Creighton Holmes, Sr.

Experience

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  Cintas

  Feb 2006 - May 2018

  After a long and successful run as a General Manager, I was tapped to step up and assist the GVP manage and direct the integration of G&K operations and customers into Cintas for the Central Group. This is a $2B acquisition, and the largest in the company’s history. Acting as a strategic partner to the CEG VP, I helped merge customer accounts, adapt synergies, and ensure no revenue was lost. Working with Six Sigma and their methodologies I implement best practices and maintain high operational levels. My goal is to streamline the integration so customers feel zero impact, revenue projections are hit, and employees remain engaged through the immense changes. During the yearlong project, I have utilized sound project management tools to track group synergies, transfers, and migrated volume. A few of my achievements have included: * Rebranding company trucks* Decommissioned 1 G&K location* Helped plan for and convert CEG G&K Service Reps to the Cintas pay plan.* Migrated several thousand customers with minimal loss of revenue. Show less Moving into a General Manager role, I oversaw 4 departments (sales, service, plant and office) and 150 partners at a multi-million dollar location. Over an 8-year period, I fostered revenue growth with leading improvements in processes, procedures, safety, turnover, and profitability. Here I was also able to showcase my strong operational skill set while upholding compliance with federal, state, and local regulation agencies such as County Water, EPA, DOT, OSHA, and Sarbanes-Oxley. I acted as a strategic business partner to sales and operations on the sale and maintenance of new accounts. Evaluating customer pricing, market conditions, and internal cost structure, I determined customer annual price increases and implemented accordingly. Regardless of my team’s achievements, I was also forward looking, determine future means of improvement while creating successful go-forward strategies for new products, markets, and services. Some of my more notable impacts included: * Generated year over year net income increases* Continued steady year over year revenue growth* Decreased turnover* Improved processes, procedures, and morale* TIR decreased well below industry average* Reduced WC and Auto Variable Expenses* Significant partner engagement increase* Lost business reduction.* Total material cost reduced Show less As part of an executive training program, I stepped into several roles across two division - rental and document management. Within rental I had the pleasure to lead and empower a service team of 11, generating over $5M in annual revenue. I capitalized on industry-leading practices to cultivate employee growth while motivating and rallying behind company goals. During this time, I increased my team’s annualized revenue 10% and significantly reduced turnover within the service department. Professionally, I assimilated into the Cintas culture and was developed to take over my own location. I worked to expand my talent management capabilities while coaching, mentoring, and training. Many of my team members progressed within their roles and one won recognition as Service Sales Rep of the Year. Show less

  • CEG Integration Manager

    Feb 2017 - May 2018

  • General Manager

    Oct 2009 - Feb 2017

  • Advanced Manager Candidate

    Feb 2006 - Oct 2009