Eric Schmidt Email & Phone Number

Wisconsin

I was a member of an Executive Agenda group for 16 years where I experienced first-hand the valuable benefits of membership and the EA community. Executive Agenda (EA) is Wisconsin’s oldest and largest membership organization dedicated exclusively to executive development across diverse business functions. I am now part of the EA community again as a Group Chair and Executive Mentor where I can share my life experiences, facilitate group discussion and learning, and help others achieve their professional goals. I ask challenging questions as we work towards understanding root cause and sustainable strategies for success.Currently, EA has more than 525 leaders in 44 groups. These members come from over 325 organizations located in the greater metro areas of Appleton, Green Bay, Madison and Milwaukee. Each group consists of 12-15 people from varied business functions and is led by a seasoned professional. Executive Agenda exists to help its membership—senior managers and executives other than CEOs and presidents—attain high levels of personal and business performance, make superior decisions, and realize improved personal and business results. These outcomes are achieved through continuous learning and leadership development rooted in professionally facilitated, small group discussions and individual coaching.Learn more at executiveagenda.com

Manitowoc, Wi

Butler, Wi

Directed Operations, Quality, Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Safety, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Warehousing. • Implementation of Quick Response Manufacturing resulting in a 60% reduction in cycle time.• Drove $2.3MM in costs savings in 18 months.• Developed 3PL strategy resulting in 40% increase in stock sales in targeted geographic area.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Directed Operations for 4 locations, 3 warehouses, Quality, Engineering, and Continuous Improvement.• Introduced Value Stream Management resulting in a 42% reduction in cycle time.• Developed and implemented Focus Factory strategy, reducing stock product cost by 25%.• Developed and implemented Quality system, improving product acceptance rates by 12%.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Led custom manufacturing operation, divisional Customer Service, and Corporate PrePress teams.• Managed 100% revenue growth while reducing labor 15%• In partnership with CFO, developed value added pricing model resulting in predictable financial performance. Trained inside and outside sales.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Led custom manufacturing operation and Corporate PrePress teams.• Implemented Lean Manufacturing.• Researched and implemented new digital and servo driven technologies resulting in improved quality and significantly lower overall COGS.

Madison, Wi

Managed operation and transition from privately held company to division of Western States Envelope.• Implemented employee driven teams, increasing employee engagement.• Wrote and implemented software to manage order specification, order tracking, and scheduling.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Overall responsibility for customer service and manufacturing of a $4MM custom printing operation.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Start up company marketing labels, business forms, and tag.

Viroqua, Wi

Plant Manager, 1994-1996 P&L responsibility with management of facility accounting, customer service, pricing, engineering, quality assurance, and operations.• Led organization in turnaround from unprofitable to the most profitable operation in the division.• Coordinated initial ISO9000 certification for the facility.Plant Superintendent, 1993 – 1994Managed production, warehouse, logistics for custom manufacturing operation.• Implemented Self-Directed Work Teams.Process Engineer, 1991 – 1993Responsible for process improvements and management of maintenance team.• Designed and installed proprietary equipment, resulting in $3.2MM in annual sales.

Bellwood, Il

Responsible for product development initiatives including product conceptualizing, process development, equipment design, manufacturing implementation, and sales support.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Continuing Education:, Finance For Non-Financial Executives; Variable Cost Accounting; Quick Response

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