Karl Zimmer
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Karl Zimmer graduated from the University of
Cincinnati with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering in 1999. While
in school, he had a number of co-op assignments in materials
management, sourcing, and manufacturing with General Electric in
Cincinnati, Ohio. Through participation in the University’s
International Co-op Program, Karl also worked for six months in
Munich, Germany in the GE program office at Daimler-Benz
Aerospace.After graduation, Karl was accepted into GE’s
Operations Management Leadership Program (OMLP), where he
completed four 6-month assignments in operations, sourcing, and
human resources. Following completion of the OMLP program, he
moved into a Six Sigma Blackbelt position, driving service
improvements in the $1+ billion spare parts business.
Starting with General Cable in 2001, Karl led the supply
chain organization for the $300M communications product division
prior to moving into a general management role heading the
company’s $30 million harness & assembly business. During his
18-month tenure in the assembly business, sales increased by
more than 25% and profitability more than doubled. Recently,
Karl assumed a new role as the Materials and Distribution
manager at one of General Cable’s Datacom manufacturing
facilities.
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