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Name Dave
Phone 847-778-5240
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $151K - $175K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Director of Sales
Caterpillar Logistics
Downers Grove IL
($2.3 billion 3PL provider)

Director - Solutions
SAP America
Westchester IL
(Global software provider)

Solution Manager
RedPrairie / i2 / JDA
Chicago IL
(Leading software provider)

Key Accomplishments WHO AM I… Business Development Director… Customer Delivery Manager… Optimizing profitability by delivering high-value, multi-million dollar programs in supply chain, business process, technology, and outsourcing.

WHAT I DO… With expertise in consultative sales increasing top and bottom line results, companies that typically hire me: • Lack consistent sales revenue growth • Have eroding profit margins • Lack consistent and measurable sales performance

HOW I ADD VALUE… With years of rapidly identifying business problems worth solving, I can • Uncover the right sales opportunities that will consistently increase revenue and margins. • Optimize existing book of business revenue and profitability

Education / Skills Supply Chain, Risk Mgmt, Technology, Project Mgmt, P&L, Sales, Pre-Sales, Marketing, Logistics, Transportation, Software




Name Confidential
Phone 815-529-0679
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Florida
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions CFO
FDL INC
Edison, NJ
(Distribution)

CFO
ECI, LLC
Elon, NC
(Industrial Manufacturing)

CFO
General Kinematics
Crystal Lake, IL
(Industrial Manufacturing)

Key Accomplishments Have over 30 years of PE and privately held company experience. Have spent the last 12 years as the CFO for various PE owned businesses. Industry experience is primarily centered around manufacturing, distribution, and consumer/industrial products.

Well versed in modeling, analysis, costing, buy/sell side diligence, and debt management. Also participated in several acquisitions and have actively contributed to various successful transactions/exits as CFO for PE portfolio companies

Recently sold at high multiple to another PE firm and was key member of team selling and participating in extensive diligence in a highly intense and competitive process. Also assisted in the diligence, closing and subsequent integration of bolt on.

A proven track record of improving month-end financial close accuracy/timeliness while providing very effective dashboards (daily/monthly), empowering the stakeholders with the ability to easily monitor the results and eliminate monthly surprises.
Education / Skills Northern Illinois University MBA
Loyola University Bachelor's



Name Charley
Phone 612-227-7181
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Minnesota
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Sales & Ops Director
Software Motor Company
N. America - Remote Role
(IoT LED Smart Motors)

Prog Leader Prod Services
IR - Trane
N. America - Remote Role
(HVAC Products & Services)

Director of Business Mgmt
Express Point Technology
N. America - Remote Role
(Supply Chain Logistics)

Key Accomplishments OEM & aftermarket product & service life cycle offer development portfolio growth from pre to post sales average 15% annual growth.

Led Voice-of-Customer service initiative for critical program growth. Grew YOY sales 23 % & revenue 14%; contract revenue 56% & margin 54%; integrated IoT ‘Intelligent Services’ capability.

Led annual business strategy growth with field leaders to develop and implement new offers, strategic sales capability and customer satisfaction initiatives which resulted in incremental annual service growth. Adopted company wide.

Versatile product & service leadership experience in technology and industrial companies covering business development, sales, operations, fulfillment and support activities.
Education / Skills MA – Management Leadership; Augsburg University, MN Thesis: Virtual Leadership
MBA – Mini-Executive Program; College of Business, University of St. Thomas, MN
BS – Engineering Technology; St. Cloud State University, MN


Name Confidential
Phone 847-372-7881
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $151K - $175K
State North Carolina
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Dir Cust Success, Key Acc
Aktana
Riverwoods, IL
(Software, Pharma Sales)

Director, Advisory
KPMG
Chicago, IL
(Sales Effectiveness Cltg)

Vice President
The TerrAlign Group
Riverwoods, IL
(Sales Force Effectiveness)

Key Accomplishments





Education / Skills Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. MBA, Marketing and M.I.S.
Reims Management School, Reims, France Bachelor's, Business Administration



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

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