Richard M. Collins

*** ******* *****

Cary, Illinois 60013

Phone: 224-***-****

Objective: To utilize my goal driven leadership experience, acquired

engineering knowledge, and focused execution skills to secure a

challenging opportunity in a growth orientated company with a focused

business plan.

Gerson Lehrman Group

9/2013 - Present Managing Consultant

> Provides professional or expert advice in a particular area such

relating to rigid plastic packaging

> Engage in project work such as: cost model development,

equipment capital reports, and portfolio management

systems

D&W Fine Pack - Subsidiary of Mid Oaks Investments, LLC; 1900 Pratt

Boulevard, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, 60047

D&W Fine Pack, established in 2009, consists of 7 Legacy Companies with 13

plants. The company has annual sales of $500MM and employs 1800 workers.

Serving the Food Distribution and custom markets, D&W provides a wide

variety of products made from a vast array of materials (PET, PLA, PP (Foam

& Talc-Filled), PS (OPS, HIPS, Foam). Major internal processes include

Extrusion, Thermoforming, and Injection Molding.

12/2011 - 3/2013 Director - Product Development

> Continued to managed the Custom Product Development Group

after acquisition by Mid-Oaks Investments in Dec-2011

> Accomplished 90% Rating on annual Management Goals

including:

o Completed trials and filed for full patent on Tamper

Evident Package

o Consolidated & executed usage of multiple legacy-

company NPD processes & documentation including the

training of Operations (9 plants) & Sales Groups

(50+)

o Worked with Corporate Finance Group on consolidation

on product cost model & material masters (BOM's &

Routings)

o Evaluated legacy-companies Engineering Software

usage, prepared report & executed plan to consolidate

company to one platform

o Managed Product Development staff of 11 people across

6 locations in US & Canada

o Worked with Custom Sales team as technical liaison

with customers for new product application definition

including: materials & equipment selection, Tooling,

and product cost model economics

o Worked closely with customer during start up phase in

new product qualification and issue resolution

o Administrated over Development group's qualification

& commercialization of $14MM of New Product Sales in

2012

CM Packaging Group 800 Ela Road, Cary Illinois, 60047

CM Packaging Group is one of the premier manufacturers of aluminum

packaging and rigid plastic containers serving the restaurant, grocery,

bakery, produce and food processor markets with both custom and stock

products. In addition to its Lake Zurich facility, it has manufacturing

locations in Central Islip, N.Y.; Gladwin, Mich.; Miami, Fla. and Cadiz,

Ky. and a distribution facility in City of Industry, Calif. with aggregate

square feet of 460,000 employing 300.

5/2010 - 12/2011 Vice President of Product Development

> Created new department including scripting 5 year business

plan and Portfolio Management System, Staffing, CAD / CAE

Systems, Rapid Prototype equipment, Master Unit Tool

Construction, and processes

> Developed and implemented in-house product development

process

> Implemented use of SPC Quantitative analysis process for

First Article Approval process

> Initiated use of quality gages (Dimensional & Go-NoGo) in

production for QA Fit-For-Use testing

> Worked with Custom Sales team as technical liaison with

customers for new product application definition including:

materials & equipment selection, Tooling, and product cost

model economics

> Worked closely with customer during start up phase in new

product qualification and issue resolution

> Executed Ideation Program which expanded companies stock

product line portfolio

> Initiated & managed monthly metric-driven Commercial Lead

Team focused on growth through new products

> Administrative responsibility for all aspects of product

development and commercialization, a staff of seven product

managers at three locations, annualized departmental budget

in excess of $500K, and capital project budgets in excess

of $1.5MM annually.

> Member of Executive Team which developed and presented

company history, accomplishments, benefits, and assets to

Private Equity Groups, which led to the sale of the company

to Mid Oaks Investment Co.

Fabri-Kal Corporation 600 Plastics Place, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49001

Headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and in continuous operation since

1950, Fabri-Kal is a leader in innovative packaging solutions. They are

the sixth-largest thermoform manufacturer in North America, serving the

foodservice and consumer goods packaging markets. F-K offers stock

packaging products of the highest quality: some made from traditional

plastics (PET, PP, HIPS, & HDPE) and others made from next-generation eco-

friendly alternatives (PLA).

6/2003 - 5/2010 Director of Development

> Administrative responsibility all aspects of product

development and commercialization, a staff of nine product

and project managers, department budget of $1MM, and

capital budgets of $3MM annually.

> Managed FK's Tech Service Program, which include members of

Dev., Eng., Q.A., and Mfg.

> Collaborated with Sales, as Technical liaison, in the

development / growth of new & existing customers

> Member of Leadership team, involved in annual strategic and

long term business plan development & execution

Notable Milestones within Department:

> Reengineered the NPD process, (including training essential

personnel & implementation) to pass the ISO certification

audit on schedule (3 month achievement)

> Reduced product development process "Concept to Market

Time" by 44% in 2 years (from 8 months down to 4-1/2 months

(Involved updated CAD systems, implementation of Rapid

Prototyping, parallel path processes, team development, &

training, high-level focus on plant trials execution, etc.)

> Development & construction of Fabri-Kal's Technical Center

> Development and implementation of Fabri-Kal's "FK

Experience" program.

> Process Engineering Technical Support - Execute Lean

Principle - A3 Management Process to improve order

attainment

Special Projects outside realm of product development

responsibilities:

> Restructuring of Fabri-kal's Express Packaging division

o Full Operations and P&L responsibilities of $4MM

annual operation

o The project included, but not limited to:

. Integration of ERP business systems from paper

to SAP reporting

. Transfer & startup of equipment / products from

sister plants

. Hiring & managing 5 day, 3-shift operation

. Development of tooling & equipment PM programs

. Resolution of existing product / customer

issues

. Working with the sales team on bringing in new

business

. Implemented Warehouse Management

Sabert Corporation, Sayreville, New Jersey

Since 1984, Sabert has been a global leader and innovator in the food

packaging industry. Their products are organized into three major markets:

Food Service Distribution, Food Processors, Supermarkets, and Consumer

Markets.

1/99 - 6/2003 Director of Engineering & Quality Assurance

> Direct manager of multiple departments: Engineering,

Quality, Product/Tool Development, Maintenance, and

Equipment Setup with responsible of $8MM annual capital

expense and each departments budget

> Directed manufacturing startup of Belgium satellite

facility

> Responsible for design / commercialization of injection

molded products imported from China

> Directed team of engineer for installation of six new

production lines in two years

> Directed team of engineers for conversion of manufacturing

from off-line processes to in-line production

> Initiated companies QA department &development of Quality

Assurance procedures for ISO9000

> Initiated companies first full range New Product

Development department

Alga Plastics Company - Cranston, Rhode Island

Alga Plastics Company provides custom thermoformed packaging solutions for

companies in medical, pharmaceutical, healthcare, electronics, consumer,

and industrial markets internationally.

3/95 - 1/99 Vice President of Engineering

7/87 - 3/95 Plant / Product & Tool / Project Engineer

Education:

University of Lowell, Lowell Mass, BS in Plastics Engineering,

Graduated 1987

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