Blake Smith

Background

About Blake Smith

Performance-Driven Materials Management & Quality Professional with extensive professional experience and strong skills in the following areas: Industrial/Commercial Printing (Utilizing Technical Expertise Regarding Ink, Paper, Prelim, Engraving, Printing & Binding); Developing/ Writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); Preparing Audits; Producing Accountability; Materials Management; Ensuring Quality; Building Strong Self-Directing Teams; Staff Development.Profile:Background encompasses extensive professional business experience utilizing a strong work ethic, an attitude to “go the extra mile,” and a commitment to meeting and exceeding organizational objectives.Strengths: Stays calm and level-headed under pressure; assertive; diplomatic; developed integrity and trust through honest and predictable communication with people; good sense of humor (used to soften confrontations as necessary); supportive of team members; open to new ideas; able to develop a clear vision, communicate the vision and provide a plan with team input to accomplish the vision.Areas of Expertise: Using Data to Identify Root Cause of Problems; Writing PARs for Capital Expenditures; Working Effectively with Different Departments; Maintaining High Paper & Ink Standards; Developing Clearly Defined Roles & Training; Maintaining Production; Vendor Relations; Controlling Costs and Timing Expenses to Help Attain Budgeted Goals; Hiring; Training; Supervision; Problem Identification & Resolution; Performance Evaluations; Terminations; Warehouse Management (Receiving Supervision); Department Restructuring; Project Management; Continuous Improvement; Customer Relations; Inventory Control (Ink, Bi-Products & Paper).