COO, SVP, Director, GM

Thomas E. Strelka

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Home: 440-***-**** * Cell: 440-***-****

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Executive Summary

Exceptionally strong record in senior operations and general management

assignments including full P&L for divisions of wholesale distribution

industry leaders. Innovative business development, creative problem

solving and experienced hands on leadership are keys to personal success

and professional growth.

. Demonstrated a consistent ability to increase profitability,

productivity and market penetration.

. Turned around cash-drain situations, started up new operations and led

entry into new markets.

. Expertise in financial control, system/procedures, acquisition

analysis and contract negotiations In addition to a broad-based

operational and marketing background.

Career Highlights

. High Volume Distribution - Pick - pack and delivered over 1,000,000

magazines and books per day. Processed over 100,000 apparel

shipments per day. Distributed over 30,000 tires per day.

. Food Products - Provided bulk storage, distribution and fulfillment

3rd party logistics services for Bigelow Tea, Sara Lee Coffee and Tea,

Chock Full of Nuts Coffee and Tea, Pepperidge Farms, Godiva

Chocolates, Newman's Own, Vermont Dairy Products, and others.

Operated 450,000 SF Food Grade Warehouse. Chilled and frozen storage

and transportation requirements.

. Performance Improvements - Reduced total distribution costs from 13%

to 6% of sales revenue with an annual savings of over $40 million

taking the Company from a loss to an 8% EBITDA. Improved customer

order fill rates from 65% to 97%.

. Business Development - Grew revenue over seven years from $55 million

to $650 million with 99.9% order accuracy and on time delivery service

performance.

Career History

Fastener Technology, Inc. / FastenX / FTI Industrial Supply * Akron, Ohio

2013 to Present

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Senior Vice President and General Manager

2012

Fastener Technology is a high growth fastener distributor of both

proprietary and major manufacturer fasteners distributing commercial and

military specification and all other grades and classes of fastener

products on a national basis. FastenX is a division of Fastener

Technology specializing in the design and sourcing of high volume specialty

fasteners supplying customized solutions on a national distribution basis.

FTI Industrial Supply distributes over 100,000 industrial products and

parts to a customer base similar in profile to the customers of Fastener

Technology.

Recruited by the owner and CEO to lead new initiatives to continue the high

growth of the company and redesign the organization and operations to world

class performance levels. The position responsibilities includes full P &

L with total sales and operational final authority.

. Identified sourcing opportunities enabeling significant gross margin

enhancement.

. Lead a customer review process which redesigned service levels to

optimize sales opportunities.

. Directed and ERP initiative to better utilized system features and

fuctionality throughout the enterprize.

. Designed employee training and goal setting processes to promote a

continuous innovative culture.

CMI Industries, Inc / GLF Technical * Twinsburg, Ohio

2009 to 2011

Senior Manager of Logistics

CMI Industries is a high growth privately owned fastener, parts and special

services wholesale distribution company selling to a wide variety of

industries including high tech, military, aerospace, window and door,

automotive and others. Recruited by the CEO and majority shareholder to

run their major warehousing divisions, operations, outsourced kitting

partners and assist with acquisitions and having full P&L responsibility

for operations and service quality within my two divisions and three

facilities.

. Directed the due diligence and inventory and operations examination

leading to the acquisition of Great Lakes Fasteners (GLF) in January

2010. CMI revenues and profits grew by more than 35% through

acquisition and organic existing customer sales growth.

. Strategically started in-house kitting operations reducing dock-to-

kitted stock times by an average of three weeks. Total kitting costs

were reduced by more than 25%. Kitting errors, a major source of

customer dissatisfaction, were virtually eliminated.

. Redesigned order processing routines resulting in 100% same day

shipping of customer orders and driving customer satisfaction.

Reorganized operations planning resulting in the streamlining of

warehousing, remote warehousing and kitting performance providing

higher fill rates and better visibility and more reliable expectation

of operational processes.

. Renegotiated all outside contracts for both CMI and GLF divisions with

average savings exceeding 10%. Parcel shipping costs were reduced by

over 20%. Less than truckload (LTL) shipping costs improved by more

than 12%. Fuel surcharges were capped providing significant savings

in 2011 on inbound and outbound shipping.

