Ben Reynolds

Director of Operations at Reynolds Transfer & Storage

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

About

Worked with Navigant staff to value personal property for purchase price allocations, primarily fixed assets. Projects range from 30 to hundreds of thousands of lines of data, analyzed using Excel and/or Access. Has experience as a Project manager, planning and bidding complex machinery moving jobs requiring a teamwork and a wide variety of equipment. Simulated jobs using Google Sketchup to ensure crew safety, project feasibility, and a streamlined job completion. Worked with Microsoft Excel and Access to determine the benefits of different process modifications.

Experience

  • Director of Operations at Reynolds Transfer & Storage
    May 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 2 mos

    Identifying and managing process improvement projects, in areas including general productivity, sustainability, human resources, and technology. Recent projects include the installation of over 1,000 new locations of pallet racking and the migration of the inventory management system from paper based to electronic.

  • Teaching Assistant at University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Aug 2014 - May 2015 · 10 mos

    Assisting Professor Mark Finster teaching OTM 770 - Sustainable Approaches to Systems Improvement and the undergraduate version, OTM 370.

  • Valuations Consultant at Navigant Capital Advisors
    May 2012 - Oct 2013 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Working with Navigant management and clients to conduct business valuations, focusing on fixed assets.

  • Reynolds Transfer & Storage (Greater Madison Area)
    • Estimator
      Jun 2011 - May 2012 · 1 yr

      Met with customers to determine the scope of the potential work, then developed a strategy for the safe and efficient completion of the project, and calculated a bid based on the personnel and equipment requirements.

    • Project Manager
      Dec 2010 - May 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Bid, planned and managed machinery moving jobs varying in size and scope, including projects for UW Milwaukee Heating Plant, Portage Cast & Mold, and UW MPDX.

    • Driver/Laborer
      Jun 2002 - May 2012 · 10 yrs

      Worked as a driver handling local and national deliveries, and as both a crew member and crew leader on jobs of various size.

  • Continuous Improvement Co-op at Harley-Davidson Motor Company
    Aug 2008 - Jan 2009 · 6 mos

    Worked with engineers and union plant leaders to analyze and improve the order picking process at the Franklin Distribution Center.