Jeff Van Straten Email & Phone Number

Executive Coach for several business owners and CEO's/Presidents providing regular insight coaching and mentoring on current business issues and opportunities.CFO Uvanta Pharmacy: CFO for franchisor overseeing 6 institutional long term care pharmacies throughout the Midwest totaling over $50 million in annual sales. Assumed role at startup through the addition of the first pharmacies until buying my own franchise .

Wisconsin, United States

Greater Milwaukee Area

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Clearwing Productions is the company behind the scenes. We are family owned and have been doing this for over 45 years. We are designers. We are engineers and technicians. We are industry leading purveyors of cutting-edge pro audio, lighting, and video equipment and production for events such as Summerfest. We provide support, technology, and resources for musicians, venues, sporting events, corporate events, performing arts centers, and houses of worship. We have offices in Milwaukee, Denver… Show more Clearwing Productions is the company behind the scenes. We are family owned and have been doing this for over 45 years. We are designers. We are engineers and technicians. We are industry leading purveyors of cutting-edge pro audio, lighting, and video equipment and production for events such as Summerfest. We provide support, technology, and resources for musicians, venues, sporting events, corporate events, performing arts centers, and houses of worship. We have offices in Milwaukee, Denver and Phoenix. Show less

The Patina Mentor Bank program pairs successful senior executives as Mentors with Mentees for the purpose of accentuating professional development. Mentors support career achievement acceleration for Mentees through a partnership based on candid and confidential feedback. Mentors pair guidance with practical “been there, done that” knowledge, tools, and support for career success. The Patina Executive Search Partner matches skilled executives with companies looking for Executive level… Show more The Patina Mentor Bank program pairs successful senior executives as Mentors with Mentees for the purpose of accentuating professional development. Mentors support career achievement acceleration for Mentees through a partnership based on candid and confidential feedback. Mentors pair guidance with practical “been there, done that” knowledge, tools, and support for career success. The Patina Executive Search Partner matches skilled executives with companies looking for Executive level talent.Since 2008, Patina has been helping organizations get more done and accelerate success. Patina’s Professionals are industry veterans with 25+ years of operational experience who deliver specialized expertise targeted to our clients’ unique needs and circumstances. The Patina model is highly flexible, collaborative and consultative, enabling companies to get results utilizing only the resources they need, when they need them. Show less

Hartland And Madison, Wi

I am honored to be entrusted to lead Payroll Data Services, Wisconsin's largest family owned Payroll and Human Capital Management (HCM) provider. Payroll Data provides a flexible, all-in-one HCM solution for your individual business objectives. Innovation, technology, and expertise in a single platform. Payroll Data provides employees and managers with the tools, resources, and analytics needed for successful people management.

Milwaukee

Grateful to have the opportunity to be involved with the 2015 and 2017 Big East Champion and NCAA qualifying Marquette Golden Eagles Men's Golf Team. A great group of young men with excellent leadership from Coach Bailey.

Milwaukee

Proud to lead the Bentley team, a 6th generation company founded in 1848.About Bentley World Packaging LtdBentley World Packaging is a family owned company that is an industry leader in Export and Military Packaging, and Warehousing. Bentley World Packaging has been in the packaging business since 1942, but has roots dating back to 1848 making it the 72nd oldest family owned business in the United States. At Bentley World Packaging we have over 200 associates in several U.S. markets… Show more Proud to lead the Bentley team, a 6th generation company founded in 1848.About Bentley World Packaging LtdBentley World Packaging is a family owned company that is an industry leader in Export and Military Packaging, and Warehousing. Bentley World Packaging has been in the packaging business since 1942, but has roots dating back to 1848 making it the 72nd oldest family owned business in the United States. At Bentley World Packaging we have over 200 associates in several U.S. markets willing to meet and exceed our customer’s expectations in: • Export and Domestic Packaging • Military Packaging • Wood Crates and Reusable (Green) Packaging (SnapCrate)• Warehousing • Distribution • Custom Packaging Engineering • Packaging Test Lab At Bentley World Packaging we are committed to providing services which are unsurpassed in quality, commitment and value to help our customers succeed globally. We pride ourselves in living our Core Values of Honesty, Mutual Respect, Teamwork, Long Term Commitment and a Dedication to our customer’s success. At Bentley World Packaging we have the deep expertise and skills to handle any challenge. Whether it is designing packaging solutions with one of our degreed packaging engineers, handling a heavy shipment with our 90,000+ pounds of in house lifting capacity or producing a last minute run of boxes in one of our 7 regionally located box shops, Bentley World Packaging is the partner you can depend on.Headquarters 4080 N. Port Washington Road Milwaukee, WI 53212 United States Website: http://www.bentleywp.com Industry: Packaging and Containers Type: Privately Held Company Size: 200 employees Founded: 1848 (Export Packaging 1942) Show less

