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Marshall Sumner

Management, Remote
Blue Ridge,VA

Summary

Quality-focused Management Professional champions change by building cross-functional, self-managed teams in multiple industries to maximize efficiencies and improve production. Demonstrated success in highly regulated, fast- paced pharmaceutical manufacturing and beverage facilities. Excellent oral and written communication, leadership, organizational, and planning skills. Committed to Total Quality Management in a Lean environment through team building, leadership, and customer service. Expertise includes: Performance Management Training and Development Recruitment and Selection of team members Warehouse Management Systems Warehouse / Distribution Customer Service Inventory / Asset Management Shipping and Receiving Safety and Security Human Resources Logistics Management Small Business Operation and Management Sales: inside and out

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Electronics Repair Technician

Premise Link/Asurion Insurance/Private Contractor
Blue Ridge , NJ
2021.07 - Current
  • Evaluate systems to identify and locate system malfunctions using visual, manual and computer-assisted diagnostic approaches.
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handling challenging situations with ease.
  • Average 5 repairs daily not including private work on devices not covered by employer

Owner/manager

CPR, Cell Phone Repair
Roanoke , United States
2018.01 - 2020.03
  • Responsible for daily operations, ordering parts and researching repair issues
  • Perform all soldering jobs including advanced board repair
  • Maintain marketing strategy: to include tracking sales and maintain online advertising and SEO
  • Also insure customer satisfaction and follow up by application of developed policy
  • Purchase used phones, computers and laptops for refurbishment.
  • Increased sales by 40 % by partnering with different cell phone providers.
  • Delivered free pizzas and business cards to cell phone outlet employees increasing customer traffic by 15-20%

Franchise Owner

DIGITAL DOC
Roanoke , United States
2013.01 - 2016.01
  • Research: franchise ownership, select location, negotiate lease, organize, design, and manage overall set up of Digital Doc
  • Doc store
  • This was ongoing process with store opening in early October
  • Operation will focus on repair of cell and smart phones, computer and laptop repair: plus buying and repair of refurbished phones and computers.
  • Increased customer traffic through SEO and face to face contact with different cell phone providers and local businesses. Increased customer traffic by 50% first year.
  • Established strong accessory sales through research and upselling to increase profits by 20 - 30 percent

Shift Supervisor

TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS
Bedford , United States
2010.01 - 2013.01
  • Supervised warehouse operations to maximize productivity and performance through leadership, organization, employee empowerment and buy-in
  • Served as team lead for warehouse 5s projects to enhance organization, productivity, safety and efficiency
  • Implemented cGMP, DEA, FDA, SOP, OSHA and company polices
  • Managed security of controlled substances (schedule 2-4), and oversight for shipping and receiving
  • Increased productivity on weekend crew, 2nd and 3rd shifts, by maximizing productivity and performance using leadership, conflict theory, change management, and facilitation skills, resulting in 25% to 30% increase in production and decreased staffing requirements
  • Initiated storage racking adjustments to increase storage capacity in warehouse and refrigerated areas, increasing efficiency 5% in warehouse and 15% in refrigeration
  • Reorganized warehouse material handling equipment for efficiency and safety by reassigning parking areas, charging stations, lighting, and eye wash stations per OSHA standards
  • Launched Customer First program, ensuring immediate fulfillment of customer needs and requests
  • Team members filled all requests as top priority, resulting in 0 customer complaints.

3rd Shift Supervisor

BARR PHARMACEUTICALS
Bedford , United States
2007.01 - 2010.01
  • Supervised and led 3rd shift crew in general warehouse operations
  • Guided, trained, built teams and organized to maximize productivity and performance
  • Supervised general warehouse inventory functions
  • Handled receiving and shipment of products, replenishments and kit building to support packaging and manufacturing departments
  • Utilized extensive change management expertise, enhancing organization by improving quality and efficiencies
  • Developed and wrote multi-site standard operating procedures, outlining and clarifying required procedural changes and instilling new standards.

