General Manager

Profile:

Goal-oriented executive with broad experience in general management, marketing, and manufacturing in the aviation refueler, truck trailer, truck body and truck equipment, and construction equipment industries. Solid leadership based on analytical and strategic skills. Strong technical background in engineering and manufacturing.

Objective:

To join an organization in a senior management position, where my significant leadership and strategic skills can be applied to maximum effectiveness.


Experience:


Alec ••••• Consulting ••••• Present

Management, marketing, and technical consulting services to the transportation equipment, construction equipment, and aviation fu-eling industries.

Expert witness services to defendants in legal liability lawsuits.


Remcor, Inc. Chambly, QC, Canada ••••• •••••

Director of Business Development

Develop and implement a plan for a $•••••M multi-unit manufactur-ing enterprise to improve market share in U.S. through customer focus, product development, and consolidation of fragmented in-dustry through acquisition. This was an eighteen month mandate that was successfully completed.



TSI Holdings, Inc. Kansas City, KS •••••

TSI Holdings, Inc., was a multi division manufacturer and assem-bler of petroleum truck tanks, propane bobtail tankers, and aircraft refueling vehicles, with annual sales of $•••••M, operating 9 facilities in 7 states, with ••••• employees, approximately half union, and half non-union. TSI was acquired by an investment group on August 1, •••••

Division President (New Progress, Inc.) •••••

New Progress, Inc. is TSIs principal tank truck manufacturing di-vision.
Complete operational and P&L responsibility.
Responsible for growth of New Progress tank truck manufacturing division from less than $2M sales and negative profit in ••••• to over $9M sales and significant profit in •••••
Stabilized relationship with existing distributor network, and enlarged distributor network, resulting in increased sales and mar-ket share for both manufacturer and distributor.
Spearheaded acquisition of Eastern Tank Corp., Paterson, NJ and Tech Weld, Inc., Petersburg, VA.

Vice President Engineering & Manufacturing •••••

Established formal skill training and upgrade programs in conjunc-tion with plant union, State Manufacturers Association, and local community college.
Led financial and manufacturing management team in selecting and implementing Company wide ERP system & software.
Implemented AutoCAD network in all manufacturing units.

Executive Vice President & COO •••••

Direct responsibility for manufacturing & assembly operations. Sales grew from $•••••M to $•••••M+ in this period. Redesigned prod-uct and manufacturing process, resulting in significant improve-ment in quality and product acceptance, with no increase in staff-ing.
Developed and implemented marketing programs to target key prospects. Implemented program of participation in International Trade Fairs combined with targeted direct mail campaign and stra-tegic visits.



Alec ••••• Consulting •••••


Undertook project to design and bid ••••• aircraft refuelers to Singapore Air Force on behalf of Tate Engineering, Baltimore, Md., resulting in low qualified bid and contract award.

Undertook project management of a $7M contract on behalf of Westank Inc., Regina, Sask. to build refuelers for US Army & US Navy.


Almac Industries Ltd. •••••

President & CEO •••••

A leading manufacturer of truck tanks and aircraft refuelers, based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with a well developed dealer network in the Eastern United States, direct sales in Eastern Canada, and a growing presence in the International aircraft refueler market. Sales growth from under $I M in ••••• to over $•••••M in •••••

Vice President & General Manager •••••

Responsible for manufacturing operations.

Purchasing & Materials Management •••••



Citizenship:•••••United States and Canada dual citizenship.


Languages:•••••Fluent in English and French, oral and written.


Industry Activities:

••••• ••••• Chairman Tank Conference, Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association

••••• ••••• Chairman Tank Conference, Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association

••••• ••••• Member Tank Conference Engineering Committee, Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association.

••••• ••••• President American Truck Tank Manufacturers Association


Other Activities:

••••• Presented seminar on International Trade to MBA students at Webster University, Kansas City, MO.

••••• Organized and participated in workshop on International Trade and Marketing in association with Wichita Chamber of Commerce, and Kansas Department of Industry and Housing.

••••• Industry sector advisor on International Trade to Kansas Governor Joan Finney. Participated in trade missions to ASEAN countries & Mexico

••••• ••••• Small Business Advisor Jean Chrtien Leadership Campaign Liberal Party of Canada. Mr. Chrtien was Prime Minister of Canada from ••••• to •••••

••••• President Candiac Golf Club, Candiac, Quebec

••••• Chairman LPGA Peter Jackson Classic
Raised over $•••••,••••• for charity.

••••• Member Rules Committee Royal Canadian Golf Association.