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Name R. Glen
Phone 847-997-9005
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $101K - $125K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions General Manager
Serv-All Corporation
Crystal Lake, IL
(Zinc Die Castings)

Vice-President
Electric City Corp.
Elk Grove Village, IL
(Energy Management)

Vice Pres/Plant Manager
A-Allied Die Casting
Franklin Park
(Aluminum Die Castings)

Key Accomplishments Employing lean manufacturing methods, led headcount reduction from 183 to 123, saving $1.3 million annually with no loss of output. Reduced WIP inventory 50%, improved cash flow $780,000, reduced lead-time 75% through lean manufacturing initiatives

Saved $450,000 in annual manufacturing and installation expense while reducing initial product failures 90% by simplifying assembly process of Energy Saver. Project managed $1.1 mil HVAC controls installations for Morgan Stanley & O'Hare Airport.

Implemented lean manufacturing cost reductions including $12 million in reduced warehoused inventory. Waste elimination reduced non-value added labor by $1.5 million, improved customer response and reduced WIP, and increased cash flow $3.5 million

Avoided $300,000 in lost revenue by restoring production within three days after $1.4 million fire Reduced energy costs 12% by changing utility usage and altering operations and methods.
Education / Skills Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering
Lean Training from Moffit & Associates and Danaher Corporation
Energy Management (Utility & Power Distribution Systems) and Building Automation skills acquired through Electric City.


Name Confidential
Phone 630-362-3263
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Principal - Regional Mgr
Midwest Geothermal Engineering
Illinois
(Enviromental)

Vice President
Urethane Soy Systems
Illinois
(Biobased Polyols)

Director Technology
American Stores
Illinois
(Food & Drug Retail)

Key Accomplishments Negotiated and executed master supply agreement with farmer’s co-op guaranteeing raw material supply and manufacturing, saving $1 million in capital expenditures and reducing production costs by 60%.

Developed and implemented a non-traditional mainframe reconfiguration for 200 users reducing day time utilization to under 80%, decreasing turnaround processing time by 75%, and avoiding a $3 million system upgrade.

Identified and negotiated purchase of the company for $8.5 million to polyol manufacturer.

Bundled developer projects minimizing risk to the investor through diversification resulting in $1 million in sales
Education / Skills




Name Gary
Phone 630-624-4748
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $76K - $100K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Mngr, Bus Unit Controller
Sears
Hoffman Estates, IL
(Major Retailer)

Snr Financial Analyst 3
Experian
Schaumburg, IL
(Direct marketing services)

Senior Accountant
Rigby / Reed Elsevier PLC
Crystal Lake, IL
(Educational publishing )

Key Accomplishments Sears - Uncovered $1.5mm in mis-expensed bad debt, and recovered amount to benefit Online P&L, helping to achieve bonus targets for 2009. Corrected over accrual of inventory reserve $3mm, helping achieve bonus targets for 2010.

Sears - assisted Full-Line Marketing management in achieving / beating budgets for 2006 - 2008, while cutting $46mm of expenses over that period, a 5% runrate savings. Managed cost allocation system of Adverting expenses for 800+ full line stores.

Experian - assisted SVP & VP's of I.T. in setting $40mm annual expense budgets and $15mm in capital budgets, and achieving / beating those budgets for 8 consecutive years. Saved $2mm in runrate expense by strategically choosing purchase over lease.

Rigby - submitted monthly full P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cashflow set to U.K. corporate using Hyperion. Created a report to enable affirmed A/R collection calls, which prior had not been possible. Supervised 4 professionals over Sales/Commissions/AR.
Education / Skills Northern Illinois University, B.S. Accounting 1981 Certified Public Accountant, State of Illinois 1983
Hardware - IBM desktop / laptop 30 years, 10-key 30 years, IBM mainframes 5 years, high-speed Oce laser printers 5 years
Software- MS Excel 2007 highly skilled, MS Word 2007 skilled, MS Powerpoint skilled, Oracle Financials highly skilled,
Peoplesoft GL 5 years, essbase 5 years, Hyperion 2 years, Lawson GL 2 years, Proseries 20 years, Quickbooks 20 years.

Name David
Phone 630-724-0503
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions President, COO
Nostalgia Home Fashions
Vernon Hills, IL
(CPG/Home Textiles)

President, CSO
quiltcreator.com
Vernon Hills, IL
(B2C E-commerce)

Group Vice President
Pillowtex Corporation
Kannapolis, NC
(CPG Manufacturing)

Key Accomplishments Doubled Nostalgia's revenues ($15M - $30M) via diversification in less than 3 years in its core legacy business while positioning it for sustainable success as a category leader & change agent in a 19th century manufacturing industry

Achieved Year over Year double digit percentage revenue growth for the consecutive years 2008-2010 (between 12-25% annually).

Launched www.nostalgiahome.com & www.quiltcreator.com, a revolutionary mass customization web based business delivering 100% margins and fast cash flow with no finished inventory.

Established a culture of accountability and accomplishment over activity. Developed & installed compensation and internal measurements (T12M Reporting) to ensure the same.
Education / Skills Kellogg Graduate School of Management Alumnus 2008. Selected personality profile for future Kellogg promotional materia
University of St. Francis, BA Business Adminisration, 1987



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