KELVIN L.

ALLEN
3280 Turtle Lake Court ~ Marietta, GA 30067
(205)612-6975 mobile ka3c8c20@westpost.net
QUALIFICATIONS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Skilled and accomplished business management professional possessing several yea
rs of strong experience associated with general management, kaizen/lean projects
, green belt and black belt projects, finance, marketing and sales. Capable of
applying standard project methodologies as needed, controlling operating budgets
, marketing and closing sales to customers and can achieve company goals through
the efforts of others. Experienced with planning, cost savings, closing deals,
organizing, leading, investigating, assessment, follow through and decision-mak
ing. Goal oriented with ability to multi-task in a fast pace environment while
maintaining accuracy of details. Possess excellent interpersonal skills, depend
able and reliable with good written and verbal communication skills. Proficient
in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project 2003, Access and Outlook.

Guilford Performance Textiles, Greensboro, North Carolina October 2

006 January 2010
Lamination Manager
Oversaw the daily operations of the company safety, quality and production, whil
e managing and directing 3 supervisors and 55 associates.
* Monitored management and financial reporting metrics through review and analys
is of daily reports and statistics.
* Achieved lamination budgeted savings of $124K in 2009 and $300k in 2007 by wor
king with different functional groups to reduce wasteful spending and improving
the processes.
* Decreased the safety incident rate from 5.7 in 2007 to 1.1 in 2008 and to zero
incidents in 2009 by serving as head of the safety team in the lamination depar
tment making everyone aware of things that are unsafe and implemented a stop pro
gram to help ensure everyone was involved in being safe.
* Increased yards per person-hours by 7% in 2009 20% in 2008 to 10% in 2007 by w
orking with functional groups to figure out ways to utilize our people better an
d make the job more efficient so we could do more work with less people.
* Controlled the financial budget by managing and approving all operating expens
es.
* Achieved numerous certificates for leading and being in Kaizen events saving o
ver $400k through Kaizen and lean projects in the lamination department in the p
ast 4 years as well as working on green belt and black belt projects.
* Improved Productivity in my department by 12% in 2009, by 18% in 2008, by 14%
and 33% in 2006 by improving the flow of the process and becoming more efficient
through time studies and lean projects.
* Worked as a Co-chairman to ensure plant was within all rules and regulations f
or TS16949 and GEMS/ISO 14001 re-certification.
GESTAMP, McCalla, Alabama October 2004-October 2006
Assembly Manager
Directed the on going operations of the company production and quality control a
reas supervise and oversee a staff of 20 individuals spanning 3 functional teams
.
* Controlled the financial budget by managing and approving all operating expen
ses.
* Cut financial operating costs by $15k during August 2005 by improving vendor
relationships and streamlining procurement procedures.
* Achieved a 13% sales revenue increase in calendar year 2005 and 8% revenue
increase in calendar year 2004 through more focused marketing efforts
* Market new sales opportunities to customers from geographical areas such as
Germany, Japan, China and Spain by educating visiting delegates on corporate abi
lities.
* Reduced operating costs by 4% in calendar year 2005 by leading a corporate c
ost savings committee and streamlining operations.
* Accomplished company recognition as a top corporation by serving as Vice Pre
sident of the ISO 14001 and TS 16949 committee.
* Monitor management and financial reporting metrics through review and anal
ysis of daily reports and statistics.
* Facilitated staff development and awareness on all aspects of safety and q
uality by overseeing the management and delivery of regular training sessions.
*
JOHNSON CONTROLS, Madison, Mississippi August 2003-September 2004
Assembly Manager
Lead the operations of the quality seating division while directing a staff
of 30 individuals.
* Ensured achievement and management of the regulatory agency guidelines by
directing the efforts of compliance program.
* Supported all aspects of marketing and sales efforts as liaison point of
contact for customer management personnel.
* Achieved ongoing customer excellence status through management of people
and processes.
* Maintained company productivity levels and financial expenditures by ma
nagement of production schedules and staffing.
* Motivated staff thinking on new ideas and information for product and prod
uction improvements.
* Trained intensively with the Black and Green belts to help improve the process
and make the operation run more efficiently.
* Achieved cost saving through lean/kaizen projects of $135k in 2003.
DELPHI SAGINAW STEERING SYSTEM, Athens, Alabama June 2001-July 2003
Production Supervisor
Directed the daily operations of quality production operations while supervising
a staff of 50 individuals.
* Managed engineering financial funding requests by overseeing and controll
ing subcontracting costs.
* Ensured on-time delivery of sales to customer accounts by monitoring ship
ping schedules.
* Improved and managed employee productivity and quality by providing manag
ement sponsorship for training on Quality Network Manufacturing.
* Received training certification within Production Management, and Lean Pr
oduction / Operating an Effective Production Plant.
* Work closing with the Six Sigma group to cut cost reduced spending in my depar
tment by $85k in the year 2001.
EDUCATION
STRAYER UNIVERSITY
M.B.A. in Finance, 2009-Present
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY, Montgomery, Alabama
Bachelor of Science in Business and Finance, 2001, GPA 3.0
HONORS
Alabama State University Honor Student, 1997-2001
Alabama State University Dean's List, 1997-2001
Who's Who Amongst American Universities, 2000-2001
Alabama State University Track Team 1997-2000
Alabama State University Track Team Freshmen of the year 1997