Management Supply Chain
Resume:
Kevin J. O’Keeffe
Raynham, MA 02767
(617) 513 – 3805
(617) 584 – 4638
(781) 735 – 0508 (fax)
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OBJECTIVE To find a senior level position within a dynamic organization, which offers a challenging environment that will allow me the opportunity to make a significant contribution employing my broad experience, knowledge, ability and tested skills. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
Excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate, channel focus and unify goals among groups of extremely diverse personalities, skill sets and areas of expertise.
Strong ability to synthesize strategic vision into a roadmap of tactical benchmarks designed to attain success by effective deployment of available resources and the delegation of clear lines of authority, responsibility and accountability.
Cross Vertical / Industry perspective has fostered the capability to attack problems with fresh views and implement unique solutions incorporating unbiased experience.
Extensive experience in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures with a focus on increasing profitability, enhancing market share and succession planning.
Executive and General Management perspective on financial controls, organizational efficiency, operations and resource utilization, evolution of enterprise wide systems to effect maximum return on investment.
Strong negotiation skills with customers, vendors and financial resources.
Experienced improving both sound businesses as well as restructuring and reorganizing distressed businesses.
Excellent contract negotiation and renegotiation skills.
Ability to quickly adapt to new business environments employing the lessons and skills acquired in both small and large businesses and adapting those to the current environment. Employing both traditional solutions as well as “out of the box” strategies to achieve the company plan and goals. Assessing the entire enterprise and its specific components to quickly determine tactical requirements to achieve the strategic and financial targets of the business.
Experienced in operating and advising enterprises, both small (under 100 employee), mid-sized (100-1,000 employee) and large (1,000+ employee) enterprises within single location, multi-location, multi-product operations and international operations.
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Solid understanding of GAAP and IFRS.
Experience with ISO, Lean, Six Sigma, TPS.
Financial Analysis, Projections, Budgeting, Variance Analysis.
Strategic operational, financial and resource planning.
Management of internal and external professional resources.
Coordination and guidance of/with Boards of Directors.
Effective management of Sales and Marketing, both B2C and B2B.
Experienced in enterprise technology application and deployment.
Expert level MS Office and various accounting system knowledge.
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills. SUMMARY OF SOME KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Brought a tooling distribution company from annual sales of $4MM to a combination distribution and manufacturing business with revenues of
$187MM in three years through internal growth and a series of M&A transactions.
Developed vertical supply chain to include manufacturing, manufacturing management and distribution channels for proprietary and contracted products.
Negotiated then lead implementation to establish first ISO certified and UL certified electronics production facility in China.
Developed infrastructure to bring a chain of six high quality QSR Mexican Restaurants to having over 200 company and franchise sites under development or contract.
Improved operations in a 156 unit franchisee of two national brands resulting in a 36% turn in EBITA from an 8% loss an 28% profit.
Experienced in consulting to more than 150 small and mid-sized companies on profit enhancement, strategic planning, supply chain management, infrastructure systems, financial systems and controls, Human Resources and compensation, and revenue improvement.
Quadrupled net asset value of underlying equities of five data management, data aggregation and data security companies.
Guided five fundamentally bankrupt client companies through Ch. 11 reorganization and successful emergence.
Renegotiated provider insurance contracts resulting in substantially increased fee reimbursement above the standard schedule.
Renegotiated multiple Union contracts including wage and benefit concessions.
Renegotiated a syndicated loan agreement for a real estate developer to achieve a dramatic reduction in commitment fee rates and penalty clauses.
Developed a business sale program employing Trusts, Joint Collateral and Reciprocity Agreements and Equitable Subordination Agreements which result in maximum sale price, gain tax deferral and tax deferred investment income.
Guided a client, a small local food distributor, into a large international distributor of ultra-pasteurized and extended shelf life products. Kevin O’Keeffe 617-***-**** *****@************.*** EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Aug. 2003 to Present SmartBoard, LLC, Needham, MA
Senior Executive Consultant and Managing Director
Oct. 2006 to August 2008 Citigroup, Inc., Waltham, MA M&A and Divestiture Financial Advisor
Sept. 2001 to Feb. 2006 RISCsolutions Group, Inc., Clearwater, FL Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board
Feb. 1996 to Feb. 2002 American Mgmt. Services. Waltham, MA Senior Consultant and Group Manager
PREVIOUS POSITIONS HELD:
Chairman & CEO GDM Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
Executive Vice president ZuZu, Inc., Dallas, TX
Regional Vice President Morgan Foods, Inc., Cleveland, OH Several Board of Directors and Advisory Board roles EDUCATION Bentley College Waltham, MA
B/S Economics/Finance
Babson College Wellesley, MA
MBA concentration in Finance
OTHER INFORMATION
Who’s Who in American Business
Member and contributing author American Management Association (A.M.A.)
Member of Society of Independent Professional Management Consultants
Member of the International Society of Six Sigma Professionals
Certified Management Consultant
Certified Management Accountant
NASD Series 6, 7, 65 and 66 Licenses
MA Licensed Investment Advisor
MA Licensed Insurance Broker
Experiences with HIPAA and GLB compliance
Experienced with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance implementation and sec. 404 controls development
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