Matt Pacha

Experience

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  Hawkeye Medical Supply

  Jun 1977 - Apr 1999

  Vice-President Operations

  Oversight of day-to-day operations of all operations departments, including Purchasing, Customer Service, Pricing/Bids, MIS, Warehouse (Shipping/Receiving), as well as branch office management in Bloomington MN, Davenport, Des Moines, and Ft. Dodge IA. Established an Office Supply Division in 1988 and secured several large customer contracts for the division. Reorganized the Contract/Rebate Department, automating many manual processes. Responsible for coordinating monthly sales meetings.

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  Pearson

  May 1999 - Jan 2024

  Responsible for operations areas within two Cedar Rapids facilities, covering 265,000 square feet. Responsibilities include strategic planning, budget planning, safety leadership, and oversight of assembly and distribution of high-stakes assessments. Operations areas include packaging, transportation and distribution, security check-in, and warehousing. Supervision of 100+ full-time employees and seasonally, 250+ temporary employees. Direct supervision of 4 exempt level managers. Responsible for development and oversight of an annual $22+ million operating budget.Other responsibilities include continuous improvement/lean activities to enhance profitability and reduce operating costs, safety program oversight to ensure a safe and healthy work environment, and strategic planning, Show less Responsible for general operations of the Packaging Department with an annual budget that exceeded $7 million, overseeing a full-time staff of 54 employees, including 6 exempt level employees and over 400 temporary employees across 3 shifts during peak season. Responsibilities included strategic planning, budget planning, safety, training and education, and data management. The Packaging department was the largest of the operations areas, responsible for preparing test materials for school districts across the country. Various functions included: security sealing, ink-jet printing of unique identification on test documents for test security, counting, assembly, and wrapping of various materials used in the administration of the test by the teacher, and combining all of the components for boxing and shipping to each school or district office. Show less

  • Vice President, Iowa Operations

    Feb 2021 - Jan 2024

  • Director, Iowa Operations

    Jan 2018 - Feb 2021

  • Director, Cedar Rapids Operations

    Sept 2011 - Feb 2021

  • Manager, Packaging Operations

    May 1999 - Sept 2011