Steve Bitner Email & Phone Number

Colfax, Wi

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Area

Guided Paragon Machinery Corp as it transitioned from a project based, custom builder of packaging equipment to a product based equipment supplier for the packaging, printing and direct mailing markets.• Responsible for Operations, Finance, and Human Resources. • Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Budgeting, Year End Closing, and Financial Statements• Generated solutions based sales growth by developing a dealer network, OEM channels, and direct sales calls. • Utilized cross functional teams to modularize product lines. This approach resulted in the broadest product offering in the industry using models and options to meet a customer’s integrated needs. • Reduced manufacturing costs by 30% through standardized assembly practices, blanket purchases, and piece part reduction.