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Name Paul
Phone 815-494-3679
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Director, Manufacturing
Idexx Laboratories
Westbrook, ME
(Veterinary diagnostics)

Director, Manufacturing
Transgenomic Inc
Omaha, NE
(Chemical specialties )

Vice President, Manufact.
Pierce Biotechnology
Rockford, IL
(Chem, diagnos specialties)

Key Accomplishments •Increased product availability to customers from 93 to 99% within 18 months by developing first internal stock availability tracking system.

•Eliminated risk of equipment-caused plant shutdowns by standardizing equipment in all three plants to create backup for all production lines for first time.

•Scaled-up key DNA monomers (drug candidate intermediates) from gm to kg, with 50% cost reduction, quality improvement (95 to 97%) and on-time delivery.

•Resolved supply chain crisis by directing improved syntheses of key intermediate, decreasing unit costs (90%) and product lead times (80%) while adding four patents
Education / Skills Putting profitable products on the shelf by elevating underachieving manufacturing processes to a winning, high quality,
PhD -Synthetic Organic Chemistry, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY
32 credits toward MBA, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY
BS – Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York

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 R. Glen
Phone 847-997-9005
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $101K - $125K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions General Manager
Serv-All Corporation
Crystal Lake, IL
(Zinc Die Castings)

Vice-President
Electric City Corp.
Elk Grove Village, IL
(Energy Management)

Vice Pres/Plant Manager
A-Allied Die Casting
Franklin Park
(Aluminum Die Castings)

Key Accomplishments Employing lean manufacturing methods, led headcount reduction from 183 to 123, saving $1.3 million annually with no loss of output. Reduced WIP inventory 50%, improved cash flow $780,000, reduced lead-time 75% through lean manufacturing initiatives

Saved $450,000 in annual manufacturing and installation expense while reducing initial product failures 90% by simplifying assembly process of Energy Saver. Project managed $1.1 mil HVAC controls installations for Morgan Stanley & O'Hare Airport.

Implemented lean manufacturing cost reductions including $12 million in reduced warehoused inventory. Waste elimination reduced non-value added labor by $1.5 million, improved customer response and reduced WIP, and increased cash flow $3.5 million

Avoided $300,000 in lost revenue by restoring production within three days after $1.4 million fire Reduced energy costs 12% by changing utility usage and altering operations and methods.
Education / Skills Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering
Lean Training from Moffit & Associates and Danaher Corporation
Energy Management (Utility & Power Distribution Systems) and Building Automation skills acquired through Electric City.


Name Confidential
Phone 630-362-3263
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Principal - Regional Mgr
Midwest Geothermal Engineering
Illinois
(Enviromental)

Vice President
Urethane Soy Systems
Illinois
(Biobased Polyols)

Director Technology
American Stores
Illinois
(Food & Drug Retail)

Key Accomplishments Negotiated and executed master supply agreement with farmer’s co-op guaranteeing raw material supply and manufacturing, saving $1 million in capital expenditures and reducing production costs by 60%.

Developed and implemented a non-traditional mainframe reconfiguration for 200 users reducing day time utilization to under 80%, decreasing turnaround processing time by 75%, and avoiding a $3 million system upgrade.

Identified and negotiated purchase of the company for $8.5 million to polyol manufacturer.

Bundled developer projects minimizing risk to the investor through diversification resulting in $1 million in sales
Education / Skills




Name Gary
Phone 630-624-4748
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $76K - $100K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Mngr, Bus Unit Controller
Sears
Hoffman Estates, IL
(Major Retailer)

Snr Financial Analyst 3
Experian
Schaumburg, IL
(Direct marketing services)

Senior Accountant
Rigby / Reed Elsevier PLC
Crystal Lake, IL
(Educational publishing )

Key Accomplishments Sears - Uncovered $1.5mm in mis-expensed bad debt, and recovered amount to benefit Online P&L, helping to achieve bonus targets for 2009. Corrected over accrual of inventory reserve $3mm, helping achieve bonus targets for 2010.

Sears - assisted Full-Line Marketing management in achieving / beating budgets for 2006 - 2008, while cutting $46mm of expenses over that period, a 5% runrate savings. Managed cost allocation system of Adverting expenses for 800+ full line stores.

Experian - assisted SVP & VP's of I.T. in setting $40mm annual expense budgets and $15mm in capital budgets, and achieving / beating those budgets for 8 consecutive years. Saved $2mm in runrate expense by strategically choosing purchase over lease.

Rigby - submitted monthly full P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cashflow set to U.K. corporate using Hyperion. Created a report to enable affirmed A/R collection calls, which prior had not been possible. Supervised 4 professionals over Sales/Commissions/AR.
Education / Skills Northern Illinois University, B.S. Accounting 1981 Certified Public Accountant, State of Illinois 1983
Hardware - IBM desktop / laptop 30 years, 10-key 30 years, IBM mainframes 5 years, high-speed Oce laser printers 5 years
Software- MS Excel 2007 highly skilled, MS Word 2007 skilled, MS Powerpoint skilled, Oracle Financials highly skilled,
Peoplesoft GL 5 years, essbase 5 years, Hyperion 2 years, Lawson GL 2 years, Proseries 20 years, Quickbooks 20 years.

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