Keith Polecastro

Experience

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  Chicago Tribune

  Mar 2002 - Apr 2003

  Assistant Manager

  2002 to 2003* Supervised 2 to 3 people* Business finance

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  Lunquist Manufacturing

  Jun 2004 - Sept 2004

  CNC Millist

  Operated and Maintained the Euro SeriesCNC Milling

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  Milwaukee School of Engineering

  Sept 2004 - May 2009

  Student Accounts Office Assistant

  Helped students with financial concerns. Performed cash transactions.Helped increase the overall office efficiency.

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  Haeger Engineering

  Jun 2007 - Sept 2008

  Field Assistant

  Summer 2007 & 2008* Civil Engineering applications* Used Trimble and Leica instruments

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  Grohmann Museum

  Sept 2008 - Mar 2009

  Collections Technician

  Enhanced the Grohmann Museum KioskAdded new animated paintings to the Kiosk

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  Harley-Davidson Motor Company

  Jan 2009 - Aug 2009

  Operational Excellence Intern

  Supported Six Sigma and Lean Projects.Created a level load program for preventative maintenance tasks. This program uses genetic algorithms to reduce the amount of variance in weekly preventative maintenance scheduling. It also includes a forecasting macro for anticipating tasks for a given week. This program eventually became a black belt certification project and saved approximately $5,000 per week. I was later informed that this project saved over $250K in the first year.Developed and maintained several instructional documents for internal uses.* Learned about Six Sigma Techniques* Improved and maintained document quality* Saved over $70,000 by automating several projects Show less

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  Wheels Now Inc

  Aug 2009 - Nov 2019

  Executive Director of Operations

  Started as an intern and promoted rapidly to multiple levels of management.Restructured Sales and Accounting practices to reverse profit losses and a negative EBITA in 1 year. Profits were inverted and increased by approximately136%. Reversed EBITA by 216%. Total EBITA reversed by approximately 400% and total profits increased by 200%.Delivered year-over-year revenue growth of 7-11%. Increased the company’s value over 5 times in less than 3 years.Facilitated over $21 million in sales comprised of over $19 million in government sales. Negotiated contracted sales worth up to $42 million.Saved $11.8 million over 8 yearsSaved more than 57,000 hours through a variety of automation processes and time reductions.Standardized processes / items for automation, business intelligence analysis and ISO 9001 certification.Developed, programmed, and implemented an ERP and created the relational database backend that integrates with SolidWorks, DriveWorks, SQL Server, and QuickBooks for facilitating enterprise and business management.Effectuated a virtual server upgrade for business continuity and maintenance.Engaged in strategic planning company wideForecast and facilitate the monthly and annual outcome of the company as well as managing the daily functions of the company. Generate reports and present project, financial, and company health information to the owners and other upper management.Performed many of the IT tasks internally instead of outsourcing them which has saved approximately $110,000.Created standardization for inventory, part numbers, work instructions and common documentation.Created a relational database interfaced with SQL Server for data collection and reporting.Directed company processes towards ISO9001:2008 methods by creating documentation consistency standards across all company processes and systems.Operating, training, and programming new CNC machine. Show less

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  Eaton

  Nov 2022 - now

  MOL Team Lead

  Rapidly learned and implemented plastic extrusion techniques to new and current equipment yielding up to 5x productivity improvements. Implemented documentation and maintenance schedules to reduce setup and down time. Altered how equipment was used to increase productivity up to 5x while maintaining the same level of product quality.Designed, developed and implemented products for improved equipment efficiencies and techniques.Lead and designed new product development.Designed and introduced new equipment to improve productivity and efficiencies.Implemented a documenting process for production and maintenance. Show less