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Name Art
Phone 248-613-2191
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Michigan
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions VP HR and Admin
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
Rochester Hills, MI
(Renewable Energy Products)

SVP HR
GKN Sinter Metals, Inc.
Auburn Hills, MI
(Sintered Metals Products)

Director International HR
Hill's Pet Nutrition
Topeka, KS
(Premium Pet Food Products)

Key Accomplishments Lead first ever restructuring of enterpise to achieve first time sustained profitability. Reduced corporate staff by more than 60% while growing profitable solar panel division by more than 300%. Established and harmonized remuneration approach.

Established first ever short and long term incentive plans (cash and equity) for a publicly traded renewable energy business. Worked closely with Compensation Committee to established an effective remuneration strategy and executive pay approach.

Established a new $1B division team and organization for a global automotive and aerospace company. Once established, lead the HR due diligence and integration of more than 20 acquisitions during high growth phase of the division.

Established a first ever international HR function for a highly successful international division, with employees working in more than 20 countries. Developed an effective resolution of many long standing issues for a key expatriate population.
Education / Skills BS- Labor and Industrial Relations Michigan State University
Extensive skills and experience working global HR issues Includes 5 years expat experience in Europe and Asia.
Extensive experience working in both union and non-union environments. Lead many focused activities in both areas.
Extensive experience driving high growth staffing initiatives including establishing a world class selection process.

Name Stephen
Phone 224-241-5054
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $101K - $125K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Engineering Manager
Revcor
Carpentersville, Il
(Air moving devices)

Project Engineer
Bertsche Engineering
Buffalo Grove Il
(Machine tools)

Engineering Manager
Illinois Blower Inc.
Cary Il
(Custom Air Moving Devices)

Key Accomplishments Guided engineering team through hybrid new product development process completing seven designs in seven months projecting $4 Million in sales.

Integrated acquired tangential product line into existing engineering structure within three months returning $2.66 million in revenue within 24 months.

Led a cross functional team reducing cost of production, allowing for an increase of unit sales from 70,000 to 164,000 annually and revenue from $917,000 to $5.1 million within two years.

Education / Skills UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Champaign, IL B.S. Agricultural Engineering (Power and Machinery
STATE OF ILLINOIS, Professional Engineering License 062048882
Patents US20050074332 A1 & US8881396 B2 for air moving devices.
Member of ANSI/AMCA 210 (Laboratory Method of Testing Fans for Aerodynamic Performance Rating) committee

Name Confidential
Phone 920-602-0500
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Wisconsin
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Design Eng Manager
Miniature Precision Components, Inc.
Walworth, WI
(Injection Molded parts)

Dir - Product Development
Waukesha Engine Dresser
Waukesha, WI
(Natural Gas Engines)

Sr. Mgr. of Engineering
Giddings & Lewis
Fond du Lac, WI
(Machine Tools)

Key Accomplishments •As Change Agent, Developed strategy and implemented technology based five year growth plan involving R&D, new product development, Strategic Supplier Development and Quality Assurance. Result: Steps to meet 50% increase in revenues in three years

Introduced Design for Six Sigma. Result: Educated engineers and others in this methodology and quantified product performance parameters leading to data- based knowledge capture for excellence in design, quality and reliability.

Reduced Business and Compliance risk. Result: Resolved reliability issues with $10,000,000 of warranty costs, reduced business risk in technology export clearing 30,000 parts, and improved market share certifying all product families for CE mark.

Led project team in forming global strategic supplier alliance for engine filters with $4,000,000 annual spend. Result: Presented savings of $400,000 per year. Championed, mentored and coached more than 10 Six Sigma teams. Result: $16 m savings.
Education / Skills Education:Master of Business Administration (Honors), Univ of Wisconsin, Oshkosh;MSME, UW, Madison; BSME, Univ of Madra
Formally Trained in Dresser Global Strategic Supplier Selection Process; Instructor in Project Management, Demand Flow.
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt – DMAIC & DFSS, Milwaukee School of Engineering, 2006 Operational Excellence: Lean
Multi-industry Management experience with problem prevention focus; Change Agent, Leader, Mentor, Coach.

Name Kash
Phone 847-214-1186
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $126K - $150K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Sr. Program Mgr/PM
NEXTGEN INFORMATION SERVICES INC., St. Louis, MO
AT&T - Hoffman Est., IL
(Telecommunications)

Program Manager/Consultan
TEKsystems
MOTOROLA INC., Schaumburg
(Communication/Engineering)

AT&T PMO/Program Mgr.
ENGEL CONSULTANT INC., Lake Forest, IL
AT&T - Hoffman Est., IL
(Telecommunications)

Key Accomplishments Managed all phases of the project and program life cycle from initiation through deployment as well as post deployment warranty support. Matrix staff of up to 28.

Reduced global head count by 50 employees by reorganizing and consolidating a Financial Shared Services (FSS) system into a single Global Services Provider using Oracle ERP (11.0.3).

Achieved $110K annual cost saving by purchasing, implementing and integrating a check printing process

Designed and implemented a Computer Base Training (CBT) system for Rockwell International using shell scripts, C, SQL, PL/SQL GUI and trained hardware engineers to generate reports and retrieve stored data.
Education / Skills MBA - Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. Finance/General Mgmt.
MS - University of Houston-Clear Lake. Computer Science and Relational Databases.
BS - University of Houston-Downtown Computer Science .
PMP certification -2004 to 2017. Program mgmt./Program Mgmt./Data Warehousing/Leadership/IT Strategy/Sys. Integration

Name John
Phone 847-471-1343
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions VP R&D/CSO
New River Pharma/Shire
Blacksburg, VA
(Pharmaceuticals R&D)

Director, Core R&D
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Park, IL
(Pharma/Health Care)

Director
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Princeton, NJ
(Pharmaceuticals)

Key Accomplishments Played key roles in several major product launches, Fosinopril, Entecavir, Taxol- 6 months ahead of time. Played critical roles for BMS achieving Best-in-class status for shortening the development time line (18-24 months to 6-8 months)

Built R&D organizations and leadership (hiring, developing people/talent, mentoring, and succession planning), facilitated the building of laboratories at all three places I worked. Starting with a nucleus of 2 people, I have built the dept of 35

Created a strategic outsourcing department at BMS, striking the right balance between internal vs. external development. Discovery process at New River Pharma that resulted in 3 leads for IND filing

A novel way of evaluation and assessment of outside IP and technologies resulted in a valuable acquisition. Introduced reagents stability studies, analytical specifications, performance and acceptance criteria for a globally compliant quality managem
Education / Skills Ph.D Organic Chemistry, IISc, India Post-Doc Research, Yale University, and at Emory University. Patents & Publications
Experience with small molecules and large molecules, Drug delivery, Life Cycle Management, CMC disciplines, formulation
I pick winners; right people, teams and projects. Natural bias for productivity and creativity. international experience
505(b)(2) Regulatory strategies, IND, NDA. DEA controlled substances. Well versed in CAPA related issues and measures

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