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Allentown, New Jersey, Us

Allentown, New Jersey, Us

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Canal Winchester, Oh, Us

• Key decision maker in the development and execution of growth strategies for 4,200+ employees across the US and Mexico. • Managed the leadership team in driving change-management best-practices, including operational streamlining. • Created aligned commercial development processes that delivered improved interactions between Advanced Sales, Program Management, and Engineering teams, leading to a projected 8.0% CAGR in the core product segment.• Calibrated senior leadership teams, creating a focused high-caliber team that championed a high-performance culture across the organization.• Introduced the Enterprise Management System, driving the improvement of the monthly financial reporting process, including the implementation of product segment performance reporting.• Began tenure as Chief Financial Officer and quickly undertook a more Operational Leadership role due to innovative process optimization initiatives.

Canal Winchester, Oh, Us

• Provided strategic leadership, driving key initiatives in finance, operations, human resource, quality, purchasing and information technology functions of a newly formed industrial cutting tool business. • Established financial discipline and managed cash flows, additionally led 15 operational sites across the US and Canada. • Built and defined operational goals and policies, ensuring optimal productivity across functions. • Impactful financial role in the successful sale of the business to a new equity sponsor, additionally directed the completion of nine highly accretive add-on acquisitions.• Implemented an ERP system that standardized information process flows, data streams, and cost systems, bolstering effectiveness across the organization.• Overhauled underperforming management functions across the financial team, providing more detailed and defined financial and operational information to the Private Equity Sponsor.• Captained the seamless completion of financial audits and structured reporting to financial partners.

Birmingham, Alabama, Us

• Secured a 76-point improvement in operational throughput, delivering predictability in functional results and freeing up $14M of working capital coupled with a 55% improvement in on time delivery.• Re-engineered warehouse operations, cutting overhead costs and holding inventory, delivering a $500K annual savings.• Leveraged in-house experts to insource the assembly of key components, garnering a $4M annual savings.• Implemented new safety initiatives that achieved a 64% safety record improvement while decreasing union grievances by 67%; negotiated two extensions to the labor agreement.

• Recruited to sustainably expand sales and profitability and drive a unified operations focus for 45 different, formerly state-owned business units. • Defined business vision, company mission and core business objectives. • Facilitated discussions for the development of partner relationship with leading chemical company to fully utilize assets of recently acquired chemical business.• Identified new market channels and business opportunities for an athletic product manufacturer, delivering a 40% revenue increase.

Rochester Hills, Mi, Us

• Onboarded to drive dramatic change across the financial reporting processes, realign the financial team, and to shoulder the full ownership of leadership functions. • Directed the redevelopment and planning of goals consistent with organizational mission across 2,300+ employees, including driving core objectives to create a new business model.• Revitalized the company, transforming the organization into an entrepreneurial and globally minded business.• Garnered $60M in new cash flow within three years by driving improvements across working capital management, improving profitability by $6M.• Led the adoption of key Lean principals across manufacturing, one-piece flow, and value stream mapping concepts that reduced inventory by $20M.• Developed $100M in new business and streamlined product development efforts to outpace competitive products in open competitions.• Retained $80M in legacy business in competitive circumstances while realigning product strategies to meet customer expectations driving the improvement of customer relationships with key clients Toyota and Honda.

Rochester Hills, Mi, Us

High Point, North Carolina, Us

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