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Vice President Operations
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Strategic Planning, Sales Growth & Acquisitions /
P&L Ownership / Cost Analysis & Reduction /
Cross-Functional Team Leadership / Continuous
Improvement, Lean & Six Sigma Implementation
Vice President Operations with more than 20 years of
international P&L experience converting corporate
intent into action leading multi-site divisions up to
$182 million. Highly skilled in leadership team
development, new product creation, and aggressive
operational improvement by reducing costs while enhancing
customer service, quality and safety performance.
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Career Highlights
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+ Directed corporation?s largest Strategic Business
Unit and established business strategy to grow revenue
and improve profitability. Drove 55% improvement in
Operating Profit in 9 months by significantly reducing
costs while slashing customer order lead times to
industry leading times which grew sales over $9 million.
+ Led manufacturing cost reduction program which generated
$4.2 million in waste savings and labor productivity
improvement.
+ Directed supplier rationalization process to
streamline vendor base to best-in-class and reduce
costs. Focused on 2 major materials which yielded
$6 million savings in first 12 months and 50% reduction
in number of suppliers.
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Professional Experience & Accomplishments
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Intertape Polymer Group 2011 - Present
$750 million manufacturer of specialized polyolefin,
plastic and paper-based packaging products.
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Recruited to drive manufacturing evolution to new
specialty adhesive tapes.
+ Recorded highest monthly shipments in site history
exceeding previous mark by 20%.
Compac Corporation 2003 - 2009
$60 million division of TriMas Corporation
manufacturing HVAC insulation facings and adhesive
tapes.
PRESIDENT
Recruited to reposition mature manufacturing company
for strategic growth. 5 staff and 130 personnel.
+ Directed leadership team creation of new strategy
based on ?Speed, Flexibility and Innovation? to
leverage company brand. New product introductions
grew to 12% of total revenue and sales were initiated
into Asia-Pacific. One product alone generated almost
$1 million in third quarter 2008.
+ Divested $9 million business line, increased profit
9.8% and won 2006 TriMas Financial Discipline
Achievement Award.
+ Implemented Lean Manufacturing, improved on-time
shipping to over 98%, and developed safety program
that reduced accident rate 40% in 2008 to meet OSHA
SHARP target.
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MACtac - Morgan Adhesives Company 1987 - 2003
$500 million division of Bemis Company, Inc. producing
adhesive coated products for packaging, label and
industrial markets.
VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS MACtac N.A. 2001 - 2003
Led Operations team of 10 staff, 5 manufacturing sites,
8 distribution facilities, Quality Control,
Environmental Health and Safety, over 700 personnel and
an operating budget of $256 million.
+ Spearheaded manufacturing cost reduction program
saving $4.2 million including $1.5 million waste
reduction and 12% labor productivity increase.
+ Championed safety performance projects which lowered
recordable accidents by 35%.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT / GENERAL MANAGER ROLL LABEL
MACtac N.A. 1999 - 2001
Directed the largest Strategic Business Unit after
company reorganization; $182 million P&L, Sales &
Marketing, Product Development, 2 manufacturing sites,
Procurement, 7 warehouses and 470 personnel.
+ Created successful sales and marketing strategy;
captured $9 million account and negotiated acquisition
of $65 million business line from major competitor.
+ Increased operating profit from 5.8% in Q1 to 9.0%
in Q4, despite industry-wide 5% price drop.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT / VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS
MACtac N.A. 1995 - 1999
Led 4 union and non-union manufacturing plants,
4 distribution sites, Engineering, Research and
Development, QC, EHS and Purchasing functions.
+ Drove purchasing cost reduction efforts saving
$6 million in 12 months; reduced annual manufacturing
waste by $600,000 and by over $2.1 million the following
year.
+ Launched ISO/QS 9000 implementation registering
4 plants and 3 company warehouses.
VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER MACtac N.A. 1994 - 1995
Directed newly acquired competitor?s facility with
$70 million sales including transdermal medical materials.
+ Spearheaded product line / process rationalization to
eliminate several production lines & 2 warehouses.
+ Member of CEO?s team to assess strength of mid to
upper management personnel; implemented all recommended
personnel changes within the Operations group across
North America.
PRESIDENT MACtac Canada 1992 - 1994
Led $20 million Canadian division with full P&L
responsibility.
+ Developed new strategic plan to create sales growth.
+ Initiated and attained ISO9001 plan for Canadian plant;
the first for MACtac globally.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT / VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS
MACtac Canada 1991 - 1992
Managed manufacturing, engineering, R&D functions and
140 employees.
+ Designed the restructuring of the Canadian operation
to integrate with MACtac global operations.
+ Member of European, Canadian & U.S. committees
for waste reduction and computer system design.
DIVISION MANAGER MACtac Canada 1987 - 1991
Directed sales, marketing and manufacturing for
industrial and technical product lines.
+ Led sub-contract manufacturing site of product line
for U.S. military.
+ Targeted and obtained $1 million contract with new
U.S. client.
EARLIER CAREER EXPERIENCES INCLUDE:
Sales & Engineering Manager, Production Manager
- electrical wiring harnesses.
Operations Manager - electronic power supplies.
President - sheet metal fabrication.
Productivity Manager - silver plating.
Staff Assistant, Financial Analyst
- natural gas public utility.
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Education & Professional Development
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MBA, Rotman School of Business,
University of Toronto, Canada
BASc, Bachelor of Applied Science
in Industrial Engineering,
University of Toronto, Canada
Six Sigma, LEAN & ISO9001 training
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Citizenship - United States
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