Ted Key
CAREER SUMMARY
Innovative and results driven professional with more than 30 years of experience in Operations/Project Management, Contract Administration, Logistics, Manufacturing, and Machine Design is seeking a position with a company that will allow me to demonstrate my ability to maximize efficiency and production and ultimately impact the bottom line.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Carbonblack.US Wichita Falls, Texas 01/2001 to Present
Sr. Director of Operations
Built the company from zero to $1,000,000 in the first year and grew the business an average of 20% annually
Developed a world wide clientele based on superior technological approaches to process design and implementation
Directed Projects in the U.S., Canada, China, Australia, Thailand and the Netherlands for such companies as Cabot Corp., Dow Chemical and Maxfli Golf resulting in major labor and production costs reductions
Recruited, hired and developed the complete staff of office, engineering and field personnel
Created new approaches to process equipment for several major chemical companies such as Dow Chemical, Cabot Corporation.
Mineola Machine Company, Inc. Mineola, Texas 06/1982 to 12/2000
Director of Operations and Engineering
Developed a full engineering and design capability to provide complete process machine systems design and fabrication taking advantage of our upgraded capabilities
Upgraded the entire operation from outdated and original machines to modern and full feature machines thus increasing production and efficiency
Hired and trained manufacturing staff and line personnel to perform in a fast paced and highly skilled high tech industry
Expanded the manufacturing floor space which brought the facility to 5 times its original capacity
Increased the overall manufacturing capacity 10 fold in 5 years
Meyer Systems Corp. Houston, Texas 01/1977 to 06/1982
Director of Operations
Assumed control of the company at its inception and took it from Zero to $12MM in sales within 3 years
Assembled full staff from front office to engineering personnel
Organized and established SOP for the entire company including Advanced Estimating Procedures, Field Construction Controls and Sub-Contractor Monitoring assuring Meyer Systems the maximum profit per contract
Increased engineering capabilities from small projects to multi-million dollar projects performed on 3 continents
Established cost accounting methods and techniques to control multi-million dollar projects
Implemented International marketing and sales force that yielded an average 25% per annum growth in revenue
International Systems and Controls Corp. Houston, Texas 12/1970 to 12/1976
Sub Group Vice President Brazil
Introduced ISC and its products to the South American market increasing revenue $15MM annually
Responsible for recruiting and training South American Operations staff
Was instrumental in successfully increasing company manufacturing operations by 20% worldwide
Oversaw the design and fabrication of all equipment to ensure compliance with Importation/Exportation issues agreements, and various Government Agencies
Served as liaison to Government Agencies which involved negotiation of terms, conflict resolution and import/export issues agreements
Director of Operations for all ISC companies and managed over 300 people.
Thomas Systems Corp. Burleson, Texas 1968 to 1970
Project Manager
Successfully increased first year sales 800% by devising new and innovative sales approaches and recognizing our prime assets against our competition.
Led the sales and project management effort to $20MM in sales within 5 years
Established Thomas Systems as a supplier to several major companies such as Michelin, Firestone, and Goodyear
Created several ground breaking concepts in process systems design
Established system estimating procedures, policies, Operating and Design Standards all of which are in place today
Computer Skills:
MS Office XP, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, Visio, And Project
AutoCad, SolidWorks, PoeE and Microsoft Project
Memberships & Accomplishments:
American Mensa, Ltd.
Reuters Insight Community of Experts
Patent Application Preparation and Presentation.
Leadership and Team Building Skills Superior.
Experience dealing with CEO Level Executives, Boards and Commissions
Extensive International Business Development Experience.
Extensive process machine design experience.
Completed Graduate Level Accounting Work.
Extensive P&L Experience while managing multiple operating units.
High Level Contract Negotiation Skills.
ASMEL/Instrument Rated Pilot over 3,000 Hours
Currently enrolled in Six Sigma Certification Course
University of Dallas, Graduate School of Management
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