Ron Meijerink Resume

1. RON MEIJERINK<br />601 Trenton Road, Ste. D, McAllen, TX 78504 ▪ H: 956.627.3324 C: 786.338.0284 ▪ ronald.ph.meijerink@gmail.com<br />GENERAL MANAGEMENT/CEO/VP/DIRECTOR/GM - MANUFACTURING - DISTRIBUTION<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY<br />Expertise in: -Business Development - Manufacturing - Warehousing - Distribution - RETAIL<br />Results-driven operations visionary with extensive experience in logistics, quality control and process improvement. Demonstrated expertise in reducing costs, increasing revenues and building teams. Proven skill in negotiating with vendors and increasing production with staff. Project manager effective leading multiple procedural and technology projects concurrently. Metrics and trends analyst talented at identifying and leveraging unutilized capacities and opportunities. Keen ability to forecast industry trends, capture opportunities and catapult new ventures. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook Express. <br />CORE COMPETENCIES<br />Operations Management | Business Planning & Development | Change Management | Logistics | Inventory Control<br />Distribution & Warehousing | Budget Planning | P&L Management | Technology | Quality Control | Customer Relations<br />Retail Management | Policy Development | Team Development & Leadership | Organization & Communication <br />PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE <br />wealth masters international, Houston, TX 2009 - Present <br />Financial education and direct sales company, founded in 2005.<br />Master Consultant<br />Leverage broad competencies in operations management, relationship-building and product development to implement strategic planning initiatives that support corporate goals. <br />max muscle sports nutrition, Orange, CA 2005 - 2009 <br />Leader in the sports nutrition industry since 1991. <br />Regional Director / Franchisee – South Florida <br />Concurrent roles driving the strategic growth of the business and business development of the franchise. Aggressively pursued business opportunities by creating and utilizing innovative marketing strategies. Communicated extensively with current and prospective clients and provided direction and management of staff members. <br />Ranked Top 10 Franchisee for this nationally known franchise with more than 150 operators. <br />Successfully redirected mindset of franchisor/franchisee philosophy by introducing a new revenue stream, now recognized as a viable and profitable business segment and adopted organization-wide. <br />Hart Group of Companies, Jamaica, W.I. 1987 - 2005 <br />Diverse conglomerate and owner of Caribbean Producers Jamaica Ltd and Apparel Handlers Ltd/Sportswear Producers.<br />Managing Director – Caribbean Producers Jamaica (Food Distributor), 1997-2005<br />General Manager – Apparel Handlers Ltd./Sportswear Producers, 1987-2005<br />Concurrent roles driving the strategic growth and business development of the company, culminating as the Managing Director and General Manager, leading the strategic and operational growth in international markets. Positioned the organization to increase growth and later maximized revenues and profit margins while ensuring business goals were met. Established and maintained relationships with industry-leading companies, including becoming the largest overseas manufacturing contractor for Sara Lee.<br />Developed innovative and highly effective training program for overseas manufacturing facilities enabling locals to become part of the senior management team. <br />Led company through a change in manufacturing processes, from conventional to modular manufacturing, involving five (5) manufacturing facilities with more than 2800 employees. <br />Keen leadership abilities resulted in the seamless transition and way of thinking by employees of the food service distributor, from running at a loss to ultimately running at a very large profit. <br />EDUCATION <br />Bachelor Degree in Textile & Apparel Management from the University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands<br />