Manager Management

Thomas W. Hughes Home phone: 630-***-****

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Aurora, Illinois 60503 abnmzq@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Thomas W. Hughes a senior executive with a distinguished career building companies, developing management

teams and significantly improving operational performance. Mr. Hughes is a change agent with outstanding

strategic vision, leadership, organizational and communication skills. He has demonstrated exceptional

leadership abilities to build, train, sustain and mentor highly productive teams and a unique blend of expertise in

technical knowledge, growth strategy development, and strategic business planning and development.

General Management

• P&L Responsibility

• Strategic Business Planning

• International Business Development

• Performance Management and Improvement

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Technology Development & Commercialization

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Multi Site / Multi Plant Management

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Cross Functional Team Leader

• Lean Manufacturing Implementation

Professional Experience

Halden Enterprises LLC, Chicago, IL 2005 – Present

President and General Partner

Consulting services focused on development of start-up and early stage companies and new product developments

for large companies into successful, growing enterprises

• Business plan development for clients

• CEO and business owner mentoring, board of advisers and board of directors

• Start up and business turnaround specialization

Zyvex Performance Materials LLC, Columbus, Ohio 2007 - 2008

General Manager

Responsibilities: P&L for company, Site Selection Leadership, Strategic Plan Development, Engineering and

R&D Project Management, Technology Development and Commercialization, Cross Functional Team Leader and

Lean Manufacturing. Direct reports 11

• Successfully moved the headquarters and production operations from Texas to Ohio

• Led process improvement activities for manufacturing operations to eliminate unnecessary costs

and production delays while doubling sales in first year

• Attracted over $4.5 million in State of Ohio and City of Columbus, Ohio grants, loans and other

incentives to relocate nanocomposites performance materials business to Ohio

Applied Sciences, Inc. and Pyrograf Products, Inc., Cedarville, Ohio 2001 to 2005

Chief Operating Officer – Applied Sciences, Inc. and General Manager – Pyrograf Products, Inc. (Pyrograf

Products is Applied Sciences manufacturing affiliate)

Responsibilities: P&L Responsibility, Turnaround Leadership, Strategic Plan Development, Engineering Project

Management, Technology Development and Commercialization, Organizational Development, International

Business Development, Direct reports 7

• Took over as COO for Applied Sciences and took manufacturing affiliate to profitability

• Secured equity investment from a strategic partner for manufacturing affiliate

• Led exit from venture capital financing used to develop technology and build pilot plant

NCIC Capital Fund, Dayton, Ohio 1994 - 2001

Manager, Technology

Responsibilities: Operations Analysis, Strategic Planning, Multimillion Dollar Negotiations, Mergers and

Acquisitions, Mentoring and Coaching, International Business Development.

• Managed portfolio companies in a venture capital fund

• Took portfolio companies to profitability and successfully exited from investments

EG&G Mound Applied Technologies 1988 – 1994

• Manager of Reconfiguration and Transition - Led downsizing of former nuclear weapons plant and

converted it to an industrial park.

• Manager, Manufacturing Support - Led MRP II implementation and ran company’s Materials and

Production Planning and Industrial Engineering and Lean Manufacturing operations. Direct reports 42.

Monsanto Research Corporation 1973 – 1988

• Manufacturing Resources Manager – Led companies materials and production planning operations. Led

automation of production scheduling and shop floor operations. Direct reports 32.

• Product Manager – Turned around electro-explosive production line. Increased market share for 30% to

over 80% within three years.

• Contract Manager – Led acquisition and management of environmental engineering and research

contracts with government and commercial clients.

• Engineering Research Group Leader - Managed group of PhD, MS and BS degreed engineers and non-

degreed technicians in their conduct of environmental research and engineering projects.

• Research Engineer – Conducted environmental engineering research projects.

Education

University of Dayton - M.S. – Engineering Management

University of Cincinnati - B.S. – Chemical Engineering

Over 150 technical and management publications

Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers

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