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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

Name Dave
Phone 847-778-5240
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $151K - $175K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Director of Sales
Caterpillar Logistics
Downers Grove IL
($2.3 billion 3PL provider)

Director - Solutions
SAP America
Westchester IL
(Global software provider)

Solution Manager
RedPrairie / i2 / JDA
Chicago IL
(Leading software provider)

Key Accomplishments WHO AM I… Business Development Director… Customer Delivery Manager… Optimizing profitability by delivering high-value, multi-million dollar programs in supply chain, business process, technology, and outsourcing.

WHAT I DO… With expertise in consultative sales increasing top and bottom line results, companies that typically hire me: • Lack consistent sales revenue growth • Have eroding profit margins • Lack consistent and measurable sales performance

HOW I ADD VALUE… With years of rapidly identifying business problems worth solving, I can • Uncover the right sales opportunities that will consistently increase revenue and margins. • Optimize existing book of business revenue and profitability

Education / Skills Supply Chain, Risk Mgmt, Technology, Project Mgmt, P&L, Sales, Pre-Sales, Marketing, Logistics, Transportation, Software




Name Confidential
Phone 815-529-0679
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Florida
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions CFO
FDL INC
Edison, NJ
(Distribution)

CFO
ECI, LLC
Elon, NC
(Industrial Manufacturing)

CFO
General Kinematics
Crystal Lake, IL
(Industrial Manufacturing)

Key Accomplishments Have over 30 years of PE and privately held company experience. Have spent the last 12 years as the CFO for various PE owned businesses. Industry experience is primarily centered around manufacturing, distribution, and consumer/industrial products.

Well versed in modeling, analysis, costing, buy/sell side diligence, and debt management. Also participated in several acquisitions and have actively contributed to various successful transactions/exits as CFO for PE portfolio companies

Recently sold at high multiple to another PE firm and was key member of team selling and participating in extensive diligence in a highly intense and competitive process. Also assisted in the diligence, closing and subsequent integration of bolt on.

A proven track record of improving month-end financial close accuracy/timeliness while providing very effective dashboards (daily/monthly), empowering the stakeholders with the ability to easily monitor the results and eliminate monthly surprises.
Education / Skills Northern Illinois University MBA
Loyola University Bachelor's



Name Kirk
Phone 561-902-7079
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $126K - $150K
State Florida
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Vice President
Tufudi Creative Inc
Boca Raton FL
(Creative Agency)

General Manager
America Aluminum
Perry FL
(Law Enforcement Transport)

President
F & S Partners
Boca Raton FL
(General Contractor)

Key Accomplishments Operated a Creative Agency creating Websites, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Content - Imagery and Copy. Designed, hosted and delivered 5 web stores, 6 web CMS sites and increased Instagram and Facebook followers by 1,000%. 3 Direct Reports

General Manager - Manufacturing. Reorganized labor force, recreated brand, expanded internationally and introduced new product, increasing sales $7.2 to $10.2 million and margin 6.53% within 12 months. Decreased WIP inventory 35% and downtime 60%

Owner of General Contracting company building high end residential and commercial spaces. Completed 22 projects creating 51,000 sf of new space and generating $7.6M in revenue. Delivered 18,000 sf LaPetite Daycare facility in 18 month under $1.2M

Managed the field industrial engineers and project managers for the Business Services Division. Staff of eight. Opened 13 Greenfield fulfillment centers adding more than $1 billion in annual capability. Integrated Warehouse Management Systems
Education / Skills BS Marketing University of Illinois MBA Keller Graduate
Florida Certified General Contractor - CGC1507313
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) - Certified Contract Document Technologist (CDT)
Proficient in MS Office Suite, multiple Project Management systems. Knowledge of DNS MGMT - CNAME TXT, MX and A Records

Name Thomas
Phone 630-336-5848
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions V P Operations
AWTP LLC
Elk Grove Village, IL
(Custom Filtration)

Sr V P Operations
Chicago Faucet Company
Des Plaines, IL
(Faucets, Elect Fixtures)

Mgr Bus Dev & Strat Sourc
Elkay Mfg Co
Oak Brook, IL
(Sinks,Coolers, Faucets )

Key Accomplishments • Implemented a change in culture moving business from private entrepreneurial to a professional business with strategic direction, standardized metrics and goals.Achieved $1.2M in cost savings and reduced inventory investment by $1.5M (33%).

Developed and implemented a $9M cost reduction strategy applying off-shore sourcing, construction of a new manufacturing facility and relocation of manufacturing to a non-union environment in a 1 year period of time, relocating the business in 3 days

Reporting to the Elkay Division President, developed a business strategy to grow Elkay’s faucet business to a profitable $70M division of the Elkay group by developing and outsourcing two new product lines, high-end residential and commercial.

Cost effective management of out-sourcing materials and labor to improve profits by 200% over a three-year period and achieved an 8-year track record of increased profitability from 8% to 19%, decertified the workforce and implemented skill based pay
Education / Skills B.S. Industrial Engr. Bradley University M.S. Industrial Engr. & Engr. Management Bradley University
Toyota Lean Manufacturing Training University Kentucky.
Constanza Demand Flow Training.
Trained and applied TQM and employee empowerment in operations and developed a skill based pay system

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