Member Profiles
Page 1 2 3 4 5 (Records Found: 25)| Name | Kash |
| Phone | 847-214-1186 |
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| 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 | Confidential |
| Phone | 815-210-9809 |
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| 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 | Brian |
| Phone | 847-650-0375 |
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| Salary | Negotiable |
| State | Illinois |
| Willing to Relocation? | No |
| Recent Positions |
VP, Finance Director Scientific Voice Chicago, IL (Medical Education) CFO Access Medical Group Chicago, IL (Medical Education) Director of Finance Searle Pharmaceuticals Skokie, IL (Pharmaceutical Mfg) |
| Key Accomplishments |
Prepared the financial pro forma and acted as subject matter expert for new $1.5 million web-based operations portal technology project.
Created new process to reconcile program costs reducing write-offs from $200,000 to zero within 12 months Developed and implemented a formal schedule for work-in-process billing improving cash flow $1 million annually. Developed templates to capture all expenses being charged to clients increasing profit $85,000 within four months. Established P&L accountability for seven departments resulting in increased fees and generating more than $100,000 in revenue within twelve months. Saved more than $10,000 in annual premiums by negotiating with health insurance provider. Revised 401(k) charter to allow profit sharing contributions and changed providers increasing participation by 30%. Led $250,000 new space build-out and relocation for 50 employees with no down time. |
| Education / Skills |
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
MBA, Finance, J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management DePaul University, Chicago, IL B.S., Commerce/Accounting CPA |
| Name | Thomas |
| Phone | 312-338-3022 |
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| Salary | Negotiable |
| State | Illinois |
| Willing to Relocation? | Yes |
| Recent Positions |
Managing Director Cameron General Corporation Chicago, IL. (Private equity ) President Swift Insurance Brokers Chicago, IL (Insurance brokerage) Vice President First Chicago/NBD Chicago, IL (Banking) |
| Key Accomplishments |
Analyzed, approved, declined, structured, placed, closed and managed private equity investments in various industries. Underwrote and placed a professional liability insurance program in the London market. Grew the revenues of the company from $0 to $3mm in 3 years by recruiting a national network of retail and wholesale insurance brokers. Attained profitability in a business I started 1.5 years ahead of plan due to higher than forecasted revenues. Wrote an offering memorandum and raised $10 million to acquire the assets of a property/casualty insurer. |
| Education / Skills |
MBA Finance University of Chicago Graduate School of Business BA with highest honors in English University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Fluent in French some Spanish Licensed Illinois insurance producer-all lines |
| Name | Robert |
| Phone | 708-494-2461 |
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| Salary | $101K - $125K |
| State | Illinois |
| Willing to Relocation? | No |
| Recent Positions |
Controller Weinstein Wholesale Meats Inc Forest Park, Il (Wholesale meat distributo) CFO Faip North America Inc Elk Grove, Il (Pressure washers and hose) Controller Gordon Kapes Inc Skokie, Il (Telecomm & audio control ) |
| Key Accomplishments |
• Managed $5M to $10M A/R portfolio. Held A/R over 21 days to 8.5% and over 30 days to 1%. Achieved DSO of 18.25 days.
• Formalized credit application process and performed credit research and analysis to approve set up of new customers and assign credit limits. Approved sales orders outside prescribed credit thresholds.
• Established and managed credit hold function; instituted credit insurance over portfolio; enhanced credit management systems features to control A/R and restrict sales outside established parameters.
• Converted GL from Peachtree to in-house ERP system. Created company’s first ever monthly financial statements. Reduced monthly closing time to 11 days. • Created reporting of borrowing base, covenant reporting, and credit reporting. Converted payroll to online reporting. • Automated loan borrowing transactions and had bank assign us to dedicated customer service. • Held shrink on $5M inventory to under $10k. • Slashed A/R write offs from $350k in 2010 to $0 in 6 months • Key team member that implemented 2 systems conversions to MAS 500 for 2 entities. • Selected and implemented new banking relationships. Reduced line of credit borrowing from $9M to under $5M. Implemented spending controls. Managed multiple bank audits. • Reduced inventory levels from $18M to $9M. Eliminated need for leased warehousing space. • Developed business plan for acquisition. Performed due diligence reviews of acquisition targets. Led acquisition financial integration • Launched finished goods inventory count program resulting in 25% improvement in inventory record accuracy. Reduced inventory shrink loss 30%. Improved inventory record accuracy to 90% from under 30% via improving inventory part number, bill of materials, and production work order processes. Directed inventory planning team. • Reduced time to take physical inventory counts for 2 main businesses by 33% saving $10k. • Designed daily one-page summary report that informed customer service of future production dates and quantities enabling accur |
| Education / Skills |
masters project management from Keller
BBA accounting from Loyola
Green belt six sigma |
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Jack Heyden and Scott Kane are executives with over 60 years of combined experience who, in early 2000, were out of work, did not know each other and who were forced to reinvent themselves to survive in the 21st Century workforce.