Andrew Arola
Director of Maintenance and Facilities @Kansas Turnpike Authority
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Maintenance and Facilities @Kansas Turnpike Authority
Wichita, KS, US
EDUCATION
William & Mary – Raymond A. Mason School of Business
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
Certificate, Urdu Language
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Certificate, Intermediate-Level Education
State University of New York Maritime College
Bachelor's of Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
Certificate, Russian Language
SKILLS
ABOUT ANDREW AROLA
Strategy, operations, and process improvement focused senior executive offering over 20 years of successful military and civilian sector leadership. Managed as many as 1200+ personnel with 6 direct reports at a time. Effective international relations insight, cultural awareness, and foreign language ability to achieve the mission. MBA and Bachelor of Electrical Engineering. Experience in manufacturing, construction, energy, and telecommunications industries.CORE COMPETENCIES• Corporate Strategy Development• P&L Management • Leadership• Change Management• Process Improvement • Crisis Management• Six Sigma & LEAN • Project Management• Quality Assurance• Team Building & Development• Hypothesis-based Consulting • Logistical PlanningACHIEVEMENTS SUMMARY Rapidly increased technological capability and speed-to-market over 500% by negotiating a deal to transition from capital equipment purchase to lease agreements. Partnered with an investment bank to divest a non-profitable subsidiary, saving the company in excess of $17M within one year.Conducted a Six Sigma project which reduced facility electrical demand by 33%. The savings were invested into a new process with resulted in $9M of additional revenue in the first year. Managed 10 high-visibility,+$500M military base construction projects, ensuring each stayed within budget and on-schedule to meet the training demands of the operational forces. Designed a new system and supporting operational procedures to create a new business which netted $400K in the first year, while being safer to both the operator and the environment.
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