Mequon, Wi

Proud to be a part of a tremendous turnaround in 2015 resulting in setting the school single meet scoring record, winning the Lake Forest 13 team Invite and a 1st place tie in the NACC Conference Championship, losing in a sudden death playoff to fall just short of a berth in the NCAA Division III Championship. Our team had the NACC conference Player of the Year in Evan Rabas and Freshman of the Year P.J. Clemins. Both men were 1st team All Conference selections.

Cedarburg, Wi

2013 Wisconsin Division 1 Boys State Champions. Built a successful program over seven years culminating in 2013 in a North Shore conference title, WIAA Regional championship, WIAA Sectional championship and the first WIAA State title in Cedarburg history. Advanced to WIAA Sectional finals 6 of 7 years, won two North Shore Conference titles and advanced two individual players to WIAA State Tournament. Most importantly, created a competitive environment based on developing young men not only as… Show more 2013 Wisconsin Division 1 Boys State Champions. Built a successful program over seven years culminating in 2013 in a North Shore conference title, WIAA Regional championship, WIAA Sectional championship and the first WIAA State title in Cedarburg history. Advanced to WIAA Sectional finals 6 of 7 years, won two North Shore Conference titles and advanced two individual players to WIAA State Tournament. Most importantly, created a competitive environment based on developing young men not only as competitive golfers, but more importantly as mature young gentleman. Earned North Shore Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2013 and 2014 and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Coach of the Year award in 2013. Show less

Oostburg, Wi

Successfully led the company through one of the most difficult economic times in history. This required instilling leadership, discipline, accountability and technology into a small "homegrown" company. Major initiatives included the strategic planning process, navigating through the cash challenges created by the 2008-2009 recession, overhauling the customer base to diversify and simplify, and implementing Epicor, our first ERP system.

Lacrosse, Wi

Assembled an investor group and founded a long term care pharmacy serving assisted living and skilled nursing facilities in Western Wisconsin and Southern Minnesota. Currently serving 20 different facilities, 1200 residents and employing over 25 associates.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Managed Mequon and Cedarburg branches as well as handling business banking responsibilities. Elevated my branch ranking in less than 18 months from #187 to #3 system wide of over 300 branches through focused and more aggressive sales efforts.

Milwaukee

Responsible for the business planning, finance and strategy for Trisept Solutions (TS) and Vacation Together, Inc. (VTI), two wholly owned subsidiaries of La Macchia Enterprises. Reorganized financial structure of TS to enable profitability analysis at customer, product, department and project levels. Instrumental in start-up of VTI entity and Vacation Together website. In addition, wrote business plan and managed the start-up of the golf vacation products for twelve Mark Travel vacation… Show more Responsible for the business planning, finance and strategy for Trisept Solutions (TS) and Vacation Together, Inc. (VTI), two wholly owned subsidiaries of La Macchia Enterprises. Reorganized financial structure of TS to enable profitability analysis at customer, product, department and project levels. Instrumental in start-up of VTI entity and Vacation Together website. In addition, wrote business plan and managed the start-up of the golf vacation products for twelve Mark Travel vacation brands Show less

