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Name Thomas
Phone 630-336-5848
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions V P Operations
AWTP LLC
Elk Grove Village, IL
(Custom Filtration)

Sr V P Operations
Chicago Faucet Company
Des Plaines, IL
(Faucets, Elect Fixtures)

Mgr Bus Dev & Strat Sourc
Elkay Mfg Co
Oak Brook, IL
(Sinks,Coolers, Faucets )

Key Accomplishments • Implemented a change in culture moving business from private entrepreneurial to a professional business with strategic direction, standardized metrics and goals.Achieved $1.2M in cost savings and reduced inventory investment by $1.5M (33%).

Developed and implemented a $9M cost reduction strategy applying off-shore sourcing, construction of a new manufacturing facility and relocation of manufacturing to a non-union environment in a 1 year period of time, relocating the business in 3 days

Reporting to the Elkay Division President, developed a business strategy to grow Elkay’s faucet business to a profitable $70M division of the Elkay group by developing and outsourcing two new product lines, high-end residential and commercial.

Cost effective management of out-sourcing materials and labor to improve profits by 200% over a three-year period and achieved an 8-year track record of increased profitability from 8% to 19%, decertified the workforce and implemented skill based pay
Education / Skills B.S. Industrial Engr. Bradley University M.S. Industrial Engr. & Engr. Management Bradley University
Toyota Lean Manufacturing Training University Kentucky.
Constanza Demand Flow Training.
Trained and applied TQM and employee empowerment in operations and developed a skill based pay system

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 Gary
Phone 847-420-3468
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Chief Information Officer
Schawk, Inc.
Chicago, IL
(Brand Management Services)

Partner
Tatum
Chicago, IL
(Executive Consulting)

VP & CIO
Ubiquity Brands
Chicago, IL
(Consumer Food Mfg/Mrktg)

Key Accomplishments As CIO at Ubiquity Brands saved over $350,000 in software and implementation services fees through negotiations and $100,000 in additional fees by successfully selecting and implementing SAP ERP within the required 8 months.

As Interim CIO at ADESA, Inc.aligned the $30 million expense and $20 million capital budget to the highest business value initiatives by instituting a collaborative IT - Business decision-making framework.

As Interim CIO at ADESA, Inc. saved over $500,000 in capital expense on purchasing new hand-held computer equipment which was reduced annual labor and overhead expense $1 million.

As CIO at Dean Foods spearheaded first multi-year IT Strategic Plan ($80 million budget). Accomplished key objective to standardize core sales, distribution, manufacturing and supply chain business processes for Dean Foods $3 billion Dairy Group.
Education / Skills UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago, IL 1983 MBA, Finance, Economics and Accounting
PURDUE UNIVERSITY, Lafayette, IN 1978 BS, Accounting and Computer Science



Name Robert
Phone 224-829-8320
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Sr. Solutions Presales
LeaseAccelerator
Illinois
(Enterprise Software)

Sr. Solutions Presales
BlackLine
Illinois
(Enterprsie Software )

Senior Presales Manager
Oracle
Illinois
(Enterprise Software )

Key Accomplishments Presales: Senior sales solution engineer and management within 15 years in enterprise software solutions • new-to-market products • discoveries, tailored solution demos, POCs • trade shows • alliances • wins $30K-$1.5M • quotas 100%-143% • year-over-year growth 50%-285% • incentives Hawaii, Puerto Rico. Domains: Oracle CRM, ERP, SCM • PeopleSoft CRM • BlackLine financial close RPA SaaS • LeaseAccelerator lease management, accounting, compliance RPA SaaS • Accenture Insurance Data Migration • Manufacturing, telecom, banking, insurance, cons





Education / Skills St. Bonaventure University BBA Accounting
LeaseAccelerator, BlackLine, Oracle CRM, Analytics, Incentive Comp, Robotics Process Automation (RPA), SaaS



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