General Manager Board Member

H. John Morrell Jr.

Erie IL ***** - 309-***-****

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Experience

Gold Star FS, Inc 2016-2023

CEO/General Manager

Managed Cooperative from net operating loss to profits every year of my tenure

Lead strategy, budgeting, and planning process with Board and Staff

Instituted ambitious facility construction and improvement strategy

Re-organized dept head responsibilities for efficiency and effectiveness

Implemented plan to become the employer of choice

Instituted formal annual review process to improve communication & performance

Piatt County Service Company 2013-2016

General Manager

Lead Cooperative to record local income fiscal 2014

Spearheaded the largest facility reconstruction in recent organization history

Coordinate with Board of Directors & lead strategy, budgeting, and planning process

Re-invigorated a team of exceptional employees to implement plans & strategy

Top Twenty Percent Awards for ROIC and Expense Efficiency 2014

Worked with School Supt. to strengthen tie to community – ‘Fuel the Sages’

Illini FS 2006-2013

Controller

Assist in leading division to four consecutive years of profit, previous four were all losses

Supervise and manage administrative functions and related personnel of the division

Perform financial and operational reporting and analysis

Coordinate annual budgeting, financial planning and audit process

Participate and present at Board of Directors meetings

Member of strategy development team for division

Member of system Best Practices Committee for Controllers

Education

Western Illinois University

Bachelors of Business, May 1991

Major in Accounting

Minors in Finance and Philosophy

Skills

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access)

SharePoint

Quickbooks

Great Plains Software

MS Dynamics Software

Professional Membership/Development

Successful scores on all parts of CPA exam first sitting, May 1995

Graduate GROWMARK SMDP Program

6Sigma Green Belt

Interests/Activities

Sargent at Arms, Geneseo Rotary

Former Board Member LeRoy Schools CUSD #2

Black Belt Shuri Ryu Karate

Black Belt Okinawan Kubodo

United States Karate Alliance World Champion 2002 (Sparring & Chambara)

Drum & Bugle Corp (Madison Scouts & Geneseo Knights Alumni)

Voracious reader, fan of Chicago Bears, Bulls and Cubs

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