Opportunity to lead capital expansion and construction projects anywhere in the world.
Ted Key
940-235-0200
CAREER SUMMARY
 More than 30 years of experience in Project Management, Contract Administration, Logistics, Machine Design, Manufacturing Management and full P&L Responsibility for $10MM+ budgets in positions of increasing responsibility.
 Decisive, innovative, action oriented, results driven management professional.
 Breadth of professional experience in diverse industries with varying platforms.
 Extensive P&L Responsibility Positions
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
 Senior Director of Operations
Carbonblack.US
Wichita Falls, Texas 01/2001 to Present
 Director of Operations and Engineering
Mineola Machine Company
Mineola, Texas 06/1982 to 12/2000
 Director of Operations
Meyer Systems Corp. (an American Stock Exchange Company)
Houston, Texas 01/1977 to 06/1982
 Sub Group Vice President
International Systems and Controls (an American Stock Exchange Company)
Houston, Texas 12/1970 to 12/1976
 Project Manager
Thomas Systems Corp. (an ISC company)
Fort Worth, Texas 1968 to 1970
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DESIGN, PRODUCT AND PROJECT EXCELLENCE
Developed and lead dedicated design strategies while interfacing with the appropriate technical and operations teams to deliver on-time, on-budget performance on many major capital projects. I have been issued two U.S. Patents and eight pending at the present time.
 Served as Project team lead concerning price negotiations, statement of work, terms and conditions and payment disposition. Develope and administer bid solicitations, assess supplier proposals, perform due diligence, execute source selections in accordance with the FAR and industry norms.
 Purchasing and administration of subcontracts in support of major capital expansion projects to include solicitation, award, administration and closeout.
 Manage fee schedules and performance relative to quality, delivery and pricing indicative of cost reimbursement, fixed price, time and material contracts while maintaining good supplier relationships.
 Manages all Design and Field responsibilities and facilitates all process and procedures in an efficient and cost effective manner.
 Manages multi-site major project staff (Engineering and Construction), office procedures and practices, work flow, sequence of operations for expediency and accuracy.
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
 Responsible for the administration of group contracts such as fixed-price with incentives, cost-plus fixed fee, task orders and modifications against basic performance agreements.
 Contractor performance, estimated costs, pricing systems, financial policies and cost control procedures are monitored, analyzed, and evaluated in accordance with financial and contract administration requirements.
 Authorize, identify and manage subcontracts, purchase orders and change orders within the designated commitment authority. Manages contract execution from cradle to grave.
 Preparation of requests for proposals, receipt and evaluation of proposals.
LOGISTICS
Maintaining fleet and inventory receiving, warehousing, distribution and property control operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures while managing an automated inventory system. Building and maintaining a strong and efficient engineering and construction staff.
 Provide materials, equipment, and supplies by directing receiving, warehousing, and distribution services; supervising multiple sites and associated diverse staff.
 Directly responsible for the achievement of all key and operational measures – in the areas of safety, development, customer satisfaction, operational improvements, and cost containment.
 Achieveing financial objectives by preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
 Conduct quarterly/annual audits to ensure performance expectations are set, monitored and executed.
LEAN MANUFACTURING
 Defined interfaces, policies, procedures and criteria, reports, user routines and queries.
 Responsible for cross application integration, skills coordination and history retention strategies as well as start-up and commissioning disciplines.
 Supported three full cycle implementations and support to include the development of industry blueprint, configuration, testing, training and post “go live†procedures.
 Developed and lead unit and integration testing and administered training to end users.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
 MS Office XP Proficiency; Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, Visio and Project, AutoCad, Solid Works and some ProE and Microsoft Project
 Will have Green Belt, Six Sigma in August 2008 intend to achieve Black Belt asap.
 Extensive Manufacturing and Engineering Management history.
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.
• Currently enrolled in Six Sigma Certification Course
• University of Dallas, Graduate School of Management
SPECIAL NOTE:
Mineola Machine Company was sold in December, 2000. I am unsure as to how to contact them should you need confirmation.
Meyer Systems Corp. was owned by Telecom Corp. They spun it off in 1982 and it was absorbed by the new parent.
International Systems and Controls failed in 1985 (approx) and I have no idea how to contact any of their people.
