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SUMMARY:
An accomplished General Manager with substantial and diversified experience in the process, manufacturing, construction and service industries. Possess broad-based abilities in operations and administration, strategic and tactical planning, engineering, budgeting, financial analysis and cost management, profit modeling, contracts, sales administration, lean manufacturing, maintenance and quality management systems (TQM, Kaizen/black belt, ISO). Exceptional at problem-solving, goal setting, creating cohesive and focused business units, project management, continuous improvement, energy management, motivation and team-building, decisive leadership in high risk (turnaround) settings, and creating and growing a profitable bottom line.
MAJOR CAREER RESPONSIBILITIES:
„h Profit Responsibility and all general management functions
„h Business turnaround and restructuring
„h Strategic and tactical planning
„h Capital budget development and administration
„h Goal setting and policy creation/implementation
„h Quality management (ISO, TQM, Kaizen, Blackbelt)
„h Contract negotiation and administration
„h Safety program leadership (OSHA, MSHA, ILCI)
„h Management of energy reduction projects
„h Engineering/Maintenance management including heavy industrial maintenance (CMMS, ABM, TPM)
„h Hiring, training, and motivation of key management staff
„h Variance analysis, financial modeling, and profit engineering
„h Design/implementation of inventory control programs
„h Sales /Major account management
„h Advanced project management (including ePM)
„h Multi-plant/department responsibilities
„h All human resource functions
„h Initiation of process modeling and continuous improvement processes
„h Business process and productivity improvements (OEE)
„h Dealership, Job Shop, and Commercial construction management
„h Power Plant Operations and management
CAREER HISTORY AND SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
2000 ¡V Present Principal
„h Established a private consulting practice with an emphasis on plant consolidation projects, departmental restructuring, and the review of valuation models and strategies for company mergers and acquisitions.
1999 ¡V 2000 General Manager/Sales Manager
ReSOURCE MINNESOTA, Plymouth, Minnesota
A $10 million commercial flooring dealership.
„h Major commercial flooring contractor - bidding, estimating, and completing commercial contracts - premier products
„h Managed a corporate turnaround program for a failing business. Developed the restructuring plan, designed and implemented cost reduction programs, initiated new internal controls, strengthened the product mix, and implemented a state-of-the-art web-based construction project management system. Result was to breakeven for the first time in more than two years and eliminate an annual loss of more than $500,000.
1998 ¡V 1999 Project Director/Lead Consultant
GEORGE S. MAY INT¡¦L. COMPANY, Park Ridge, Illinois
A $150 million management consulting firm.
„h Developed and implemented profit improvement models and budgets for small and medium-sized business clients with rigorous financial analysis. Clients included job shops, dealerships, manufacturers, retailers, professional services, and construction companies. Result was to reduce client's costs and improve revenues in excess of $1,000,000 annually.
1997 ¡V 1998 Plant Manager
CELITE CORPORATION, Lompoc, California
An $80 million industrial minerals mine/plant operation.
„h Co-leader of Customer Service Committee - Fortune 500 clients - Monthly meetings, action plans, follow-up.
„h Managed a project to reduce energy usage and expense. Initiated a system to track energy usage, designed and developed a staff awareness program, re-negotiated energy contracts and pricing agreements, and established new operational procedures. Result was to achieve a significant reduction in energy usage with concurrent savings of $1,600,000 annually.
1973 ¡V 1996 Assistant General Manager (progressively promoted in operations and maintenance)
LTV STEEL MINING COMPANY, Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota
A $350 million large-scale iron ore/mine plant.
„h As Operations/Maintenance Manager: developed numerous process improvements, which resulted in a 16% operational improvement and concurrent cost savings in excess of $7,000,000 annually.
„h Designed and implemented corporate-wide and departmental organizational restructuring programs. Developed the operational plans, implemented new operational and administrative procedures, initiated new workflow processes, and eliminated staff redundancies. Result was to lay the foundation for an annual operational and labor savings in excess of $3,600,000 annually.
„h As Maintenance Manager: developed and implemented an activity-based preventive maintenance (ABM/TPM) program which resulted in a 24% manpower reduction in the Small Fleet Department and reduced costs by $265,000 annually while improving service levels.
„h As Co-chairman of a Union/Management Safety Management Team developed a highly successful safety incentive program which led to a significant reduction in lost time accidents, concurrently decreasing workers compensation expenses by over $600,000 within two years.
1970 ¡V 1973 Flight Test Engineer (F-4/-15 aircraft)
McDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY, St. Louis, Missouri
A defense contractor.
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:
1979 MBA -- University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management
1970 BS ¡V Aeronautical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology
1976 EIT ¡V Professional Engineer-in-Training -- State of Minnesota
References will be provided on request.
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