Ken Heitritter Summary
- 1. Ken Heitritter An energetic and motivated leader with multi-faceted manufacturing experience which includes built to order and built to stock, high and low volume, leadership & Engineering. My stature and reputation will ensure ready acceptance within a company, which creates a favorable representation of the company to customers, suppliers and the public. An intelligent and innovative professional with proven skills developed through successfully handling of increasingly responsible assignments. Profit and growth are outputs from my skill sets. Accomplished in people relationships; confident, firm, empowering and positive in my people skills. I understand and have managed the supply chain, it is a critical element of the operation. To be successful we must develop the team to have synergy across all elements of any business.
- 2. Job Objective To function in a top or key management position with overall control of an operation encompassing product development thru customer service. Preference for Site P&L, with a public or private company. I want to be able to make a difference
- 3. Expertise Turn A round Leader - Team Builder - Change Agent - Lean New Business Startup - Funding & Economic Development Strategic Planning - Capital & Projects Manager - Mentoring Facility Design & Construction - New Account Development Process Knowledge Mechanical & Electrical - P&L - ASME 6 Sigma - Gear Production Casting Painting - Machining Stamping - Comprehensive Industrial Equipment knowledge
- 4. Results Turned around a Company ($50.0 M) from financial default to repaying its debt in 180 days. Positioned a Company to obtain a sale of its Manufacturing business to a Fortune 500 company. Reshaped a 100 year-old company into an aggressive competitor, organic growth of 30% in 4 years Reduced thru-put from 40 weeks to 4 weeks on a $35M manufacturing business in 5 years Improved inventory turns from 3 to 10 in 18 months while improving OTD for a $7.5 M business. Assessed and implemented 3 multi-user business systems hardware and software
- 5. Proposed and implemented two green field start ups. Capital budget of $10M. Created one piece flow in both established a 24 hr 7 day 4 shift system in one. Saved an accumulated 30 million dollars per year in last 20 years for my companys I worked for. Gained design and process experience of: Electric Motors and Gear Motors, Controls, Conveyors, Die Casting, Molding, Metal Fabrication, ASME Fabrication, Private Label product production, Gear Production, Started a Manufacturing business. From business plan to financing, through Product Design, Customer attainment & Production; Grew business to $3.6 mil in 2nd year Sales @6% pretax; then sold it in 2005 Hired and Mentored Key Managers, VP Global Supply Chain of Emerson Sr. Vice President of Klein Tools Global Operations Director of Ingersoll-Rand
- 6. Education Bachelor of Science Industrial Technology, Southern Illinois University, Science in Industrial Carbondale, IL Roosevelt University and Chicago Circle -Business, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, ISO, and Legal Facets of Business. Attended many training programs; most notable: Phil Crosby Zero Defects, Dr. Edward Deming TQM, Eli Goldratt - Theory of Constraints
- 7. Experience 20 plus years for both private and fortune 100 companys Current - Independent Consultant. Vessel Systems, Inc., Dubuque, IA President/owner ($3.5 M in Sales) Bodine Electric - Chicago, IL; promotions leading to General Manager ($70 M in Sales) Emerson - St. Louis, MO; promotions leading to Unit Manager (Multi-national $24 B +) Technical AdvisorCollege of EngineeringIowa State University5 years Private & Public board experience current
- 8. Contact Information KEN E. HEITRITTER 10715 Eagle Ridge Court, Peosta, IA 52068 Cell: 563-543-3000 keneheitritter@msn.com Visit my web site profile at; http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/390/329