Shoreview Management Advisors, LLC is a business consultancy focused on business strategy with an emphasis in Operations Advisory and Improvement. Recent engagements have included due diligence, post acquisition development of value creation plans, restructuring, operations improvement in demand planning and supply chain, manufacturing improvements, and re-sourcing products. Industries served to date include consumer products, both durables and consumables, food, and building materials with operations both domestic and international. Our experienced advisors have been operations executives and general managers in a variety of companies, both large and small including General Electric, Procter & Gamble, PEPSICO, Newell-Rubbermaid, Siemens, Johnson Controls, Packard Electric (General Motors Division), and many others. All have achieved dramatic performance increases over short time frames. We have served as executives in public companies, family owned businesses, and for a variety of portfolio companies in the private equity world. Each of us have led complex, multi-national teams in a variety of industries. www.shoreviewadvisors.com

Biltmore Management Advisors is a full-service digital transformation and management consulting and implementation firm serving middle and lower middle market business owners and private equity companies in North America. Our operating partners have over 500 years of experience across a wide range of industry segments and products.We focus on our clients’ most critical issues and opportunities: strategy, leadership, technology, supply chain, operational excellence, and business analytics to support sales and product development across select industries. We bring deep, functional expertise to solve problems and provide assured value creation for your business.We work fast in highly agile, collaborative teams to maximize the value we deliver. We assess opportunities for performance improvement, develop workable plans for execution, and can train your employees on execution, and/or co-manage the solution execution process in order to implement change at the speed of value creation desired.Our business partners represent the best insights across the respective practice areas we operate within. Deep expertise allows us to quickly tackle the most severe business problems and provide you with real-world, actionable, and sustainable solutions that will support your overall growth plans and enhance business valuation.Biltmore Management Advisors provide independent analysis across the investment lifecycle of your business. Our unique, integrated approach (incl. business execution model), serves our clients well in buy- and sell-side situations. In turn-around environments, we help stabilize financial and operational performance to reassure creditors, investors and other stakeholders that steps are being taken quickly to address problems and maximize value. Our team has delivered real world results for a prominent list of mid-market to Fortune 500 organizations.

Supply Chain Sage provides end to end supply chain advisory services that help businesses identify and source reliable low cost supplier partners; ensure consistent levels of product availability and develop efficient logistical capabilities which delight their customers and creates value for the organization.

A customer-focused supply chain leader joining a financially distressed PE portfolio company as part of the executive team challenged to stabilize the organization and then position the business for an aggressive refinancing while laying a foundation for future growth. Established and deployed global sourcing strategies for commodity acquisitions of aluminum, copper/brass, and various grades of steel to be used in the manufacture of industrial heat exchangers.

Authored a comprehensive supply chain modernization strategy introducing and leveraging S&OP; advanced logistics planning and management; a comprehensive manufacturing strategy and integrated customer care and key account synchronization to deliver increasing levels of customer service and positive bottom line impact in the midst of an SAP implementation.

Designed and built global supply chain infrastructure utilizing an outsourcing model to support multi-channel market initiatives. Spearheaded the Retail Operations Team to institutionalize a new product development process which incorporated low cost sourcing, rapid prototyping and vendor compliance. Negotiated outsourcing contracts with strategic suppliers and 3rd party service providers.

Successfully concluded projects advising organizations in methods to improve operating performance by assisting with carrier selection; transportation management; warehousing processes and applying S&OP.

Head of Supply Chain reporting to the CFO of a private equity portfolio company manufacturing and distributing the world's leading sewing machine brands for household use. Tasked with ensuring the uninterrupted supply of finished product flowing from company owned factories in Brazil, China and Sweden, as well as low cost country sources.

Corporate Officer and senior operations member of the executive team reporting to the CEO of a market leader in the eyewear segment of the action sports industry. Charged with developing the supply chain and operations infrastructure to facilitate aggressive organic and acquisition growth.

Reported to the Vice President of Operations and was responsible for leading the rebuilding, retraining and expansion of management staff to effect the centralization of reverse logistics operations, centralization of piece pick operations and the consolidation of the 3rd party distribution services into the Indianapolis operations.

Promoted and transferred to Newell Window Fashions UK during a crisis period to become a strategic partner on the senior executive team. Challenged to turnaround operations and improve customer service and was fully responsible for the operation of two manufacturing plants, distribution center and the global supply chain.

Promoted to an expatriate assignment with Newell Window Fashions - Europe. Established and coordinated the pan-European logistics policies and practices of for 52 locations spread across 20 countries with the aim to simplify and shorten the supply chain as well as managing the activities of 3rd party logistics providers.

Brought in by Goody Products to lead 250 associates in a stand alone facility which serviced domestic and international customers while continually striving to improve operations in order to set the company standard for World Class service.

Responsible for all domestic and international distribution of Rubbermaid Specialty Products. Managed continuous operations which shipped 1200 SKUs from two distribution centers and one satellite warehouse comprised of 1.3MM square feet of storage.

Directed all logistics and supply chain functions of the Rubbermaid de Mexico plant in located in Tultitlan, Mexico.

Responsible for the precise and timely movement of product from finished goods packaging through the distribution system to customers worldwide.

Manager, hired to orchestrate the department activities for purchasing, distribution and maintenance of all fountain and vending equipment.

Distribution Team Leader of disposable contact lenses for Vistakon during the Acuvue product launch.

Shift Operations Manager Trainee in a LTL breakbulk terminal.

Began professional career as Management Trainee and was promoted to Operations Supervisor in a Class IV end of the line LTL Terminal.