Kenneth Shelton
1647 Edgewater Court ? Grafton, WI 53024
Cell: (414) 429-6742 ? ksheltoncpim@msn.com
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R&D / Operations / Technology / Finance / Marketing / Sales – Areas of Interest
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VP Operations / Analyst [Management, Business, Applications, Database] / PeopleSoft Consultant / Development Manager / Project Manager / Quality Assurance Manager – Positions of Interest
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Management analyst seeks an executive position with a progressive organization that will utilize a successful career to meet/exceed company goals by applying scientific management methods.
o Results-oriented manager seeks position with P&L planning/execution/control oversight responsibilities; features multi-business unit experience, which lowers corporate risk.
o Marketable skills include supervision, team motivation/leadership, project management, software development, business administration, environmental SWOT analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, strategic planning, financial impact analysis, situation analysis, benefit-cost analysis and development of the business plan.
o Academic style individual is essential for two major reasons: important in questions of copyright infringement and plagiarism and second, because it provides an opportunity to assess/verify authority, facts, proofs and evidence. Technical communication/writing skill dramatically improves research, analysis, evaluation and idea presentation in terms of quality, clarity and response time improvement. Decision makers benefit because better information leads to better outcomes in processes/systems performance/effectiveness; using these methods is critical to discern environmental value, strategic implications, best practice standards, technical feasibility, engineering development, deployment and profitability.
o Extensive industry exposure includes information technology, software development, professional services delivery, manufacturing, aerospace and defense, wholesale and retail warehouse and distribution centers, supply chain, logistics, business practice, legal practice, insurance sector and field service operations.
Astute manager . . . who maximizes competitive advantage through solutions-based technology and strategic planning; also interested in start-up, growth and turnaround management:
o Developed long-term strategic planning evaluation based on industry best practices and corporate guidance policy for strategic-sourcing/procurement.
o Provided Professional/Administrative/Consulting management services to Johnson Controls (06/2008-12/2008), Northwestern Mutual (09/2004-10/2005), and Catalyst International, Inc. (03/1988-07/2002).
o Achievements include management of information technology, application development, production, procurement, logistics, and customer support operations: during growth from $4 million to $40 million revenue. While serving an array of clients such as Nestle, Sony Music, Dollar General, Chrysler Corporation, ShopKo Stores, Deluxe Corporation and Abbott Laboratories; as business/applications analyst, account/service representative, server/database administrator, and supervisor/team lead and professional services provider.
Led $360K internal enterprise systems development and implementation projects:
o $160K in enterprise wide integration solutions for PeopleSoft CRM, Sales & Marketing Modules;
o $200K enhancement of PeopleSoft CRM Quality Modules replacing legacy systems
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BS Management MSOE / BS Computer Science / MBTI Business Data Processing & Computer Programming / PMA / Website Design Series / MCP / APICS CPIM
Skills Profile
This section describes/profiles and highlights specific organizational management skills capability:
o Able to perform environmental SWOT analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats; leading to long range strategic planning for the company.
o Management oversight of operations includes R&D [positioning, MTBF adjustment, product invention, project management and product life cycle/aging], Marketing [price, promotional budget, sale budget, sales forecasting], Production [capacity, discounting, automation, improvements], Finance [current debt, bonds, socks, emergency loans, credit policy].
o Management of the business plan includes Customers Buying Criteria [positioning, price, age/reliability MTBF, traditional, low-end, high-end, performance and size segmentation], The Purchase Decision [rough cut, seller’s market, fine cut and market size and growth estimates], Situation Analysis [perceptual map, industry analysis, capacity analysis, margin analysis/potential, consumer reports], Accounting [balance sheet, cash flow statement, income statement and pro-forma reports].
o Extensive supervision and team leadership experience in all phases of operations management: planning, performing and controlling business