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Name Karl
Phone
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Indiana
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions President
OpteonGroup LLC
Chicago metro/Munster IN
(Business Improvement)

Managing Director
EnteGreat, Inc.
Chicago IL/Birmingham AL
(Supply Chain Solutions)

Chief Operating Officer
National Liquid Packaging LLC
Kingsbury, IN
(Contract Manufacturing)

Key Accomplishments Analyzed and prepared a plan for a manufacturing company outlining efficiencies and productivity improvements resulting in a 10% increase ($1 million) in net income within 12 months.

Reduced inventory and saved $25 million while maintaining service levels at 99% by introducing proprietary inventory optimization capability.

Responsible for turnaround of distressed company. Staff of 400, seven direct. Achieved profitable performance within 6 months with 11% net income after five years unprofitable performance.

Reversed at-risk relationships with multi-national clients by refocusing the project strategy and eliminating non-performance issues, saving more than $2.5 million in revenue.
Education / Skills MBA (Finance & Management) With Distinction - DEPAUL UNIVERSITY, Chicago, IL 1992
BS Chemical Engineering - PURDUE UNIVERSITY, West Lafayette, IN 1985
ADDITIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN EDUCATION CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY, Milton Keynes, England MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
ADDITIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN EDUCATION IMD (INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT), Lausanne, Switzerland

Name Styron
Phone 630-947-5946
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Owner
Powers Environmental, Health and Safety Consultanc
Palatine, IL
(EHS Consulting)

VP, EHS & Security
US Foodservice
Rosemont, IL
($20B Food Services)

Global Dir EHS
BP Refining and Marketing (R&M)
Warrenville, IL
($250 (B) Oil and Gas)

Key Accomplishments * $33M and 35% reduction in Workers’ Compensation cost and cases. (RR Donnelley) * Reduced DOT Hours of Service violations to lowest recorded levels, maintaining 100% driver qualification compliance. (US Foodservice)

* 80% reduction in major incidents and fatalities (BP) * Served as Executive Assistant to Corporate HSE Technical Team Leader, for Gulf of Mexico Crisis Response. (BP)

* Reduced Recordable Case Rate by 84% (3.76 to 0.60) (Invensys Control) * Delivered OSHA VPP STAR, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification for multiple manufacturing plants. (RR Donnelley and Invensys Controls)

* $7M annual reduction in workers’ compensation and 90% reduction in repetitive motion injuries (Lockheed Martin)
Education / Skills * Harvard University, Cambridge, MA - Advanced Management Program
* Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ – Master of Business Administration
* North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC – Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering, and Biology
* Certified Safety Professional (CSP) * Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM)

Name Al
Phone 630-215-7942
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Materials Manager
Mondelez International
Naperville, IL
(Triscuit manufacturing)

Global Supply Chain Manag
ITW KEster
Itasca, IL
(chemicals)

Director of Materials
PerkinElmer
Downers Grove, IL
(Medical Equipment)

Key Accomplishments Sr. Operations & Supply Chain Leader known for defining clear financial & operational goals & objectives; aligning capabilities including organizations, people, alliances, technologies and processes to achieve them.

Subject Matter Expert in S&OP, Global Strategic Sourcing, Lean Operations and Six-Sigma methodologies.

Recognized leader that focuses on improving key performance metrics while building, coachin and mentoring cohesive teams.

Education / Skills MBA - Benedictine University, Lisle, IL BS Management - Lewis University, Romeoville, IL
Six-Sigma Greenbelt Trained
CPM - Certified Purchasing Manager Institute for Supply Management
CPIM - Certified Production-Inventory Manager APICS

Name Tim
Phone 847-875-0139
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Cust. Operations Manager
Nokia Siemens
Arlington Hts. IL
(Telecommunications)

Mgr, PM Board Repair Team
Motorola
Arlington Hts. IL
(Telecommunications)

Project Manager (PM)
Motorola
Arlington Hts. IL
(Telecommunications)

Key Accomplishments Managed 25,000 calls annually from all domestic and international customers with a call drop rate of less than 3% and a speed of answer of eight seconds. Supported post warranty tech support generating more than $250 million in revenue.

Managed Repair Business generating $50 million in post warranty revenue. Managed move of repair solution to USA from China, reducing repair cycle time from 70+ to 20 days. Managed 3rd party repair vendors covering more than 75,000 units annually.

Turned around $5 million annual loss in Fiber to the Node (FTTN) repairs by reducing cycle time from 70 to 30 days generating $2 million profit within 18 months. Designed, implemented, and oversaw management of end to end repair process.

Project managed implementation and design of a repair process for the WiMAX business, supporting more than thirty global corporate customers around the world.
Education / Skills MBA, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management Masters Certificate in Project Management, George Washington Univ.
PMP and ACP certifications from PMI Six Sigma Green Belt - Amer. Soc. of Quality (ASQ)
SKILLS: Project Management, Customer Satisfaction, Telecommunications, Management, Cross Functional Teams, Leadership
SKILLS: Problem Solving, Relationship Building, Process Improvement, Bus. Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Logistics

Name Martha
Phone 312-305-2315
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $126K - $150K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Program Lead - Operations
BP Pipeline & Logistics
Naperville, IL
(Oil & Gas)

Tank Team Lead
BP Pipeline & Logistics
Naperville, IL
(Maintenance Construction)

Safety & Operations
BP Pipeline & Logistics
Naperville, IL
(Maintenance Program)

Key Accomplishments - Developed assurance frameworks and identified key operations risks - Coordinated the alignment of the leadership team and governance board on an action plan. - Closed gaps

- Drove long /short term planning, scheduling, financial controls for capital and revenue spend. Created a process that allowed greater cost visibility and improved forecasting by 50%. - Delivered $2MM annual savings and 25 day cycle time reduction

- Developed and rolled out an Operating Procedures Program and completed a project that was at risk of cost and schedule over-run - Developed and rolled out the inspection and maintenance program for safety critical and regulatory equipment.

- Achieved and sustained delivery reliability; Retail - 99%+/ commercial - 98%. Improved order entry by 15% and VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) 1-2% - Spearheaded Scheduling Center of the Future, a 3 year strategy that included process improvement,
Education / Skills BS Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, CU Structural Design
MBA, University of Michicagn - Ross School of Business Operations Management & Finance
PMP - Project Management Professional, DePaul Univiersity
Process Improvement - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

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