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Name Confidential
Phone 630-362-3263
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Principal - Regional Mgr
Midwest Geothermal Engineering
Illinois
(Enviromental)

Vice President
Urethane Soy Systems
Illinois
(Biobased Polyols)

Director Technology
American Stores
Illinois
(Food & Drug Retail)

Key Accomplishments Negotiated and executed master supply agreement with farmer’s co-op guaranteeing raw material supply and manufacturing, saving $1 million in capital expenditures and reducing production costs by 60%.

Developed and implemented a non-traditional mainframe reconfiguration for 200 users reducing day time utilization to under 80%, decreasing turnaround processing time by 75%, and avoiding a $3 million system upgrade.

Identified and negotiated purchase of the company for $8.5 million to polyol manufacturer.

Bundled developer projects minimizing risk to the investor through diversification resulting in $1 million in sales
Education / Skills




Name Mack
Phone 773-661-9501
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Strategy Consultant
Independent Consultant
Chicago, IL
(Strategic Planning)

Director, Strat Planning
The Advisory Board Company
Washington, DC
(Business Intel Solns. )

Practice Manager
The Advisory Board Company
Washington, DC
(Strategic Research)

Key Accomplishments * Facilitated business expansion into $1B+ potential markets in clinical systems and performance management * Played integral role in client achievement of long-term financial objectives and competitive positioning by outlining potential M&A targets

* Orchestrated high-profile internal consulting project in BI portfolio worth $60M annual rev, outlining potential of and barriers to product line expansion * Evaluated value of fully-integrated versus application-centric "problem-solution" approach

* Improved mid-year new sales 171% over 2 years through revising sales/marketing training materials, facilitating 1-on-1 training sessions, and supporting sales calls/visits * Produced $3M+ in revenue through new membership program launch

* Created key publication emphasizing BI as prime untapped source of revenue growth for company * Publication circulated to top executives/Board members and designated "roadmap" for continued investment in data warehousing and BI app. development
Education / Skills Master of Public Health, Epidemiology Emory University B.S., Biological Sciences/Psychology Florida State University
Marketing Strategy Development • Team Leadership • Project Management • Alliance Building • Market Penetration
Product Development/Improvement • Technology Integration • Strategic Planning • Cross-Selling • Problem Solving
Market Assessment • Competitive Positioning • Regulatory Compliance

Name Gary
Phone 630-624-4748
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $76K - $100K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Mngr, Bus Unit Controller
Sears
Hoffman Estates, IL
(Major Retailer)

Snr Financial Analyst 3
Experian
Schaumburg, IL
(Direct marketing services)

Senior Accountant
Rigby / Reed Elsevier PLC
Crystal Lake, IL
(Educational publishing )

Key Accomplishments Sears - Uncovered $1.5mm in mis-expensed bad debt, and recovered amount to benefit Online P&L, helping to achieve bonus targets for 2009. Corrected over accrual of inventory reserve $3mm, helping achieve bonus targets for 2010.

Sears - assisted Full-Line Marketing management in achieving / beating budgets for 2006 - 2008, while cutting $46mm of expenses over that period, a 5% runrate savings. Managed cost allocation system of Adverting expenses for 800+ full line stores.

Experian - assisted SVP & VP's of I.T. in setting $40mm annual expense budgets and $15mm in capital budgets, and achieving / beating those budgets for 8 consecutive years. Saved $2mm in runrate expense by strategically choosing purchase over lease.

Rigby - submitted monthly full P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cashflow set to U.K. corporate using Hyperion. Created a report to enable affirmed A/R collection calls, which prior had not been possible. Supervised 4 professionals over Sales/Commissions/AR.
Education / Skills Northern Illinois University, B.S. Accounting 1981 Certified Public Accountant, State of Illinois 1983
Hardware - IBM desktop / laptop 30 years, 10-key 30 years, IBM mainframes 5 years, high-speed Oce laser printers 5 years
Software- MS Excel 2007 highly skilled, MS Word 2007 skilled, MS Powerpoint skilled, Oracle Financials highly skilled,
Peoplesoft GL 5 years, essbase 5 years, Hyperion 2 years, Lawson GL 2 years, Proseries 20 years, Quickbooks 20 years.

Name David
Phone 630-724-0503
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions President, COO
Nostalgia Home Fashions
Vernon Hills, IL
(CPG/Home Textiles)

President, CSO
quiltcreator.com
Vernon Hills, IL
(B2C E-commerce)

Group Vice President
Pillowtex Corporation
Kannapolis, NC
(CPG Manufacturing)

Key Accomplishments Doubled Nostalgia's revenues ($15M - $30M) via diversification in less than 3 years in its core legacy business while positioning it for sustainable success as a category leader & change agent in a 19th century manufacturing industry

Achieved Year over Year double digit percentage revenue growth for the consecutive years 2008-2010 (between 12-25% annually).

Launched www.nostalgiahome.com & www.quiltcreator.com, a revolutionary mass customization web based business delivering 100% margins and fast cash flow with no finished inventory.

Established a culture of accountability and accomplishment over activity. Developed & installed compensation and internal measurements (T12M Reporting) to ensure the same.
Education / Skills Kellogg Graduate School of Management Alumnus 2008. Selected personality profile for future Kellogg promotional materia
University of St. Francis, BA Business Adminisration, 1987



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