Privately held multi facility truck equipment manufacturer, distributor and installer. • P&L responsibility for operations in Ontario and strategic/technical support to other company facilities. • Rebuilt management team, introduced/institutionalized lean concepts across business operations including CAW unionized shops, developed meaningful KPI’s, installed new ERP system, implemented computer based and visual order management systems, developed sales force and initiated structured lead generation/opportunity management system.• Successfully expanded product/service capabilities to enhance brand perception and loyalty in market place.• Moved focus from Product Centric (customers buy on price) towards Customer Centric (customers buy on value) • Captured market share in down market, re-established DEL’s reputation as high quality dealer partner, established several exclusive end user supply agreements and returned operation to profitability.

Consulting/contract services to coach/mentor/support or manage businesses requiring operational improvement.• Short term P&L management at Clayson Steel (primary metal processing) to offset President’s unanticipated absence and counter unionization activities • Operational turn-around activities at Matcor Metal Fab (heavy metal fabricator) to overcome major customer (Volvo Heavy Equipment) dissatisfaction with overall operation performance (quality, delivery compliance, responsiveness, etc.) • Due diligence and acqusition target valuation for Matsu Automotive (automotive stamping operations). • Led manufacturing turn-around activities for Private Equity Firm at Ontario Store Fixtures (large scale custom wood/metal/glass retail store fixture and complex high quality millwork). Addressed unfavourable management/union relations through candid/honest communication, implemented effective ERP System, reconfigured operations through lean initiatives, plant consolidations and staff restructuring resulting in significant cost reductions.

Privately held four facility contract manufacturer of metal fabricated components and assemblies. • P&L responsibility serving key company customers (initially just Mack Truck but added Orion Bus, Freightliner, John Deere, Timberjack, Case and Sterling based on redefined sales strategy/approach and operations expanded capabilities) • Recruited/developed new management team to offset previous operational talent drain• Led operations through significant industry-wide downturn and maintained financial performance by reducing costs through adoption of “Lean Manufacturing Initiatives”, strengthening customer relationships and successfully pursuing new customer opportunities that could utilize operations new core engineering and manufacturing competencies• Maintained plant morale and retention, despite significant industry wide downturn, through focus on elimination of non-value adding activities and ensuring effective plant wide communication

Design/manufacture contract furniture systems oriented towards high technology clients (including Cisco, 3Com, Netscape). Earned reputation for flexibility/reliability to customer requirements and innovative new products. • Responsible for all process/product engineering, data management, production, materials purchasing, quality and scheduling aspects of multi-facility, 1000 employee, JIT operation• P&L responsibility for custom counter division to satisfy very large contract and then divested business • Developed/implemented policies and practices that enabled the migration from labour intensive processes to more flexible automated processes in an extremely employee friendly, multi-cultural plant environment resulting in overall manufacturing cost reductions. • Led implementation of “Configurator Based” ERP system• Restructured manufacturing operations, engineering and new product launch capabilities to support a concurrent product development process that resulted in many award winning product introductions (250% expansion of SKU’s over three year period) that significantly expanded sales and profitability. • Major participant and manufacturing representative in a successful I.P.O. in 1997.

Global energy services company for: exploration & production (seismic prospecting equipment, drill strings, down hole tubing); pipeline (corrosion protection and inspection systems, heat shrink wraps); petrochemical (control cabling systems) and industrial (heat shrink tubing). Canusa Plant Manager • Led revitalization of a plastic extrusion operation through process redesign, operational change from run–to-stock to run-to-order, product offering expansion, proactively controlling costs, implementing innovative/proprietary processes, employee cross training/team building, outsourcing and staff realignment. • Implemented fully featured ERP integrated computer system• Lead role in acquisition of competitor and absorption of their operations.• Activities resulted in GM improvement from -7.1% to 33.7% of sales over three year period allowing the division to be profitable for the first time in its history. Corp. Sr Project Manager • Project management for capital projects around North America including: environmental compliance initiatives; design, fabrication and commissioning of pipe processing equipment, plant refurbishment and upgrades

Privately held manufacturer of polyurethane products for automotive (seats, roof liners, arm rests, instrument panels, and fascias) and commercial (carpet underlay, mechanical foam components) markets around the world. Whitby Plant Production Manager/Plant Engineer• Responsible for all plant engineering/production issues in this OEM foam seating supplier • Involved in extremely difficult 1st contract negotiation with CAW and avoided negative operational impacts• Developed/implemented effective programs in the areas of plant efficiency, scrap reduction, predictive/preventative plant maintenance, and employee moral and turnover. Corp. Project Engineer • Management of major capital projects: green site facilities, expansion and/or plant modifications (six located throughout Canada and USA); custom process equipment for instrument panels/seat assembly operations and represented Woodbridge in meetings with joint venture partners