Andy Cook Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I work with Littlejohn's Portfolio Support Group to help portfolio companies execute on their value creation plans, grow top line revenue, expand margins, and drive up valuation multiples. I am currently working with American Health Staffing Group (AHSG), a leading provider of talent and technology solutions to the healthcare industry. AHSG operates through 3 business lines: staffing, managed services, and technology.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

》 Responsible for strategy and operations in recruiting services as a senior leadership team member. Initiated a growth strategy to limit applicant attrition and drive speed-to-hire for clients, coordinating a cross-functional project team across technology, operations, and client services. Led organizational development initiatives through rapid growth designed to motivate employees and limit turnover, providing continuity of service to clients and improving the overall client experience. Global Leadership: Oversaw the company’s core offering of recruiting services by leading a team of client managers in the US and recruiters in the Philippines, and by working directly with staffing and corporate clients on their top priorities.Operational Strategy: Developed new strategies to simultaneously grow revenue and profitability by expanding and customizing our service offerings to priority clients and finding innovative new ways to reduce operational costs.Innovation: Designed and implemented a new performance management system for thousands of employees including assessment, compensation, and non-monetary rewards, resulting in employee retention of over 98%.Key Results: 》 Led PSG from a 1,000-employee recruiting company to 4,000+ employees in five years, culminating in a $300M acquisition by Teleperformance.》 Delivered annual revenue growth of 40% (2019-2022 CAGR).》 Created a cutting-edge customer and candidate experience by using technology and process innovation to enable a hiring process that brought candidates from the first click on a job site to receiving an offer in just 30 minutes.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

》 Provided management consulting to start-ups through Fortune 500 companies, across multiple industries. Applied project management, business process improvement, and lean management approaches to client challenges and delivered meaningful strategies to impact business success for each client served.Industries Served: • Aerospace • Manufacturing • Insurance Services • Mortgage Services • Retail/Supply ChainLeadership: Created a comprehensive leadership development program for the top executive team at a leading mortgage provider, improving overall team dynamics and installing a lean management system.Operational Strategy: Facilitated strategic partnership between two Fortune 500 companies, a large retailer and one of its primary suppliers, by identifying purchasing synergies and designing a roadmap for a strategic alliance. Innovation: Developed strategy for standing up and growing a commercial drone service company, including market research and detailed financial projections, triggering investment in the new venture.Key Results: 》 Helped international steel manufacturing clients save over $58M by instituting a rigorous spending control plan at the largest plant in North America, enabling the company to avoid bankruptcy and regain cost competitiveness.》 Led operational transformation at a global multi-line insurance client for more than 400 field staff by identifying over $50M in efficiencies and instituting lean management principles.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Seattle, Wa

》 Designed automated communication system for guiding suppliers through Amazon’s extranet portal. Led cross-functional team to develop and launch pilot program for guiding new vendors through setup with Amazon,》 Conducted comparative analysis of key competitors and subsidiaries to identify opportunities for site improvement

Duluth, Mn

》 Conducted job analysis and evaluation studies of positions, drafted job specifications, and recommended allocation of positions to classes and salary grades. Consulted with department heads and county administrators on labor contract negotiations, workforce management, and organizational structure.

》Deployed as a USMC Intelligence Officer in Afghanistan and the Philippines. Spearheaded combat and counterterrorism efforts, maintaining a high-level security clearance, adhering to stringent security protocols, and contributing to strategic and tactical planning based on intelligence assessments. Analyzed diverse information sources to generate actionable intelligence, ensuring Marines had the critical insights required for effective mission execution and success in dynamic and challenging environments.Global Leadership: 》Afghanistan - Commanded multiple specialized intelligence units in operations against the Taliban and al-Qaeda. 》Philippines - Commanded 30 personnel in the southern Philippines to support Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines, empowering key decision makers with essential information during counterterrorism operations.Operational Strategy: Coordinated intelligence efforts of American and British units during major combat operations in Afghanistan.Key Results:》 Disrupted operations of three terrorist networks in SE Asia through collaboration with the US Army, Air Force, Navy, intelligence agencies, and the Philippine government.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor Of Arts