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Lead a staff of 16 responsible for new business development including mergers and acquisitions, financial analysis, planning, and accounting functions for $250 million travel subsidiary of America West Holdings Corp called The Leisure Company. Responsible for several steps in the formation of the new subsidiary including the initial financial valuation, compensation and benefits structuring.Asked by Board of Directors to turnaround the Golf Travel Division. Guided a $1,000,000… Show more Lead a staff of 16 responsible for new business development including mergers and acquisitions, financial analysis, planning, and accounting functions for $250 million travel subsidiary of America West Holdings Corp called The Leisure Company. Responsible for several steps in the formation of the new subsidiary including the initial financial valuation, compensation and benefits structuring.Asked by Board of Directors to turnaround the Golf Travel Division. Guided a $1,000,000 turnaround on the bottom line moving the division solidly into the black by growing revenues 130% in 15 months by adding new brands (Nicklaus Flick Game Improvement and Resort Golf Schools) and implementing changes to existing brand America West Golf Vacations (AWGV) though better operations, E-commerce development, and marketing and advertising. Negotiated and led the sale of the golf travel division to Book4golf.com in 2000 for stock valued at $10 million. Show less

Green Bay, Wisconsin Area

Assumed controllership responsibilities and with a staff of 5 and led the turnaround for the newly acquired and financially troubled $100 million flatbed subsidiary of Schneider National. Led the executive management team through the strategic planning process and revamped the overall cost structure to competitively position our services and eliminate waste. Resulted in 5 points margin improvement to get to breakeven level within three months. Lead staff of eight professionals… Show more Assumed controllership responsibilities and with a staff of 5 and led the turnaround for the newly acquired and financially troubled $100 million flatbed subsidiary of Schneider National. Led the executive management team through the strategic planning process and revamped the overall cost structure to competitively position our services and eliminate waste. Resulted in 5 points margin improvement to get to breakeven level within three months. Lead staff of eight professionals responsible for systems development, financial and operational analysis for the $1.4 billion transportation sector. Responsibilities included intermediate to long range financial and operational planning, controller for all North American facilities, and associate recruiting and development. Implemented a unit cost process to assure efficient use of capital and operating funds. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Increasing level of leadership responsibilities including; 1. IAM Labor Analysis: Lead analyst during flight attendant and machinists contract negotiations. 2. Assistant Controller Information Systems and Human Resources: Monitored actual monthly performance against $180M budget. Provided guidance on 1993 operating budget and 5-year plan. 3. Hotel Utilization: Conducted zero-based budget review of processes used in contracting for $80 million hotel rooms in over 200… Show more Increasing level of leadership responsibilities including; 1. IAM Labor Analysis: Lead analyst during flight attendant and machinists contract negotiations. 2. Assistant Controller Information Systems and Human Resources: Monitored actual monthly performance against $180M budget. Provided guidance on 1993 operating budget and 5-year plan. 3. Hotel Utilization: Conducted zero-based budget review of processes used in contracting for $80 million hotel rooms in over 200 locations for 1.5 million room nights resulting in annual savings of $8 million or 10%.4. Headcount Analysis: Improved accuracy and management of headcount resulting in a more balanced deployment of personnel relative to the competition. 5. Industry Results Quarterly Analysis: Evaluated results for the ten major U.S. carriers and analyzed Northwest's strengths and weaknesses relative to the competition.6. Pilot and Flight Attendant Crew Management System (CMS and FLAPPS) project: Implemented $10.2 million project with benefits exceeding $25 million to optimally schedule and pay flight crew members. Show less

Milwaukee

External auditor

Bba, Accounting & Information Systems

Activities and Societies: Beta Alpha Psi national accounting fraternity

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance

Mba, Finance

Activities and Societies: accounting teaching assistant

High School, College Prep

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Hispanic Honor Society Letterman in golf and baseball WISAA State Champion in Baseball.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General