Sales Executive

Jeff Quick CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT CONSULTANT

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Innovative self-directed change agent with a career demonstrating visionary leadership and expertise in leading fundamental change and growth across an entire organization. Broad exposure as a change management consultant and senior executive with extensive experience in coaching, mentoring, and training of executive business leaders and CI professionals. Key interests include change management/continuous improvement consulting, sales & leadership training, and senior executive leadership positions focused on organizational excellence and optimization.

CORE STRENGTHS & ATTRIBUTES

Fearless facilitator of change that will challenge the status quo with an enthusiastic, motivating, and persuasive teaching style. Broad exposure facilitating senior-level executive planning meetings, Kaizen events, as well as one-on-one personal development coaching sessions. Understand how to implement and lead continuous improvement initiatives across an organization.

Trusted Advisor with executive presence and perspective that creates instant credibility. Have the privilege of working closely with business leaders from the shop floor to the executive suite across several industries. Emotionally intelligent invitational leader with versatile relationship building skills that can skillfully navigate complex change across organizational boundaries.

Creative Out-of-the-Box Thinker unafraid to challenge complex issues to create a simpler more sophisticated place to work. Possess the ability to visually express concepts to create a more robust thinking platform (visual leadership). A strategic thinker with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Keen Sales Acumen with training and development from Rory Clark of Focus Selling. As CEO with oversight of the sales team increased hospice sales revenue by 150% over 6-month period.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABILITY & GROWTH

oGrowth Mindset/Coaching/Mentoring

oStrategic & Tactical Planning

oStaff Development/Motivation/Training

oKaizen Facilitation Expert

oLean Manufacturing

oTPM Facilitator

oLEAN Operations Management

oContinuous Improvement

DELIVERING BREAKTHROUGH RESULTS THROUGH LEADERSHIP & EXECUTION

The Rockhopper Group, White, GA: a creative change management consultancy. 2013-present

Contract Support to major LEAN and LSS deployments. In most recent engagement worked in support of a major healthcare/pharmaceutical client with business sector P&L of $170 MM in which we increased their income collection rate from 73% to 84%, increased quality RTY% from 1% to 63%, and reduced cycle times of order processing from 150 minutes to 82 minutes during a 4 month engagement.

HealthKeeperz, a family-owned and operated Home Health, Hospice, and DME company. 2013-2014

As Co-CEO I was brought in to help create a culture of organizational health and profitability. This was a turnaround project in which HealthKeeperz was in the red (losses of 20%) for five consecutive years upon my arrival. With oversight of $22 MM P&L I facilitated a strategic growth plan coupled with a Four Disciplines of Execution deployment (4DX method developed by FranklinCovey) to achieve profitability within one year.

Jeff Quick CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT CONSULTANT

Independent Contractor, providing subcontractor consultative support to LSS deployments. 2011-2012

LSS MBB contract support in Atlanta Kraft/Nabisco Bakery (now Mondelez) in which I provided oversight of Black Belt Continuous Improvement (CI) team that was assigned LSS projects to get production lines to 3 Sigma levels of operations (basic condition). Overarching goal was to align the plant organization from top to bottom to create critical mass behind the meaningful few objectives that have the most impact on results.

Managing Partner, providing business development and client engagement support to primary consulting firm. In this role I provided leadership coaching of client executive leadership teams. Sold major consulting engagement, which led to long-term multi-year engagement with client. Oversight of TPM offering.

Simpler Consulting, Pittsburg PA: a leader in LEAN transformational work. 2009-2011

Senior Project Consultant/Lean Sensei assigned to the ARMY MEDCOM LSS contract. In this role

I advised hospital leadership teams through strategic planning and project deployment. Facilitated Lean improvement events such as VSAs, Kaizen, & RIEs. RIE example: Reduced Behavioral Health MEB addendum PCT by 94 % from 135 days to 7days. Continued training and mentoring of LSS Green Belt (GB) and Black Belt (BB) candidates.

Accenture, Atlatna GA: management consulting, technology services & outsourcing company. 2008-2009

LSS BB Project Consultant assigned to the ARMY MEDCOM LSS contract. Worked with Warrior Transition Battalion (WTB) leadership to redesign and improve processes touching the care of our soldiers upon return from theater. Co-designed Comprehensive Transition Plan with COL Sean Mulcahey for enterprise export across ARMY MEDCOM. Trained and mentored all LSS GB and BB candidates in Southeast region.

Allman Consulting & Training, Kennesaw, GA: a textiles sales training consultancy. 2008-2008

Sales Trainer assigned to deliver sales training to flooring store owners and sales staff.

Bartow/Cherokee County BOE, Canton & Cartersville GA. 1999-2005

Spanish Teacher K-12, HS Basketball & Football Coach. I started the Spanish pilot program in Cherokee county and we received national recognition for the Spanish program in my second year as a teacher.

The Deft Deckmen, Woodstock, GA: a decking company I founded as a college student. 1992-2008

Founder/Operator of a Deck Construction & Restoration Company. I started this company from scratch and have found this to be one of the best learning experiences in my life. Lessons learned still apply today.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, & ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Bachelors Degree in Psychology – Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA

Masters of Education in Educational Leadership – Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA

Certified in LEAN Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Certified Bob Pike Train-the-Trainer facilitator

Bi-lingual (Spanish)

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