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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Specializing in turnaround situations, recovery of troubled projects and improvements in Operations and overall General Management.(Client confidential - located in Minnesota) Jan. 2018 - May 2019Led turnaround in Operations area for a quick turn custom manufacturing & distribution company that was experiencing sub-par performance. • Implemented process, expectations & culture improvements that quickly improved daily execution in Capacity expansion, consistent Delivery and Quality, Planning & Performance Management and Costs (Labor, Materials & Freight) which allowed the company to pursue potential opportunities with significantly larger customers as well as new products.• Provided ideas, leadership, guidance and mentorship to multiple key individuals in areas of Strategy, Capital investment, diversification of Operational Capabilities, Sourcing & Vendor Diversification as well as overall Project Management.• Assisted in turning around the performance of a critical IT ERP implementation project that was floundering due to leadership issues. Project focus was implemented, decision making speed and communication throughout the company improved resulting in reaching a successful testing of the system.(Client confidential - located in Colorado & Minnesota) June - October 2017Advising, guiding, recommending, and implementing for a privately held company to develop a new sales opportunity

Direction and leadership responsibility for the Sales, Operations, HR, IT and Marketing/Creative functions of a mid sized privately held consumer products company.

Leadership of the Operations team and expanded to leadership of the Marketing/Creative personnel and processes that design and introduce several hundred new products each year, multiple promotional pieces including two full line catalogs per year and various marketing pieces that stimulated demand.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INCORPORATED – Minneapolis, MN 2006 - 2008Director, Production Operations 2006 - 2008Direction and leadership to Production Operations group responsible for significant reduction in $100 million Marketing related print spend. Leading startup of group from pilot to full support across the entire business enterprise.Nominated for Ameriprise Financial Chairman’s Award for development and performance of group in 2006.

Directed overall operations for three plants with annual sales of $200 million and 1200 employees. Led planning efforts and responsible for achieving goals in Financial, Quality, Delivery and Organizational Development. Directed the overall Graduation Products business as a senior member of cross-functional Business Team. Responsible for P&L performance-sales through costs.

Plant Manager – Shelbyville, TN, 1997 – 2003Directed and led business operations activities as well as merging two plants with annual Sales of $97 million and 600+ employees. Additional responsibilities include communication and interactions with the three plants as a member of the Graduation. Products Business team.* 1998 Legend Award Winner, Jostens highest employee recognition for Leadership within the business unit.

Plant Manager – Porterville, CA, 1996 – 1997Overall management of facility with annual sales of $36 million and 200 employees. * Implemented merger plan including minimization of disruption to sales channel or customers.* Successfully consolidated the Porterville volume into Shelbyville while simultaneously achieving the best year in quality and delivery performance as well as achieving financial objectives.

Production Manager – Porterville, CA, 1989 – 1996Promoted to manage the production areas. Managed 225 employees and $11 million in total costs. Responsible for planning and performance of production, materials and training activities as well as implementation of division programs and objectives. * Implemented synchronized mfg. flow techniques and culture (Lean Mfg.) which led to improvements in Cycle time of 48%, Cost of Quality 15% and Inventory turns 11% in first year.* Implemented direct to plate and direct to press printing technology to provide efficiencies and expand product offerings in main announcement product lines in High School and College markets.* Reduced overhead expenses through high performance work teams and reducing supervisory levels.

Plant Controller, Porterville, CA 1986 –1989Responsible for preparation and analysis of financial information support to division management.* Successfully established the position of Plant Controller in all four graduation products plants.* Received increasing levels of responsibility within the Porterville plant, including management of Materials, Quality training and various production projects.

Graduation Products Assistant Controller, Minneapolis, MN 1985 –1986Graduation Products Accountant, Minneapolis, MN 1982 –1985

Mba, Business

Activities and Societies: Member Phi Kappa Phi (Honors Society)

B.S., Accounting, Finance

Activities and Societies: Honors Program Graduate Graduate – Summa Cum Laude, Member Alpha Phi Sigma (Honors Fraternity)