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Name Stephen
Phone 630.267.8784
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $151K - $175K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Sales Operations Director
YP Holdings (formerly ATT Ad Solutions)
Chicago, IL
(print,digital advertising)

General Mgr, Nat'l Sales
ATT Advertisng Solutions
Chicago, IL
(print,digital advertising)

National Sales Manager
SBC Directory Operations
St. Louis, MO
(print,digital advertising)

Key Accomplishments Having successfully navigated 2 spinoffs and 5 mergers, I have become an expert at Organizational Change Management (OCM) as well as Process and Systems Integrations.

Managed teams responsible for achieving or exceeding budgeted targets, including as much as 50% cost reductions

Drove organizational changes, process and systems transformations enabling more than 10X digital ad revenue growth

Led OCM and integrated technology implementations including using SalesForce.com, Oracle, Microsoft SharePoint, Excel and DOMO resulting in over $35million incremental revenue from existing customers and revenue from new customers
Education / Skills Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Management Webster University, 1997
Lean Six Sixma Green Belt Purdue University, 2014
Certified Scrum Master Heartland Community College / Scrum Alliance, 2013
Relational Database Design Washington University, 1994

Name Martha
Phone 312-305-2315
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $126K - $150K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Program Lead - Operations
BP Pipeline & Logistics
Naperville, IL
(Oil & Gas)

Tank Team Lead
BP Pipeline & Logistics
Naperville, IL
(Maintenance Construction)

Safety & Operations
BP Pipeline & Logistics
Naperville, IL
(Maintenance Program)

Key Accomplishments - Developed assurance frameworks and identified key operations risks - Coordinated the alignment of the leadership team and governance board on an action plan. - Closed gaps

- Drove long /short term planning, scheduling, financial controls for capital and revenue spend. Created a process that allowed greater cost visibility and improved forecasting by 50%. - Delivered $2MM annual savings and 25 day cycle time reduction

- Developed and rolled out an Operating Procedures Program and completed a project that was at risk of cost and schedule over-run - Developed and rolled out the inspection and maintenance program for safety critical and regulatory equipment.

- Achieved and sustained delivery reliability; Retail - 99%+/ commercial - 98%. Improved order entry by 15% and VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) 1-2% - Spearheaded Scheduling Center of the Future, a 3 year strategy that included process improvement,
Education / Skills BS Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, CU Structural Design
MBA, University of Michicagn - Ross School of Business Operations Management & Finance
PMP - Project Management Professional, DePaul Univiersity
Process Improvement - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

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 Thomas
Phone 708-359-5157
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Volunteer
St. James Hospital 2010-Present
Olympia Feilds, IL
(Medical services)

Maintenance Planner
Cargill 2000-2005
Hammond, IN
(Corn sugar & starch)

Maintenance Supervisor
Unilever 1977-1999
Hammond, IN
(Bar Soaps)

Key Accomplishments Achieved production goals in customer service, high-speed packaging and process operations; able to lead teams and improve processes to capture measurable increases in production quality, yield, and safety statistics.

Created effective training materials and programs; certified as Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Instructor by Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance.

Superior communication and problem solving talents, with history of forging and nurturing positive relationships with customers, plant operators, vendors, and related production stakeholders.

Proficient in Microsoft and Lotus applications along with multiple CMMS systems including IMPAC, ASAP & Advantage.
Education / Skills Associate of Science in Mid-Management Marketing PRAIRIE STATE UNIVERSITY – Chicago Heights, IL 1986 GPA: 3.8
Maintenance Performance Measurement & Reporting, Leadership Development, Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Operations
Supply Chain Finance & POEG Quality & Productivity Improvement for Chemical Manufacturing
Interpersonal Managing Skills, Confined Space Entry & Technical Rescue Trainer, Total Predictive Maintenance(TPM)Instruc

Name Richard
Phone 414-588-4342
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Wisconsin
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Business Consultant
Self-Employed -- Principal
Milwaukee, WI
(Business Consulting)

General Manager
WE Energies
Milwaukee, WI
(Electric Power Generation)

Reengineering Manager
Wisconsin Gas Company
Milwaukee, WI
(Natural Gas Distribution)

Key Accomplishments BUSINESS CONSULTING: Annual continuous improvement review (for five years) of the graduate Medical Informatics program, offered by the Milwaukee School of Engineering, resulting in exemplary ratings for achieving program outcomes and objectives.

GENERAL MANAGER: Led the design, development and launch of a new business, leading team to first year revenues of $3.6 million (and profitability) 24% over goal. Increased "very satisfied" customer ratings from 84% to 96% in 12 months.

REENGINEERING MANAGER: Led process reengineering of a $20 million, 155 employee, sales and marketing division, redesigning 20 major business processes and saving $4.8 million in labor and operating costs, nine months ahead of schedule.

MANAGER OF LEASING SERVICES: Managed P & L and led $3.6 million commercial equipment leasing business, increasing revenues 22% per year, for five years, and profitability from $180,000 to $1.0 million, through continuous improvement.
Education / Skills Marquette University - B. A. in Communications (1979): team building, public speaking, group dynamics, listening, sales.
Univ. of WI, Milwaukee: MBA (1999): Leadership, complex problem solving, finance, business analysis, managing change.
Career Skills: P & L management, budgeting, business analysis, cost reduction, increasing margins, performance metrics.
Career Skills: Operational planning and implementation, managing change, process improvement, high performing teams.

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