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Name Al
Phone 630-215-7942
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Materials Manager
Mondelez International
Naperville, IL
(Triscuit manufacturing)

Global Supply Chain Manag
ITW KEster
Itasca, IL
(chemicals)

Director of Materials
PerkinElmer
Downers Grove, IL
(Medical Equipment)

Key Accomplishments Sr. Operations & Supply Chain Leader known for defining clear financial & operational goals & objectives; aligning capabilities including organizations, people, alliances, technologies and processes to achieve them.

Subject Matter Expert in S&OP, Global Strategic Sourcing, Lean Operations and Six-Sigma methodologies.

Recognized leader that focuses on improving key performance metrics while building, coachin and mentoring cohesive teams.

Education / Skills MBA - Benedictine University, Lisle, IL BS Management - Lewis University, Romeoville, IL
Six-Sigma Greenbelt Trained
CPM - Certified Purchasing Manager Institute for Supply Management
CPIM - Certified Production-Inventory Manager APICS

Name Confidential
Phone 920-602-0500
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Wisconsin
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Design Eng Manager
Miniature Precision Components, Inc.
Walworth, WI
(Injection Molded parts)

Dir - Product Development
Waukesha Engine Dresser
Waukesha, WI
(Natural Gas Engines)

Sr. Mgr. of Engineering
Giddings & Lewis
Fond du Lac, WI
(Machine Tools)

Key Accomplishments •As Change Agent, Developed strategy and implemented technology based five year growth plan involving R&D, new product development, Strategic Supplier Development and Quality Assurance. Result: Steps to meet 50% increase in revenues in three years

Introduced Design for Six Sigma. Result: Educated engineers and others in this methodology and quantified product performance parameters leading to data- based knowledge capture for excellence in design, quality and reliability.

Reduced Business and Compliance risk. Result: Resolved reliability issues with $10,000,000 of warranty costs, reduced business risk in technology export clearing 30,000 parts, and improved market share certifying all product families for CE mark.

Led project team in forming global strategic supplier alliance for engine filters with $4,000,000 annual spend. Result: Presented savings of $400,000 per year. Championed, mentored and coached more than 10 Six Sigma teams. Result: $16 m savings.
Education / Skills Education:Master of Business Administration (Honors), Univ of Wisconsin, Oshkosh;MSME, UW, Madison; BSME, Univ of Madra
Formally Trained in Dresser Global Strategic Supplier Selection Process; Instructor in Project Management, Demand Flow.
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt – DMAIC & DFSS, Milwaukee School of Engineering, 2006 Operational Excellence: Lean
Multi-industry Management experience with problem prevention focus; Change Agent, Leader, Mentor, Coach.

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.

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