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Name Charles
Phone 847-417-1778
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $151K - $175K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Chief Financial Officer
B&B Electronics Manufacturing Co.
Illinois
(Communication Equipment)

Chief Financial Officer
Meyer Material Company
Illinois
(Ready Mix & Sand & Gravel)

Group Controller
AmSafe Aviation
Arizona
(Aviation Restraints)

Key Accomplishments Chief Financial Officer… Controller… Experienced profit-driven senior financial executive leading highly leveraged manufacturing and service businesses. Expertise in mergers & acquisitions, recapitalization, restructuring, operations and strategy.

Responsible for financial management during changes in company ownership. Sale of privately held business to private equity investors and subsequent sale to international public company.

Led process to select and implement a fully integrated ERP system, QAD. Redesigned the financial and reporting process, reducing month-end reporting from twelve business days to 24 hrs, improving accuracy and reliability of information reported.

Working capital improvement, i.e. reduced collection cycle from 65 days to 50 days, freeing $12 million in cash. Business controls, sound business systems, processes, evaluations and analysis. Utilizing continuous improvement.
Education / Skills Master of Business Administration, North Central College, Naperville, IL (1998)
Bachelor of Science: Accounting, Quincy University, Quincy, IL (1986)
Certified Public Accountant, IL


Name Edward
Phone 847-899-3984
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Chief Financial Officer
Infogix, Incorporated
Naperville, Illinois
(Software Company)

Chief Financial Officer
Visiontek, Incorporated
Gurnee, Illinois
(Computer Technology Mfg)

Corporate Contoller
Comark, Incorporated
Bloomingdale, Illinois
(Computer VAR)

Key Accomplishments Led increase in market value from $25 million to $130 million(valued by Duff and Phelps) within 60 months

As part of valuation strategy, jointly developed (with head of Sales) a term license revenue model in order to secure an annuity-based revenue and cash flow stream; annual revenue increased from $20 million to $34 million and cash from $3 to $20 mil

During tenure, selected to join Financial Executives International(FEI) committee, Committee on Finance and Information Technology(CFIT) as software industry financial subject matter expert, joining with Big Four, Microsoft, Walmart, HP and others

Expanded and restructured bank credit facility, and negotiated additional funding sources including $5 milllion in private equity funds, and floor planning and inventory financing through IBM
Education / Skills Chief Financial Officer- Top and Bottom Line impactor as a financial leader with domestic and global experience.
BS, Business and Operations Management from Purdue University Executive MBA, University of Notre Dame Class Valedictor
Certified Management Accountant(CMA) and member of the Institute of Internal Auditors(IIA) and IMA
Financial Executives International(FEI) member and member of its Committee on Finance and Information Technology(CFIT)

Name Douglas
Phone 312-856-1828
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $101K - $125K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Contract Sr Project Mgr
Strategic Staffing Solutiions
Detroit, Michigan
(Consulting)

HRIS Program Manager
HCSC (Blue Cross)
Chicago, Illinois
(Health Care)

HRIS Project Manager
Northweatern University
Evanston, Illinois
(Higher Education)

Key Accomplishments Managed Human Capital Management (HCM) Enterprise Project Portfolio. 2008 Project budget $9.3 million. 40 projects successfully completed on time on budget

Collaborated with HCM Community Managers, Directors Advisory, and Vice Presidents Steering Committee to identify, prioritize, and sequence all initiatives affecting the portfolio

Exercised strategic leadership skills in creating and rolling out projects that had stalled to restart momentum and build consensus by creating opportunity documents, business cases, and budgets for all projects $250k to over $Million

Directed, developed business case and budget for $3.1 Million PeopleSoft HCM 8.8 to 9.0 portal and application upgrade. Managed 10 analysts and programmers responsible for PeopleSoft HCM module upgrades 6.2 to 7.5, 7.5 to 8.3, and 8.3 to 8.9
Education / Skills Bachelor of Science – Computer Science, Roosevelt University – January 1984
Certification – Information Systems Project Management, Northwestern University – August 2007
Certification – Project Management Professional PMP, Project Management Institute – April 2009
Software: Peoplesoft, SQL, MSP Enterprise, MSP Server, SharePoint, Clarity, Quickbase, MS Office, Visio, Lotus Notes

Name Jay
Phone 847-720-4768
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $151K - $175K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions VP – Strategic Services
Transportation Solutions Group
Chicago, IL
(Supply Chain/Transport. )

Supply Chain Global Dir.
The ProAction Group LLP/Fennimore Group
Chicago, IL
(Business Risk Consulting)

Senior Manager
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
Chicago, IL
(Business Risk Consulting)

Key Accomplishments Developed, staffed and managed the firm’s entry into Less-than-truckload freight (LTL) and initiated the first customer managed RFP for LTL. From "Greenfield" concept to annualized $8MM in billing in less than a year.

Created the strategy and execution plan for the "on-boarding" of agents enabling the firm to expand from its regional focus to a national application. As of 09/2009, the effort had nearly $15MM in additional revenue at various stages of on-boarding

Numerous national and worldwide projects in distribution and transportation, with specializations in M&A assessments, cost reduction strategies and asset utilization. l

Engaged in all aspects of the project life span from initial call, proof of concept, value stream identification, project development, management and profitability to client deliverables and after market follow through.
Education / Skills San Jose State University Masters Degree: Psychology/Statistical Development
Bachelor Arts Degree: Psychology (1971)
An innovator and achiever with a proven track record of performance with achievements in new innovations
Able to drive efficiencies, productivity and optimization, integrating technology to automate redundancies

Name Confidential
Phone 847-508-3009
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $76K - $100K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Controller

Wooddale, IL
(Cooling Equipment)

Controller

Northbrook, IL
(Stoneware manufacturer)

Corporate Treasurer

Arlington Hts, IL
(Labels & Bar Code Equip)

Key Accomplishments Revamped cost accounting system, resulting in the uncovering of errors from previous management having a P&L impact in excess of $1 million.

Developed systems and worked closely with global retailers such as Walmart and K-mart to integrate purchase orders, shipping and invoicing information electronically, allowing the company to increase revenues by $3,000,000.

Was insrumental in locating and acquiring a new manufacturing facility, including leading negotiations with local government authorities for tax relief programs.

Took over management of 115,000 sf office building, increasing occupancy by 33%, eliminating substantial management fees and vastly improving tenant relations.
Education / Skills Accounting & Financial Turnaround Specialist, with a successful track-record of departmental quality improvement.
CPA with increasingly successful, diverse experience in well-run, profitable manufacturing companies
Team leader with excellent interpersonal skills who develops and motivates staff to achieve departmental goals.
Rock-solid accountant who knows, understands and follows Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

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