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Skilled manufacturing operations executive. Lean manufacturing Continuous Improvement

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Business Plans / Startup Assistance; Operations; Product Development & Manufacturing

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Manufacturing; Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services

In his role as a mentor with SCORE, Paul draws on his broad background in executive management, manufacturing, consulting and business ownership to assist clients with their...

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Business Plans / Startup Assistance; Marketing, Public Relations & Sales; Operations; Product Development & Manufacturing

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Administrative, Support, & Waste Management; Manufacturing; Transportation & Warehousing; Wholesale Trade

I have 30 years experience running hospitality and retail operations such as food service, hotel and bookstore operations. In the process, I have implemented a variety of software...

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Business Plans / Startup Assistance; Human Resources; Operations

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Accommodation & Food Services; Educational Services; Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services; Retail Trade

Energetic and creative leader with proven expertise in significantly growing businesses on three continents. Skilled entrepreneur able to work with stalled or start-up companies...

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Business Plans / Startup Assistance; Marketing, Public Relations & Sales; Operations; Product Development & Manufacturing; Technology

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Manufacturing; Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services

I am dedicated to assisting passionate entrepreneurs with developing their start ups and new businesses that have unique strategies and strong brand development. Focus is on...

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Business Plans / Startup Assistance; Buying or Selling a Business; International Trade; Marketing, Public Relations & Sales; Operations; Product Development & Manufacturing

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Manufacturing; Retail Trade; Wholesale Trade

I have spent my career specializing in the Small to Medium sized Enterprise (SME) segment. A son of a small business owner, I understand and appreciate the importance this...

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Business Plans / Startup Assistance; Financing / Capital; Operations; Product Development & Manufacturing; Strategy & Planning; Technology

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Accommodation & Food Services; Finance & Insurance; Manufacturing; Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services; Real Estate & Rental & Leasing; Wholesale Trade

SUMMARY:Mr. McFarlane has over 25 years of service industry experience. He has held management positions for all but three of those years and senior management experience since...

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Accounting & Cash Flow; Business Plans / Startup Assistance; Marketing, Public Relations & Sales; Operations; Technology

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Health Care & Social Assistance; Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services

A strategy, growth, and P L leader of consumer durable-goods companies, with a track record of improving values of companies by transforming cultures into customer and growth-...

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Business Plans / Startup Assistance; Marketing, Public Relations & Sales; Operations; Other; Product Development & Manufacturing

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Manufacturing; Retail Trade

I am recently retired, having started, operated and sold several small and medium-size businesses. I have time, interest and I believe the ability to help the entrepreneurial...

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Business Plans / Startup Assistance; Operations; Product Development & Manufacturing; Strategy & Planning; Technology

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Educational Services; Health Care & Social Assistance; Manufacturing

I can help you with: educational services; import/export; international trade; marketing; retail wholesale; sales; supply chain; and transportation warehousing. I can best...

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Marketing, Public Relations & Sales; Product Development & Manufacturing

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Educational Services; Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services; Retail Trade; Transportation & Warehousing

SCORE North Cook and Lake Counties Chapter Chair whose HR executive background has always been actively focused on the business community while completing a successful career in...

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Business Plans / Startup Assistance; Government Regulations & Contracting; Human Resources; Non-Profit

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services

I can help your business grow or start up using basic business experience that I gained working in smaller businesses as part of large corporations. I have taken this experience...

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Business Plans / Startup Assistance; Marketing, Public Relations & Sales; Operations; Product Development & Manufacturing; Strategy & Planning

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Educational Services; Manufacturing; Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services

Organizational Assessment (aka Undercover Boss, identifying the real root causes of subpar performance.) Individual Assessment Executive Coaching Development Business Strategy...

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Business Plans / Startup Assistance; Customer Relations; Franchising; Human Resources; Legal Issues; Marketing, Public Relations & Sales; Operations; Product Development & Manufacturing; Strategy & Planning

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation; Educational Services; Finance & Insurance; Manufacturing; Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction; Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services; Real Estate & Rental & Leasing; Retail Trade

Commercial Equipment Lender who has held positions as a credit analysis and manager, sales manager, region manager, and senior executive vice president for two US based banks....

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Accounting & Cash Flow; Business Plans / Startup Assistance; Operations

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Construction; Finance & Insurance; Manufacturing; Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services