Paul Underkoffler

Experience

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  US Army

  Aug 1994 - Dec 2014

   Selected over 300 other instructors to be the Battalion’s Instructor of the Quarter for outstanding performance as an Instructor/Writer  Planned and executed 8 training projects that supported the Battalion’s deployment, served as the unit’s Operations Sergeant Major for 8 months while deployed Recognized for outstanding project management including budgeting, resource allocation, and execution of over 13 training events with up to 3500 participants Selected to teach at the US Army Drill Sergeant School, Fort Benning, GA. Show less

  • Sergeant First Class (E7)

    Aug 1994 - Dec 2014

  • Infantryman

    Aug 1994 - Mar 2003
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  C Company, 2nd Bn, 29th IN

  Mar 2003 - May 2005

  Instructor

  Large Group Instructor and SME for the M249 SAW and M240B Machine Gun.

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  U. S. Army 2nd BN , 47th IN

  May 2005 - Feb 2006

  Drill Sergeant

  Transformed civilians into the Soldiers.

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  U.S. Army Drill Sergeant School

  Feb 2006 - Jan 2008

  Drill Sergeant Leader

  Trained and motivated over 120 Drill Sergeant Candidates attaining a 99% graduation rate with over 25 graduating with honors.

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  3-2 SBCT

  Jan 2008 - May 2011

  Operations NCO (Assistant Operations Program Manager)

  Supervised the daily activities of four managers/project managers, six support personnel, and provided oversight to five additional project managers that were responsible for operational support of a 4000 member organization.

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  5-20 IN

  May 2011 - May 2013

  Operations NCO (Operations Program Manager)

  Managed the daily activities of 6 managers/ project managers, 4 support personnel, and oversaw 5 staff section that provided operational, administrative and training support to a 650 member organization.

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  Aerotek (General Motors)

  Apr 2015 - Jan 2016

  Group Leader

  Provide direct supervision to 5 team leaders and 30 hourly employees in a union environment. Set and track production metrics that support the company’s business plan. Develop and implement countermeasures in areas where actual production falls short of established goals. • Met or exceeded stand alone production rate 95% of the time; regularly outperformed 1st and 2nd shift counterparts. • Identified the root cause of a paint mutilation and developed prevention measures that resulted in a reduction of 15 non-shippable vehicles and the elimination of 45 hours of rework labor per week. Show less

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  Yanfeng Automotive Interiors

  Jan 2016 - May 2018

  3rd Shift Production Manager

  Supervised the daily operations of 2 supervisors and over 90 team members, accountable for daily production and delivery goals.  Utilized Lean tools to identify and remove bottlenecks improving daily Injection Molding Department output by 13% Performed root cause analysis and created action plans to address quality issues; helped write improved work methods and instructions

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  Amarr Garage Door

  May 2018 - Nov 2018

  Manufacturing Operations Manager

  Managed the daily production of 3 manufacturing lines, including 9 direct reports and 180 team members with annual sales of nearly $100 M.  Led the change management team that took a 100-member team from the 3 shift, 5-day week to 24/7 continuous operations resulting in a 10% increase in production in 90 days Increased daily production output of department by nearly 10% in 6 months utilizing Lean practices and processes and best practices from around the plant

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  Yanfeng Automotive Interiors

  Jan 2019 - Feb 2020

  Plant Production Manager

  Led 4 front line supervisors and 150 hourly team members to safely meet Safety, Production, Quality, Delivery, and Cost goals.  Improved Injection Molding production by over 10% while reducing in house detected defects by 60% within the first 90 days Expanded the Injection Molding Department’s 3rd shift from 6 operators to 25, reached increased attainment goals (+350%) within 40 days of start-up

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  Nautique Boat Company

  Nov 2020 - Jul 2022

  Composites Manager

  Led 5 front line supervisors and 200 hourly team members to safely meet Safety, Production, Quality, Delivery, and Cost goals.

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  OPENLANE

  Sept 2022 - now

  Associate Salesforce Administrator

  3-time Certified Salesforce Administrator with experience in the Salesforce ecosystem, specializing in user management, system configuration, and process optimization