Dave Finsaas

Experience

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  Gordon and Ferguson

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2002

  Warehouse Manager

  Directed operations for $15M in total inventory, leading all shipping and receiving efforts. Led a comprehensive safety program to grow staff expertise and awareness. Ensured proper maintenance of facility.-Managed all staffing duties ensuring seasonal covered requiring up to 30 additional temp workers/day.-Designed cutting-edge new processes for unloading and receiving international including developing and building a sectional trolley system for advancing workers into shipping containers, reducing walking and carrying by 80%. Show less

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  World Vision USA

  Jan 2002 - now

  Distribution Center Manager: Gifts-In-Kind Operations

  Oversee inventory control processes to ensure proper tracking of all products from receipt to shipment across domestic and global locations. Execute a safety program for all warehouse staff to drive adherence to all required safety measures. Develop and track $500,000 budge comprising all operational costs excluding transportation. Manage all staffing functions; hire, train, evaluate and recommend salary increases/promotions for supervisees; terminate personnel as needed. - Developed warehouse safety manual for all warehouse operations, resulting in no lost days due to injury in 14 years.- Play a key role on the sub-core tem for the execution of MS Dynamics Warehouse Management system, focusing on specific needs as a non-profit and successfully implemented the program to all 7 warehouses.- Developed Lean processes for all warehouse operations including short-term seminars and training.- Ensured adherence to all budgetary requirements consistently throughout tenure.- Accrued a total of zero lost work days due to accidents by implementing and enforcing solid safety processes and procedures and ensuring staff training and development. Show less