Richard C. Hulick has over 30 years of experience in project management, business analysis, process improvement, and operations management in various industries including healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and food processing. He holds a PMP certification and has led numerous projects resulting in millions of dollars in annual savings and increased productivity through process optimization, performance measurement, and application of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. Currently based in Twinsburg, Ohio, he provides consulting services with a focus on project management and business process improvement.
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1. Richard C. Hulick, Sr., PMP
3248 Neille Lane, Twinsburg, OH 44087
Telephone (330) 963-3463; Cellular (440) 668-3331; e-mail: rchulick@aol.com
POSITIONS
Project Manager – Health Care, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Operations, Food Processing
Business Analyst; Six Sigma Black Belt; Performance Measurement; Continuous Process Improvement;
Production Supervisor; Internal Operations Consultant; Business Process Management
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
PMP, PMI Six Sigma Black Belt – Aveta Solutions Microsoft Office Specialist ( MOS )
EDUCATION
Accounting – Franciscan University of Steubenville – Steubenville, Ohio
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: Project Management & Business Process Improvement
Independent Contractor Aug 2015 – Present
Production Supervisor March 2013 – Aug 2015 – Cleveland Range - Manitowoc Foodservice, Cleveland, Ohio
• Supervisor of 20 plus employees within a union environment. Areas of responsibility included: Fabrication;
Assembly line production of advanced cooking ovens, assembly of oven sub-assemblies, Stockroom, Packing of
finished products.
• Responsible for attainment of daily production goals, employee performance, and safe working conditions.
• Daily monitoring of customer orders to ensure on-time delivery.
• Worked closely with Manufacturing Engineers setting up line balance, verify and correct bills of materials, and
accuracy of inventory levels.
• Worked in conjunction with material handling supervisor to ensure timely replenishment of component parts for
production lines.
• In coordination with the Supply Chain department, daily monitoring of key component parts to proactively ensure
components parts were delivered from vendors as scheduled.
• Maintained daily time keeping in Kronos system, authorized time off and weekly approval of time cards
Lean Enterprise Partners, LLC August 2012 – March 2013
• Manufacturing Client: Cleveland Range, Cleveland, OH
• Senior consultant working in the Fabrication Department focusing on expediting jobs for next day’s production,
along with emphasis on identification of production and maintenance issues adversely effecting efficiencies.
• Directly working with supervisors on in line production issues and interactions with areas providing sub-assemblies
to the production line.
• Responsible for the daily Aged Unit report identifying missed units to customers, prioritizing production to meet
customer schedules and identification the dollar value of the aged report.
• Responsible for the daily reporting of the production status of all production line with regards to quantifying units
at the various stages within the end-to-end manufacturing process.
• Developed a “Hot” list of purchased parts that were unable to be delivered to the various production lines and sub-
assembly lines. Provided the report to various individuals within the Supply Chain function as well as management.
This report provided the necessary information to highlight focus on urgent missing parts causing delays in
production and adversely effecting deliveries to customers.
Table Games Coach May 2012 – Aug 2012 – Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
• Table games coach with primary focus on craps tables.
• Part of the original employees at Horseshoe Cleveland when the facility officially opened in May 2012
• Track guest plays; relay all pertinent information to manager utilizing table touch software
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• Maintains bank floats including tracking money being distributed and ensuring banks were full throughout each
shift
Independent Contractor Jan 2011 – Aug 2011
• Senior consultant working with maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) of rail cars identified as out of order or
in need of repair, typically unscheduled. Emphasis also included performing routine actions maintaining the rail
cars in a safe working order.
• Worked with management to identify and implement MRO Warehouse Best Practices defining the most efficient
and effective means to managing, storing and handling MRO inventory materials.
• Mapping current-state process flows (Microsoft Visio) and performing multiple process analysis to identify
weaknesses and improvement opportunities proposing increased revenues, productivity and performance.
Alliance Staffing June 2010 – Dec 2010 ( Project Manager )
• Financial Client: KeyBank, Cleveland, OH
• Project Manager working in a team environment to develop a standard set of tools to plan and forecast loan and
commitment balances.
• Created several process maps using Microsoft Visio documenting the current state process flow for the Balance
Sheet Planning and Forecasting process.
• Ongoing identification of issues and improvement opportunities, as well as implementation of best practices
surrounding the planning and forecasting process based on current industry standards.
The Renoir Group Oct 2008 – Feb 2009 ( Supply Chain Initiative )
• Health Care Client: University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
• Senior consultant for a regional heath care facility supply chain initiative with my primary focus being Pharmacy.
Resulted in operating budget reduced by $1.7M annually, (total spend of $57M). Collaborative team effort with
vendors to reduce pricing based on market share, switching to less expensive / generic medications and utilization
of vendor assistance programs to offer free drugs for indigent patients.
The McKenzie Group May 2007 – July 2008 ( Health Care Project )
• Health Care Client: University Health Care System, Augusta, GA
• Project Manager, In the Access department developed daily patient demand patterns and corresponding staff
schedules resulting in improved productivity and reduced direct labor costs in excess of $1M annually (of $4.7M).
• Installed for the Access Department an automated patient log to provide management the ability to monitor and
proactively react to off schedule conditions. Increased customer satisfaction by reducing wait times by 21%.
• Identified in excess of $335,000 in annual savings for the Patient Financial Services area by implementing process
improvements and installing productivity tools enabling managers to plan daily work flows.
• Reduced outsourced transcription jobs through elimination of process impediments and management monitoring of
new standards resulting in annual savings of $255,000.
The Lab, Inc, 2003 - 2005 & 2005 - 2007 ( Financial Services Projects )
• Financial Client: Credit Suisse, New York, NY
• As a Project Manager directed a team that identified over 80 process improvement opportunities resulting in annual
savings of $2.9M, (Total spend of $16.1M). Developed resource planning and performance measurement tools to
improve management effectiveness.
• Financial Client: Mercantile Bank, Baltimore, MD
• Experience with change management resulted in over 130 improvement opportunities for the back office operations,
Cash Management and finance areas. Working as a Team Leader and Senior Consultant, developed planning tools
and identified financial savings in excess of $750K in the Procurement, AP and Human Resources areas.
• Performance Analytics Client: Russell / Mellon, Tacoma, WA
• As the Project Manager, successfully implemented redesigned processes and established capacity modeling tools
that achieved benefits totaling over $4M annually in direct cost savings.
A. T. Hudson & Co., Inc. 1987 – 1992 & 1997 – 2001 & 2005 ( Cost Reduction Projects )
• Telecommunications Clients: Verizon – Boston, MA
3. • Health Care Clients: Baptist Health – Little Rock, AK & Montgomery, AL; Vaughn Medical Center, Selma, AL;
St. Joseph Riverside Hospital, Warren, OH; United Hospitals, St. Paul, MN; Meridia Health System, Mayfield
Heights, OH; Akron City Hospital; Mercy Hospital, Watertown, NY