Member Profiles
Page 1 2 3 (Records Found: 14)| Name | Confidential |
| Phone | 847-910-0724 |
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| Salary | $101K - $125K |
| State | Illinois |
| Willing to Relocation? | Yes |
| Recent Positions |
Division Manager Rotary International Chicago, IL (Non-Profit) Manager Shand Morahan & Co. Chicago, IL (Prof. Liability insurance) |
| Key Accomplishments |
Highly motivated, creative, and experienced with exceptional staff management, strategic planning, project management, research, communications, training, program development, problem-solving, budgeting, and implementation abilities. Created, developed, and organized divisions to ensure all essential support functions are incorporated to effectively and successfully realize an organization's strategic mission, plan and goals. Effectively hire, coach, evaluate and manage staff. Initiate and lead task forces, teams, and committees; strategic planning focused on enhancing membership development efforts, increasing diversity, improving retention and expansion; survey and research methods; e-learning; privacy; and social media. Research and analyze trends from an international, regional, cultural, and demographic perspective. Identify trends impacting an organization's product line(s) and business, and initiate strategies and plans to enhance business opportunities. |
| Education / Skills |
MA, Psychology & Business Administration, New York University
MS, Human Res. & Org. Beh., Aurora University |
| Name | Charles |
| Phone | 847-417-1778 |
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| 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 | Thomas |
| Phone | 847-808-9878 |
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| Salary | Negotiable |
| State | Illinois |
| Willing to Relocation? | Yes |
| Recent Positions |
Sales Management Consult Current Project: Glacial Energy Chicago, Illinois (Retail Supply-Electricity) President Glunz & Jensen (K & F International) Granger, Indiana (Manufacturing) CEO K & F International Granger, Indiana (Manufacturing) |
| Key Accomplishments |
Integrated product offerings from manufacturers based in the U.S., Denmark, and Slovakia, and streamlined distribution networks resulting in an immediate 30% annual sales increase for fiscal year ’07. Developed a business plan and strategy to export products from the U.S. to new customers in Asia and S.E. Asia. This resulted in a 40% sales increase and record profits. Personally set-up distribution networks in Asia and S.E. Asia by hands-on interaction, industry networking and extensive travel to those regions. Established team-building practices and cell-based assembly which helped in attaining a 60% improvement in on-time delivery. Created a more recognizable and known organization through specific media and marketing efforts. These included direct mail, video programs, industry newsletters, press releases, re-designed literature and hands-on networking via trade shows and conferences. |
| Education / Skills |
Indiana University, B.S. Business Management
University of Notre Dame, Certification in Executive Business Management Rochester Institute of Technology, Certificate in Graphic Arts Barnes and Thornburg, Indianapolis, Employment & Business Law - 3 to 4 Sessions per year |
| Name | David |
| Phone | 630-724-0503 |
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| 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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Jack Heyden and Scott Kane are executives with over 60 years of combined experience who, in early 2000, were out of work, did not know each other and who were forced to reinvent themselves to survive in the 21st Century workforce.