Bret J. Mundt
Senior executive successful at seeing shortcomings in systems and improving them, finding profitable opportunities and exploiting them and recognizing trends then developing strategies to take advantage of them.
*P&L Management & Strategic Business Planning *Multi-site operations, system and process improvements *Budgeting, Pricing, Quoting and Contract Negotiation Strategies *Develop and maintain Customer, Vendor and Subcontractor relationships *Capital Expenditure planning & management *Cost controls, profit margin improvement & ROI *Online marketing strategy * Asset redeployment for additional profits and penetration of new markets
Bachelor of Science (cum laude) * Mechanical Engineering * University of Memphis
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MUNDT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, Arlington, TN2000 to Present President Founded company in 2000, developed business and marketing strategy. Established solid relationships with Fortune 500 manufacturers in Memphis Metro area.
Full P&L responsibility for all operations Developed marketing collateral and strategy for business Established quality control procedures Expanded service offerings to increase revenue and profit per client Discovered unmet client needs and developed methodology for meeting those needs
profitably Established criteria to determine which projects to quote based on company capabilities
and potential profit margins as well as lifetime value of customer Developed joint ventures with non-competitive contractors to gain access to new
prospects on an endorsed basis Cash flow management, invoicing and collections
ROSE INTEGRATED SERVICES, LLC Covington, TN (1998-2000) General Manager Special Projects Division Developed business concept, created business plan, established marketing strategy and implemented it to turn a marginally profitable division into the most profitable division in the company. Net revenue increased 450% net profit increased 455% despite major capital expenditures associated with massive growth.
Created performance evaluation system for employees Redesigned invoice approval process to reduce approval time by 87.5% Developed project scheduling system to handle the large number of projects being
awarded and completed each week Expanded service offerings based on customer surveys I created and sent out Tracked and managed cash flow/invoicing
Bret J. Mundt
Surveyed internal customers and created service offerings to meet internal customer needs that added $1 million to division revenue
Discovered 5 new profit streams and exploited them to increase revenue and level income swings common in construction
Developed marketing funnel to gain access to new customers
Alpha/Owens-Corning (1995-1998) Corporate Project Engineer/Corporate Facilities Manager/R&D Support Engineer
P&L responsibility on capital projects $200k and up at 7 facilities nationwide Guided and directed capital projects from concept through commissioning including
selection of engineering companies, development of budget, bid document development, capital equipment specification and procurement, selecting and managing contractors as well as integration into existing facility.
Recognized systemic problem in our process and suggested a solution that resulted in saving 2-3 hours per batch on a 14 hour cook per reactor.
Reduced design engineering costs from 10% of total project cost to 2.8% of total project cost by developing rigid scope and preventing rabbit chases on
Process Piping and ASME Code Tank Experience (1989 1995)
Chief piping estimator at $15 million per year field services division Managed multi-million dollar piping projects at local petroleum refinery Negotiated multi-million dollar contracts for piping and equipment installation projects Determined which RFQs to bid, prepared bid review and submitted formal quotes Estimated and performed preliminary calculations for ASME tanks and heat exchangers
of all shapes, sizes and materials including Inconel 600 and duplex stainless, hastelloys
and crome moly piping. Project manager by contract on all projects at local petroleum refinery
ASME Tank RFQ Site Developed concept, created scope of work and managed development of website to
facilitate the design and procurement of ASME and API tanks online. Created strategic and marketing plan Worked with developer to create user interface with point and click technology Developed marketing funnel and set up automatic payment module for subscribers
Early Positions included Estimator/Project Manager (1989-1994), Estimator/Project Manager (1994-1995), Sales Engineer (1989-1989)