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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

Name Bob
Phone 815.814.7987
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $101K - $125K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Dir. Mtls. Mgmnt.
McKesson Corp.
McHenry, IL
(Med. Devices and Pharma.)

Partner
Forward Consulting, LLP
Ridgefield, IL
(Supply Chain consulting)

Dir. Product Supply
Wm Wrigley Jr. Co.
Chicago, IL
(confections/CPG)

Key Accomplishments Reduced operating expenses by $31,000,000, through negotiations, alternate sourcing, value analysis and reengineering, supplier consolidation, operator productivity, more efficient transportation/storage modes, and related progressive techniques.

Exceeded key operations performance metrics: implemented JIT replenishment (cut inventory investment 31%); reduced order/delivery cycle times by half; sustained 99% customer perfect order rates. led numerous new product launches for 50k sku catalogue

Led multiple MRP/ERP systems, development projects, utilizing SAP, Oracle, Manugistics, SysPro and similar advanced software and information management tools.

Developed and led collaborative Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) teams to assure all business functions were aligned to achieve tactical and strategic priorities.
Education / Skills Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, BA St John College, Fairport, NY, Exec. Management.
Society for the Advancement of Logistics, "Master" American Production and Inventory Control Society Nationa



Name Ernie
Phone 630.677.5850
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions President
TRC Chicago, LLC
Chicago
(Intl Managment Services)

VP, Bus Dev Latin America
Crocs, Inc.
Niwot, CO
(Footwear and accessories)

Managing Director
Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE)
Chicago
(Diversity recruiting)

Key Accomplishments Senior Sales and Marketing Executive recognized for driving revenue and profitability in distribution and service businesses. International expertise in building established brands and launching start-ups.

Selling to key accounts and managing operations in every major world market. Direct management of international channels of distribution including joint ventures, strategic alliances, third party distributors and direct sales reps.

Using my consulting and management experience to turn around under-performing or un-profitable businesses.

Successful application of business experience to consulting and non-profit leadership.
Education / Skills MBA in International Management - Thunderbird School of Global Management - 1984
BS in Business Administration - Marquette University - 1983
Fluent non-native Spanish speaker with a working knowledge of Portuguese
Held various international board of director assignments.

Name Nicolas P.
Phone 773-457-2039
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $151K - $175K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Vice President of iT
IGA, Inc.
Chicago, IL
(Retail Grocery/Wholesale)

Director of MIS
IGA, Inc.
Chicago, IL
(Retail Grocery/Wholesale)

Database Manager
IGA, Inc.
Chicago, IL
(Retail Grocery/Wholesale)

Key Accomplishments WHO AM I... Information Technology Global Executive... Providing innovative solutions fusing technology vision and strategy with tactical initiatives to achieve organizational goals.

WHAT I DO...With expertise in business development, product marketing, new technology implementation, infrastructure and database development and systems maintenance to support growth while enhancing the bottom line, companies that typically hire me:

• Have business systems and processes that are not efficient • Have difficulty meeting customer needs and demands – internally and outside • Have difficulty finding ROI for Internet and website projects

• Have difficulty achieving business objectives through technology • Have difficulty managing business-technology projects, team building, organizational culture changes and acceptance
Education / Skills EDUCATION at DePaul University, Chicago, IL MBA, Marketing Research Management BS, Mathematical Sciences/Statistics
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSEWORK NCR Technical Sales Training Program (Eagles Program), Product / Marketing training
TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS Applications:MS Project, Visio, MS Office 2010 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publish


Name Paul
Phone 224.440.6612
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Project Manager
Red Seal Construction
Northbrook, IL
(Commercial & Residential )

Special Projects Manager
The Glen Redevelopment Project
Glenview, Naval Air Sta.
(Bldg & Infrastructure Dev)

Project Manager
Heyer Management & Consulting
Antioch, IL
(Business Management & RE )

Key Accomplishments Program Manager on a Medical Device Machining Plant Closure and Equipment Relocation Project, where $4MM of Equipment was moved, with a $1.6MM Construction budget (75 day build-out, 45 moving schedule) done on-time- under budget.

Acted as Owner's Rep and Special Projects Manager on $1.1 B private and public funded, multiple award winnning Glen Redevelopment project for the Village of Glenview, IL. Part of construction team on new $21.8 MM Police Dept. Headquarters project.

Completed 18 graduate level courses in 36 months with 3.75 GPA to earn a Master of Business Administration degree in General Management with an International Specialization, at night while working full time.

Responsible for converting antiquated computer system to new home builders & real estate management accounting system, addressing Y2K concerns. Saved $750K by auditing & reconciling subcontractor invoices to ID double billings & unsubstantiated bills
Education / Skills 2003- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification by the Project Management Institute
2002- Master of Business Administration with International Specialization Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
1983- Bachelor of Science in Construction Management Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL
1981- AAS Building Construction Technology

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