JEFFREY A.

VELKER
8839 Tamarack St.
Temperance, MI 48182
Mobile: 734-755-4722 Fax: 734-531-0782
Email: jv760e78@westpost.net
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Financial Advisor
September 2009 to Present
Wells Fargo Advisors
Toledo, Ohio 43604
Wells Fargo is one of the premier financial advisory firms in the nation with a
very intense and comprehensive training program. Successfully completed trainin
g program and started working with clients in August of 2010.
* Series 7 License: passed exam with an 86% (national average 73%).
* Series 66 License: passed on first attempt (65% 1st attempt fail rate).
Outside Sales / Territory Representative / Manager
March 2009 to November 2009
During this timeframe, I performed outside sales, installation and territory man
agement duties on a sub-contracted basis for Lowes, Budget Blinds of Sylvania an
d Victory Flooring Center.
* Develop and cultivate leads into sales for both Budget Blinds of Sylvania and
Victory Flooring Center.
* Performed installation and customer service duties for Lowes.
* Trained and managed a sales representative for Victory Flooring Center.
* Set-up business structure, business processes and sales progression structure
for Victory Flooring Center to reorganize business.
President / Owner
September 2004 to March 2009
LDKP Management, LLC dba Budget Blinds of Adrian
Temperance, MI 48182
Budget Blinds of Adrian was a locally owned and operated national franchise that
provided custom window treatments to customers in Lenawee and Monroe Counties.
My focus as owner was always on customer service. Business closed in March of
2009.
* Built business to $580,000 in annual sales by 2007.
* Negotiated terms, discounts and shipping costs with suppliers.
* Hired, trained and managed multiple sales representatives.
* Hired and trained installers to the highest level of customer service.
* Managed all marketing, budgeting and accounting functions.
* Managed vendor relationships including negotiating pricing and freight charge
s.
MP&L Senior Scheduler / MP&L Supervisor / General Stores Manager
June 1999 to October 2004
Visteon Corporation
Milan, MI 48160
Material Planning & Logistics daily duties included managing all activities on t
he shipping and receiving docks, managing a verity of JIT schedules to multiple
Ford assembly plants, scheduling production runs for all parts based on customer
s' productions volumes as communicated to Visteon through CMMS, enforcing plant
safety rules, managed and implemented various projects to improve communication
plant wide, managed relationship with UAW workforce and scheduled employees base
d on production levels.
* Designed and implemented Kanban part delivery system to production lines base
d on customer demands. The process included parts delivery to specific producti
on areas on set schedules to maintain proper rotation of inventory. The process
flowed from ordering to production, reducing component carrying costs. Started
out working with MIT engineers on initial design, but completed project without
them. This reduced the plant's consulting costs for the project, estimated at
$200,000.
* Reorganized the "General Stores", which housed all the parts and specialty to
ols required to maintain the injection and blow molding presses. The departmen
t was left unmanaged for several years, resulting in being over staffed and carr
ying excessive inventory. In 1 year, I reduced the staff from 10 to 6 people an
d reduced inventory from $4.6 million to $2.6 million. While improving efficien
cies and cycle check results. This was achieved through process changes, writin
g efficient work procedures, and working closely with vendors and plant engineer
s.
* Implemented several changes to the scheduling department procedures to allow
for improved communication across the three shifts with in the department. Thes
e internal department procedural changes resulted in improved efficiencies plant
wide by reduced downtime waiting for the Scheduling / MP&L Department.
* Promoted to Senior Scheduler in 2001 because of the positive changes I champi
oned within the department. This position had the afternoon and midnight schedu
lers as direct reports, furthering the improvement in communication and resulted
in more cohesive decisions. The consistency of scheduling decisions across th
e three shifts improved the plant perception of the scheduling department, which
allowed for the decisions made to be implemented without production second gues
sing or ignoring them all together. Ultimately resulting in reduced component i
nventory and lowered production cost by approximately $150,000 annually.
City Dispatch / Dock Supervisor
September 1993 to June 1999
Roadway Express
Toledo, OH 43612
Daily duties include managing all aspects of the dock activity: including choosi
ng loads to best utilize trailer capacity on outbound loads, dock worker efficie
ncies, dock working training, and discipline. City dispatch managed and schedul
ed between 10 -30 drivers covering all of Northwest Ohio and Southern Michigan.
Position focused on customer service, emphasizing timely response to customer r
equests while balancing fuel consumption and driver hours used.
* Developed and implemented an air bag recycling program that saved the Toledo
terminal an estimated $100,000 in the first year. Program was rolled out compan
y wide after presented to the corporate officers.
* Trained as an "Emergency Response Supervisor" to coordinate and ensure the pr
oper clean up of any hazardous materials spilled at the terminal. This included
responsibility for all safety aspects of the clean up and proper documentation
for disposal of the hazardous material waste.
* Designed and implemented a priority freight tracking system for shipments mov
ing through the Toledo Break Bulk terminal. This system reduced the amount of t
ime a priority shipment spent in the Toledo facility by 50% and increased on-tim
e Blue Ribbon (customer paid high priority) out of Toledo District by 17%.
EDUCATION
Masters of Business Administrations, University of Toledo, 2003
* Business Development and International Business
Bachelors of Business Administrations, University of Toledo, 1992
* Marketing and Management
SOFTWARE / SYSTEM SKILLS
* MS Office Suite: very proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
* QuickBooks: proficient in all aspects of the accounting software.
* CMMS: materials, parts and build of material reporting system, worked with
portions of the system extensively at Visteon.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Excellent leading or working in diversified groups and team building.