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Full operating responsibily for an Internet service that allows subscribers to record the stories that are important to them and share them with their families. SAVING MEMORIES FOREVER, INC., St. Louis, Missouri (Innovative new Internet service for recording and sharing family memories, features a website, savingmemoriesforever.com, and an iPhone application.

DICKEY-john Corporation is a privately held company that designs, manufactures and sells rugged electronics for the agriculture and public works markets. Products include seed sensors, moisture sensors and control systems. Developed strategic direction for company and tactical plan to achieve required results. Managed executive team to include vice president of operations, vice president of sales and marketing, controller, director of engineering, and director of human resources. Developed annual operating plans, including new product development plans, sales plans, manufacturing costs, and staff goals and objectives. Presented and defended plan in front of Board of Directors. Monitored shipments and margins on daily basis, reviewed staff goals and objectives in weekly one-on-ones, as well as monitored and corrected performance. Submitted activity report and financial report monthly. Reviewed product development plans and made required changes every six months.

Baker Integrated Solutions is a full featured consulting firm that provides small businesses with consulting in the areas of reducing cost, increasing sales, hiring new personel and positioning the business for the future. The business features a local business directory, ChesterfieldMissouri.net, that provides unique advertising for local businesses on the web that increases their exposure and promotes local business to local customers. Responsible for all aspects of consulting and Internet portal company. Established plans and budgets. Developed marketing and sales activities for consulting and Internet portal operations.

Gillis Associated Industries is a material handling and distribution operation that manufactures and distributes products through several sales channels. Manufactured products include high capacity cantilever rack, sheet metal carts and rolling steel ladders. Gillis Associated Industries is a $27,000,000 Division of Leggett & Platt. Established direction for company, including how company would go to market, what products would be developed, and distribution/sales channels that would be used. Responsible for profitability of company on monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis. Set goals on quarterly basis and monitored monthly. Upgraded manpower in organization.

Formed company to purchase FasTracKids franchise. Responsible for developing budgets, leasing, and setting up physical space, hiring teaching personnel and putting together financial systems to support organization. Accountable for marketing service and developing fee structures. Interfaced with clients and served as face of organization.

$120,000,000 subcontract manufacturer of electronic systems and devices, including interconnect systems, electronic boxes, flexible printed circuits and printed circuit boards.Responsible for IT structure for five plants and corporate offices. Accountable for purchasing and installing quote system software for automating basic functions of organization. Defined future state of computer systems of company. Managed MIS, supply chain, lean initiatives, and corporate restructuring. Assumed new position developed to overcome profitability problems apparent with growth. Served as corporate officer.

Responsible for five plants in four states, with P&L responsibility and 900 employees. Led operating budget of $35,000,000, with capital budget of $4,000,000. Responsible for all functions except sales and marketing. Consulted with sales and marketing to develop financial plans for each plant. Monitored progress on monthly basis. Visited each plant four times per year to review operations and work on continuous improvement.

Broadcast Division was a $150,000,000 part of Harris Corporation. Harris Corporation is a $2 billion producer of high tech government electronic systems, and communications equipment. Responsible for manufacturing in Quincy, Illinois and Cambridge, England as well as international customer service. Consulted with sales and marketing to develop manufacturing plan that included quantities of product and cost to manufacturers. Built continuous improvement plans into budget. Eliminated loss of $1,000,000 over two years in Cambridge facility by working closely with engineering to solve technical problems while implementing lean concepts in manufacturing. Improved on-time delivery by 20%. Decreased cycle time by 50% by implementing JIT.