definition: / n. Interim manager or executive that combines the analysis and advisory skills and objectivity of an outside specialist with the hands on experience and commitment of a stakeholder.

Consultants can overwhelm a business, and often don’t have hands on real world P/L experience. While they have very specialized skills, they often use cookie cutter methodologies that may not provide the best business solution when results (cash flow and the bottom line) matter. An experienced interim manager knows how to execute and deliver results, because results matter.

As in every downturn or tough economy, who succeeds and who fails is usually determined not by what costs are cut, but how they are cut and especially which costs are not cut.  Sometimes we panic blindly cutting costs not realizing the potential lost future growth opportunities.  That is when an experienced executive who has been there done that can provide knowledgeable guidance to company owners and managers moving into unfamiliar territory.


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A Sample of EXPERIENCE…
President/General Manager
Full P&L responsibility for two smaller manufacturers in northeast Indiana.
A privately held multi plant metal finishing business with 100+ employees serving a variety of industrial and consumer markets.Part of a metals-finishing roll-up.
Custom wire form design and fabricator with 50 employees serving a variety of industrial, commercial and retail markets.
Vice President Sales and Marketing
Responsible for all sales, marketing, distribution, customer and technical service and field training.
Director of Business and Product Development
Responsible for identifying new business opportunities, product development, product quality, supply-chain management, accounting and information systems.
Both of these for a manufacturer of specialty refrigeration products.

Vice President Finance/Controller
Responsible for all financial reporting and accounting, information systems, strategic planning and mergers & acquisitions for a $175 million manufacturer of specialty appliances and accessories for the recreational vehicle, marine and hospitality markets.



EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING INCLUDES
• Kent State University, Kent, OH, Executive Management Program
• BSBA, Trine University, Angola, Indiana
• Wright State University, Dayton, OH, Graduate Studies in Business
• Crosby Quality College
• Alcoa Leadership Development Program, and Quality Improvement Process training
..including teambuilding, problem solving, critical process identification, customer satisfaction
• Training and Educational Seminars on business topics such as – Leadership, Sales
..and Marketing, Quality Control, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, QFD,
..Product Development, and Business Management.