DEALER TIRE, LLC * Cleveland Ohio 2002

to 2009

Director of Logistics

Dealer Tire is a high growth family owned $650 million national wholesale

distributor of name brand tires and other auto parts to new car dealerships

through formal contractual alliances with the major automakers. Reporting

to the Partner - Supply Chain, was recruited to run all aspects of their

warehouse and delivery network with full P & L operational responsibility

for a $50 million budget. Dealer Tire has 20 distribution facilities with

over 1.5 million square feet of warehousing and makes two same day

deliveries to over 50% of their 10,000 customers.

. Designed a fulfillment network supporting the six-year revenue growth

from $55 million to $650 million with 99.9% order accuracy and on time

service performance.

. Installed productivity metrics and incentives resulting in efficiency

improvements lowering distribution costs as a percent to sales by more

than 40%. Dealer Tire went from a loss to $50 million per year EBITDA

since 2002.

. Dealer Tire received the highest award given by Toyota for vendor

performance 2006, 2007, and 2008.

. Implemented People Soft / J. D. Edwards TMS and WMS systems lifting

inventory and transactional accuracy from 89% to 99.9%. Dealer Tire

is no longer required to take physical inventories by their outside

auditors. Order fill rates improved from 65% to 97%.

. Directed the development of a national express carrier network

resulting in the lowering of freight costs since 2004 by over $400,000

per year and improving our same day and next day delivery service by

17%.

. Implemented TZA's ProTrack Labor Management System with engineered

working standards and warehouse performance tracking resulting in

additional productivity improvements of more than $400,000 annually.

. Changed the Dealer Tire business model to consolidate warehouses, use

3PL's to enter new markets, diversify into new product lines,

supplement the private fleet with contract drivers and extend our same

day and next day delivery capabilities to improve sales revenue and

service performance while reducing operating costs.

WILLIAM B. MEYER COMPANY * Stratford, Connecticut

1998 - 2002

Vice President - General Manager

The William B. Meyer Company is a family owned $50 million diversified

supplier of logistic and special services (3PL) that operates both on a

regional and national scope. Reporting to the CEO, was recruited to run

their major warehousing divisions of order fulfillment and commercial

records storage and manage their eleven facilities of over 1.2 million

square feet. With ten direct reports and 250 employees growing to over 600

in the fourth quarter, have full P&L responsibility for operations within

my two divisions and five facilities.

. Acquired new order fulfillment clients increasing sales by 50% taking

the division from a loss to a $400,000 first year profit.

. Directed business development efforts to share fulfillment and records

center clients with other Meyer operating divisions, which generated

over $1,000,000 in incremental revenue.

. Designed a pricing matrix and customer "filter" to estimate

prospective client's profitability.

. Installed productivity and quality incentives for all order

fulfillment employees resulting in a 3% reduction in labor costs.

. Managed all Meyer client warehouse lease negotiations and rates

setting. Negotiated leased employee contracts.

. Named team leader for system-wide marketing initiative and member of E-

Commerce Steering Committee.

. Directed the acquisition of Noble Records Center to strategically gain

access to the New York City market and strengthen Meyer's market share

in Westchester and Fairfield counties.

. Improved operating profits for the Meyer Records Center by 300% over

two years to $600,000. Grew the combined operating division's

profitability from $25,000 to over $1 million.

CHAS. LEVY COMPANY * Chicago, Illinois 1989 -

1998

Vice President of Operations and Merchandising

The Chas Levy Company is a family owned leading wholesale distributor of

magazines and books and a supplier of transportation services marketing

nationwide through a network of twelve distribution centers and terminals

with sales exceeding $400 million. Reporting to the General Manager with

seven direct reports managing 220 employees, had responsibility for the

entire supply chain process including forecasting, purchasing, distribution

planning, circulation, local market delivery, fleet management, common

carrier selection, facility and equipment maintenance, warehousing and

retail customer services including display design. Had indirect

responsibility for operational software design and selection and key

customer operational interface.

. Introduced a new product line, which contributed over $900,000 in

first year profit.

. Started a new division, expanding our geographic distribution from a

regional to national scope.

. Within three years, reduced shortage claims by 75% with a $700,000

annual savings and installed productivity and quality standards with

pay incentives for every warehouse employee.

