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Name Charles
Phone 847-417-1778
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $151K - $175K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Chief Financial Officer
B&B Electronics Manufacturing Co.
Illinois
(Communication Equipment)

Chief Financial Officer
Meyer Material Company
Illinois
(Ready Mix & Sand & Gravel)

Group Controller
AmSafe Aviation
Arizona
(Aviation Restraints)

Key Accomplishments Chief Financial Officer… Controller… Experienced profit-driven senior financial executive leading highly leveraged manufacturing and service businesses. Expertise in mergers & acquisitions, recapitalization, restructuring, operations and strategy.

Responsible for financial management during changes in company ownership. Sale of privately held business to private equity investors and subsequent sale to international public company.

Led process to select and implement a fully integrated ERP system, QAD. Redesigned the financial and reporting process, reducing month-end reporting from twelve business days to 24 hrs, improving accuracy and reliability of information reported.

Working capital improvement, i.e. reduced collection cycle from 65 days to 50 days, freeing $12 million in cash. Business controls, sound business systems, processes, evaluations and analysis. Utilizing continuous improvement.
Education / Skills Master of Business Administration, North Central College, Naperville, IL (1998)
Bachelor of Science: Accounting, Quincy University, Quincy, IL (1986)
Certified Public Accountant, IL


Name Edward
Phone 847-899-3984
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Chief Financial Officer
Infogix, Incorporated
Naperville, Illinois
(Software Company)

Chief Financial Officer
Visiontek, Incorporated
Gurnee, Illinois
(Computer Technology Mfg)

Corporate Contoller
Comark, Incorporated
Bloomingdale, Illinois
(Computer VAR)

Key Accomplishments Led increase in market value from $25 million to $130 million(valued by Duff and Phelps) within 60 months

As part of valuation strategy, jointly developed (with head of Sales) a term license revenue model in order to secure an annuity-based revenue and cash flow stream; annual revenue increased from $20 million to $34 million and cash from $3 to $20 mil

During tenure, selected to join Financial Executives International(FEI) committee, Committee on Finance and Information Technology(CFIT) as software industry financial subject matter expert, joining with Big Four, Microsoft, Walmart, HP and others

Expanded and restructured bank credit facility, and negotiated additional funding sources including $5 milllion in private equity funds, and floor planning and inventory financing through IBM
Education / Skills Chief Financial Officer- Top and Bottom Line impactor as a financial leader with domestic and global experience.
BS, Business and Operations Management from Purdue University Executive MBA, University of Notre Dame Class Valedictor
Certified Management Accountant(CMA) and member of the Institute of Internal Auditors(IIA) and IMA
Financial Executives International(FEI) member and member of its Committee on Finance and Information Technology(CFIT)

Name Paul
Phone 815-494-3679
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Director, Manufacturing
Idexx Laboratories
Westbrook, ME
(Veterinary diagnostics)

Director, Manufacturing
Transgenomic Inc
Omaha, NE
(Chemical specialties )

Vice President, Manufact.
Pierce Biotechnology
Rockford, IL
(Chem, diagnos specialties)

Key Accomplishments •Increased product availability to customers from 93 to 99% within 18 months by developing first internal stock availability tracking system.

•Eliminated risk of equipment-caused plant shutdowns by standardizing equipment in all three plants to create backup for all production lines for first time.

•Scaled-up key DNA monomers (drug candidate intermediates) from gm to kg, with 50% cost reduction, quality improvement (95 to 97%) and on-time delivery.

•Resolved supply chain crisis by directing improved syntheses of key intermediate, decreasing unit costs (90%) and product lead times (80%) while adding four patents
Education / Skills Putting profitable products on the shelf by elevating underachieving manufacturing processes to a winning, high quality,
PhD -Synthetic Organic Chemistry, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY
32 credits toward MBA, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY
BS – Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York

Name Confidential
Phone 847-508-3009
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $76K - $100K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Controller

Wooddale, IL
(Cooling Equipment)

Controller

Northbrook, IL
(Stoneware manufacturer)

Corporate Treasurer

Arlington Hts, IL
(Labels & Bar Code Equip)

Key Accomplishments Revamped cost accounting system, resulting in the uncovering of errors from previous management having a P&L impact in excess of $1 million.

Developed systems and worked closely with global retailers such as Walmart and K-mart to integrate purchase orders, shipping and invoicing information electronically, allowing the company to increase revenues by $3,000,000.

Was insrumental in locating and acquiring a new manufacturing facility, including leading negotiations with local government authorities for tax relief programs.

Took over management of 115,000 sf office building, increasing occupancy by 33%, eliminating substantial management fees and vastly improving tenant relations.
Education / Skills Accounting & Financial Turnaround Specialist, with a successful track-record of departmental quality improvement.
CPA with increasingly successful, diverse experience in well-run, profitable manufacturing companies
Team leader with excellent interpersonal skills who develops and motivates staff to achieve departmental goals.
Rock-solid accountant who knows, understands and follows Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Name R. Glen
Phone 847-997-9005
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $101K - $125K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions General Manager
Serv-All Corporation
Crystal Lake, IL
(Zinc Die Castings)

Vice-President
Electric City Corp.
Elk Grove Village, IL
(Energy Management)

Vice Pres/Plant Manager
A-Allied Die Casting
Franklin Park
(Aluminum Die Castings)

Key Accomplishments Employing lean manufacturing methods, led headcount reduction from 183 to 123, saving $1.3 million annually with no loss of output. Reduced WIP inventory 50%, improved cash flow $780,000, reduced lead-time 75% through lean manufacturing initiatives

Saved $450,000 in annual manufacturing and installation expense while reducing initial product failures 90% by simplifying assembly process of Energy Saver. Project managed $1.1 mil HVAC controls installations for Morgan Stanley & O'Hare Airport.

Implemented lean manufacturing cost reductions including $12 million in reduced warehoused inventory. Waste elimination reduced non-value added labor by $1.5 million, improved customer response and reduced WIP, and increased cash flow $3.5 million

Avoided $300,000 in lost revenue by restoring production within three days after $1.4 million fire Reduced energy costs 12% by changing utility usage and altering operations and methods.
Education / Skills Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering
Lean Training from Moffit & Associates and Danaher Corporation
Energy Management (Utility & Power Distribution Systems) and Building Automation skills acquired through Electric City.


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