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As a visionary leader, I've cultivated a culture of growth and high performance in manufacturing, distribution, call center, and administrative team of over 200 people. The agency’s unique model employs predominantly blind or visually impaired (BVI) workers to deliver superior products and services across multiple product lines for Federal, State, DOD, and commercial customers.• Successfully led the turnaround of underperforming operations with stagnant revenues and significant recurring losses. • Directed new product development to bring new products to market and create a strong pipeline of future products and services to increase revenue, improve margins, and further diversify the organization. • Secured new contracts with federal, state, and commercial customers including a $13.7MM contract to produce combat uniform trousers for the U.S. Military. • Led continuous improvement efforts gaining efficiencies in operations through investment in automation, and the implementation of lean principles resulting in a reduction in production cycle time, and an increase in output capacity.• Championed innovation turning around underperforming call center by reorganizing leadership, reducing SG&A, and securing new commercial contracts bringing BPO call center to profitability. • Orchestrated expansion projects including the $20MM purchase and ongoing $15MM renovation of a 210,000 sq ft facility that will nearly double the footprint of current operations and serve as the new headquarters.

Recruited to lead the transformation of an underperforming organization serving children with autism and other special needs, with an outpatient clinic and residential school. Drove marketing, business development, and referral source relationships, communicating our unique value proposition to serve more families sustainably. As the primary spokesperson for the 500-person organization, I successfully elevated its profile in the local community and broader national autism services community. With strategic business planning and a focus on optimal enrollment, I achieved profitability while ensuring that our mission to serve children and their families was at the forefront.• Achieved impressive revenue growth from $16MM to $27MM, with strong cash flow and profitability across all units, achieving EBITDA margins of 15%• Led organic expansion increasing enrollment in residential school by 40% to 72 students and added therapists and improved back-office processes to grow ABA, OT, PT, audiology, and speech clinic by 45% to over 1,000 patients.• Built three buildings and acquired two additional facilities to expand services with a three-year payback period.

Led the successful turnaround of an organization by rallying 525 employees around a shared vision to deliver exceptional short-term and long-term business results. With a passion for growth, I brought about significant change by building operational efficiencies and investing in people and infrastructure to support both our workforce and clients with special needs. Through my visionary leadership and unrelenting focus on achieving results, I was able to turn the organization around and secure its long-term success.• Executed acquisition of services from underperforming, multi-site organization and leveraged capital, team, and relationships to drive 20% growth in the first year and achieve a significant return on investment.• Served as a trusted advisor, guiding the board and community through the strategic planning process; implemented the organization’s first strategic plan in over 10 years.

Spearheaded the first major turnaround of my career, navigating the uncertainty of the 2008 financial crisis. Secured bank financing to extend debt and expand the business. Executed strategic growth and negotiated new contracts with the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago. To drive growth, I developed a new business model and campaign to increase the volume of service users in our therapeutic day school, ABA program, adult rehabilitation, and group home programs. By refining our organizational value proposition and presenting a clear impact, we were able to set ourselves apart from the competition. I also coordinated a series of highly effective fundraising initiatives to accelerate programming and support service growth for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Provided financial and operational leadership to organization administering critical services and meeting the basic needs of Chicago's homeless community.