Curt Becker Email & Phone Number

Omaha, NE, US

Omaha, Nebraska, US

• Responsible for organization strategy and operational performance of company acquired financial assets.
• Work with external partners to implement production management rigor, leverage business intelligence, and execute on strategic initiatives to maximize asset performance.
• Oversee efforts to develop processes, procedures, and controls for cash and inventory management, client implementation, operational strategies.
• Identify new partners, negotiate contracts, and implement as needed.
• Infuse production methodologies, inventory queueing, and performance management into servicing organizations.
• Develop, deliver, and manage to key performance indicators (leading and lagging) that provide objective and measureable performance results.

• Responsible for strategic direction and execution of industry verticals. Executive responsibility for financial and operational performance of six operational sites, 750 associates and ~ $55 million in annual revenues.
• Managed cross functional, matrix team, in supporting national clients through in depth business reviews, RFP process, prospect qualification, and client relationship building.
• Achieved a 143% increase in revenue, coupled with 158% increase of employee production, resulting in a 144% increase in gross margin.
• Expanded into three new locations totaling 600 associates each requiring management team selection, site build out, equipment needs and recruiting efforts all delivered within 60 days.
• Identified, developed and executed employee career development plans to enhance engagement, value and success.
• Drove a culture of success and employee engagement reducing turnover by 30%.

• Created industry leading analytics and process optimization group that was focused on delivering value to the organization through predictive model utilization, deployment of Six Sigma methodologies, project management.
• Conception through execution that delivered material EBITDA contributions of more than $6.5 million (4% improvement) over two years via top line revenue growth and efficiency gains through: -- Performance based.
• Identification and acquisition of simulation and process optimization tools (i.e., OptQuest, Simul8, Crystal Ball) that allowed process optimization and changes to be modeled and estimated.
• Implemented production methodologies and metrics to deliver organizational value.
• Identified human capital needs to continually evolve organization. Recruited and developed analysts with diverse backgrounds from applied mathematics to industrial engineers.
• Introduced operational scorecards to proactively identify trends in inventory, production and outputs.

• Directed divisional operational support unit responsible for budgeting and financial analysis, vendor management, back office support/processes and quality assurance.
• Provided direction and oversight of vendor management personnel and processes including RFPs, vendor selection, contract negotiation, and vendor maintenance. For respective vendors, annual spend accounted for 7% of.
• Led financial budgeting process for the division with analyst oversight.
• Directed implementation of new clients and business including business understanding, contract review, process flow & procedures.
• Oversight of quality assurance to ensure compliance to client and corporate performance standards were met.

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