Christopher Pakrad Email & Phone Number

Elmsford, NY

In my role as General Manager for Eco-Rental Solutions, I have the overall responsibility to manage a facility in the White Plains, NY area to service the TRI-state market (NY, NJ, CT). I am accountable to corporate management for achievement of all financial metrics and budget goals. Further responsibilities include oversight of all operations performed.

Hopewell Junction, NY

In my role as Director of Marketing & Business Development for the Technology Products Group, I supported RMC's technology based materials fabrication business.

Elmsford, NY

• In my role as General Manager for Eco-Rental Solutions, I had the overall responsibility to start up and manage a new facility in the White Plains, NY area to service the TRI-state market (NY, NJ, CT). In addition to.
• Developed and executed strategic plan by studying technological and financial opportunities; presenting assumptions and establishing objectives in conjunction with corporate management.
• Built company image by collaborating with customers, government, community organizations and employees; enforcing ethical business practices.
• Coordinated site effectiveness by establishing procurement, production, sales, marketing, field and technical service policies and procedures; coordinating plans and actions with corporate management.
• Evaluated and continuously improved all site activities to ensure products and services met established standards and satisfied customer expectations.

Gardiner, NY

• Supply Chain responsibilities included evaluation and optimization of entire supply chain with an emphasis on strategic sourcing at SP Industries, a Graham Partners portfolio company.
• Created and launched new Business Savings Initiative within the organization.
• Evaluated local SP Industries ERP/MRP systems in an effort to identify and leverage areas for savings.
• Worked and collaborated with local SP Industries resources to execute strategic sourcing projects which generated over $500k in annualized savings without impacting quality, delivery or service.
• Ensured procurement policies/practices were leveraging scale (i.e. national contracts, local fulfillment).

Brewster, NY

• Microelectronics Product & Service responsibilities included overall budget execution and P&L achievement for six product lines. Managed new product & service creation strategies prior to moving to sales. Developed and.
• Partnered with Asset Managers to ensure Key Market Segment expectations were understood and achievable.
• Led the Long Range Plan development for key market segments and successfully executed the unit’s strategic sales and marketing plan.
• Provided regular feedback to executive management regarding program effectiveness and product competitiveness to ensure understanding and alignment throughout organization.

Brewster, NY

• Supply Chain responsibilities included production control, inventory control and purchasing departments. Reviewed business operations planning and analysis. Negotiated supply contracts. Capacity/utilization.
• Directed supply chain management initiatives, analyzed and identified areas for improvement, and led execution of improvement programs across the business.
• Monitored work flow, analyzed performance and made strategic recommendations to manufacturing.
• Coordinated production, inventory and purchasing to support resource needs and on time delivery.
• Interfaced with sales and marketing to foresee resource needs.

Brewster, NY

• PVD Product responsibilities included the sales and marketing of Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) products. Directed all market development, sales, sales promotion, and pricing policies. Coordinated all R&D/product.
• Identified new product opportunities, sales strategies, objectives, advertising and promotional material which grew the product line from $6M to $25M.
• Evaluated changes, improvements/deletions in process/product to effectively manufacture products.
• Served as a consultant to the sales department to address special situations where outside services were required.
• Planned and prepared sales forecasts, analyzing current market conditions and trends, to be used for long term planning process.

Carmel, NY

• PVD Product responsibilities included all activities leading up to, and including, the sale of PVD products.
• Followed leads from advertising, trade shows and other sources to make contact with customers.
• Developed price quotations, in response to customer requests, based on estimated raw material and labor costs. Requisitioned materials as needed for manufacturing of orders.
• Worked with customers to develop mutually agreeable specifications and followed up to ensure orders correctly reflected customer needs and specifications.Held additional responsibilities during this time:NETWORK.