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D DEMICHELE

SENIOR-LEVEL WAREHOUSE MANAGER

Leadership and Team Development ~- Facility Management ~ Warehouse Operations

Highly skilled Facilities Manager with extensive maintenance and warehouse experience within large commercial
buildings. Analytical strategist and forward thinker, skilled in successfully navigating corporations large and small
through periods of accelerated growth. Collaborative communicator continually focused on building relationships and
promoting synergy within project teams to drive positive change, comprehensive solutions to difficult problems and
enhanced efficiencies that save time and money.
Areas of Expertise include:

Project Management
Health and Safety
Preventive Maintenance
Inventory Control
Remodels- Departments & Stores

Leadership and Management

Operations
Staff Training and Development
Contract Negotiations
Start-up Warehouses & Stores

Client Relations
Process Improvements
Problem Resolution
Communication
GC on Several Homes

E XPERIENCE & K EY C ONTRIBUTIONS

ZULILY, Sparks, NV
02/15-Present
AREA FACILITIES MANAGER
Manage 8 technicians completing daily schedules, preventive maintenance schedules, facility monitoring, and repairs. Direct
the preventive maintenance and repairs for a 780,000 square foot facility possessing state of the art conveyance systems such
as high speed sorters, cognex camera systems, and tote routing. Monitored and maintained the shop, flammable cabinets and
power tool cabinets.
Key Contributions:

Ensure the technicians participate in regular health and safety training sessions as well as equipment workshops and
ongoing professional development

Manage the overall safety of the crew and building through consistent audits, training and communication

Create Creform stations, carts, tables and more as required, to ensure continued successful operations

SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT, Sparks, NV

05/07-12/13
DUAL ROLES:
FACILITIES MANAGER
Maintained and trained the team on Hytrol conveyor maintenance and material handling equipment (125 units), and vehicles.
Designed, purchased and installed new and used conveyor in house. Planned and executed expansions, remodels and
supervised upgrades. Maintained HVAC, plumbing, electrical and overall grounds.
Key Contributions:

Developed a 6 person facilities team to maintain 3 warehouses exceeding 300,000 square feet, as well as a workshop,
with required tools in order to improve efficiency and turnaround times

Created preventive maintenance programs that significantly reduced down time on conveyor systems and eliminated
down time on all material handling equipment

Leased and setup two new 165,000 sq ft warehouses remodel, electrical, racking, etc.

WAREHOUSE MANAGER, 08/08-12/13

Managed a team of more than 80 responsible for shipping / receiving and inventory management. Developed employee
morale, customer service skills, schedules, budgets, salaries, recruitment, discipline and terminations. Advanced programs at
other locations training staff on organization and programs developed on Sparks site.
Key Contributions:

Maintained firm adherence to ship all orders on day received which the team accomplished with no errors

Improved and organized the warehouse, inventory standards and employee moral that increased production and
reduced errors ultimately becoming the best of three sites

Improved inventory results to within $600.00 dollars year after year on 42+ million

Sparks, NV 8944 E-mail:ed.demichele@sbcglobal.net Cell: 775-225-8267

E XPERIENCE & K EY C ONTRIBUTIONS ( C O N T D )

SAFEWAY STORES INC., California & Nevada
11/88-12/05
DISTRICT MANAGER
Supervised multiple districts with a final district of 22 stores, 19 Pharmacies, One offsite pharmacy, 6 fuel stations, and office
staff of 32 and over 1600 employees. Managed a variety of projects such as remodels, and new store openings. Participated in
union grievances as well as union contract negotiations. Certified store manager and district manager assessor for over 35
weekly sessions. Trained instructor for Frontline Leadership and developed budgets, sales and profit plans. Provided excellent
customer service, and sales, maintained inventories, managed recruitment.
Key Contributions:

Recognized for outstanding programs and performance multiple times

Top 15 District Managers of the company of 79 on overall performance and standards

Implemented program to handle seasonal sales increases in tourist areas that maintained high customer service
standards, sales and profits and store stocks

Responsible and supervised over 30 department remodels and several full store remodels.

E DUCATION AND T RAINING

Lock out / Tag out Refresher (LOTO)
Lean Maintenance
Preventive Maintenance
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 2015
OSHA 10 2015
National Fire Protection Standards (NFPA)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Refresher 2015
CPR and First Aid Refresher 2015
Forklift, Ride Motor, Wave, Scissor Lift Refresher 2015
ICW Intelligrated conveyor 2015
Conveyer Safety Refresher 2015
Ladder Safety Refresher 2015
Workplace Harassment Refresher 2015
Hytrol Conveyor advanced maintenance 2009
Hytrol Conveyor EZ-Logic 2009
Hytrol Conveyor basic maintenance 2008
Front Line Leadership
Supervisory Skills
Food Industry Executive
Dale Carnegie

Sparks, NV 8944 E-mail:ed.demichele@sbcglobal.net Cell: 775-225-8267