Robert J. LeVan
Salt Lake City,UT
Summary
Motivated business professional with 25 years corporate experience and five years as a small business owner. This combination has created a solid background in business administration, procurement, project management and leadership. I enjoy working with a wide variety of people and bringing out the best in teams to ensure expectations and objectives are exceeded.
Work History
Business Owner
LEVAN UNLIMITED, Inc.
2015 - Current
- Independent Matco Tools franchisee.
- Sell, deliver, and service tools using mobile tool store while managing inventory and business logistics.
- Extensive relationship building with 400+ customers weekly in Salt Lake valley.
Sheet Metal Manager
Sterling ATM
2015 - 2015
- Managed production schedule for eight employees for all sheet metal parts and welded assemblies.
- Responsible for raw material, machine maintenance, turret programming, job scheduling, production and quality control.
- Complete reorganization of shop, raw material, production parts and overstock.
Fabrication Manager
Ore Designs, Inc.
2014 - 2015
- Managed production schedule for 15 fabricators and machine operators.
- Build work instructions for all orders including inside and outside processes.
- Responsible for internal production schedule of customer orders from receiving through fabrication.
Program Manager
Paramount Machine Inc.
2013 - 2014
- Managed programs and projects from inception to completion.
- Responsible for outside sales, contract review and evaluation of PO requirements.
Program Manager: Air Force U2 Sustainment
L-3 Communications
2012 - 2013
- Program Manager of the U2 Special Repair Activity, Bonded Stock and Sustainment.
- Worked with Operations, Finance, Engineering and Government Property to ensure costs and schedules were met.
- Compiled, organized, planned and presented data to customer and management on schedule, cost and risk mitigation.
Metal Fabrication Offload Team Lead
L-3 Communications
2009 - 2012
- Managed offload for Metal Fabrication department.
- Evaluated and managed outside vendor relationships.
Operations Business Area Manager
L-3 Communications
2008 - 2009
- Interfaced with executive level and program office on business area health, performance and issues.
- Functional manager over Operations Project Managers and Production Planners in the Planning and Control department within Operations; 20 employees, 100+ programs.
Operations Project Manager
L-3 Communications
2007 - 2008
- Ensured schedule and cost conformance on assigned programs supporting procurement, build and test of high-performance data links.
- Provided schedule, financial planning and implementation.
Manufacturing Process Engineer
L-3 Communications
2005 - 2007
- Managed machine and sheet metal offload for Metal Fabrication department.
- Evaluated jobs, approved invoices and cost checking with vendors to ensure accurate accounting.
- Wrote capital expenditure requests, justifications and requisitions for equipment purchases.
Welding Supervisor
Various Organizations
1993 - 2005
- L-3 Communications (2002-2005)
- Dr. Gas, Inc. (1999-2002)
- HK Systems (1998-1999)
- Eagle Fabrication (1993-1998)
Education
Master of Science - Business Administration
Bachelor of Science - Management
Associate of Applied Science - Welding Science
Skills
Project Management
undefinedTop Secret Security Clearance
US Government Department of Defense; 2013; Inactive
Timeline
Business Owner - LEVAN UNLIMITED, Inc.
2015 - Current
Sheet Metal Manager - Sterling ATM
2015 - 2015
Fabrication Manager - Ore Designs, Inc.
2014 - 2015
Program Manager - Paramount Machine Inc.
2013 - 2014
Program Manager: Air Force U2 Sustainment - L-3 Communications
2012 - 2013
Metal Fabrication Offload Team Lead - L-3 Communications
2009 - 2012
Operations Business Area Manager - L-3 Communications
2008 - 2009
Operations Project Manager - L-3 Communications
2007 - 2008
Manufacturing Process Engineer - L-3 Communications
2005 - 2007
Welding Supervisor - Various Organizations
1993 - 2005
University Of Phoenix - Master of Science, Business Administration
University Of Phoenix - Bachelor of Science, Management
Salt Lake Community College - Associate of Applied Science, Welding Science
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