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Henderson, Nv

+ Increasing revenues, operating efficiencies and margins, employee performance and brand awareness for goods and services clients by serving as their interim Chief Operating Officer and/or Chief Marketing Officer.+ Full P&L responsibility for clients ranging from small business turnarounds to $60 million international, multi-plant manufacturing operations.+ A track record of consistently building high performance, cohesive teams while increasing brand awareness, market share and operating margins.

Greater Chicagoland Area

With more than 30 years of general business experience, we're a trusted and leading provider of real property and small business valuation and consulting services.Our track record of sustained client satisfaction is based on our accuracy, thoroughness, competence and efficiency. We listen carefully to our clients and then take full accountability for the entire valuation and/or consulting process.

Village Of Lakekwood, Il

Our goal is straightforward: provide the highest levels of ethics, performance and customer service.Our name articulates our firm's complementary facets (FAST):• Fair: our appraisals uncover every penny of substantiated value.• Accurate: we always adhere to USPAP guidelines.• Superior: our exemplary service and attention to detail set us apart.• Thorough: our appraisals pass Underwriting scrutiny with flying colors.With more than 50 years of general business experience, we're a leading provider of residential real estate and small business valuation and consulting services.Our proven track record of time and cost reduction is a direct result of listening carefully to our clients and then taking full accountability for the entire appraisal process.

Huntley, Il

Exemplary accuracy and fairness in setting the township's real property assessments.Took office 1/1/2014 and re-elected in 2017.Led McHenry County in accuracy and equity since 2014 based on all Illinois Department of Revenue measurements.Created and implemented a regression-based model for all residential parcels. Expanded that approach to non-residential parcels in 2019.Our office is based on the mantra: "Fairness for all, not deals for some."

Recruited by the CEO to investigate, secure funding, build and undertake P&L responsibility for strategic business units utilizing technology and the Internet. + Wrote and presented formal business plans for autonomous strategic business units geared to generate $130 million of incremental revenue at a minimum gross margin of 50% with a maximum payback of 3 years. + Responsible for attaining all performance objectives including personnel utilization, revenue and margins, product specifications, market positioning, brand interactions, pricing, operations and business development. + Investigated and conducted negotiations with external organizations involving joint ventures, strategic alliances, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions. + Familiar with interim financing, liquidity events and exit strategies including Regulation D private placements. + Formalized strategic planning, product planning, due diligence and intellectual property preservation functions.

Using solely retained earnings, built the company from insolvency to $11 million in revenue with 32% EBITDA and acquisition. + Consistently achieved targets for delivery, profit margin and customer satisfaction on over 100 projects. + Responsible for the efficient operation of all departments including finance, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, engineering & human resources. + Elevated product quality & customer service to achieve double-digit price increases. + Entered eight new markets by expanding, training, & supporting a network of domestic & international sales representatives. Created performance-based incentive programs that tripled revenue & profitability. + Created a new corporate image & safeguarded all intellectual property including copyrights & trademarks. + Devised, programmed and implemented BOM, inventory, product costing & invoice tracking relational databases that decreased inventory costs by 30% and reduced order fulfillment time to 3 days.

Directed all activities of a full-service consulting firm. Personal areas of expertise included strategic planning and positioning, market and product research, relational databases and product planning/development/forecasting. Major accounts included Sears, the American Bar Association, Monsanto Company, The Limited, Jockey USA, Cahners Publishing and Miller Brewing. + Initiated the partnership and led it from concept to over $35 million in revenue. + Conducted strategic research which fostered several brand expansions including Discover, Victoria's Secret, Jockey for Her and Genuine Draft. + Developed and programmed a litigation support database for Monsanto that saved over $50 million annually. + Wrote a field sales database for Cahners Publishing that increased annual advertising sales 25%. + Consistently generated repeat business from clients ranging from Chief Executive Officer to Design Engineer.

Built the marketing department & accountable for a budget of $55 million (over $200 million in present day dollars). Responsible for all marketing functions including market & product research, product planning/development/forecasting, market & product management, advertising, public relations, distribution channel optimization & sales force development/training/oversight. + Generated $145 million of incremental revenue by leading teams that brought 22 new products to market. + Increased profits 5% by creating sales databases and developing accurate sales forecasting methodologies. + Saved over $2.5 million annually by customizing modeling software that refined production planning accuracy. + Maximized profits and minimized channel conflicts by integrating branded, private label and OEM offerings. + Formulated and implemented strategic and tactical marketing plans for major strategic business units and brands including Samsonite, Tropicana, Culligan, Craftsman and La Choy.

Mba, Marketing

B. S., Chemical Engineering