1. HERBERT L. DOVE JR.
•Nolensville, TN• E-Mail: hdove@msn.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Experienced warehouse operations manager, skilled in managing over 250 million dollars of inventory for distribution to over 400
automotive retailers. Experienced procurement professional skilled in managing material and equipment needs for multi-
million dollar projects, controlling inventory, overseeing operation of distribution centers, and maintaining and scheduling a
fleet of parts. Proven ability to manage staff, develop and oversee operating budgets, and communicate with other
departments, vendors, and executive management to ensure procurement goals are met. Experience with sourcing suppliers for
purchasing goods with an annual value of 100 million and conducting production planning. Possess knowledge of a wide array
of warehouse operations. Currently, experienced in the management of Powertrain engine production and Powertrain
machining production supported by a solid knowledge base of SPQRC. Experienced in understanding machining
measurements that identifies quality machining products versus non quality products. Proven ability to identify, manage, and
contain quality spills within machining to ensure a quality product to customers. Last, strong ability to communicate amongst
multiple layers of management multiple machine status, that allows for strategic maintenance planning and machining
production planning.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Inventory Management Shipping Receiving
Purchasing Manufacturing Industrial Management
Customer Service General Business Warehousing Powertrain Production Powertrain Machining
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
Master of Science in Industrial Technology
Graduation: August 1997
GPA: 3.9/4.0
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership and Supervision
Graduation: December 1995
G.PA: 3.01/4.0 Overall 3.7/4.0 Major
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Automation in Manufacturing Dispute Resolution Diversity Training
Accounting Leadership Theory Time/Motion Study
Industrial Quality Control Deming Work Method QS 9000
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/CERTIFICATIONS
Certified yearly in quality, distribution and safety techniques at the Saturn Corporation from 1998 to 2010
HIGHLIGHTS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Purchasing
• Effectively manage troubled suppliers
• Monitor daily attendance/time reporting of team members
• Monitor/ negotiate consistent cost reduction within
Purchasing
• Conduct constructive feedback meetings with team members
• Effectively manage 100% of parts being put on contract
automotive car launch
• Manage team member projects
• Effective progress reporting of contract status
• Effectively manage the tracking of Saturn part tools
• Maintain a high level of part availability to retailers
• Address team member behavioral issues
• Conduct accurate time reporting and planning of overtime
each pay period

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• Nolensville, TN • E-Mail: hdove@msn.com
Shipping
• Work closely with Inventory Management/Receiving
Supervisors to ensure 100%-part availability
• Monitor employee pick rates to ensure 100%-part
availability
• Conduct accurate time reporting each pay period.
• Effectively manage production process changes within
shipping
• Daily interaction with quality to ensure accurate part
delivery
• Effectively manage emergency and dedicated shipment
delivery process and cutoff times
• Effectively manage continual process and structural
warehouse changes
• Maintain safety guidelines
• Work closely with Unitizing Supervisors to meet rack return
schedule
• Conduct accurate time reporting each pay period
• Monitor warehouse inventory and receiving and shipping of
production material
• Provide effective leadership and management direction to 15
team members
Unitizing
• Meet and monitor daily packaging and rack return schedules
• Meet and monitor weekly kit build schedule
• Work closely with packaging engineers to promote excellent
packaging quality
• Meet and monitor daily unitizing schedules
Inventory Management/Receiving
• Insure inventory accuracy daily throughout the warehouse
• Meet daily internal and external receiving dock schedules
• Insure 100% kanban receipt and put away daily
• Support daily unitizing request
• Conduct accurate cycle counts and purges
• Work closely with Unitizing and Shipping Supervisors to
meet emergency parts deadline.
• Maintain Safety Guidelines
• Work closely with team members to solve work related
issues
• Provide effective leadership and management direction to 25
team members
Customer Service Analyst
• Review and release non-system retailer released orders
• Solution to retailer emergency problem log orders
• Investigate retailer inquiries pertaining to delayed orders
• Monitor and initiate appropriate action on SCO problem logs
• Review and/or create a material return
• Review claims for authorization and approval
• Interface with material flow coordinator for improved parts
availability
• Address retailer inquiries pertaining to stocking levels
• Investigate retailer pricing and catalog issues
• Investigate and resolve overdue field scraps and material
returns
• Resolve open orders greater than 14 days
• Create and update retailer pooling paths

