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Name Eric
Phone 708-354-0690
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $126K - $150K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Director of Sales
Pioneer Service Inc.
Addison, IL
(CNC Turning/Machining)

Global Sales Manager
Bi-Link Metal Specialties
Bloomingdale, IL
(Stamping, Insert Molding)

Director, Sales & Mktg
Fotofabrication
Chicago, IL
(Photo-chemical machining)

Key Accomplishments Drove an average of over $13 million in new sales annually each of the past four years to clients' locations throughout the US, Mexico, Canada, China, Singapore, Malaysia, France, Hungary and Germany.

Secured a multi-year contract with one of the ten largest global medical device manufacturers to supply sub-assemblies valued at over $12 million in revenue annually, by leveraging our global footprint, unique tooling and exceptional lead-times.

Grew sales by 114% within 5 years by formally restructuring and training sales force, and by strategically coordinating targeted direct mail, print ads, tradeshow exhibits and website search engine optimization.

Negotiated multi-year contracts valued at over $58 million per year with manufacturers of electrical motors and transformers, by leveraging the industry's only dedicated team of experts to create and manufacture customized electrical-grade steels.
Education / Skills University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL B.S. in Metallurgical (Materials Science) Engineering, 1986




Name Kash
Phone 847-214-1186
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $126K - $150K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Sr. Program Mgr/PM
NEXTGEN INFORMATION SERVICES INC., St. Louis, MO
AT&T - Hoffman Est., IL
(Telecommunications)

Program Manager/Consultan
TEKsystems
MOTOROLA INC., Schaumburg
(Communication/Engineering)

AT&T PMO/Program Mgr.
ENGEL CONSULTANT INC., Lake Forest, IL
AT&T - Hoffman Est., IL
(Telecommunications)

Key Accomplishments Managed all phases of the project and program life cycle from initiation through deployment as well as post deployment warranty support. Matrix staff of up to 28.

Reduced global head count by 50 employees by reorganizing and consolidating a Financial Shared Services (FSS) system into a single Global Services Provider using Oracle ERP (11.0.3).

Achieved $110K annual cost saving by purchasing, implementing and integrating a check printing process

Designed and implemented a Computer Base Training (CBT) system for Rockwell International using shell scripts, C, SQL, PL/SQL GUI and trained hardware engineers to generate reports and retrieve stored data.
Education / Skills MBA - Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. Finance/General Mgmt.
MS - University of Houston-Clear Lake. Computer Science and Relational Databases.
BS - University of Houston-Downtown Computer Science .
PMP certification -2004 to 2017. Program mgmt./Program Mgmt./Data Warehousing/Leadership/IT Strategy/Sys. Integration

Name Martha
Phone 312-305-2315
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $126K - $150K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Program Lead - Operations
BP Pipeline & Logistics
Naperville, IL
(Oil & Gas)

Tank Team Lead
BP Pipeline & Logistics
Naperville, IL
(Maintenance Construction)

Safety & Operations
BP Pipeline & Logistics
Naperville, IL
(Maintenance Program)

Key Accomplishments - Developed assurance frameworks and identified key operations risks - Coordinated the alignment of the leadership team and governance board on an action plan. - Closed gaps

- Drove long /short term planning, scheduling, financial controls for capital and revenue spend. Created a process that allowed greater cost visibility and improved forecasting by 50%. - Delivered $2MM annual savings and 25 day cycle time reduction

- Developed and rolled out an Operating Procedures Program and completed a project that was at risk of cost and schedule over-run - Developed and rolled out the inspection and maintenance program for safety critical and regulatory equipment.

- Achieved and sustained delivery reliability; Retail - 99%+/ commercial - 98%. Improved order entry by 15% and VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) 1-2% - Spearheaded Scheduling Center of the Future, a 3 year strategy that included process improvement,
Education / Skills BS Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, CU Structural Design
MBA, University of Michicagn - Ross School of Business Operations Management & Finance
PMP - Project Management Professional, DePaul Univiersity
Process Improvement - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

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 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

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