. Directed six-month turn around of a newly acquired major operating

division in Philadelphia taking the operations from a $3.5 million

loss to a profit.

. Created a timely and cost effective delivery network from our Chicago

distribution center to Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri and

Iowa, which allowed us to add $40 million in sales.

. Directed the conversion from an in house to an outsourcing of our MIS

software, which reduced our cost from 7% to 3% of net sales.

. Pioneered RAMP (Returns Automatic Magazine Processor) Technology,

which is so accurate that most accounts accept our return, credit and

save their store labor.

. Directed enhanced electronic services including EDI of invoices,

statements, credit memos, UPC information, credit memo detail to

customers, publisher affidavits, publisher allotments, bulk sales

history to publishers and adjustment of store draws by retail

management, all of which take huge amounts of transactional costs from

both publisher and customer relationships.

. Moved the Company and Teamsters away from "pattern" bargaining the

contract, which allowed the Company to consolidate 16 routes saving

over $1.5 million in operating expense.

BERCOR, INC. * Des Plaines, Illinois

1985 - 1988

Senior Vice President, General Manager

With 860 employees and distribution facilities in five states, Bercor

operates as a $178 million manufacturer and distributor of diversified

consumer products to the leisure and electronic market. Reporting to the

COO, was responsible for Central and Eastern operations and business

development with operating divisions in Chicago and Kansas City.

. Coordinated all legal and financial aspects of two acquisitions.

Quickly started up a new operation, which included recruitment of

staff, contract negotiations, system and procedures and marketing

planning. The start-up generated immediate incremental profits of

$300,000.

. Directed the marketing and operational activities of the Tash

Division, a $37 million operation with full P & L, responsible for the

Eastern half of the United States. The division posted a $700,000

profit - a 600% increase. Another start up venture contributed $23

million in incremental business.

EDUCATION

Dominican College, The College of Racine

BS in Business Administration

Concentration of courses in Finance and Accounting

Minor in Communication

Case Western Reserve University

Leadership Certificates

Situational Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, DiSC Evaluation, IDEO

Process, Strategic Planning, Establishing Guiding Principles

CONTINUING EDUCATION THROUGH BUSINESS SEMINARS

IBM, Arthur Andersen, Kemper Insurance, Electro Com, IWLA, PeopleSoft / J.

D. Edwards, LEAN, CSCMP, SEMA, ISO, ProTrack Labor Management System,

Toyota Production System, etc.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Member of WERC (Warehouse Education & Research Council)

Past President of the Toy Wholesalers Association of America

Member of CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals)

References Available Upon Request

Career Keywords: wholesale distribution, logistics, supply chain

management, manufacturing, operations, general management, P & L

responsibility, strategic planning, budgeting, statistical and financial

analysis, marketing, CRM, customer service, sales, ACT, new markets, new

products, acquisitions, metric driven, KPI's, best practices, benchmarking,

TQM, e-commerce, fulfillment, operations, relocation, white glove, HV

goods, I & O, production planning, forecasting, materials management,

vendor management, vendor performance tracking, procurement, S&OP, CPFR,

VMI, facility management, plant management, NFPA, public warehousing,

consumer products, electronics, apparel, general merchandise, automotive

parts, food products, chilled and frozen, perishables, sanitation, food

grade, HazMat, documents and magnetic media management and storage,

periodicals, books, leisure time activity products, 3PL, third party

logistics, private fleet, dedicated logistics, carrier negotiations, DOT,

multi-site, multi-state, retail, B to B, catalog fulfillment, B to C,

import - export, pick and pack, packaging and assembly, union and nonunion,

systems, LEAN, Toyota Production System, Value Stream Mapping, 5-S, LMS,

engineered standards, ISO 9001, WMS / TMS / LMS / ERP / DRP / MRP,

automated material handling, process analysis, RF, barcode, dynamic

routing, GPS tracking, routing optimization, startup, expansion, warehouse

start-ups and moves, facility redesign, contract negotiation, project

management, team building, continuous learning and development, situational

leadership, hands on, emotional intelligence, nine box, DiSC evaluation,

IDEO.

Recommendations on LinkedIn Profile

Senior Manager of Logistics - CMI Industries, Inc. and GLF Technical

Kevin Weidinger, President, Great Lakes Fasteners, Inc.

