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Name Confidential
Phone 630.536.4922
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $151K - $175K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Director of Operations
Office Max/Office Depot
Naperville, IL
(Printing/Business Service)

SAE
Waste Management
Atlanta, GA
(Business Services)

Regional Vice President
Service Master
Atlanta, GA
(Business Services)

Key Accomplishments Reversed five years of declining sales and profit results in one of the largest regions at FedEx Kinko's. During this time we also developed the best bench of talent and had the best customer satisfaction scores in the company.

Successfully implemented labor efficiency system through better training, equipment and scheduling models resulting in a net reduction of labor by 10%. ($4,697,000) During this time period we increased our customer satisfaction scores dramatically.

Designed, developed and implemented innovative Sign and Graphic Store with a Store Concept. Results included a 50%+ increase in sales within the first 5 months of full implementation. We worked with our vendors to give us world class training.

Education / Skills BS Finance Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL
Northwestern University Executive Training Program Evanston, IL
W. Edwards Deming Quality Management Course Chicago, IL


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 Confidential
Phone 630-235-8586
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $101K - $125K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Managing Director
45 Degrees, Inc.
Chicago, IL
(Marketing Services)

President/General Manager
J. Brown & Associates
Chicago, IL
(Marketing Services)

VP/Management Supervisor
Wm A. Robinson, Inc.
Chicago, IL
(Promotional Marketing)

Key Accomplishments Built an Advertising/Marketing Services Agency from zero to over $70,000,000 in Billings. Achieved 20%+ profit margins for 10 years. Managed staff of 100. Led client service, strategic planning, business development. P&L responsibility.

Propsected, sold, and led long-lasting client relationships with Procter & Gamble, Clorox, Warner-Lambert, American Dairy Association, Motorola, AT&T, United Airlines, Hardee's.

Created and implemented advertising/shopper marketing program that delivered 50% volume growth for P&G's Tide brand in three years.

Created and implemented a digital marketing strategy that produced season-long sellout for DuPage Symphony Orchestra.
Education / Skills Indiana University-School of Law, Indianapolis, IN. Completed 30 hours before being drafted.
BS Management-Purdue University, Krannert School of Management. Marketing/Economics Minors.



Name Confidential
Phone 815-210-9809
Email Click here to email me!
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 John
Phone 847-471-1343
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions VP R&D/CSO
New River Pharma/Shire
Blacksburg, VA
(Pharmaceuticals R&D)

Director, Core R&D
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Park, IL
(Pharma/Health Care)

Director
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Princeton, NJ
(Pharmaceuticals)

Key Accomplishments Played key roles in several major product launches, Fosinopril, Entecavir, Taxol- 6 months ahead of time. Played critical roles for BMS achieving Best-in-class status for shortening the development time line (18-24 months to 6-8 months)

Built R&D organizations and leadership (hiring, developing people/talent, mentoring, and succession planning), facilitated the building of laboratories at all three places I worked. Starting with a nucleus of 2 people, I have built the dept of 35

Created a strategic outsourcing department at BMS, striking the right balance between internal vs. external development. Discovery process at New River Pharma that resulted in 3 leads for IND filing

A novel way of evaluation and assessment of outside IP and technologies resulted in a valuable acquisition. Introduced reagents stability studies, analytical specifications, performance and acceptance criteria for a globally compliant quality managem
Education / Skills Ph.D Organic Chemistry, IISc, India Post-Doc Research, Yale University, and at Emory University. Patents & Publications
Experience with small molecules and large molecules, Drug delivery, Life Cycle Management, CMC disciplines, formulation
I pick winners; right people, teams and projects. Natural bias for productivity and creativity. international experience
505(b)(2) Regulatory strategies, IND, NDA. DEA controlled substances. Well versed in CAPA related issues and measures

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