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V.P. Operations - Textiles/Products

Global Supply Chain Executive with extensive experience in Purchasing, Manufacturing Operations, Logistics, Distribution, and Sales & Operational Planning in US, Europe & Asia.  Highly skilled in supply chain optimization and strategic inventory management to control costs and achieve organizational goals.  Strong ability to think outside the box and negotiate creative solutions while mitigating risk and maintaining regulatory compliance.  Known as a likable, dedicated leader adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams.  Key competencies include:

•	Global Supply Chain Management and Strategy.
•	Logistics, Manufacturing, Production Planning.
•	Inventory Control, Planning, Quality Management.	
•	Distribution, Transportation Operations.
•	Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP).
•	Purchasing, Sourcing, Procurement Mgmt.
•	International & Domestic Commerce, Import/Export.	
•	Trade and Regulatory Compliance Strategy.

Please feel free to contact me at dankeller06@msn.com.

V.P. Operations – Textiles/Products May 2015 – Present
PURETEMP LLC (New Product Development & Commercialization) – Tuscaloosa, AL
Commercialized high performance, temperature regulating textiles using bio-based phase change materials in less than a year. Continuing product improvement, supply chain development, business development, and sales structure for North America and Asia.

• Direct oversight for product and business development and sales for footwear, apparel, and bedding products.
• Create and implement strategic plan for product development and commercialization efforts.
• Provide vision for marketing materials, concept, design and implementation utilizing both in-house and external design resources.
• Responsible for budget, sales forecast, relationship management, operations and materials management, logistics and supply chain for North America and Asia.
• Strategic sourcing to provide cost saving supply chain solutions for two companies in the North America and Asia.
• Consistent site process improvement resulting in increased employee safety, business unit communication and product quality.
• Coordinate production, quality control, technical packages and bills of material for North America and Asia based manufacturing for two companies.
• Negotiated pricing and payment terms resulting in significant cost savings for future business efforts.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to develop and implement strategic plans for North America and Asia Teams.

Created Project Dash Board in Basecamp for Team SMART Goals. Responsible for coordinating and organizing monthly and quarterly Team progress, evaluation, and success celebration for remote work site and headquarters.

• Direct responsibility for site asset management, budget and consumables purchasing and reporting.

• Implemented monthly site Safety meetings and training schedule for site personnel (two companies).

• Coordinated monthly intellectual property meetings for two companies. Implemented Dropbox solution across two companies with remote intellectual property attorneys and consultants for over 40 patent families for key stakeholders.

• Shared employee responsibilities for coordinating purchases and logistics for $10,000,000 chemical plant in China.

• Responsible for cross-functional communication between chemists, management team, sales and operations.

Operations Manager

Draft and update extensive policies & procedures manual for $5.5B global engineering company providing consulting, design, construction, and operations services for corporations and governments.

•	Draft supply chain work instructions for all global regions incl. US, Canada, Caribbean & LATAM, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, UK, Continental Europe, MENA, Asia and India, and Oceania/Pacific.
•	Create instructions on scope, input/output, indirect procurement, supplier management, tax data, etc.
•	Conduct research for creation and implementation of Supplier Maintenance Governance document.

Global Director of Supply Chain and Procurement (Consultant)

Oversaw $28M complex global supply chain with virtual inventories for hi-tech, entrepreneurial company serving Fortune 500 clients in textiles, chemicals, printing, and petroleum industries.  Managed global pricelist and production costing for all products to consistently achieve desired gross margins and established departmental goals to align with corporate sales and operational objectives.
    
•	Directly managed sales and operations planning for Asia, Europe, and US incl. managing forecasts and average inventory of $1.8M for raw materials and finished goods across multiple product categories.
•	Reduced transit time for major East Coast clients by 14-21 days by providing creative solutions for complex shipping logistics while still meeting aggressive international production schedules.
•	Saved company millions of dollars in potential lost revenue by meticulously researching claims of up to $10M down to materials level including quality reports, certificates of analysis, etc.
•	Trans

Director of Global Supply Chain and Purchasing

Oversaw all aspects of worldwide supply chain processes (US, Europe, Mexico, Asia) including inventory control and reporting, purchasing, materials scheduling, planning, shipping and logistics, and letters of credit.

•	Generated $25M in revenue in only one year by implementing transferable letters of credit that significantly increased payment receipt times, freeing up millions of dollars in company cash flow.
•	Negotiated $240K airfreight cost savings for over 120,000 kg of product from U.K. to Indonesia, utilizing creative transportation solutions to reduce shipping rates by 51%. 
•	Achieved 0.0001% variance between perpetual and general ledger month-to-month for 4+ years by implementing 2x per month inventory control and tracking system. 
•	Effectively managed cash flow by developing strategic purchasing schedules for raw materials to support on-going and new product production.
•	Proposed and assisted in creation and implementation of research and development projects database inc

Materials Manager

Managed global manufacturing planning, purchasing, bills of material, and scheduling including overseeing all raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods inventory, reporting, and quality control.

•	Saved an average of 50% on all shipments by designing streamlined domestic and international shipping procedures and documentation processes.
•	Designed integration of inventory, sales order, purchasing, bills of material, and work order modules with general ledger for MAS90 ERP package.
•	Developed global transportation and logistics reporting system that effectively supported both existing product lines and new product development.
•	Supervised quarterly and year-end physical count inventories at remote locations worldwide.
•	Implemented purchasing and technical support procedures for remote computer users.

Production/Purchasing Assistant

Operations, Purchasing, Inventory Management, Contract Manufacturers.

Purchasing Agent

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Daniel Keller

PureTemp LLC

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Outlast Technologies LLC

Outlast Technologies LLC

Outlast Technologies LLC

Lightning Eliminators & Consultants, Inc.

University of Wyoming