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Name Victor
Phone 859.227.7129
Email Click here to email me!
Salary <$75k
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions General Manager
Action Logistics
DeKalb, IL
(3rd Party Logistics )

Pro Center Manager
Bosch Power tool Corp.
Chicago
(Power tools Sales)

Operations Manager
Diamond Pond Prod
Lexington, Ky
(Water features & service )

Key Accomplishments Received the Home Depot Just Do It Award for excellence in customer service /Store support and performance.

Received multiple awards from Home Depot for dedication and project achievement.

Repeatedly achieved 100% on Toyota Logistics Service ISO Audits.

Successfully recruited 66% more associates in a thirty day stretch for an unpredictable ramp up in volume.
Education / Skills DEVRY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Addison IL 1998 Computer Technology, & Telecommunications
Motivational Team Leader/ Manager.
Contract Negotiations/Training & Mentoring.
Process Improvement

Name Abbas
Phone 312-735-7156
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $101K - $125K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Sr. Production Planner
Taylor Farms Illinois Inc.
Chicago, IL
(Food Manufacturing $200B )

Production Manager
Gourmet Kitchens Inc.
Chicago, IL
(Food Manufacturing $40M)

Software Application Eng.
Science Application Int'l Corporation
Los Angeles, CA
(Technology Application Co)

Key Accomplishments Implemented Lean pull system and reduced finished goods inventory by 45% improving cash flow $270,000.

Implemented 5S Lean manufacturing and improved process efficiency by 35% while reducing direct labor cost from 22% to 12% saving $640,000 annually.

Implemented demand-based planning process, reducing inventory surplus 28%, saving $330,000 annually.

Increase plant productivity from $1,400 to $3,700 sales per employee per week within 48 months.
Education / Skills Master, Computer Science, UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT, Detroit, MI
bachelor, Computer Science, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Carbondale, IL



Name Confidential
Phone
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Chief Technology Officer
Gamon International, Inc.
Elk Grove Village, IL 600
(Point-of-Purchase Display)

Vice President Sales, NA
AFCON Control and Automation
Schaumburg, IL
(Process Control Software)

Regional Sales Manager
GigaTrend, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA
(DAT Storage Devices)

Key Accomplishments Orchestrated a new customer service profit center for P-O-P manufacturer. Utilized Activity Based Costs (ABC) to develope the operation within the budget. Result: Year 1 achieved $1.6MM in Gp and in the next three years generated $13.2MM GP.

Established a satellite manufacturing location for international customer. Result: Increased total profit margin from 22% to 45%. Net Profit on project of $980,000 was $430,000. Lowered client’s cost by $220,000 on project.

Designed premium confectionary P-O-P display. Proposed modifications while maintaining the brand identity. Result: Generated $4.2MM in sales over three years and a gross profit of $1.9MM while improving customer sales to sustain a 10% annual growth.

Opened international markets in Canada, Mexico, Central and South America. Result: Developed sales representation throughout the hemisphere and grew sales from $0 to $1.2MM in first year.
Education / Skills Arizona State University, Engineering Sciences, one year study
University of Arizona, Engineering Physics, three years study
University of Arizona, Nuclear Engineering, one year study


Name Robert
Phone 708-494-2461
Email Click here to email me!
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




Name Charles
Phone 847-486-8220
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Assoc VP
Infor
Greater Chicago
(Applications Software)

CIO / Vice President - IT
EKCO Group
Greater Chicago
(Consumer Products )

Corp IS Manager
Baxter Healthcare
Greater Chicago
(Healthcare Products)

Key Accomplishments Extended the ERP systems, and increased software sales by designing and leading development teams building Java-based, web-enabled supply chain management applications (SCM, SRM, and CRM)

Drove profitable growth by expanding ERP with enhancements to better support the changing requirements of the business, including: Customer Service Level Reporting, Outbound Logistics Management and Tracking, and CRM Data Warehouse applications.

Decreased overhead by 8% and increased sales volume by implementing eCommerce with 100 trading partners using 12 different EDI documents. Created a Vendor-Managed Inventory system and Shipping Label Tracking to support major retailers’ requirements

Increased labor productivity by 20%, and improved the accuracy of both inventory and shipment contents to above 99%. Led the automation of the finished-goods warehouses with a RF-based warehouse management system (WMS).
Education / Skills BME, Cum Laude, University of Louisville CPIM – AOM / APICS MPM – AAPM / IPMC Lean - Six Sigma Green Belt IT Leader
Problem Solver Strategic IT Planning Business Process ReEngineering Project Management eCommerce EDI Logistics CRM
Applications Development Leader ERP Enterprise Resource Planning Manufacturing Systems Warehouse Management Systems W
Supply Chain Planning Computer Operations Budget Management, Infrastructure Management Staff Development Acquisitio

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