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West Bend, Wisconsin, United States

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Developed and executed strategic sales planning, continuing in executive leadership position at industrial packaging company post-acquisition. Led 10-member sales team, coaching and mentoring members to drive organic business growth, and oversaw customer service process. Restructured sales team and added new noncommissioned Account Management (AM) group to reduce spending.• Designed new sales processes and team training from scratch in 2021, revamped CRM and taught reps how to use it, established new tracking data, and ensured sales team used CRM for pipeline management.• Trained and developed sales team to effectively manage key accounts and successfully retained 90%+ of customer accounts after company sale to FCA Packaging.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Drove all operational functions with executive team across 9 manufacturing sites for family-owned wood packaging business. Managed $65M P&L and indirectly supervised 10 managers overseeing 250 employees, ensuring all facilities achieved financial targets for growth margins, sales targets, inventory levels, and other key performance metrics. Led human resources daily operations for 6 months during time of HR transition.• Boosted new hire retention from 10% to 40% by creating improved recruiting, onboarding, and training process.• Collaborated with accounting department to reduce time to close financials from 20 days to 7, delivering accurate information to senior leaders and enabling them to make real-time financial decisions.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Integrated 3 recent acquisitions made prior to 2012 into Timber Creek IT systems and ultimately launched system-wide ERP. Established reporting, metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) at new locations. Oversaw all operations at purchased manufacturing site, built new team from only 4 employees, sourced new equipment and designed layout, and worked closely with plant manager to drive sales and maintain customer accounts.• Elevated acquired, failing businesses into modern operating systems at Timer Creek and transitioned new staff with minimal attrition. Set foundations to present organization attractively to future buyers and private equity investors.• Developed new IT systems that could share information between locations, streamlining processes for order entry, accounting, inventory levels management, purchasing, and pricing.

Sussex, Wisconsin, United States

Built company-wide technology solutions driving labor scheduling efficiency and employee engagement for 10,000+ employees. Entered as Software Developer and was quickly promoted to Software Engineer after 1 year. Collaborated directly with C-suite and senior leaders as 1 of 2 employees creating strategic priorities and goals for project teams. • Developed new timekeeping program end-to-end with 6-member team to manage labor scheduling and facilitate easy schedule adjustments, staffing coverage, and overtime sign-up at facilities nationwide.• Reduced equipment downtime due to lack of staffing through new software by enabling labor share across sites, efficiently managing thousands of employees and creating opportunities for staff to earn overtime pay.