"I've had the great pleasure of working with Tom at both Dealer Tire and

most recently at CMI/GLF. Amongst Tom's many accomplishments, he supported

our organization with a number of process improvements that resulted in

significant cost reductions and efficiency gains. Some of his many

achievements included his ability to negotiate "best-in-class" freight

rates and the creation of an in-house kitting operation which increased

product availability, quality and reduced costs. Tom was also invaluable as

our company has grown through acquisition, helping CMI/GLF appropriately

size and equip facilities and in insuring a seamless business transition.

Tom Strelka offers extensive distribution and logistics experience and I

recommend him for senior assignments from small single facility operations

to large multi-site opportunities." May 14, 2011

Director of Logistics - Dealer Tire LLC

Sharon J Petrella, Partner - Chief Information Officer, Dealer Tire, LLC

"Tom is an outstanding Logistics professional, who I had the pleasure of

collaborating with at Dealer Tire. He was a key player through the amazing

hyper-growth of the business in: creating new processes and programs,

developing and executing key measurements, implementing new facilities, and

integrating world class technology for the Logistics function. Tom's focus

on profitability and quality deliver to his customers were always exceeded

and used as an example to other functions in the organization for "raising

the bar". Tom was a great leader to his people and provided character,

integrity and a "walk the talk" style of management. Tom's commitment and

overall excellence as a Logistics professional make him a great find for

any company wanting to achieve a leading edge for their business." October

20, 2009

Dana Williams, MBA, SPHR, Manager of HR Administration and Employee

Relations, Dealer Tire

"I worked with Tom at Dealer Tire during a time of high growth and rapid

change. Tom proved to be a strong leader who successfully managed the many

details within the logistics function, while keeping focused on the

strategic goals of the company. In addition, I had the opportunity to work

on several cross-functional projects with Tom, of which he contributed his

ingenious ideas. I have always been impressed with Tom's passion, drive,

and ability to continuously improve company results." October 8, 2009

Chad Kane, Director of Financial Planning & Analysis, Dealer Tire

"Tom and I worked on various strategic and logistical projects throughout

the rapid growth periods of Dealer Tire. His innovation along with the

understanding of business needs is astronomical; especially from a

logistical standpoint. Many of his innovative ideas will be used as

standard operating procedures for years to come. Tom is a highly motivated

and passionate leader and his work ethic is unsurpassed. It was truly a

pleasure to work with Tom and the knowledge and experience I have gained

from Tom will forever be appreciated." October 7, 2009

Steven Bullock, Logistics Project Manager, DEALER TIRE

"Tom is a detailed oriented Manager that both challenges and empowers his

department and staff to achieve aggressive goals. Tom leads by example, he

gives and expects 100% effort. Tom encourages others by fostering

accountability and team work. I know that I grew both personally and

professionally working for Tom." September 18, 2009

John Seward, Manager of Talent Acquisition and Compensation, Dealer Tire

"Tom is a driven business professional who was able to implement a world-

class distribution and logistics function which significantly contributed

to Dealer Tire's profitability. Tom was able to grow the organization and

it capabilities to meet the needs of our customers, suppliers and

employees. I've always been impressed with Tom's ability to manage to

results while maintaining empathy and understanding for people." September

14, 2009

Vice President of Operations and Merchandising - Chas. Levy Company

Patricia Brewer, HRIS, Chas. Levy Circulating

"In his capacity as VP of Operations and merchandising, Tom was quite

successful in establishing objectives and procedures to govern the overall

performance of the units and personnel that reported up to him. Tom

maintained a great deal of credibility in his role through his ability to

communicate effectively, his decisiveness on business operations and their

effect across company-wide goals. He is a mature manager who is results

oriented, tactful and possesses well-developed interpersonal skills."

August 31, 2009

Shelley Ziech, Account Executive, Buyer, Charles Levy Circulating Company

"Tom was one of the very best leaders I have ever worked for. His

inspirational outlook, open door policy and belief in my skills helped me

to settle into my job quickly and confidently. Tom's consideration and

respect for people, creative, inventive ideas, clear goals and great

positive energy motivated his employees to give 110% effort every day. We

wanted to succeed, for him and for ourselves. His efforts resulted in

tremendous growth for our company during challenging times." August 31,

2009

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