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Karla Kimball
PROFESSIONAL ELM Engineering, Houston, TX
EXPERIENCE VP of Operations, 1989 – 2008
• Instituted a Remanufacturing Program for customer equipment, generating $2.5
million in new revenue
• Designed a new $5 million, 25,000 square foot facility for remanufacturing, new
equipment assembly, machine shop, and training facility
• Established a new Service Department staffed with 12 Service Engineers providing
customer service to 100+ customers across the US, Canada and Mexico based clients
– generating $1 million in new revenue
• Oversaw application testing for large, blue chip customers, including new product
development and identification of production costs
• Installed mini-maximum stock movement practices, reducing spare parts stock by
40% and increasing sales by 380%
• Architected Middle Management organizational layer, including a Spare Parts
Manager, Service Manager, Plant Manager, Safety Team and Design Department
• Established a Cost and Profit Center used by management to analyze high level
financial and performance metrics
• Founded a Training Center with a comprehensive course offering for clients, resulting
in new customers and 80% gross profit margins
• Promoted from Director of Operations to VP of Operations of leading manufacturer
of Compact Presses for the Powder Metal and Ceramic Industry, assuming
responsibility for $5 million organization with $850,000 budget and 25 employees
Siemens, Houston, TX
Service Manager, Global Markets, 1987 – 1988
• Responsible for managing 60+ Service Engineers and $8 million in annual sales –
including new equipment start up, customer side repairs, and providing training
• Oversaw customer application testing and ensuring product quality, generating
invaluable product feedback and generation of new equipment sales