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Name Kevin
Phone
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Washington
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions VP Professional Services
Lumedx
Bellevue, WA
(Healthcare Software)

Director Prof. Services
DAOU Systems
Chicago, IL
(Healthcare Tech. Services)

Engineer, Project Manager
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Chicago, IL
(Telecom. Engineering)

Key Accomplishments Specialized in successfully developing Professional Services departments in the software industry. Strengths include leadership, project management, business development, training, consulting, systems implementations, technical and client services.

Published author of three books for Penguin. Public speaker. interviewed on TV, radio, magazines and news agencies such as Bloomberg News and Seattle Times for my insights to online entrepreneurship.

Strategic Vision – Re-positioned company from software centric, to solutions-based revenue offering client specific products packaged with professional e-health services. Increased the service portion of total company revenue from 25% to 65% ($7.5 M)

Revenue Management - Reorganized Client and Professional Services into a P&L department. Developed new billable services, and expanded existing service offerings. Services Department profitable within 10 months. Increased support revenue $2.2 M.
Education / Skills M.B.A. Aurora University, Aurora IL, 1988
M.S. Information Systems Management, Aurora University, Aurora, IL, 1987
B.A. Behavioral Sciences, National Lewis University, Evanston, IL, 1984
Graduated with High Honors in every degree

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 Daniel
Phone 724-942-5432
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Pennsylvania
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions SVP Global Manufacturing
Mylan
Canonsburg, PA
(Medical Products/Services)

VP Global Manufacturing
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Aliso Viejo, CA
(Medical Products/Services)

Sr Director - Mfg
CancerVax Corporation
Carlsbad, CA
(Medical Products/Services)

Key Accomplishments Consistently increased production, reduced operating costs and improved product quality by utilizing lean manufacturing, six sigma, theory of constraints, etc. to optimize/rationalize manufacturing processes and supply chain networks.

Innovative and results-driven leader focused on achieving exceptional results in highly competitive environments that demand continuous improvement. .

Led a comprehensive operational and strategic assessment of a global manufacturing network to develop a robust fact base, understand future business requirements and key actions necessary to reshape the network for long term competitive advantage

Instilled within the manufacturing organization a greater awareness of and the imperative for ongoing COGs reductions to support sales growth and customer retention. Initial efforts reduced product standard costs between 3 and 10% from 2008 standards
Education / Skills US Military Academy, West Point, NY Bachelor of Science - Engineering and Applied Sciences: Civil Engineering
US Army War College, Carlisle, PA Master of Arts (Equivalent), National Security and Strategic Studies
Leadership Development Program Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)
Engineer in Training (EIT) Certificate

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

Name John
Phone 847-471-1343
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions VP R&D/CSO
New River Pharma/Shire
Blacksburg, VA
(Pharmaceuticals R&D)

Director, Core R&D
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Park, IL
(Pharma/Health Care)

Director
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Princeton, NJ
(Pharmaceuticals)

Key Accomplishments Played key roles in several major product launches, Fosinopril, Entecavir, Taxol- 6 months ahead of time. Played critical roles for BMS achieving Best-in-class status for shortening the development time line (18-24 months to 6-8 months)

Built R&D organizations and leadership (hiring, developing people/talent, mentoring, and succession planning), facilitated the building of laboratories at all three places I worked. Starting with a nucleus of 2 people, I have built the dept of 35

Created a strategic outsourcing department at BMS, striking the right balance between internal vs. external development. Discovery process at New River Pharma that resulted in 3 leads for IND filing

A novel way of evaluation and assessment of outside IP and technologies resulted in a valuable acquisition. Introduced reagents stability studies, analytical specifications, performance and acceptance criteria for a globally compliant quality managem
Education / Skills Ph.D Organic Chemistry, IISc, India Post-Doc Research, Yale University, and at Emory University. Patents & Publications
Experience with small molecules and large molecules, Drug delivery, Life Cycle Management, CMC disciplines, formulation
I pick winners; right people, teams and projects. Natural bias for productivity and creativity. international experience
505(b)(2) Regulatory strategies, IND, NDA. DEA controlled substances. Well versed in CAPA related issues and measures

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