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Name Edward
Phone 708-308-3977
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $126K - $150K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Credit Manager, National
US Foodservice
Rosemont, IL
(Food distributor)

Regional Credit Manager
Ryerson
Chicago, IL
(Metal Distributor)

Credit Manager
Allscripts Healthcare
Chicago, IL
(Medical technology)

Key Accomplishments Leadership: Spearheaded turnaround strategies for troubled credit departments: Strategies included creatiom of policy throughout the Credit, Collections, and Sales functions, aggressive "clean up" of receivables, risk management and customer service

Risk Management: Lead financial modeling team to construct scorecards and cash flow metrics. Models enabled analysts to assign credit lines while simultaneously reducing risk 50% faster than previous methods.

Sales: Continuously worked with sales and upper management to develop leads, maintain profitability, and strengthen existing customer relations. Negotiations with fledging business resulted in $10 million in annual sales.

Process Improvement: Worked with Sales, IT and Finance to improve the auto release rate of sales orders; improved release rate from 15% to 78% within a 6 month period.
Education / Skills MBA, Finance - Lewis University
BA, Clinical Psychology - Governors State University
Additional certification in financial analysis, customer service and credit law from Dun and Bradstreet
Computer background includes: Microsoft Office, Mac O/S, PeopleSoft, SAP, CARMS, JD Edwards and IBM AS400 software

Name Michael
Phone 847-648-5903
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Operations Manager, Mfg.
Magil/Centrel Corp.
Lake Zurich, IL
(Power Gen/Elevator Equip)

Engineering Manager
Schindler Logistics Center (Adams Elevator)
Niles, IL
(Elevator/Escalator Equip)

Senior Mfg. Engineer
Adams Elevator Equipment Co.
Skokie, IL
(Elevator/Escalator Equip)

Key Accomplishments Reduced lead time by 40% to 2-weeks & increased performance to 96% through modification of order & delivery processes. Developed costing structure to determine actual pricing model, allowing for an increase of 30% in revenue or $6.3 million annually.

Created prod lines for gearless elevator machines & residential elevators adding $12.6 million in profitable revenue within 36 months. Reduced inventory costs 42%, $550k annually & increase availability to 98% implementing MRP/ERP, capacity planning.

Led development of an automated drawing & CNC prog system using AutoLISP and AutoParametric scripting of AudoCAD driven by a VB front-end order entry system.

Designed and implemented a "Focused Factory" with its own warehouse, order process, assembly, test & pack to build an elevator safety brake product line.
Education / Skills Tech experience supporting growth through resolution & leadership. Expertise reducing mfg costs & enhancing profitabity.
College Lake Cnty (Design, Mfg Eng) / William Rainey Harper College (Design, Ind Eng) / Kellogg Certification (Lean Mfg)
Shanin Quality Process (Six Sigma Hybrid) / ISO9001 Inter Auditor Certification
SAP, Platinum/Maynard Enterprise / AutoCAD, Pro-E, RasterX / GibbsCAM, Proto Punch, ToPs100 Laser, Engraving, Facilities

Name Richard
Phone 630-336-2298
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Sr. Vice President
The Pampered Chef
Addison, IL 60101
(Consumer Goods)

Sales & Consulting
Midwest Information Systems
Villa Park, IL
(Software)

School District 65
Computer Services
Evanston, IL
(Education)

Key Accomplishments Oracle ERP Implementation

Global Call Center Consolidation and Modernization

E-Commerce Portal

Data Center Design and Implementation
Education / Skills US Military Academy, West Point NY Engineering
Concordia University Chicago, River Forest IL Education
Concordia University Chicago, River Forest IL Computer Science


Name Richard
Phone 414-588-4342
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Wisconsin
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Business Consultant
Self-Employed -- Principal
Milwaukee, WI
(Business Consulting)

General Manager
WE Energies
Milwaukee, WI
(Electric Power Generation)

Reengineering Manager
Wisconsin Gas Company
Milwaukee, WI
(Natural Gas Distribution)

Key Accomplishments BUSINESS CONSULTING: Annual continuous improvement review (for five years) of the graduate Medical Informatics program, offered by the Milwaukee School of Engineering, resulting in exemplary ratings for achieving program outcomes and objectives.

GENERAL MANAGER: Led the design, development and launch of a new business, leading team to first year revenues of $3.6 million (and profitability) 24% over goal. Increased "very satisfied" customer ratings from 84% to 96% in 12 months.

REENGINEERING MANAGER: Led process reengineering of a $20 million, 155 employee, sales and marketing division, redesigning 20 major business processes and saving $4.8 million in labor and operating costs, nine months ahead of schedule.

MANAGER OF LEASING SERVICES: Managed P & L and led $3.6 million commercial equipment leasing business, increasing revenues 22% per year, for five years, and profitability from $180,000 to $1.0 million, through continuous improvement.
Education / Skills Marquette University - B. A. in Communications (1979): team building, public speaking, group dynamics, listening, sales.
Univ. of WI, Milwaukee: MBA (1999): Leadership, complex problem solving, finance, business analysis, managing change.
Career Skills: P & L management, budgeting, business analysis, cost reduction, increasing margins, performance metrics.
Career Skills: Operational planning and implementation, managing change, process improvement, high performing teams.

Name Robert
Phone 815-382-6494
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Sales Manager
J. Schneeberger Corp.
Elgin, IL
(CNC tool & cutter grinder)

Principal
Independent Sales Rep
Chicago, IL
(IT solutions: ETO/ERP/MRP)

International Sales Mgr.
Chief Automotive Systems
Grand Island, NE
(Capital equip, auto ind.)

Key Accomplishments Technical sales & marketing manager with extensive experience in complex capital equipment / engineered products / engineered solution sales with a solid track record of international accomplishments.

● Direct / Dealer / Rep Management. ● Product Development – market driven solutions / global norm compliance. ● New territory penetration: Europe; Latin America; Asia. ● New market penetration: medical; enterprise SW; auto.

A compressed view of specific accomplishments: ● Company’s first ($500K+, capital equipment) sale to Mexico. ● (Swiss) company’s U. S. entrance into medical market, via a gorilla marketing approach with $1M+ results, 1st yr.

● Spearheaded global team to decrease operational losses by 89% in the first year while increasing revenues by 47%. ● New-To-Market development: India / PRC / Latin America / Europe.
Education / Skills ● BS Industrial Technology, Western Illinois University ● Spanish & French linguistic capabilities
● MS Office; 3-D solid modeling / CAD / CAM; enterprise software / CRM / MES / Accounting
● Private Pilot, single engine, land


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