Mark Schaub Email & Phone Number

Charleston, South Carolina Area

• NLC was instrumental in Lincoln Electric's (a $4B company) start up of a new Business Segment, “Additive Solutions”, which uses robots to 3D print large scale metal parts. NLC was the driving force on setting up a $22M.
• NLC worked with Wolf Robotics’ (a $50M robotic welding automation company) on the development of CAR-W, a revolutionary new software tool (Computer Aided Robotic Welding) that uses digital CAD model data and eliminates.
• Operational centered projects during this time included work to implement a level loaded production system at MacLean Fogg, Inc., as well as work with a Steel Fabrication & Erection Company on Growth & Profit.

Ladson, SC

• In late 2009 I suspended the operation of Next Level Consulting after 15 years to pursue experience in the international marketplace. Over a two and half year period I spent 13 months working in the United Kingdom on a.
• Grew UK aftermarket sales by 480% from $5M in 2009 to $24M in 2010 at 40+% margin
• Took over and managed $45M in annual sales of Foreign Military Aftermarket Accounts
• Developed channel for “technology transfer” between the United Kingdom and the US
• Served as the Key Customer Facing Executive with UK Ministry of Defense for Spares Supply
• Lead turnaround management of a failed supply link in the UK and restored customer confidence

Charleston, South Carolina Area

• Consulting Firm specializing in Business & Manufacturing Strategies for Profitability & Growth… ran all aspects of the Company including Business Development, Finance and Consulting Operations. During this time, I.
• General Manager – WaterTree Properties, Charleston, SC 2006 – 2008
• Director of Consulting Services – Phoenix Consulting, Dayton, OH 1999 – 2003
• Vice President of Operations – Hazco Services Inc., Dayton, OH 1996 – 1998
• Worked with the Board of Directors of Gem City Engineering on a plan to position their Continuous Metal Insert (CMI) division for a successful sale.
• Planned, managed and moved the CMI division from an off-site facility owned by the company to the corporate manufacturing complex. This allowed for the sale of the former facility real estate to generate significant.

• Developed a network of land brokers throughout the entire state as well as engineering and construction service providers for the execution of work.
• Helped manage a multi-million dollar budget for land acquisitions, planning and design, and infrastructure development of residential communities.
• Particiapted in the negotiations for the purchase price and contractual content of 3 land acquisitions with properties ranging in value from five to thirteen million dollars.
• Built working relationships with corporate representatives of the state’s largest land holders, the Mead Westvaco Corporation and International Paper.
• Managed the media and environmental groups interests associated with sites, including the Coastal Conservation League and the Nature Conservancy.
• Entitled two properties through the municipal planning and zoning process.

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Held the title of Director of Consulting Services for Phoenix Consulting under a Next Level Consulting strategic agreement. Phoenix was a $5,000,000 Dayton, Ohio based process control consulting firm serving the.
• Expanded the consulting business as key account manager from a one plant, $300,000 project at DaimlerChrysler, to projects at 9 Chrysler facilities averaging in excess of $2,000,000 annually.
• Developed and established relationships with Senior Level Chrysler Management, maintained an office at their corporate center in Auburn Hills, MI., and worked with executives on developing objectives for each plant.
• Helped implement a strategic alliance between Phoenix Consulting and AK Steel in the area of customer cost reduction to increase annual revenues by 15%.
• Staffed, managed and lead lean six sigma improvement initiatives that saved Chrysler in excess of $40M annually across 9 plants through inventory reductions, outsourcing reductions, technology improvements, manpower.
• Provided Chrysler’s 3 largest stamping plants a complete lean layout of production and assembly technologies, material storage and staging, all inventories, aisles, and shops over a ten year new model planning horizon.

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Took an active role as joint Vice President of Operations for Hazco Services under a Next Level consulting contract, a $15,000,000 repair and distribution center of environmental field test equipment.
• Successfully lead the company’s operations through a significant period of growth and change into a lean, DFT industry leader.
• Consolidated two separate production facilities into a new multi-million dollar “green-field” facility.
• Supported the closure of nationally disbursed satellite repair stations and incorporated their volumes of repairs into the new central facility to significantly reduce overhead costs for the company.
• Helped position the highly successful company for sale to Total Safety, a much larger entity headquartered in Houston, and assisted with the ownership / management transition of the sale.
• Implemented an electronic kanban - pull production system for repairs and fulfillment of customer orders at Hazco Services and reduced inventories by 90% through demand driven leveling and kanban implementations.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

• Within two years after founding the firm’s industrial consulting division, drove sales to $1.8 million and increased staff to ten engineers.
• Helped manage Department of Defense (DoD) supplier development contacts for the U.S. Navy and Air Force
• Led the development of the a lean tool kit and co-instructed a lean training series for local industry.
• Established strategic alliances between Cincinnati (Cinergy) and Dayton Power & Light with industrial energy efficiency programs improved overall revenues by $1.0 million annually.

Long Beach, CA

• Progressed to Senior Engineer and directed the design and implementation of manufacturing work cells for improved productivity, quality, and reduced costs.

Certificate In Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Mba, Marketing - Operations

Received 1 of 5 full academic scholarships to the University's MBA program Received a stipend to do Undergraduate Student Teaching while.

Bsie, Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Institute of Industrial Engineers Received Professional Practice Performance Certificate Completed Core.

Certificate In Lean Manufacturing - Demand Flow Technology