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Addison, Texas, US

Addison, Texas, US

Spokane Valley, WA, US

• Maintained full P&L ownership for $190 million PE-backed company, targeting growth to exceed $250 million.
• Drove organic growth through realignment of customers, aggressive pricing strategies and channel development.
• Increased profitability by 30% annually each year, including years of intentional lower revenue levels.
• Reorganized product and channel strategies to improve pricing as well as drive growth and profitability.
• Redefined delivery processes to drive lower costs and higher service to customers.
• Improved efficiencies, output, and service levels through daily cadence and fostering metric-driven culture.

Lake Oswego, Oregon, US

• Drove organic growth by improving plant performance and capacity and taking on additional contracts as available.
• Led drastic reduction in past due delinquent orders through improved SIOP processes and accountability.
• Reduced SOX findings from 20 per period to zero by placing key leadership and driving accountability.
• Mitigated and reduced recordable injuries from 15-plus per year to zero by aggressively driving daily safety awareness and behavior-based employee involvement.

Stockholm, SE

• Created shared service platform to improve profitability of consolidated organization by 50% in one year.
• Drove Lean manufacturing continuous improvement culture across multiple locations, resulting in extraordinary efficiency gains.
• Exploded operating cash flow to four times corporate average and stabilized balance sheet by driving business critical collections, spending, and capital expenditure projects.
• Led due diligence and integration projects for new acquisition. Achieved 40% decrease in labor and material costs by identifying and implementing acquisition synergies.

Stockholm, SE

Assumed total P&L responsibility for $45 million company struggling to grow organically. Drove channel and market growth through improved product and pricing analysis. Reduced manufacturing and distribution footprint by 60% while increasing productivity by 40%. Increased market share by 25% and profitability by 5% despite 50% drop in volume. Reduced costs.

Stockholm, SE

Drove organic growth through development of key customer relationships, channel conflict resolution, and product rationalization. Improved key customer relationships and developed recurring revenue strategies to drive organic growth. Oversaw and managed distributor advisory council to identify best practices and collaborate with top customers.

Stockholm, SE

Tapped to assume total P&L responsibility of privately held and financially struggling company. Led and transitioned company through acquisition into large corporate environment. Overhauled profits from -20% loss position to +25% profit position by consolidating three manufacturing facilities into single plant in Valle Hermosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico in 16.

1750 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee, Ohio 43537, US

Assumed full operational P&L responsibility for $65 million maquiladora organization. Improved relationships with national labor unions and enhanced wage scales, driving culture and performance improvements. Led “green field” start-up of high-volume manufacturing plant for new product lines. Exceeded profitability, quality, and service expectations from.

1750 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee, Ohio 43537, US

Led all supply chain, procurement, warehousing, order engineering and processing, scheduling, customer service, shipping, receiving, and logistics functions in extremely fast-paced and service-focused operation. Implemented supply chain and inventory accuracy systems to improve lead times and eliminate annual physical inventories. Relocated and staffed.

1750 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee, Ohio 43537, US

Drove development of efficient production schedules for three high-volume production lines, including purchasing of critical raw materials and supplies. Improved schedule creation time by 50% through process improvement and automation.

Riverside Furniture was a multi-plant manufacturer of residential case good furniture located in Fort Smith, AR. I progressively held various positions such as Assistant Production Supervisor, Quality Manager, Buyer, and Purchasing Agent until being downsized out of the company following a hostile stock market take-over.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Management

Leadership Development Program

Associate'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General