Warehouse Supervisor

BLUE RIDGE BEVERAGE
Salem , United States
1990.01 - 2007.01
  • Supervised / managed warehouse operations, quality control; assisted office staff and served as part-time merchandiser, holding 4 positions during tenure with company
  • Responsible for building security, loss control, inventory, vault access and security codes for reconciling drivers deposits
  • Designed and implemented quality assurance program, reducing order picking and truck loading errors 30%
  • Initiated and administered comprehensive safety program, resulting in 0 OSHA-reportable accidents
  • Program covered PIT training, designating travel corridors, ergonomics, loading techniques, audible alarms, egress routes and hydration routines
  • Initiated, maintained and administered incentive-based pay system used for 7 years, increasing productivity 40%, paying employees by case pulled and penalizing for errors
  • Developed guidelines and oversight for loading and product packaging of 10 beer tractor-trailer delivery trucks, 12 multi-band delivery box trucks, and two bulk tractor trailers, ensuring product was quickly and safely loaded and transported
  • Conducted, promoted and successfully persuaded management team and owners to air condition warehouse, increasing employee safety and product quality and reducing summer temperatures from 120 F to 78 F
  • Improved warehouse inventory accuracy 50% by successfully lobbying, encouraging and promoting upgrade to ERP.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Alternative Dispute Resolution

University of Denver
Denver, CO

Bachelor of Science - Organizational Management

Bluefield College
Bluefield, VA
05.2006

Associate of Science - Liberal Arts And General Studies

Virginia Western Community College, Virginia Western Community College
Roanoke, Va
07.1986

Skills

  • Advertising Marketing Strategy Search Engine Optimization SEO Marketing Inbound and Outbound shipping and receiving
  • Packaging Buying Ordering ERP Fulfillment Logistics Logistics Management Scheduling
  • Inventory Inventory Control Change Management Operations Shipping Staffing
  • Lighting Refrigeration General Warehouse Industrial Safety Cell Phone Repair soldering
  • Conveyor Material Handling Material Handling Equipment CGMP Quality Control Ergonomics EHS
  • OSHA Safety Programs Standards Warehouse Operations Packing
  • Warehouse Inventory Order Picking Team Lead SAP Drivers Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning
  • Adjustments Paying Customer Service Oriented Customer Service FDA CPR Shipping and Receiving
  • Performance Management Human Resources Employee Resource Group SOP Laptop Repair
  • Recruitment Quality Assurance Total Quality Management Warehouse Management Team Building
  • Asset Management Reconciling Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Retail Sales Excel Microsoft Office

Certification

Graduate Certificate, Denver University, Denver, CO LANGUAGES English

Additional Information

  • Past Nationally certified Paramedic: knowledge of medical terminology gained through 8 years employment in hospital ER.
  • Worked as part of Trauma Team in level one Trauma Center.
  • Experience includes regular ER duties.
  • Member of Troutville Rescue Squad.
  • Past licensure in Real Estate NC.
  • Certified in many Medical Procedures including Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Timeline

Electronics Repair Technician

Premise Link/Asurion Insurance/Private Contractor
2021.07 - Current

Owner/manager

CPR, Cell Phone Repair
2018.01 - 2020.03

Franchise Owner

DIGITAL DOC
2013.01 - 2016.01

Shift Supervisor

TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS
2010.01 - 2013.01

3rd Shift Supervisor

BARR PHARMACEUTICALS
2007.01 - 2010.01

Warehouse Supervisor

BLUE RIDGE BEVERAGE
1990.01 - 2007.01

Some College (No Degree) - Alternative Dispute Resolution

University of Denver

Bachelor of Science - Organizational Management

Bluefield College

Associate of Science - Liberal Arts And General Studies

Virginia Western Community College, Virginia Western Community College

Graduate Certificate, Denver University, Denver, CO LANGUAGES English

Marshall SumnerManagement, Remote