For purposes of confirming my positions and performance in each of the stated companies, I am providing a list of references who each knew me and my position during my tenure at these companies so that you may feel free to contact them for donfirmaton.
Mr. Troy Robinson, President
Bank Texas
Quitman, Texas 903-763-2264
Mr. Auggie Gatt
Retired President of Cadillac Rubber
Currently is a Professor at Ferris State University
Cadillac, MI 231 878 2288
Mr Curt Crandalll, VP
Design Plast Corp.
Kansas City, MO 785-577-3183
Feel free to ask for further confirmations if you need to do so, my references are numerous and of high quality.
Recent Projects
The following is a generalized listing of some of the projects and assignments I have been involved with over the last 5 years. Typically, I was made a member of the corporate team as we articulated project scope, devised methods and means to achieve the target result and then creating the budgets for the work. Once the project had approval at the corporate level, I then would serve as a technical advisor to the plant people executing the project.
In each of these particular circumstances, I was the lead in doing the complete project estimates including all materials, labor, outsourcing and engineering costs as well as establishing the project schedule. These can be very involved estimating and scheduling processes. Each component must be identified, cataloged and costs established. Typically, the use of Critical Chain methodologies for project schedule was used. Much of the basis for costs was taken from our records of previous and continuing work at the plant. Some of the projects were:
1. Canada – Major Chemical Company - We revamped the handling systems within the plant to enable an increased capacity for filling super sacks. In this effort, I would travel to the plant to hold project meetings, review techincal designs, evaluate sub-contractors and do progress inspections on the equipment both on-site and at fabricator plants. This was a continuing function on my part spanning several years as we progressively upgraded plant capacity.
2. South Louisiana - Two Sister Chemical manufacturing plants - We faced two tasks at these plants, ie: A. Enabling the faster and more efficient emptying of the returning rail cars and B. Reducing the time involved in refilling the rail cars. In instance "A", we devised a mobile cart which would easily couple to the discharge port on the rail car and vacuum the remaining black with minimal spillage. In Instance "B", we devised a screener which removed the lumps from the black coming from the storage silos and reduced the car filling time 60%. In these efforts, multiple trips to the plants were involved while I did the major design work in my office by AutoCad, emailed the drawings for discussion and then worked with the plant to get the items fabricated and installed.
3. South Louisiana – Major Chemical Manufacturing Plant - This plant had opted to install a conveyor system made in France. I was part of the evaluation team at the inception of the project. Myself and one of the client's engineers argued against the technique but were overruled by the plant personnel. Following the installation, the French system failed in precisely the way I had decribed and I spent a considerable amount of time correcting the errors but was very successful in redesigning the critical portions of the system and resolved the issues.
4. Australia - Rubber Products Manufacturer - We designed a complete handling system to automate the receiving, handling, feeding and weighing the carbon black. This project was handled over a number of months with several trips involved for design review, contractor selection and project mobilization.
5. China – Major Chemical Manufacturing Plant - Multiple trips designing and creating specifications for the materials handling systems throughout the plant. I was made a member of the design group to review and analyze issues such as silo and bin design, handling techniques and dust collection.
6. Thailand – Major Chemical Manufacturing Plant - Months spent resolving poor design issues in the handling and transfer systems.
7. The Netherlands – Major Chemical Manufacturing Plant - This has been an on-going upgrade of the plant's systems. There have been numerous trips during this upgrade effort, some lasting months. There were several problem areas which we addressed sequentially to increase production, reduce handling issues and to increase the packaging capabilities.
8. England – Major Chemical Manufacturing Plant - Review and report to Corporate Office on handling issues needing resolution, assist in creating project costs and schedules.
9. England - Rubber Compounding Plant - This plant is antiquated and was having major problems with their compounds. We revised and redesigned several operations in the process to minimize scrap and improve batch quality.
10. United States - Various Companies - I was used as a point of contact with many customers for analysis, recommendation and design of many, many handling issues throughout the plants. These reports were used generally as the basis for project budgeting and for Corporate approvals. I would function as technical advisor to the project team as the project details were developed and would assist in commissioning of the upgrades when completed.
I hope this gives you some perspective on the type and breadth of work. I have specifically mentioned the international efforts because in many ways what we were seeking was uniformity of operations. Each of these assignments were on-going and involved stays of days to months as well as multiple trips to and from the location while doing major design work in my office.
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