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Name Confidential
Phone 773-543-3101
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $101K - $125K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Program/Project Manager
Independent Consultant
Chicago, IL
(Consulting)

Program Manager
Exp Inc.
Chicago, IL
(IT Management Services)

Program Manager
Teng & Associates Inc
Chicago, IL
(Architectural Engineering)

Key Accomplishments Bringing extensive experience to multi-million dollar programs overseeing all phases of IT infrastructure, software development and implementation.





Education / Skills LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, Chicago, IL MBA - Production Operations Management with an emphasis on MIS, 1998
ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, Istanbul, Turkey BSME - Design Engineering 1991
PMI-Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) ITIL Foundations
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (Completed in 2016)

Name Tim
Phone 847-875-0139
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Cust. Operations Manager
Nokia Siemens
Arlington Hts. IL
(Telecommunications)

Mgr, PM Board Repair Team
Motorola
Arlington Hts. IL
(Telecommunications)

Project Manager (PM)
Motorola
Arlington Hts. IL
(Telecommunications)

Key Accomplishments Managed 25,000 calls annually from all domestic and international customers with a call drop rate of less than 3% and a speed of answer of eight seconds. Supported post warranty tech support generating more than $250 million in revenue.

Managed Repair Business generating $50 million in post warranty revenue. Managed move of repair solution to USA from China, reducing repair cycle time from 70+ to 20 days. Managed 3rd party repair vendors covering more than 75,000 units annually.

Turned around $5 million annual loss in Fiber to the Node (FTTN) repairs by reducing cycle time from 70 to 30 days generating $2 million profit within 18 months. Designed, implemented, and oversaw management of end to end repair process.

Project managed implementation and design of a repair process for the WiMAX business, supporting more than thirty global corporate customers around the world.
Education / Skills MBA, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management Masters Certificate in Project Management, George Washington Univ.
PMP and ACP certifications from PMI Six Sigma Green Belt - Amer. Soc. of Quality (ASQ)
SKILLS: Project Management, Customer Satisfaction, Telecommunications, Management, Cross Functional Teams, Leadership
SKILLS: Problem Solving, Relationship Building, Process Improvement, Bus. Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Logistics

Name Thomas
Phone 847-309-0315
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Director of Technology
Allstate Insurance
Northbrook, IL
(Agency Facing Technology)

Director of Technology
Allstate Insurance
Northbrook, IL
(Emerging Businesses)

Director of Technology
The Hartford
Chicago, IL
(Architecture & Developmen)

Key Accomplishments Grew technology spend by over 2500% over the course of 2 years and stood up an organization where there was none as part of a planned, renewed focus on Allstate’s independent agency channel.

Improved quote volume, new written premium and items in force by 20% in 1 year through expansion of comparative rater footprint. Decrease time to quote for agents using comparative raters from 4 minutes to 20 seconds through reusable web services.

Increased straight through processing efficiency and decreased the time to complete sales and service related activities by approximately 33% through external benchmarking and iterative development.

Created and implemented a comparative rating strategy resulting in direct top line growth in excess of $30 million over 3 years. Reduced help desk call volume by 15% through redesigning our self-service portal allowing for online self service.
Education / Skills UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, Madison, WI Bachelor of Science Degree, Computer Science May 1994
Technology organizational effectiveness, large scale program delivery, and broad and deep technical expertise.
Clear and concise verbal and written communication, public speaking, and exceptional business/technology conduit.
Managing multiple priorities, interpersonal abilities, and analytically inclined.

Name Anthony
Phone 847-680-5449
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Group Vice President
Briggs Healthcare
Des Moines, IA
(Medical Products)

Senior Vice President
Briggs Healthcare
Des Monines, IA
(Medical Products)

Director of Sales
Hospira
Lake Forest IL
(medical devices/pharma)

Key Accomplishments Reversed three year, 20% ($10 million) slide in revenue by changing sales and marketing effort of medical forms and documentation, charting, and obstetrics setting company aside from competitors. Personally negotiated and signed four GPOs

Increased sales from $41 to $44 million (7.3%) within six months. Re-signed the contract with largest customer (Cardinal Health) for $15 million. Developed and executed sales strategies for international distribution into 25 countries

Grew revenues from $171 to $259 million by realigning under-performing personnel, creating a "market basket" contracting strategy, developing a distributor national accounts program, creating an inside sales program,Oncology sales force

Achieved profit goal of $11 million by focusing sales force on specific targets and high margin brands. Sized, structured, redeployed, and retrained US field sales force of 125 to achieve a 30
Education / Skills LAKE FOREST GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Lake Forest, IL MBA 2009 MILLER HEIMAN - CONCEPTUAL AND STRATEGIC SELLIN
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS, North Adams, MA BS, Business Administration, Marketing 1980
Certified Trainer, Strategic Selling and Conceptual Selling


Name Thomas
Phone 708-359-5157
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Volunteer
St. James Hospital 2010-Present
Olympia Feilds, IL
(Medical services)

Maintenance Planner
Cargill 2000-2005
Hammond, IN
(Corn sugar & starch)

Maintenance Supervisor
Unilever 1977-1999
Hammond, IN
(Bar Soaps)

Key Accomplishments Achieved production goals in customer service, high-speed packaging and process operations; able to lead teams and improve processes to capture measurable increases in production quality, yield, and safety statistics.

Created effective training materials and programs; certified as Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Instructor by Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance.

Superior communication and problem solving talents, with history of forging and nurturing positive relationships with customers, plant operators, vendors, and related production stakeholders.

Proficient in Microsoft and Lotus applications along with multiple CMMS systems including IMPAC, ASAP & Advantage.
Education / Skills Associate of Science in Mid-Management Marketing PRAIRIE STATE UNIVERSITY – Chicago Heights, IL 1986 GPA: 3.8
Maintenance Performance Measurement & Reporting, Leadership Development, Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Operations
Supply Chain Finance & POEG Quality & Productivity Improvement for Chemical Manufacturing
Interpersonal Managing Skills, Confined Space Entry & Technical Rescue Trainer, Total Predictive Maintenance(TPM)Instruc

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