 professional facilities.
Project Manager for a large Packaging, Transportation and Logistics corporation, trained in Military export
packaging specifications. Proficient in KRONOS payroll. Complex multiple Manufacturing /Production skills.
Managed pumps, valves and fittings manufacturing operations with material control functions, a Change
Agent in developing Teams / work cells / Quality Assurance and Gage Calibration systems. I also excelled
in negotiating Supply Chain POU (Point Of Use) and VOM (Vendor Owned and Managed) Purchasing
contracts that achieved profitable results over $2M annually for manufacturing with Alfa Laval.
Highly skilled in implementation of TLM (Tool Location Management) to ATM web-base migration.
A Lean Leader, who understands the Lean Tool set with proven results: 5S, Work cells, Kanban, JIT, TQM
and C/I Continuous Improvement, and A3 planning. Was a member of IAMA Machinist Union Local 34.
Reduced on-hand inventory by $1M in a year by selling off old inventory and decentralizing Tool crib
Trained in BPCS, TLM and Maintenance MP2 business systems / ISO9000:2001 , Microsoft Windows XP
Certified Quality Assurance Trainer, ISO 9000 standard operating procedures and documentation
Trainer/Coach of HHPC, (Healthy High Performance Cleaning) facility techniques for GREEN CLEANING.
Extensive knowledge of JAN/SAN Johnson Diversey product lines and all their safety training courses.
Created SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)for LEED certified Cleaning Projects in Madison, WI
Source of synergistic solutions, A man of integrity, trustworthy, consistently dependable, an indomitable will

EDUCATION/ TRAINING
B.A. Management/Communication, Graduated, Concordia University, Mequon, WI, USA
A.S. - Supervisory Management,

Graduated, Gateway Technical College, Racine, WI, USA

Certification - Public Assembly Facility Management, I.A.A.M, Inc. (Oglebay), Wheeling, WV, USA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
(CSR) Inside Sales Representative (2011 - Present)
http://www.doall.com/dgisupply.aspx Butler, WI 53051
DGI Supply is a full line Industrial distributor that represents over 1500 of the best brand names in the industry, with
over 40 locations nationwide, with over 75 years of dedication in saving their customers money.

Enter sales generated through the DGI national Call Center, $10,000 +per day in sales average.
Managed Specific assigned Salesman Accounts, enter their direct Sales orders, RFQ quotes as received
daily via phone, emails, fax or VISA. Writing and maintaining over $200,000 plus in monthly sales revenue.
Handle all Resharpening, Reworks or RGA's as they are called in. Establishing Work Orders to complete.
Excellent Customer Service, providing cost savings, accurate documentation, data base development and
individual customer contract pricing structures. Supporting the sales of customers, salesman ,and all of
USA . Though desired use of Prelude System, Windows, Outlook, Excel, Word and PDF formats.

Project Manager (2009 - 2011)

Bentley World Packaging Ltd., Cudahy, WI
Full Service warehousing, distribution and packaging services in accordance to export military packaging and
shipping specs for : / Oshkosh Defense Corp.

Oversee staff with 2 Supervisors, 4 Leads and 125 hourly Temp employees in a two shift operation
Controlled production schedule based on contract demands from Oshkosh Defense Corp.
Developed and implemented 5 S and LEAN Manufacturing techniques to improve productivity by 50%.
Reducing labor costs by 35% while establishing JIT manufacturing flow across 6 warehouses in the Ace
Complex. Through strong interpersonal and leadership abilities. Produced Facility Quality training program.

Production Manager (2008 2009)

Spirit Manufacturing, Inc., New Berlin, WI
Manufacturer for machining Con-rods and crankshafts for John Deere, Allied Signal, and Bendix

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Racine, WI 53404
Home: 262- 634-0699 Cell: 262- 664-2540 E-mail: selahhymn@ameritech.net

Managed staff with 1 salaried and 27 hourly employees; supporting a two shift operation.
P&L responsibility for Business Unit with $10M sales. Developed manufacturing strategies for increasing
production while maintaining employee cooperation and improving morale. Acting as liaison through the
LEAN process of documenting standardized work rates including exceptional customer support.
Implemented Lean manufacturing techniques for 25 work centers on two shifts based on data extracted from
capacity planning reports and customer forecasted demand. Reduced Scrap and Rework by 10% with 5S.

Operations Manager (2003 - 2008)

Performance Clean, Inc., Milwaukee, WI
Cleaning company for major sports venues: (Miller Park, Bradley Center) with sales of $12M annually.

Managed 6 managers, 4 supervisors and 125 - 300 seasonal hourly employees and daily operations
including calendar, event scheduling, operational expenses, and human resource requirements.
Created and executed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for 15 facilities reducing operational costs by
Developed Vendor partnership with Johnson Diversey and saved 25% on products in our Business plan.
Established VOM (Vendor Owned and Managed) Inventory program with Point of Use (POU) shipments at
all facilities. Miller Park realized an estimated cost savings of $35K in first year of monitoring these initiatives
One of the first companies in the Major League Baseball to go Green and manage LEED Cleaning Projects.
Implemented and educated employees in Green, HHPC, and LEED certified Johnson Diversey cleaning
processes, insuring compliance with client contractual certification standards. Owning process efficiency.

Building Services Manager (1995 2002)

Alfa Laval, Tri-Clover Inc., Kenosha, WI
Leading manufacturer of stainless steel pumps, valves, fittings, and fabrications
I held increasingly responsible positions during my employment by earning three promotions in recognition
of job performance.

Reduced inventory by $1M in one year selling off unwanted stock to vendors and suppliers.

Chief project coordinator on Plant Shutdown Team that prepared facility for sale.

Directed moving operations to Richmond, Virginia and methodically packed machines and tooling cell by cell
to facilitate easy set-up in turn key style operation. Wrote all Kanban, JIT, Lean SOP's to set Min/Max's.

Active member of Continuous Improvement teams to reduce facility and PM maintenance variances and
reduce utility costs and upgraded the HVAC maintenance processes program.

Initiated plant-wide scrap salvage project for copper and steel piping saving $100K.

Coordinated and controlled the VOM program (Vendor Owned and Managed) with POU (Point of Use)
delivery system. Prioritized parts preferred. Increasing turns while decreasing Inventory volume
Toolroom Supervisor / Senior Buyer (1987 1995)

Alfa Laval, Tri-Clover Inc., Kenosha, WI

Managed daily manufacturing operations (set-ups and tool grinding) involving 24 work cells on three shifts
eliminating the Tool Crib through VOM (Vendor Owned and Managed) supplier network.
Developed and installed TLM (Tool Location Management Control System). Improved inventory accuracy by
85% and reduced downtime due to lack of tooling by 75%. Created 12,000 gage database and established
the 1st ISO Gage Calibration system with Fox Valley Metrology.
Facilitated Continuous Improvement teams that reviewed manufacturing operations and reduced variances
with improved process flow by establishing Lean MFG work cells, Teamwork, and a (POU) Point of Use
(VMI) Vendor Managed tool purchasing program.
Negotiated and implemented purchasing contracts for POU production and VOM (Vendor Owned and
Managed) Lean Cell manufacturing programs. This was key to the Plant move to Richmond VA 2002.

Polishing Supervisor (1985 1987)

Alfa Laval, Tri-Clover Inc., Kenosha, WI

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Directed all manufacturing polishing activities on 2 shift while supervising 16 incentive-paid union
employees. Conducted a Continuous Improvement Abrasives program increasing productivity 25% and
achieved a documented $200,000 annual savings
Implemented bench inspection processes that improved MRP report accuracy by 50% with a 25% increase
in on-time shipments.

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