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Daniel Zinsmeister
1429F Wheeler Court, Madison, WI 53704, Phone/Fax 608-246-4244
daniel_zinsmeister@att.net
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/daniel-zinsmeister/42/595/647
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Energetic and productive quality/sustainability professional experienced in project management, energy
and sustainability master planning. Confident leadership and management skills capable of planning,
organizing and deploying quality/sustainability initiatives leading to organizational improvement.
Capable of working with diverse groups and multiple learning styles. Excellent interpersonal/verbal and
written communication skills for team training. Proven educator in both K12 and Higher Education.
PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW
Quality/Sustainability Consultant 2013-Current
Developing Sustainability master plan for large multi-facility complex. Master plan uses
LEED planning guidelines, ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, and SITES guidelines
for planning and developing operations manual.
Quality Manager/Supervisor 2000-2012
• Managed and supervised 25 employees for midsize business with revenue of $1.5M
• Increased net to operations yearly by 2%, representing 18% ROA
• Design/deployed quality improvement projects for operational efficiency and capacity
Adjunct Business Instructor
• Madison College, Madison , WI Current
• ITT Technology Institute, Madison, WI Current
• Upper Iowa University, Madison Center, Madison, WI 2000-2010
• UW-Extension Educator, University of Wisconsin Extension Service 1991-1997
Project Manager/Outreach Educator
• Project/Leadership and Supervisory Management Instructor 2000- Current
• Project Manager/Consultant, CQI – public & private sectors 1997-2016
EDUCATION/TRAINING
• Commercial Building Energy Auditor 2016
• LEED AP O+M Professional, USGBC 2015
• Green Enterprise Specialist, SME certified, Purdue University Green Enterprise Program 2013
• Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, ASQ, Milwaukee, WI 2013
• Sustainable Leadership Graduate Program, Edgewood College, Madison, WI 2012
• Project Management for Quality, UW-College of Engineering, Madison, WI 2006
• MBA, Concentration in Quality Management, Edgewood College, Madison, WI 2000
• MS, Environmental Management, UW-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI 1991
HONORS/AWARDS
• ASQ 2014 World Conference on Quality and Improvement, ASQ Learning Institute 2014
• Fellow - Sustainability Leadership Program, Edgewood College, Madison, WI 2012
• Wisconsin Forward Award Examiner- Quality Examiner, Madison, WI 2007
• UW faculty Extension Educator- developed activity-based-costing; agriculture industry 1996
• Innovative Grant Project/Outstanding Team Project Award -University of Wisconsin 1994

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• State/National Rural Development Award – University Wisconsin Extension Service 1994
COMPETENCIES
• Strong knowledge of project design, implementation, budget and project oversight
• Excellent skills in research and analysis, quality management tools
• Proficient use of Microsoft Project, Excel, and Computer Aided Design-CAD
• Excellent interpersonal/communication skills and written skills
• Teaching, facilitating and leading cross-functional teams
• Working with diverse groups, ability to adapt to multiple learning styles
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• Quality/Sustainability Research Project, ASQ, , Madison, WI 2012/2013
• Quality Management project for a non-profit organization, Madison, WI 2005- 2007
• Quality Function Deployment project for retail chain, Madison, WI 2003
• Quality/ Sustainability Project Jerome Foods, Inc. Grant funded, Rice Lake, WI 1994
• Quality Function Deployment Project, Purina Mills, Inc. MN and WI 1991
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/CONFERENCES
• LEED AP O+M Accredited Professional, USGBC
• CMQ/OE - Member American Society of Quality, Madison, WI
• Member - Aldo Leopold Foundation, Baraboo, WI
• Member- National and local Sierra Club, Madison WI
• Annual Green Energy Summit and Exposition, Milwaukee, WI
• International Conference on Environmental/ Sustainability Management, UW-Stevens Point, WI
• Sustainability Leadership, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
• Intersections of Quality/Sustainability Best Practices; Case Studies of Wisconsin Enterprises
• Using Algorithms to Model Sustainability in Organizations – regional journals
• A New Vision for Business Diversification - statewide journals
• Recycling Business/Community Wastes, Video, University of Wisconsin Extension
• Expert Analyzing Budgets: Worth the Time - statewide journals
• Diversification: A New Beginning for Rural Economies - UW- Extension publication
• Business/Financial Assessment of Wisconsin businesses - WDTCP