Kevin Lamanna has over 20 years of experience in project management, product development, supply chain management, and business analysis. He has held leadership roles managing teams and projects from concept through implementation at various companies. Lamanna has a track record of successfully developing and launching new products and solutions, improving processes, and driving results for customers in industries such as automotive, healthcare, and retail.

1. KEVIN J. LAMANNA
964 Sanctuary Drive
Kent, OH 44240
330.475.6776 kjlamanna@yahoo.com
CAREER PROFILE
A multifaceted Project Manager with broad experience integrating business processes, technology and people to enhance
profitability and growth. Demonstrated abilities in product development, branding, training and professional services.
Managed teams in business analysis, engineering design, optimization and continuous improvement of customer solutions.
AREAS OF EFFECTIVENESS
• Project Management • LEAN Logistics / Six Sigma
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills • Continuous Improvement
• Problem Solving • Workflow Analysis / Process Mapping
• Business Requirements Documentation • Change Management
• Systems / Software Configuration • Strategic Planning
• Testing / Training / Process Improvement • Team Building and Development
• Implementation / Product Launch • Research / Analysis / Reporting
• Agile / Waterfall • Supply Chain and Logistics
CAREER PROGRESSION
OE Connection Richfield, OH 2016 to 2017
Provider of online solutions for the automotive industry to assist original equipment manufacturers with programs to help
sell more parts, become more efficient and create more satisfied customers.
Senior Product Specialist (2016 - 2017)
Responsible for engaging the market and validating feedback to improve B2B products and the overall user
experience. Define customer requirements and complete projects using Agile methodology. Collaborate directly with
the customer, and all internal functional departments to drive results and facilitate project status communication.
• Initiated and managed the Dealer Promotions product launch; defined requirements, created business case and
developed user stories while collaborating with UX, QA, development, infrastructure and the marketing teams to
promote the dealer's best price forward and drive shop usage.
• Developed pragmatic marketing skills to understand market problems and gather requirements by obtaining real
feedback from the customers.
• Researched and managed the shop management system integration project to gain knowledge on whether to
build a software development kit (SDK) or partner with an industry leading aggregator.
• Performed research on both direct competition and aftermarket online solutions and then conducted market
research asking customers what they deemed as valuable best practices for future system enhancements.
• Prepared monthly reports to monitor trends such as dealer enrollments, shop enrollments, orders completed,
parts sold, shop cost, dealer cost, etc.
Banyan Technology Cleveland, OH 2015 to 2016
Provider for the supply chain industry delivering software solutions in a SaaS model for fast scalable deployments.
Implementation Manager (2015 - 2016)
Responsible for the implementation of new customer solutions. Accountable for scope definition, customer
requirements gathering, software configuration, user acceptance testing, training and documentation.
• Developed and implemented processes to reduce customer go live launch from 60 days down to 45 days.
• Successfully implemented a large retail customer to enable rating, dispatching and tracking shipments on the web
with complete live carrier connections processing 12,000 shipments and producing $150K in annual revenue.
• Managed 6 small to medium sized implementations simultaneously performing project management of the IT
solutions, configuration and setup of the systems, generating approximately $110K in annual revenue.

2. Penske Logistics Beachwood, OH 1999 to 2015
Supply chain provider delivering innovative solutions using a results oriented approach focusing on business profitability.
Solutions Development / Project Manager (2006 - 2015)
Responsible for managing the design and engineering of supply chain solutions to bring customers value through
improved processes, technology, and operational execution. Accountable for overall project management, proposal
development, collaboration with all stakeholders and presentation of the solution to the customer. Responsible for
new product development, training, documentation, support and launch.
• Created the Penske Professional Services product line; content, training, online resource database and scheduled
rollout to the field which achieved $3.4M in revenue in the first year and $3–4M in years two and three.
• Earned the business of a major healthcare customer through process improvement and network design, resulting
in a 5 year contract to perform nationwide Dedicated Transportation Services at $75M annually.
• Implemented an LLP solution with TMS systems for a tier one automotive supplier which resulted in the
management of $126M in revenue that included both inbound shipments to the plants in the US, Mexico and
Canada as well as outbound shipments to the automotive manufacturers and plant to plant moves.
• Managed a LEAN Project initiative for the engineering department which led to 32 LEAN projects in 2014 and
resulted in over 6,000 hours of savings to be recognized in 2015.
• Led the project management of a 5 phase systems implementation program for a large commercial furniture
manufacturer. Responsible for inbound route optimization, resource scheduling, EDI interfaces, outbound
delivery, shipment visibility, the creation of a part and package level database and international shipments.
Technical Sales Analyst (1999 - 2006)
Liaison between sales, engineering, technology services and the customer. Newly created position to lead and
demonstrate the technology and system capabilities as part of the overall solution in customer sales calls.
• Created a VIP experience program working with senior leadership to present engineering and technology
capabilities including system demonstrations customized to meet the customer's expectations.
• Achieved an 80% success rate of advancing the sale to the next stage within the first year of the program.
• Developed a training program that improved Sales Team's knowledge and confidence in discussing technology.
• Became the subject matter expert to work with the corporate marketing team for engineering & technology.
FedEx Corporation Hudson, OH 1996 to 1999
Global transportation, e-commerce, and business services provider; 275K+ employees and $42.7B in annual revenue.
Business Development Analyst (1998 – 1999)
Responsible for business development, customer satisfaction, performing analysis and consultative studies for the
healthcare division. Identified savings through modeling and optimizing the customer’s entire supply chain.
• Led Engineering on an extensive consulting project thinking out of the box for the client to consolidate
warehouse and distribution center activities of 5 hospitals into one centralized warehouse.
• Managed a modeling and redesign consulting study for all blood drives in the Mid-West region, that resulted in a
35% reduction in overall expenses and savings in transportation from 30-45% depending on the location.
Senior Operations Supervisor (1996-1998)
Managed three different TMS accounts; growing an account vertically, closing an account, and starting up a new
account.
• Managed a major Food Industry account, and as the main point of contact with the customer maintained P&L
responsibilities and grew the business vertically. Led a team of three associates to identify shared savings
through mode shift, consolidation and back-haul opportunities which resulted in $700K annually.
• Led account management with the main customer contact and managed the P&L for annual transportation cost
in excess of $26M with 29 operations across the United States for a large oil drilling corporation based in
Houston, TX. Led a team of 6 members on a demanding 24 hour/day operation.
• Operated an emergency start-up for a large retail customer who needed immediate help with sourcing truckload
and expedite carriers to move excess product during a seasonal peak time frame.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science - Finance; The Pennsylvania State University