Sales Manager

James A. Bottomley

*** **. ******** **** ? Harrodsburg, Kentucky 40330 ? 859-***-****

QUALIFICATIONS:

Results-oriented leader with twenty plus years of progressively

responsible management, technology and operations management experience.

Strong motivator of teams, innovative process re-engineering,

exceptionally effective with customers. Strategic planning and

organization building a natural. Experienced in turnarounds,

acquisitions, and complex technical operations. Communicates effectively

from the trenches to the boardroom.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

GS Engineering, Inc.

2008 Chief Operating Officer (COO)

to Houghton, Michigan

Present Provider of engineering services for the commercial and

military markets. Specializing in

component technology, suspension components, failure effects and

analysis testing (FEA)

and metal matrix composites for "light-weighting" vehicles.

Multiple operating locations.

$10.0 million sales, 50 people (non union)

Responsible for all functional activities including engineering,

human resources, finance, purchasing,

maintenance and and logistics.

YKK/Universal Fasteners, Inc.

2001 Vice President - Manufacturing

2004 - 2007

to Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

2007 Manufacturer of metal formed trim materials for the apparel

industry. Multiple manufacturing facilities. $55 million sales,

225 people (non union).

Responsible for overall operations including manufacturing,

manufacturing engineering, procurement, logistics, finance and

maintenance

Plant Manager - Lawrenceburg

2001 - 2004

Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

Manufacturer of trim materials for the apparel industry. Multiple

manufacturing facilities.

$55 million sales, 225 people (non union).

Responsible for day-to-day operations. $55 million sales, 125 people

(non-union).

. Reduced Product cycle times 50%

. Increased on-time deliveries 30%

. Reduced total operating costs 20%

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1998 PIPE9 Corporation

to

2001 Executive Vice President - Operations

Lexington, Kentucky

Venture capital backed, Internet startup corporation focused on the

Business-to-Business community. Responsible for day-to-day

operations including finance, human resources, contract

negotiation, administration, and customer service. Significant

systems integration and build-out experience with key contributions

to strategy and strategic alliances. Served as Corporation

Secretary.

. Deployment and daily operation of eCommerce products -

Registration, Directory Service.

. Daily fulfillment operations.

. Negotiation/management of "third party" content and service

agreements.

. Negotiation/management of outsourced call center operations.

1995 First Image Corporation

to

1998 Senior Executive Director, Information Technology - Data

Acquisition Division,

Lexington, Kentucky

Processor of consumer financial transactions, health claims, student

loan applications, bank

drafts. $40 million sales, 1300 people (non union).

. Implemented document imaging, character recognition and image

retrieval systems.

Reduced direct labor costs 48%.

. Implemented process re-engineering and customer focused,

vertical market team.

Increased client retention to 99%.

. Increased existing systems throughput 250%.

Reduced planned capital expenditures 50%.

. Decreased Time-to-market new products 75%.

. Revenue increased 11%; Profits increased 14%.

1989 Hughes Aircraft Company

to

1994 President & General Manager - Hughes Lexington, Inc.

1992 - 1994

Lexington, Kentucky

Manufacturer of Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT's) and Security Automation

Systems. $25

million sales, 185 people (non union).

. Turned operational loss of $100,000 into operational profit of

$600,000 in 1 year

. Increased product volume output 100%.

. Cut product warranty costs 50%.

. Instituted work center teams, an MRP II system, employee

incentive program and

statistical process control systems.

Assistant Division Manager - Hughes Microelectronics Systems

Division 1991 - 1992

Rancho Santa Margarita, California

Manufacturer of electronic and electro-mechanical systems. Multi-

plant/Maquiladora

operation.

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Responsible for day-to-day operations. $120 million sales, 600 people

(union), 500 people

Maquiladora operation.

. Reduced Product cycle times 25%

. Increased on-time deliveries 30%

. Reduced total operating costs 20%

Vice President/General Manager - Hughes Aircraft - Alabama

1989 - 1991

Foley, Alabama

Manufacturer of wire harnesses and cables. $15 million sales, 125 people

(non union).

. Increased labor efficiency by 18%, sales by 50%, and profits by

40%

. Forecasted $300,000 profit; realized $800,000

MILITARY EXPERIENCE: U.S. Air Force, COLONEL (Retired)

1965 Twenty-three years of increasing Command and Program

responsibility.

to Security clearances to TS/SBI.

1989

Commander, Air Force Plant Representative Office - Northrop

Corporation 1988 - 1989

Hawthorne, California

Commanded organization consisting of 132 military and civilian personnel

who managed

1,800 DOD and Foreign Military Sales contracts valued at $6

billion; personally negotiated

and implemented Northrop's corrective action plan for strategically

and politically sensitive Peacekeeper missile programs.

Commander, Air Force Plant Representative Office - Hughes Aircraft

Co. 1986 - 1987

El Segundo, California

Commanded organization consisting of 265 military and civilian personnel

who managed

2,000 DOD, NASA, and Foreign Military Sales contracts worth over $9

billion.

Director, Manufacturing and Quality Assurance - Wright-Patterson

AFB 1980 - 1985

Dayton, Ohio

Provided all manufacturing and quality assurance support for series of

highly classified, special access, advanced aeronautical system

programs; developed/implemented manufacturing

techniques and policies related to stealth technology.

Commander, 719th ACWS - Sparrevohn AFS

1979 - 1980

Alaska

Commanded NORAD Ground Control Intercept Station (Radar); operated and

maintained an Air Force installation valued in excess of $12

million

EDUCATION:

University of Utah. MBA 1970. Concentrations in economics, strategic

planning and finance.

University of Iowa. BBA 1965. Labor and Management.

UCLA Executive Management Program 1991.

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