Member Profiles
Page 1 2 3 4 5 (Records Found: 22)| Name | Jim |
| Phone | 330-338-4938 |
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| Salary | Negotiable |
| State | Illinois |
| Willing to Relocation? | Yes |
| Recent Positions |
EVP Supply Chain & Sales () SVP Sales and Marketing () VP Special Services (GM) () |
| Key Accomplishments |
7 years board of director experience for a 500 million dollar public company |
| Education / Skills |
BA |
| Name | Robert |
| Phone | 708-494-2461 |
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| Salary | $101K - $125K |
| State | Illinois |
| Willing to Relocation? | No |
| Recent Positions |
Controller Weinstein Wholesale Meats Inc Forest Park, Il (Wholesale meat distributo) CFO Faip North America Inc Elk Grove, Il (Pressure washers and hose) Controller Gordon Kapes Inc Skokie, Il (Telecomm & audio control ) |
| Key Accomplishments |
• Managed $5M to $10M A/R portfolio. Held A/R over 21 days to 8.5% and over 30 days to 1%. Achieved DSO of 18.25 days.
• Formalized credit application process and performed credit research and analysis to approve set up of new customers and assign credit limits. Approved sales orders outside prescribed credit thresholds.
• Established and managed credit hold function; instituted credit insurance over portfolio; enhanced credit management systems features to control A/R and restrict sales outside established parameters.
• Converted GL from Peachtree to in-house ERP system. Created company’s first ever monthly financial statements. Reduced monthly closing time to 11 days. • Created reporting of borrowing base, covenant reporting, and credit reporting. Converted payroll to online reporting. • Automated loan borrowing transactions and had bank assign us to dedicated customer service. • Held shrink on $5M inventory to under $10k. • Slashed A/R write offs from $350k in 2010 to $0 in 6 months • Key team member that implemented 2 systems conversions to MAS 500 for 2 entities. • Selected and implemented new banking relationships. Reduced line of credit borrowing from $9M to under $5M. Implemented spending controls. Managed multiple bank audits. • Reduced inventory levels from $18M to $9M. Eliminated need for leased warehousing space. • Developed business plan for acquisition. Performed due diligence reviews of acquisition targets. Led acquisition financial integration • Launched finished goods inventory count program resulting in 25% improvement in inventory record accuracy. Reduced inventory shrink loss 30%. Improved inventory record accuracy to 90% from under 30% via improving inventory part number, bill of materials, and production work order processes. Directed inventory planning team. • Reduced time to take physical inventory counts for 2 main businesses by 33% saving $10k. • Designed daily one-page summary report that informed customer service of future production dates and quantities enabling accur |
| Education / Skills |
masters project management from Keller
BBA accounting from Loyola
Green belt six sigma |
| Name | Edward |
| Phone | 708-308-3977 |
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| Salary | $126K - $150K |
| State | Illinois |
| Willing to Relocation? | Yes |
| Recent Positions |
Credit Manager, National US Foodservice Rosemont, IL (Food distributor) Regional Credit Manager Ryerson Chicago, IL (Metal Distributor) Credit Manager Allscripts Healthcare Chicago, IL (Medical technology) |
| Key Accomplishments |
Leadership: Spearheaded turnaround strategies for troubled credit departments: Strategies included creatiom of policy throughout the Credit, Collections, and Sales functions, aggressive "clean up" of receivables, risk management and customer service Risk Management: Lead financial modeling team to construct scorecards and cash flow metrics. Models enabled analysts to assign credit lines while simultaneously reducing risk 50% faster than previous methods. Sales: Continuously worked with sales and upper management to develop leads, maintain profitability, and strengthen existing customer relations. Negotiations with fledging business resulted in $10 million in annual sales. Process Improvement: Worked with Sales, IT and Finance to improve the auto release rate of sales orders; improved release rate from 15% to 78% within a 6 month period. |
| Education / Skills |
MBA, Finance - Lewis University BA, Clinical Psychology - Governors State University Additional certification in financial analysis, customer service and credit law from Dun and Bradstreet Computer background includes: Microsoft Office, Mac O/S, PeopleSoft, SAP, CARMS, JD Edwards and IBM AS400 software |
| Name | Michael |
| Phone | 847-648-5903 |
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| Salary | Negotiable |
| State | Illinois |
| Willing to Relocation? | No |
| Recent Positions |
Operations Manager, Mfg. Magil/Centrel Corp. Lake Zurich, IL (Power Gen/Elevator Equip) Engineering Manager Schindler Logistics Center (Adams Elevator) Niles, IL (Elevator/Escalator Equip) Senior Mfg. Engineer Adams Elevator Equipment Co. Skokie, IL (Elevator/Escalator Equip) |
| Key Accomplishments |
Reduced lead time by 40% to 2-weeks & increased performance to 96% through modification of order & delivery processes. Developed costing structure to determine actual pricing model, allowing for an increase of 30% in revenue or $6.3 million annually. Created prod lines for gearless elevator machines & residential elevators adding $12.6 million in profitable revenue within 36 months. Reduced inventory costs 42%, $550k annually & increase availability to 98% implementing MRP/ERP, capacity planning. Led development of an automated drawing & CNC prog system using AutoLISP and AutoParametric scripting of AudoCAD driven by a VB front-end order entry system. Designed and implemented a "Focused Factory" with its own warehouse, order process, assembly, test & pack to build an elevator safety brake product line. |
| Education / Skills |
Tech experience supporting growth through resolution & leadership. Expertise reducing mfg costs & enhancing profitabity. College Lake Cnty (Design, Mfg Eng) / William Rainey Harper College (Design, Ind Eng) / Kellogg Certification (Lean Mfg) Shanin Quality Process (Six Sigma Hybrid) / ISO9001 Inter Auditor Certification SAP, Platinum/Maynard Enterprise / AutoCAD, Pro-E, RasterX / GibbsCAM, Proto Punch, ToPs100 Laser, Engraving, Facilities |
| Name | David |
| Phone | 262-442-9426 |
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| Salary | Negotiable |
| State | Illinois |
| Willing to Relocation? | Yes |
| Recent Positions |
President, $100 million non-food wholesaler/distributor Midwest (Wholesale/Retail) VP and General Manager $200 million service company Midwest (Third Party Services) Director $240 million frozen food manufacturer Midwest (Manufacturing) |
| Key Accomplishments |
Three companies from three different industries grew sales/operatiing income/EBITDA a minimum of threefold during tenure. Adept at recruiting, hiring, succession planning, and development of talent where many hired are now in senior level positions throughout the United States. Leveraged the companies' infrastructures against growing sales so that sales models are quickly repeatable and over 50% of the incremental revenue appears on the bottom line. Simplify businesses by reducing line extensions and working capital up to 32%, saving millions in costs and turning cash flow positive, without suffering any net revenue loss. |
| Education / Skills |
Senior level Supply Chain positions in wholesale, retail, manufacturing, and third party services. Success in both union and non-union environments Completion of the 5 modules in APICS Production and Inventory Management. Northern Illinois University |
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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.