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What kind of job are you looking for?

I am looking to bring strategic focus and discipline toward the creation of customer value, distinct competencies, and high-performance operations in businesses that aim to become the dominant player in their domestic and/or emerging global markets.

Posted @ 01:10PM, October 08, 2007 by Joshua Wagner | Permalink
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Work history

CFS August 2003 to January 2007
Process and Quality Improvement Specialist

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How would you describe your time at CFS?

Aug '05 to Jan '07: Helped Facilitate Sales Reorganization & Integration of Foreign Subsidies in North and South America, helping to raise EBITDA to 8%
o Prompted a 20% efficiency savings in Sales FTE's for Americas Region, 35% in Europe and 10% in AOA by conducting a global market
segmentation based out of Bakel, Netherlands
o Helped position the N.A. Sales Director to improve sales from $48MM in 2005 to $62MM in 2007 by coordinating a global team to prepare and integrate "Key Customer Planning" into sales processes and integrating a new CRM system for managing activities and forecasting
o Broadened "Key Customer Planning" multi-nationally by integrating processes of South American subsidies with regional practices, strengthening cultural relations, conducting on-site trainings, and building relations

Aug '03 to Dec '05: Helped raise regional EBITDA from 2% to 4%
o Prompted collection of over $180k in unidentified billable orders, and solved tracking problems leading to unbilled orders by implementing processes and tools for managing Tooling Orders
o Reduced Non-Billable and Warranty services by developing and training reporting processes and crafting reporting policies
o Facilitated reductions in traveling technicians' expenses by analyzing individual expenses and providing recommendations to executive management and service managers
o Improved overall performance and communication within Technical Services by reducing paperwork, standardizing administrative functions & processes, implementing e-filing, implementing KPI reporting, and collecting customer surveys
o Instigated sales process reviews and training by charting processes and issues in activity cycles: Prospect to Order; Manufacturing to Installation; & Installation to Payment
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Bocotek May 2001 to August 2003
Service Manager

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How would you describe your time at Bocotek?

May '01 to Aug '03: Provided support to the owners in growing the company from $150k to $280k in annual revenue and increased percentage of billable hours from 20% to 35% of revenue.
o Managed scheduling and operations for the service department
o Developed and maintained customer relations
through networking and targeted promotions
o Provided onsite and offsite support for technical repair
o Developed an E-commerce website
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Education

University of Texas at Dallas January 2007 to December 2007
Business Administration

How would you describe your time at University of Texas at Dallas?

Concentration in Entrepreneurship.
Graduation Dec. 2007.

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