Thomas Blake Email & Phone Number

Chagrin Falls, OH, US

Focused on providing strategic business solutions to discrete customer opportunities in the areas of business turnarounds, cost management, profitable growth and capacity expansion. Skilled at developing and executing strategic plans in complex global business environments capitalizing on years of diverse experiences including providing leadership in.

• Financial leader and strategist charged with leading all business planning/execution and multi-year forecasting functions and processes, business and cost analysis to promote manufacturing improvement and growth.
• Completed 6 month full time project as Business Unit Project Lead for development of global Large Press business strategy for newly formed Alcoa Forging and Extrusion business unit.
• Led business strategy teams through a major equipment outage critical to national defense and threatening the viability of the business working with company, government and union officials to obtain necessary support.
• Was lead business unit resource to integrate Russian forging acquisition.
• Developed comprehensive Oracle/Excel based profitability and ABC cost model.
• Led strategic renewal team conducting breakeven analysis by market, product and customer, competitive position analysis, in-depth cost structure analysis and process effectiveness studies providing the basis for a.

• Oversaw all aspects of the business analysis and planning for business unit including development and coordination of planning and financial reporting processes across 5 independent businesses and 22 operating.
• Provided direction and feedback to business and operations controllers with respect to accounting, planning and analysis processes and was resource in compliance with Alcoa policies, processes and expectations.
• Implemented and led business unit’s annual and 6 quarter rolling sales and operating planning process, monthly forecasting and performance analysis
• Implemented transition from a strictly P&L focus at the business level to full focus on balance sheet and cash management which was a major transition for the business requiring a major investment in education and.
• Led business case and financial analysis, site selection, approval processes and integration activities for a major global truck wheel expansion resulting in doubling of revenue. Successfully marketed and executed.
• Led integration of new international facilities into existing operating system.

• Led production, maintenance and technical staffs as manager for the cold rolling and thermal manufacturing flow paths. Led line organization consisting of 200 hourly and staff personnel, developed and executed process.
• Developed and executed shutdown plans for two satellite businesses that did not fit strategically with the business
• Developed operating practices, led successful statistical startup and operation of the world’s most complex aerospace aluminum cold rolling mill.
• Led development of strategic facilities plan for the cold rolling operation.
• Executed multiple product and process improvement projects which resulted in significant improvements in product quality and process consistency.
• Implemented visual shop floor management to engage all personnel in process performance and improvement.