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Name Stephen
Phone 224-241-5054
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $101K - $125K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Engineering Manager
Revcor
Carpentersville, Il
(Air moving devices)

Project Engineer
Bertsche Engineering
Buffalo Grove Il
(Machine tools)

Engineering Manager
Illinois Blower Inc.
Cary Il
(Custom Air Moving Devices)

Key Accomplishments Guided engineering team through hybrid new product development process completing seven designs in seven months projecting $4 Million in sales.

Integrated acquired tangential product line into existing engineering structure within three months returning $2.66 million in revenue within 24 months.

Led a cross functional team reducing cost of production, allowing for an increase of unit sales from 70,000 to 164,000 annually and revenue from $917,000 to $5.1 million within two years.

Education / Skills UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Champaign, IL B.S. Agricultural Engineering (Power and Machinery
STATE OF ILLINOIS, Professional Engineering License 062048882
Patents US20050074332 A1 & US8881396 B2 for air moving devices.
Member of ANSI/AMCA 210 (Laboratory Method of Testing Fans for Aerodynamic Performance Rating) committee

Name Confidential
Phone 920-602-0500
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Wisconsin
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Design Eng Manager
Miniature Precision Components, Inc.
Walworth, WI
(Injection Molded parts)

Dir - Product Development
Waukesha Engine Dresser
Waukesha, WI
(Natural Gas Engines)

Sr. Mgr. of Engineering
Giddings & Lewis
Fond du Lac, WI
(Machine Tools)

Key Accomplishments •As Change Agent, Developed strategy and implemented technology based five year growth plan involving R&D, new product development, Strategic Supplier Development and Quality Assurance. Result: Steps to meet 50% increase in revenues in three years

Introduced Design for Six Sigma. Result: Educated engineers and others in this methodology and quantified product performance parameters leading to data- based knowledge capture for excellence in design, quality and reliability.

Reduced Business and Compliance risk. Result: Resolved reliability issues with $10,000,000 of warranty costs, reduced business risk in technology export clearing 30,000 parts, and improved market share certifying all product families for CE mark.

Led project team in forming global strategic supplier alliance for engine filters with $4,000,000 annual spend. Result: Presented savings of $400,000 per year. Championed, mentored and coached more than 10 Six Sigma teams. Result: $16 m savings.
Education / Skills Education:Master of Business Administration (Honors), Univ of Wisconsin, Oshkosh;MSME, UW, Madison; BSME, Univ of Madra
Formally Trained in Dresser Global Strategic Supplier Selection Process; Instructor in Project Management, Demand Flow.
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt – DMAIC & DFSS, Milwaukee School of Engineering, 2006 Operational Excellence: Lean
Multi-industry Management experience with problem prevention focus; Change Agent, Leader, Mentor, Coach.

Name Kash
Phone 847-214-1186
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $126K - $150K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Sr. Program Mgr/PM
NEXTGEN INFORMATION SERVICES INC., St. Louis, MO
AT&T - Hoffman Est., IL
(Telecommunications)

Program Manager/Consultan
TEKsystems
MOTOROLA INC., Schaumburg
(Communication/Engineering)

AT&T PMO/Program Mgr.
ENGEL CONSULTANT INC., Lake Forest, IL
AT&T - Hoffman Est., IL
(Telecommunications)

Key Accomplishments Managed all phases of the project and program life cycle from initiation through deployment as well as post deployment warranty support. Matrix staff of up to 28.

Reduced global head count by 50 employees by reorganizing and consolidating a Financial Shared Services (FSS) system into a single Global Services Provider using Oracle ERP (11.0.3).

Achieved $110K annual cost saving by purchasing, implementing and integrating a check printing process

Designed and implemented a Computer Base Training (CBT) system for Rockwell International using shell scripts, C, SQL, PL/SQL GUI and trained hardware engineers to generate reports and retrieve stored data.
Education / Skills MBA - Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. Finance/General Mgmt.
MS - University of Houston-Clear Lake. Computer Science and Relational Databases.
BS - University of Houston-Downtown Computer Science .
PMP certification -2004 to 2017. Program mgmt./Program Mgmt./Data Warehousing/Leadership/IT Strategy/Sys. Integration

Name Dan
Phone 615-376-9233
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Tennessee
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Field Director
Lubrizol
OHIO
(Oil Additives, Fibers)

Interim General Manager
DuPont-Sabanci JV
DELAWARE
(Fiber, Cord & Fabric)

Kevlar Brand Manager
DuPont
VIRGINIA
(Advanced Fiber Systems)

Key Accomplishments LZ; Brought clarity to a fuzzy vision and set in place the foundation, infrastructure and user-demand for launch of a new generic textile fiber business unit.

DUSA JV; In successive periods, doubled, then tripled top line revenues reversing annualized $2M losses and directed the enterprise through scale-up to breakeven financials positioning it for successful sale.

DuPont; Pioneered a self-funding business model, postioned and licensed the Kevlar brand establishing mulitple earnings sources within niche verticals of the global consumer apparel marekt.

Education / Skills A player-coach manager and leader with a consistent record creating cohesive channel demand for high value offerings.
Extensive experience building global sales, technical and marketing teams managing direct and end-use client relations.
MBA: University of Mississippi (Excelled in Organizational Structure, Finance & Economics)
BSME: U of M; Engineering School President (directed creation of an Honor Code); Lettered Ole Miss Football

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