Ruth A. Raddatz Email & Phone Number

Elgin, Illinois, United States

Within a few months, I became the CFO’s “go-to” person for special projects for one of the Midwest’s largest full-service industrial electrical contractors. Primary focus of my work is on reporting, waste reductions, and leadership advising. Within my first year, I revamped the master budget file to expedite roll through of costs and revenues and reduce monthly data entry time from 96 hours to 60 minutes via upload, transformed data collection and reporting for a number of routine processes, and contributed to the analysis and reporting of gross margin fluctuations.

Dundee, Illinois, United States

Shortly after relocating from Wisconsin to Illinois, I opened this startup management consulting firm to assist small businesses and community leaders with creating improvements in workflow and administrative processes. As a leadership advisor, I guided a global manager of a large healthcare company in assessing options to streamline data analysis and reporting. I also assisted a small family-owned business in developing a clear understanding of the health of the organization following the death of its Founder.

Kaukauna, Wisconsin, United States

I was strategically placed to ensure success of company-wide continuous improvement initiatives and technology utilization improvements. By analyzing existing business procedures, I was able to streamline processes and eliminate manual data entry, leading to significant decrease in errors and overall efficiency improvements for this 300+ person organization.I led a team to reconfigure workstations and conference room space to accommodate the growing employee population. I automated the timesheet data collection process to expedite transfer of accurate data to accounting. I also utilized Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to streamline routine tasks throughout the entire organization. Additionally, I provided training and mentoring to the Programming Team to ensure their success in implementing sustainable process improvements.

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Reported directly to Owner of thriving Property Management company with real estate portfolio of $40MM. My focus was on creating structure and processes for property managers to provide excellent customer service to residents while ensuring profitability for property owners. Utilizing my analytical ability and industry knowledge, I undertook a 2-year project to design and implement a new organizational structure complete with org charts, updated job descriptions, KPIs, policies, procedures, and training. Results of this restructuring led to 20% increase in profit margin and 15% improvement in lease renewals.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas