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Name John
Phone
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Director of Sales & Mktg
Pizzey's Milling
Gurnee, IL
(Flaxseed-based products)

Director, Client Service
Adesso Solutions
Arlington Hts, IL
(Software for CPG industry)

Manager, Alliances & Exch
UCCnet
Illinois
(Supply Chain Data)

Key Accomplishments Comprehensive experience in sales, sales management, category management, consumer insight development, collaborative supply chain management, trade marketing management, software implementation, project management, and strategic planning.

Redesigned implementation processes, reducing project timeline by 20%. Developed improved internal processes to drive implementation efficiencies. Developed documentation on implementation processes, business use cases, and best practices.

Worked with CPG Industry leaders to develop corporate strategies leveraging the benefits of standardized data registration and synchronization to improve supply chain efficiency.

Partnered with two other Sales Information Mangers to develop a usage-based strategic plan for all refrigerated products. Plan was presented to three national accounts and was actively tested.
Education / Skills University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ Master of Business Administration
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI Bachelor of Business Administration
Experienced in global e-commerce standards development, trade promo management, and category management.
Redesigned implementation processes, reducing average project duration by 15%.

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 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 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 Mark
Phone 630-220-9481
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $101K - $125K
State Michigan
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Production Manager
Huhtamaki
Coleman, MI
(Mfg of Plastic Dinnerware)

Plant Operations Manager
Accutech Films
Elyria, OH
(Mfg Plastic films & bags)

Production Manager
Scholle Packaging
Merced, CA
(Mfg bag-in-box pouches)

Key Accomplishments I develop, evaluate, educate, train, and improve: people, processes, projects, programs, productivity, and profitability.

Proven ability to advance processes utilizing a variety of Lean Manufacturing tools and techniques.

Hands-on Plant and Operational Leader in Safety, Quality, Productivity, Cost and Delivery. Labor, Materials and Equipment Optimization. Continuous Improvement Leadership and Actions through Lean Sigma Methods.

Numerous successful projects involving plant closures and relocations without negatively affecting Safety, Quality, Customer Service, On-Time Delivery, and Employee Morale.
Education / Skills All facets of plastics manufacturing: extrusion, thermoforming, injection molding, converting, recycling, & printing.
Union & non-Union environments. Union avoidance and successful decertification. Multiple shift & 24/7 operations.
Green Belt trained Lean practitioner SMED, TPM, RCCA, DMAIC, Kaizen, Kanban Safety & Environmental SQF AIB & VSP
BS in Business Northern Illinois University Engineering Mgmt Certificate Purdue University Kepner-Tregoe Project Mgm

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