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Name Daniel
Phone 262-617-1570
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Wisconsin
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Managing Member / COO
Advanced Green Energy Solutions LLC
Muskego, WI
(Renewable Energy EPC)

GM / COO
Clear Horizons LLC
Brookfield, WI
(Proj Developer)

Marketing Manger
Waukesha Engine
Waukesha, WI
(Manuf of Nat Gas Engines)

Key Accomplishments Expanding my Career internationally. Working for Goldfields of South Africa as a Mining Engineer and progressing, through assignment, to the Chamber of Mines and managing Research and Development projects.

Identified business partner, performed due diligence, negotiated and consummated $750,000 infusion of cash.

Designed sales initiative to rapidly move aged inventory reducing inventory by 20% within five weeks

Resolved premature engine failures by identifying modes of failure and responsible party reducing performance exposure of $10 million to less than $700,000.
Education / Skills University of Chicago, Executive MBA course work
B.Sc. from University of Wisconsin - Platteville



Name Confidential
Phone 630.536.4922
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $151K - $175K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Director of Operations
Office Max/Office Depot
Naperville, IL
(Printing/Business Service)

SAE
Waste Management
Atlanta, GA
(Business Services)

Regional Vice President
Service Master
Atlanta, GA
(Business Services)

Key Accomplishments Reversed five years of declining sales and profit results in one of the largest regions at FedEx Kinko's. During this time we also developed the best bench of talent and had the best customer satisfaction scores in the company.

Successfully implemented labor efficiency system through better training, equipment and scheduling models resulting in a net reduction of labor by 10%. ($4,697,000) During this time period we increased our customer satisfaction scores dramatically.

Designed, developed and implemented innovative Sign and Graphic Store with a Store Concept. Results included a 50%+ increase in sales within the first 5 months of full implementation. We worked with our vendors to give us world class training.

Education / Skills BS Finance Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL
Northwestern University Executive Training Program Evanston, IL
W. Edwards Deming Quality Management Course Chicago, IL


Name Richard
Phone 708-297-1535
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $76K - $100K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Web Marketing Manager
Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc.
Hobart, IN
(Health Products)

Consultant
Self Employed
Midlothian, IL
(Consulting and design)

Assoc. Marketing Dir.
GIA Publications, Inc.
Chicago, IL
(Music publishing)

Key Accomplishments Improved organic search traffic according to Google Analytics by 80% in 2012 over both 2011 and 2010, improved overall traffic by 20%, and increased revenues by 6% through improving SEO according to industry best practices.

Led initiative to redesign and improve website look and infrastructure including enhancing online search. Managed project in-house and procured resources resulting in 21% improvement in new customers online and cut spending by over $30,000 annually.

Started, owned, managed, and led my own company. Achieved top 10% sales growth rate among new sign companies within a franchise, and received the Business Ledger’s Entrepreneurial Excellence Award in 2008.

Successfully implemented a new blog and content plan which outperforms former content tactics for driving traffic by 800% and increased brand awareness, web traffic, and improved social sharing by 123%.
Education / Skills University of Chicago, BA, Fine Art, 1998
Capella University, MBA, Business Administration (General), 2005
Microtrain Technologies, Project Management, Six Sigma, and Business Analysis, Certified Inbound Marketing Specialist
Skills: Marketing, creative and art direction, operations management, graphic design, strategy, training, supply chain

Name Confidential
Phone 630-235-8586
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $101K - $125K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Managing Director
45 Degrees, Inc.
Chicago, IL
(Marketing Services)

President/General Manager
J. Brown & Associates
Chicago, IL
(Marketing Services)

VP/Management Supervisor
Wm A. Robinson, Inc.
Chicago, IL
(Promotional Marketing)

Key Accomplishments Built an Advertising/Marketing Services Agency from zero to over $70,000,000 in Billings. Achieved 20%+ profit margins for 10 years. Managed staff of 100. Led client service, strategic planning, business development. P&L responsibility.

Propsected, sold, and led long-lasting client relationships with Procter & Gamble, Clorox, Warner-Lambert, American Dairy Association, Motorola, AT&T, United Airlines, Hardee's.

Created and implemented advertising/shopper marketing program that delivered 50% volume growth for P&G's Tide brand in three years.

Created and implemented a digital marketing strategy that produced season-long sellout for DuPage Symphony Orchestra.
Education / Skills Indiana University-School of Law, Indianapolis, IN. Completed 30 hours before being drafted.
BS Management-Purdue University, Krannert School of Management. Marketing/Economics Minors.



Name Confidential
Phone 815-210-9809
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions CFO / VP of Finance
Crane Composites
Joliet, Il
(Manufacturing plastics)

Manager FP&A
Alcoa
Rosement, Il
(Manufacturer Aluminum)

Manager FP&A
Cabot Microelectronics
Aurora, Il
(Semiconductor Materials)

Key Accomplishments * Provided the financial leadership that increased operating profit 60% from $23 to $37 million during a six year period of recovering revenues.

* Strategically led corporate wide continuous improvement initiative, including lean and six sigma projects, saving $5 million annually in manufacturing costs. * Led non-manufacturing continuous improvement initiative saving $2 million in 36 months.

* Identified and implemented restructuring initiatives, reducing headcount, consolidated three manufacturing facilities, and closed distribution centers, resulting in $13 million of annual savings within 12 months.

* Led initiatives to reduce working capital from $12.5 million to $2.5 million.
Education / Skills Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical)
Chartered Accountant (CPA equivalent) - England and Wales
Six Sigma Green
Kaizen Tool Champion

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