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Name Confidential
Phone 847-508-3009
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $76K - $100K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Controller

Wooddale, IL
(Cooling Equipment)

Controller

Northbrook, IL
(Stoneware manufacturer)

Corporate Treasurer

Arlington Hts, IL
(Labels & Bar Code Equip)

Key Accomplishments Revamped cost accounting system, resulting in the uncovering of errors from previous management having a P&L impact in excess of $1 million.

Developed systems and worked closely with global retailers such as Walmart and K-mart to integrate purchase orders, shipping and invoicing information electronically, allowing the company to increase revenues by $3,000,000.

Was insrumental in locating and acquiring a new manufacturing facility, including leading negotiations with local government authorities for tax relief programs.

Took over management of 115,000 sf office building, increasing occupancy by 33%, eliminating substantial management fees and vastly improving tenant relations.
Education / Skills Accounting & Financial Turnaround Specialist, with a successful track-record of departmental quality improvement.
CPA with increasingly successful, diverse experience in well-run, profitable manufacturing companies
Team leader with excellent interpersonal skills who develops and motivates staff to achieve departmental goals.
Rock-solid accountant who knows, understands and follows Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Name Thomas
Phone 847-808-9878
Email Click here to email me!
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 Deborah
Phone 630-254-6044
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Principal Consultant
GNC Consulting
Frankfort, Il
(Consulting Services)

Principal Consultant
The Revere Group
Chicago, Il
(Consulting Services)

VP - Application Support
First Chicago NBD
Chicago, Il
(Financial Services )

Key Accomplishments Personally sold $6.8 million in projects during tenure. Consolidated four internal legacy systems into a single Hyperion Essbase to provide management with more accurate reporting and analysis.

Established a repeatable monthly Global PeopleSoft General Ledger validation process balancing with client’s Global Client Profitability reporting and analytics.

Using data warehousing tools reduced monthly close time by 40%, from ten to six days. Eliminated consulting support costs of more than $800,000 annually by successfully training and transferring operations responsibilities to Hewitt’s India offshore.

Led development of real time Oracle recruitment portal reducing time for sales team to manage leads from seven days to same day. Represented DeVry at Oracle Customer Advisory Board consisting of 15 users, the only non employee member of the group.
Education / Skills University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, BBA, Business Administration
PeopleSoft Financial and Oracle E-Business Implementations and Upgrades. Business Intelligence - PS EPM, OBIEE, OBIA
Enterprise Performance Management - Hyperion Enterprise, Planning and Essbase.
Project Management (PMBOK), Business Process Reengineering (Lean 6 Sigma), Business Analysis, Analytics, and QA

Name Bill
Phone 513-575-2024
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $101K - $125K
State Ohio
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Vice President of Finance
4D / Schuster's, an Oldcastle Company
Saginaw, Michigan
(Building Products)

VP & Controller
Nutone, Inc
Cincinnati Ohio
(Building Products)

Plant Controller
Frigidaire Company
Anderson SC
(Appliances)

Key Accomplishments Spearheaded the implementation of the parent company strategic restructuring plan and transitioned the administrative operations.

Part of management team that improved earnings from a negative position to one of the most profitable through increased volume and implementation of new manufacturing strategies.

Improved processes and reduced operating expenses in the Finance and IT groups resulting in favorable savings to plan of over $1 million.

Successful background in strategic planning, budgeting, cost controls, financial analysis, cash & inventory management and process improvement.
Education / Skills B.S. Accountancy from University of Dayton Six Sigma Green Belt certified Leadership and Executive training
Skilled at developing business solutions, improving processes and problem solving.
Strong Strategic, Technical and Communicative skills.


Name Patricia
Phone 630.584.8825
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $76K - $100K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Manager Financial Report
Trans Union
Chicago, IL
(Consumer credit reporting)

Manager, Corp Operations
Trans Union
Chicago, IL
(Consumer credit reporting)

Division Finance Leader
Trans Union
Chicago, IL
(Consumer credit reporting)

Key Accomplishments * Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting combining financial and operational management to maintain profits, improve efficiencies, and reduce costs. Created annual $42 million operating budget.

* Saved $456,000 annually in equipment costs by establishing procedures to monitor hardware usage. Created cost/benefit justifications for $5 million in capital acquisitions and lease commitments annually.

* Developed process to migrate billing functions to more efficient Access database resulting in a savings of $24,000 annually in labor costs.

* Worked with Internal Audit ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley for 6,000 annual billing transactions minimizing revenue loss gaps.
Education / Skills Lewis University, Romeoville, IL, MBA, Finance and Healthcare Management
Certified Public Accountant, State of Illinois
Penn State University, University Park, PA, B.S., Business Administration, major in Accounting


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