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• Nolensville, TN • E-Mail: hdove@msn.com
Powertrain Engine and Head Assembly Production
• Effectively manage four separate teams of six to
produce quality built engines
• Effectively manage a team of four to produce quality head
assemblies
• Effectively manage engine repairs in real time to maintain
high production rates
• Conduct accurate time reporting daily and each pay period
• Work closely with quality to approve or disapprove quality
tolerance reports
• Produce an adequate and very detailed end of shift report
on a daily basis
• Work closely with quality to identify defects and potential
quality spills
• Identify and process scrap engines and separate engine
parts in a timely fashion
• Affectively identify and manage overtime when normal
production builds were not met
• Work closely with Materials management to ensure engine
and head part availability
• Administer and maintain a safe working environment on a
daily basis, including processing SIRs
• Effectively manage and implement SPQRC on a daily
basis
• Identify and implement problem solving when necessary
• Adequately train and increase the knowledge base of team
members to maintain and improve machine up time
Powertrain Crank Machining
• Effectively manage a team of ten to produce quality built
engine cranks
• Effectively manage crank machining on/off load process to
maintain a healthy internal buffer when machinery was
down
• Effectively manage engine crank quality spills in a timely
fashion to reduce the impact to both internal and external
customers
• Work closely with quality to approve or disapprove quality
tolerance reports
• Conduct accurate time reporting daily and each pay period
• Produce an adequate and very detailed end of shift report on
a daily basis
• Identify and process scrap engine cranks in a timely fashion
• Effectively identify and manage overtime when normal
machining builds were not met
• Work closely with Materials management to ensure
adequate crank availabilty for production
• Work closely with Maintenance to identify and schedule
real-time and planned maintenance opportunities to
maintain adequate machining build schedules
• Administer and maintain a safe working environment on a
daily basis, including processing SIRs
• Effectively manage and implement SPQRC on a daily basis
• Identify and implement problem solving when necessary
• Adequately train and increase the knowledge base of team
members to maintain and improve machine up time
• Adequate report out of finished crank quantities and floor
buffer quantities
Powertrain Head & Cam Machining (Two department management)
• Effectively manage a team of 10 (head machining) and a
team of 6 (cam machining) to produce quality built heads
and cams
• Effectively manage head and cam machining on/off load
process to maintain a healthy internal buffer when
machinery was down

4. • Effectively manage engine head and cam quality spills in a
timely fashion to reduce the impact to both internal and
external customers
• Work closely with quality to approve or disapprove quality
tolerance reports
• Conduct accurate time reporting daily and each pay period
• Produce an adequate and very detailed end of shift report on
a daily basis
• Identify and process scrap heads and cams in a timely
fashion
• Effectively identify and manage overtime when normal
machining builds were not met
• Work closely with Materials management to ensure
adequate head and cam availabilty for production
• Work closely with Maintenance to identify and schedule
real-time and planned maintenance opportunities to
maintain adequate machining build schedules
• Administer and maintain a safe working environment on a
daily basis, including processing SIRs
• Effectively manage and implement SPQRC on a daily basis
• Identify and implement problem solving when necessary
• Adequately train and increase the knowledge base of team
members to maintain and improve machine up time
• Adequate report out of finished head/cam quantities and
floor buffer quantities
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• Nolensville, TN • E-Mail: hdove@msn.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
General Motors
July 2012-Current, Head and Cam Machining Spring Hill, TN
January 2011-July 2012, Engine Crank Machining
January 2010-January 2011, Engine and Head Assembly Production
The Saturn Corporation Spring Hill, TN
September 2004-December 2010, Shipping/Receiving/Inventory Management Supervisor
April 2002-September 2004, Purchasing Supervisor
September 2000-April 2002, Inventory Management/Receiving Supervisor
April 2000-September 2000, Unitizing Supervisor
June 1998-April 2000, Inventory/Process Control Coordinator
June 1998-April 2000, Indirect Coordinator
July 1997-June 1998, Parts Support Analyst
Boeing Engineering Indianapolis, IN
May 1993-August 1993
Construction Worker
Caterpillar Lafayette, IN
May 1992-August 1992
Production Worker
Bee Windows Indianapolis, IN
May 1991-August 1991
Production Worker
SKILLS
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Internet navigation, SPQRC
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
1991-1995 Student-athlete motivational speaker
1992-1993 Organizational Leadership Association member
1991-1996 Purdue men’s basketball team member
1995 Big Ten men’s basketball all-star team member
1994, 1995, & 1996 Purdue Basketball Big Ten Champion

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