Tim Krueger

Oshkosh, WI

920-***-****

ad0ekn@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

A dedicated management professional with over twenty years of sustained growth and execution experience; leading a multi-site, engineered to order, manufacturing and service organization. Working up the ranks from a Manufacturing Engineer to the President & Chief Operating Officer by building trust with the associates and earning respect from leadership. A common-sense leader with the ability to communicate effectively within all levels of management and operations. Committed to improving workplace culture, instilling a strong sense of ethics, integrity, and accountability by driving engagement in the workplace. Make today better than yesterday and tomorrow better than today.

Skillsets

10+ years P&L responsibility ranging from $25M to $100M businesses

8+ years of sales leadership, driving strategy, structure, and $25M of growth in five years

Merged and integrated five acquisitions

Implementation of CRM system, Salesforce

Manufacturing leadership of 5S lean methodologies, driving annual cost reductions of $1M+

Facilitated the sale of Arrowhead Systems, Inc. in 2021 to Regal Rexnord Corporation

Humble leader who values the contributions of his team and continued learning

Education

Bachelor of Science: Industrial Engineering

University of Wisconsin – Platteville

Certificate: Advanced Management and Leadership

University of Wisconsin – Madison

Professional Experience

General Manager 11/2021 to 4/2023

Regal Rexnord Automation Solutions – Oshkosh/Randolph, WI

Regal Rexnord Corporation is a $7.3b manufacturer of electric motors, bearings, blowers, gearing, AC drives and controls headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin. The company has manufacturing, sales, and service facilities throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia, with about 36,000 employees.

Monitored financial performance, set budgets, and controlled expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth.

Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability. Accelerating new customer sales by $5.5M in 12 months.

Full P&L responsibilities for three operating divisions, ~$100M annual revenue

Managed the transition post-acquisition from privately held to a publicly traded company.

Year one EBITDA performance up 13.7% versus prior year and 5.6% per plan

Integration and synergy execution of over $2M in year one

Organizational restructuring to align acquisition priorities, utilize shared services and leverage existing sales/manufacturing networks.

President and Chief Operating Officer 9/2016 to 11/2021

Arrowhead Systems, Inc. – Oshkosh/Randolph, WI

A global provider of material handling equipment for the food, beverage, and container manufacturing industry. With two manufacturing locations in Wisconsin, Arrowhead Systems leads the world market in high speed can palletizing equipment and is one of the top five conveyor suppliers in the United States. Arrowhead Systems, Inc., the parent company of Arrowhead Conveyor Corporation, Busse/SJI Corporation and A&B Engineering Services was a privately held organization until it was sold in November of 2021.

Developed and implemented new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive partners to establish and achieve long-term business objectives, providing company with strong and sustainable organizational leadership.

Accountable for all operational functions within Arrowhead Systems, Inc. with direct P&L responsibility, reporting to the Owner/CEO, with 6 direct reports.

Lead sales and marketing functions with direct customer interaction as the face of Arrowhead Systems in the market

Executed growth from $74M to $100M through renewed product launches, focusing on customer success, the weaknesses of our competition and being well positioned to take advantage of niche market expansion.

Transitioned project-based manufacturing into China to meet cost targets and maintain $3M/year revenue stream.

Executed the sale of Arrowhead Systems to Regal Rexnord Corporation.

VP/General Manager 10/2011 to 9/2016

Arrowhead Conveyor Corporation – Oshkosh, WI

Responsible for the day-to-day management of all functions within the Arrowhead Conveyor Division of Arrowhead Systems. Direct P&L responsibility for a $20M business unit.

Worked directly with sales personnel on strategic account objectives, driving revenue from $20M to $30M in five years.

Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and KPI expectations across all functions of the business, yielding gross margin gains from 18.3% to 27.3%.

Implemented data analytics to establish gross margin standards based on historical estimate-to-actual performance, resulting in EBITA growth of 7.7% in twelve months.

Lead the implementation of a corporate wide CRM system (Salesforce), bringing visibility to the front-end business processes; customer request for proposals to orders.

Directed engineering resources on R&D initiatives that accelerated product offerings, averaging $3M of revenue generation per year.

VP of Manufacturing 12/2008 to 10/2011

Arrowhead Systems, Inc. – Oshkosh/Randolph, WI

Responsible for two manufacturing operations totaling 180 associates, comprised of CAD layout/design, fabrication, welding, painting, assembly, stock room, maintenance, and shipping with six direct reports.

Lead the development and implementation of automated resource/capacity planning tools. Reduced scheduling resources, improved department to department communications and improved on-time delivery to 98%+.

Optimized manufacturing associates and equipment between two facilities, increasing overall effectiveness of direct labor by 6%.

Expanded the use of KPI’s beyond manufacturing into the entire organization, including applications engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and supply chain driving accountability at all levels.

Lead the integration of two product line acquisitions with the VPs of Engineering and Supply Chain (Priority One/$4M annual revenue, CCH Engineering/$3M annual revenue).

Manufacturing Manager 2/2004 to 12/2008

Arrowhead Conveyor Corporation – Oshkosh, WI

Lead a team of 100 manufacturing associates comprised of CAD layout/design, fabrication, welding, painting, assembly, stock room, maintenance, and shipping with five direct reports.

Drove on time delivery from the mid 50% to 90%+ in two years and over 95% by year four.

Integration of two acquisitions/product lines into the manufacturing operations with remote engineering teams (Ling Systems Ltd./$2.5M annual revenue & NeXt Conveyor/$1M annual revenue).

Developed vendor qualification and inspection processes to increase overall manufacturing volume; increased overall throughput by 18% by eliminating bottlenecks.

Analyze and optimize process flow from request for proposal to engineering completion; decreasing cycle time by about 8% and rework generated by engineering by 23%.

Development of annual manufacturing budget and capital requirements.

Customer interface and engagement representing the organization.

Employee engagement, disciplinary actions and hiring.

Manufacturing Engineer 1/2000 to 2/2004

Arrowhead Conveyor Corporation – Oshkosh, WI

Developed and maintained production schedules for all manufacturing departments.

Initiated KPI development for manufacturing departments.

Responsible for environmental, health and safety.

Development and implementation of associate performance evaluation standards.

Responsible for continuous improvement activities at two manufacturing facilities.

Lead three teams within each facility to improve cost, throughput, and lead time.

ROI analysis for capital expenditures.

Introduced lean strategies in manufacturing and office environments.

Outside the Office

Oshkosh Food Pantry & Feed the Body Feed the Soul volunteer.

Youth baseball, basketball, and football coach through local YMCA

Manufacturers Council Engagement, Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce

Avid hunter and youth hunting mentor

Father, husband, brother, uncle & friend

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