Financial Skills. Experience in a highly leveraged environment that includes hands on management of bank covenants, hands on management of cash flow, debt restructurings, negotiations with creditors, and implementing strategic initiatives to improve operational and financial performance.
Analytical Decision Maker. Evaluates complex situations, determining central objectives and aligning efforts and teams to target corporate goals. Translates strategic goals into action and develops the structure and processes to make the vision a reality.
Team Building. Recruits and develops highly effective cross-functional teams, motivating them to achieve bottom-line profitability in both healthy financial climates and during economic downturns. Implements development plans for improving employees’ capability and performance.
Hands-On Operations Management. Excellent leadership and mentoring skills. Develops new organization-wide techniques and processes, embodying lean manufacturing. Assumes the role of “Continuous Improvement Champion”, maintaining an on-going effort to train all employees in the use of continuous improvement tools and systems.
Marketing Insight. Comprehends the customer's needs, determining level of opportunity and translating product requirements to sales, marketing and product development groups.