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Knoxville, Tn, Us

Knoxville, Tn, Us

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Eastern Tennessee

Manage, Promote and Sell Franchises for Decorating Den Interiors in East Tennessee

Rockwood, Tn

Rockwood, Tn

Loudon, Tn And Springfield, Ma

Managed privately held $45m sales business in the after market automotive exhaust industry. Responsible for 350+ employees, and asset base of $40m to $50m including accounts receivable, inventory and fixed manufacturing assets. Achieved positive net income in 2013 through 8 months, then assisted the owner with the sale of the business in September 2013. Increased internet sales from 1% to 7% of total sales in 12 months. Turned around S&A Distributing (warehouse acquisition in December 2010) from significant losses 3 previous years to 6% return on sales in 2013. Implemented quality specifications in manufacturing in 2012, resulting in a 32% reduction in customer defects, warranty claims and product returns. Reduced working capital requirements by $11m in 18 months with new inventory mgmt processes and accounts receivable focus. Shortened the new product development cycle from 6 months to 3 weeks within 6 months.

Loudon, Tn

Managed accounting team including all financial responsibilities. Completed new banking relationship with Wells Fargo including LOC and debt consolidation to sustain business.Conducted in-depth customer profitability analysis that resulted in annual savings of $2.2m in net income.Implemented LEAN mfg techniques that achieved a reduction in plant lead-time from 3 weeks to 4 days.Improved order fill rates from 66% to 98.5% in 6 months using Six Sigma processes and team building methods.Achieved cost reductions of $1.3m annually through suppliers, streamlined back office processes, and cost reduction teams throughout the plant.

Grenada, Ms

Responsible for all finance, accounting, treasury and information technology functions for a privately-held division of Luvata OY (Finland owned company) with $300m+ in revenue. (7 mfg plants)• Improved EBIT % to sales by 108% in less than 2 years. (single digits to double digits)• Completed consolidation of $50M plant into 2 existing plants, savings of $7.5M.• Completed integration of 2 multi-million $ acquisitions into the division structure. • Upgraded SAP to facilitate move to actual job costing accounting from variance reporting.

Responsible for Customer service, manufacturing and inventory planning, warehousing, distribution and shipping. Allied Air is a heating and air conditioning manufacturer selling to wholesalers and distributors.

Responsible for customer service, manufacturing and inventory planning, warehousing, distribution and shipping. Lennox Hearth Products is fireplace/stove manaufacturer that sells to wholesalers, distributors and home builders. Part of team that integrated 4 acquisitions into one company known as Lennox Hearth Products.