GEORGE A. MANNING

12345 Bellevue Plantation Road, Lafayette, LA 70503

Phone: (318) 555.1234

Manningg100@ yahoo.com

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

Business Operations / Sales / Marketing

Core Management Team Executive

 

7 years of dynamic Operations Management, Marketing, Sales, and Sales Management with a major international service company providing engineering service and equipment to corporations within the oil and gas industry. Position has included responsibilities in management in many market economies from periods of rapid expansion to sustained recession. Expertise:

 

     Served as Marketing Manager, North America, with duties including new product introduction, company sales management, advertising, pricing strategy for $72 million in annual sales

     Assumed full P&L responsibility for multi-sized company units including the company’s largest division with $24 million in annual service revenues.

     Managed sales of United States and Canadian organizations including responsibility for coordination of overseas sales organization.

     Developed and implemented area-wide re-organization to reverse field operations profit losses.

   Supervised design and construction of $1 million service facilities located in Casper, WY; Vernal and Ogden, UT.

   Recruited and trained sales and service personnel on local and national levels.

 

CORE COMPETENCIES & EXPERTISE

 

Strategic Planning & Growth

Revenue/Market Growth & Profit Improvement

Executive Sales, Marketing & Business Development

Multi-Site Operations

P&L Management

Cross-Functional Operating Management

Entrepreneurial Drive & Vision

Mergers, Acquisitions, Joint Ventures & Alliances

Organizational Leadership & Development

Performance Reengineering

Operations / General Management

Facilities / Plant Design

Staff Development & Supervision

International Sales Management

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

  Reduced costs by 28% while increasing revenues 35% in one year, making the division profitable for the first time in 3 years.

Reorganized sales force resulting in a bid and proposal volume 300% larger than precious year’s in a market 33% smaller, boosted revenue by 35%.

Formed a Market Development Task Force, currently contributing 22% of total revenue monthly.

Initiated a cross-training program resulting in service headcount reduction of 11% with service days remaining constant, reduction saves $100,000 annually.

Directed programs in industry schools increasing schools’ revenues to highest volume ever achieved (Near $1 million).

Upgraded division maintenance facilities resulting in current service quality statistics measured in “mean time between failures” (MTBF) being the best in the company and lowering maintenance costs

Implemented changes to create “market driven” company as opposed to “engineering driven”, a first in company’s 20 year history.

Recruited engineers for intensive training program with 65% of that group still employed (20% above average retention), 30% of the group promoted to District Manager or higher.

 

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

 

Flopetrol Johnston, a division of Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Casper, WY; Houston, TX; Lafayette, LA. Division includes 160 personnel in Gulf Coast area from Texas to Florida

 

Division Manager, Lafayette, LA

 

Developed and implemented division-wide reorganization of largest company division to reverse   unprofitable operations.

 

Marketing Manager, Houston, TX

 

Directed company’s new product development and introduction, coordinated national and international media advertising and developed company-wide pricing strategy. Developed marketing strategies and managed United States and Canadian sales organizations.

 

Area Manager, Casper, WY

           

Managed 14 locations in 9 states including 120 personnel and $12 million in sales.

 

District Manager, Casper, WY

 

Directed 20 employee district and increased sales from $1 to $3 million with a 19% net profit margin. Designed and supervised construction of $1 million service facility.

 

Field Engineer, Casper, WY

 

Conducted Pressure Transient Tests on exploratory oil and gas wells in order to recommend completion design, define reservoir size, and calculate hydrocarbons in place for client oil companies.

 

EDUCATION

 

Bachelor of Science – Geological Engineering

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES

 

Society of Petroleum Engineers, Wyoming Geological Association

American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers

Guest Presenter, Casper Community College, Casper, WY

Guest Lecturer, numerous client seminars throughout the United States and Canada

 

MILITARY SERVICE

 

United States Army Corps of Engineers, Kitzingen, West Germany

·  Awarded Meritorious Service Medal

·  Served as Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, and Adjutant in a Combat Engineer Battalion