DAVID M.

HOWELL
1504 Springwood Rd
Flower Mound, Texas 75028
972.814.8970
dhd30182@westpost.net
LOGISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE PROFESSIONAL
OBJECTIVE
Logistics and Distribution professional seeking a challenging position in an org
anization that will effectively utilize my experience and offers opportunity for
career growth.
SUMMARY
* Strong team leadership and development skills.
* Exceptional strength in achieving financial goals and accomplishing mission cr
itical objectives.
* In-depth knowledge of warehousing practices, general accounting practices, bud
geting, and purchasing.
* Continuous improvement focused using a total quality management approach resul
ting in reducing costs, improving customer service, standardizing processes with
Lean Kaizen and Six Sigma methodology.
* Excellent communication, project management, analytical and organizational ski
lls.
* Passion for strong health and safety culture and environment.
* Ability to successfully business process map all aspects of the operation to i
dentify opportunities and bring about appropriate changes.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* Received organizations President's award for exceeding financial goals by 25%
on four occasions. Improved gross margin performance results by as much as 50%.
* Improved business processes resulting in an overall labor reduction of 66% ove
r 19 months.
* Six Sigma Black Belt Certification - GE.
* Accomplished in achieving health and safety performance goals and promoting a
safety conscious environment by educating associates and creating a strong safet
y team.
* Achieved ISO 9001 certification in 4 months.
* Orchestrated inventory control measures resulting in a consistent > 99.9% perf
ormance.
* 45 Kaizens performed resulting in savings for company and customer in excess o
f $1.5M over 19 months.
* Improved product availability and reduced damages by 75% with a focused qualit
y campaign.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CEVA Logistics - 2009 to 2010 Arlington, TX
Manager
* Managed a distribution network providing medical blood technology products, ha
rdware, and parts for both domestic and international customers. Managed invento
ry valued in excess of $300M annually.
* Responsible for customer relations and communications.
* Responsible for Health & Safety education and development.
* Ensured that key performance indicators were achieved that included processes
like dock to stock, same day shipments, fill rate, on time delivery, inventory/d
amage shrink, cycle count accuracy.
* Supported and managed a Quality Management System that included, Value Stream
Mapping, Customer complaint root cause analysis, Opportunity Tracking Log, Daily
Flash Report, Condition on arrival reporting, Corrective Action Program, Damage
tracking and trending.
* Complete P&L responsibility including annual and monthly budget planning, acco
unts payables, accounts receivables, and billing accuracy to customer.
* ISO 9001:2008 and VAWD Certification.
* Kaizen/Lean Six Sigma Project management (45 Kaizens completed).
* Trained monitored and evaluated workforce.
* Conducted performance evaluations and disciplinary follow up with Performance
Improvement Plans.
Penske Logistics - 1998 to 2008 Ft. Worth, TX
Regional Distribution Manager
* Directed all warehousing and distribution of consumer goods to retail business
es and new home construction sites providing installation services.
* Managed distribution and logistics support to16 local distribution centers in
8 states. Distribution facility encompassed over 800K sq. ft. of warehousing and
transportation support with over 50 power units. Responsible for operating and
maintaining 60 clamp trucks.
* Responsible for customer service, inventory management, health and safety, ful
l P&L responsibility, quality programs and audit, value stream mapping, six sigm
a process improvements.
Penske Logistics 1996 to 1998 Warren, MI
Six Sigma-Quality Black Belt
* Developed and executed key business quality focus initiatives working with tea
ms and project management.
* Successfully worked with cross-functional teams in delivering key business per
formance results.
* Responsible for CAP (Change Acceleration Process) Initiative.
Penske Logistics 1991 to 1996 Pontiac, MI
National Account Executive-Automotive Component Carrier Inc.
* Worked closely with all allied suppliers for a major automotive manufacturer i
n the Michigan area in providing service and improving performance.
* Responsible for 3PL growth in providing logistic services to automotive indust
ry in a 3-state area in the US and Canada.
EDUCATION
University of Phoenix
Irving, Texas
Bachelor of Science: in Business Management. GPA: 3.69. Completion in February 2
011.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
* SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT CERTIFICATION- GE CAPITAL
* Advanced Leadership Skills
* Transportation Marketing Strategy, Northwestern University
* Penn State University Logistics Executive Program
* Interpersonal Managing Skills
* Diversity Training
* ISO 9001: 2008
* Harassment Training
* OSHA Audit Readiness, North American Transportation Management Institute
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Warehousing Education and Research Council; Supply Chain Management Group (SCM);
Facility Management Professionals; The Logistics & Supply Chain Network Group;
The Association for Operations Management (APICS); Business Operations & Executi
on Best Practice; Supply-Chain Operation Reference (SCOR)
KEYWORD SUMMARY:
*Strategic Planning and Implementation * Customer Service * Team Building * Oper
ational Cost Reductions * Change Management * P&L Management * Forecasting & Tre
nd Analysis * Lean Six Sigma
* Vendor/Supplier Management * KPI Development and Execution * Black Belt Certif
ication
* Business Process Mapping * Third Party Management * Project Management * Facil
ity Management
* 5 S Program * Kaizen Training and Management * Inventory Controls * Business E
ngineering
* Health & Safety Development * Compliance and Regulations * Turnaround * Vendor
/Supplier Negotiations * Warehouse Management Systems * Hiring and Discipline