Daniel Gabel

1302 Hyde Avenue

La Crosse, WI 54601
Email: dg80c58e@westpost.net
608-788-2140
Now more than ever, great leaders are needed to guide a company through the roug
h economic times.
My skills are geared to work with everyone to pull the company through these rou
gh times together as a team.
Employment:
Serigraphic Screen Print
2005-Present
2505 Larson Street La Crosse, WI 781-5240
Plant Manager
* Supervised 25 employees
* Created employee handbook
* Created attendance program
* Created pay scale
* Conducted performance appraisals utilizing pay for performance measurements
* Set yearly department goals and budgets
* Conducted hiring and employee counseling/coaching
* Scheduled training of all employees in functions of the job using the certific
ation program that was created as a training coordinator
* Controlled and ordered supplies and equipment
* Project review member
* Created and maintained documentation of work instructions for each job functio
n
* Controlled production flow and schedules for each department
* Problem solving and troubleshooting on a daily basis
* Created motivational and recognition programs for teams
* Continuous process improvement
* Created cross training program to fill gaps in production due to sickness, vac
ation, and loss of employees
* Conducted Team Meetings
* Reduced workmanis comp claims by implementing a rotation schedule
* Created attendance program
* Created wage scale
* Created employee handbook
* Created quality system
* Created online scheduling
GGS Global Graphic Solutions
2005-Present
1302 Hyde Avenue La Crosse, WI 54601 792-7520
Owner of a Digital Printing Company producing specialty magnets, vehicle magnets
and lettering, banners and signs, business cards etc.
DuraTech Industries
1985-2005
3216 Commerce Street La Crosse, W 54601 781-2570
Production Manager of Four Departments
(Departments: Screening, Ink, Stock cutting, Screenmaking)
* Supervised 40 employees
* Implemented standard stock sizes to reduce costs and increase production cycle
times
* Implemented pay for performance program
* Performance appraisals conducted using pay for performance measurements
* Yearly department goal Setting and budget setting
* Conducted all hiring and employee counseling/coaching
* Scheduled training of all employees in all functions of the job using the cert
ification program created as a training coordinator
* Controlled and ordered supplies and equipment
* Project review member
* Created and maintained documentation of work instructions for each job functio
n
* Controlled production flow and schedules for each department
* Implemented 4-color process capabilities
* Problem solving and troubleshooting on a daily basis
* Created motivational and recognition programs for teams
* Process improvement
* Created 4-on-4 off shift to decrease overtime
* Created cross training program to fill gaps in production due to sickness, vac
ation, loss of employees
* Conducted team meetings
* Reduced Workmanis Comp claims by implementing a rotation schedule
* ISO Participant, created documentation for and trained
Training Coordinator
* Created DuraTech University for all departments, taught classes
* Created certification program for the Screening Department, this program was u
sed as basis of paying all employees on a company wide basis
* Trained all Screening Department team members
* Process Improvement
Press Operator
* Ran screening presses as an operator. Svecia, Theime, M&R, hand table
Education:
* Supervisory training program thru Three Rivers Academy
* Nazdar 4 color process seminars
* Corrective action reporting and problem solving course thru TRW
* Managing Negativity in the workplace course thru Severson and Associates
* Welding Degree from WWTC
* Train the Trainer course.
* Managing Hand and Arm Cumulative Trauma Disorders.
* Statistical Process Control Plexus QS-9000 Training System thru Phillips Plast
ics