Murray Lightle
Professional Attributes:
● Bachelor of Commerce, Red Seal Parts Technician, Warehouse Technician.
● Considerable Experience with JD Edwards, Oracle, FABTRACK, and MS office.
● Materials Management experience on large EPCM Projects
● A seasoned professional able to motivate individuals and groups to bring forward productive solutions to complex issues.
● A team player who understands the necessity for specific roles and responsibilities.
● A forward looking individual with dedication to the value of long term planning.
● A decisive individual who initiates action toward progress within the environment.
● An individual who is prepared to offer their education, experience and values to an organization equally prepared to compensate for goals achieved.
● Considerable knowledge regarding mechanical equipment used in the Automotive, Agricultural, Heavy Truck, Construction, Mining, Oil, Gas and Industrial applications
● A skilled manager with experience in manufacturing, construction, operational management, supply chain management, cost accounting, marketing and sales.
● A business person who has direct and consultation experience from the shop floor to the board room in a variety of ventures.
● A community member who served on many boards and committees, public and private, paid and volunteer in a variety of roles
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1987 - 2011 LIGHTLE CONSULTING SERVICES LTD.
Position: Owner / Self-Employed Consultant
Services Offered: General Management, Consulting, and Training
Supply Chain Management
Maintenance Department Management
Accounting – Full Cycle
Tax Preparation – Personal and Corporate
Business Consultation
Detailed Experience: General Management
- Manage people – staff and trade
- Prepare role definition and assignment
- Execute staff performance appraisal
- Prepare and establish task procedures
- Produce procedure manual
- Provide training and evaluation
Detailed Experience: EPCM Supply Chain
- Purchasing within different model structures
- Requisition – Quote – Order
- Vender Managed Inventory (Contract)
- Supplier of Choice (Virtual Warehouse)
- Expediting – follow through process
- Provide cost coding – variance evaluation
- Perform and administer material handling
- Operation of a variety of equipment
- Provide material flow mapping
- Administer strict QA/QC procedures
- Source verification and traceability
- Inspect, record, resolve
- Storage, preservation, maintenance
- Location tracking
- Material issue to face
- Track – (Order to Turnover)
Detailed Experience: Mobile Equipment Department Management
- Managed retail (line) and internal (staff) operations
- Provide extensive customer service relations
- Coordinate inter-department communications
- Manage staff and technicians
- Detail maintenance planning and scheduling
- Produce and implement department procedures
Detailed Experience: Financial Communication
- Application of Full cycle of Accounting Procedures
- Plan and Implement System
- Train staff and administration
- Facilitate and Produce Business Plans
- Consult on business start-up and acquisition
- Execute corporate and name registry documentation
- Prepare Board and Committee Reports
- Prepare Tax Returns
- Personal
- Corporate
- Charitable
Selected Corporate Engagements
North American Construction Group
RSC Equipment
Diamond International Truck
2008 – 2009 COMMONWEALTH CONSTRUCTION
A CH2MHILL Company
Position: Materials Manager - Suncor MNU Project ($1B +)
Duties: Manage Staff and Trades
Procurement - Construction Material
- Consumables
- Tools
- Equipment
Material Handling - Engineering Tracking (FABTRACK)
- Receiving (MRR, ITP, OS&D)
- Storage and Preservation
- Delivery to workface
1987 - 2006 NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology)
Edmonton, Alberta
Position: Instructor – Parts Technician Program
Instructed in all aspects of the Parts Technician Program
Automotive
Heavy Truck
Industrial Equipment
Agricultural Equipment
Warehousing Procedures
Management
Inventory Control
Merchandising
Sales
Financial Communication
BOARD MEMBERSHIP:
2011 - Hostelling International – (Pacific Mountain Region)
2009 – 2011 APICS Edmonton – Board Member and Treasurer
2001 - 2004 Capital City Savings – Board Member
(Audit Committee, Community Support & Governance Committee)
1987 to 2003 NAIT Academic Staff Association – Executive Member and Vice-President Finance (Academic Council, Finance Committee, NAIT Innovation Committee)
1996 - 2000 Hostelling International – (Northern Alberta District)
Member of Board of Directors, Financial Vice-President
1993 -1995 NAIT Board of Governors – Faculty Member
(Campus Development Committee, Academic Council)
ACADEMIC ACHIEVMENTS:
Bachelor of Commerce w/Distinction
University of Saskatchewan
Majors of Study
General Management
Quantitative Analysis
Accounting
Completed 4th Level CMA
Alberta Journeyman Parts Technician – (Red Seal)
Alberta Warehouse Technician Certificate
ASE Certified Parts Specialist (Automotive)
ASE Certified Parts Specialist (Medium/Heavy Duty Truck)
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Windows (all platforms}
Accounting (Simply, QuickBooks, and many others.)
Spreadsheet (MS-Excel, Lotus 1 2 3)
Word Processing (WordPerfect, MS-Word)
MS Products (Visio, PageMaker, Access, Etc.)
Supply Chain, Inventory Control, Point of Sale and
Parts Catalogue (ADP, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Etc.)