RICHARD P. HORA

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Poway, California 92064

Home: 858-***-**** Cell: 858-***-****

adwsix@r.postjobfree.com

PERSONAL

My father was a tool & die maker. I was raised with a machine shop in the basement. In high school I was a finalist in the Westinghouse Science Talent Search. I was named to the top 1,000 science students in high school and college by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. I worked my way through college as a systems analyst and programmer. I wrote and/or maintained all the accounting and manufacturing control software for the largest independent engine bearing manufacturer in the world. On campus I supported Professor Hirshfield’s plasma physics laboratory. I am hands on, not theoretical in my approach to everything. I understand accounting and manufacturing from first principles.

CAREER SUMMARY

• Yale educated, General Dynamics trained executive with strong General Management background in strategic planning, financial planning and management, business development, advanced technology, government facilities management, operations and cost control. Five years experience as CEO of medium sized and start-up businesses. Four years direct accountability for programs in a “Fortune 50” firm.

• Ten years of commercial industry experience, including distribution center operations, planning and management; the complete restructuring of production systems, labor negotiations and transitions to new production locations.

• Consistent record of enhanced productivity for bottom-line performance in a variety of industries.

HIGHLIGHT OF CONTRIBUTIONS

Consistent record of creative analysis, improved planning, increased revenue, decreased costs, and enhanced productivity for bottom-line performance throughout career.

• Led 4 business turn-arounds in diverse industries.

• Doubled productivity: devised first new incentive plan acceptable to union in 30 years.

• More than ten years of experience with P&L management and management strategy.

• Justified, constructed and brought two factories on line - each on time and on budget.

Superior problem-solver, proven ability in short and long-range planning.

• Created Business Plan and Board presentation that resulted in $1 billion venture into pioneering market.

• Organized competitive strategy, “orals” presentation, Best and Final Offer and Board presentation that won

$1 billion contract and, with associated business, ultimately tripled the company’s business plan to $3 billion.

EDUCATION

BA/BS, Electrical Engineering and Administrative Science Yale University

MBA, Case Western Reserve University (Weatherhead School of Management)

EXPERIENCE

HARVARD GROUP INTERNATIONAL (Small Business) 2009 to Present

West Coast Practice, San Diego, California

Lead Partner, Business Development & Strategic Planning Consulting

• P&L responsibility

. • Business and Strategic Planning and Implementation

RICHARD P. HORA

15302 Crestview Court

Poway, California 92064

Home: 858-***-**** Cell: 858-***-****

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ADVATECH PACIFIC, INC. (Small Business) 2004 to 2009

Space and Missile Division Headquarters, Palmdale, California

Vice President & General Manager

• P&L responsibility, Business Development, Strategic Planning and Operations

. • Grew revenue three-fold in three years, “delighted the customer”

• Established profitable business base and operation

• Federal Acquisition Regulation controlled proposals, negotiations and contracts

• ISO 9001 or AS9100 compliant development processes

• Anchored company credibility with customer base, and provided active support.

THE BOEING COMPANY (Fortune 50 Corporation)

Group Headquarters, Integrated Defense Systems, Seal Beach, California

Director Business Development, IDS Headquarters

• Organized and led Integrated Defense Systems’ competitive assessment organization.

• Instructed Boeing’s Global Business Acquisition Program training

COMPTEK RESEARCH, INCORPORATED (Mid-sized Corporation)

Corporate Washington Office, Arlington, Virginia

Vice President Strategic Planning and Business Development,

• Corporation focused on Information Technology, Mission Planning, and Electronic Warfare

Simulation/Emulation. Initiated relationships with strategic partners to open new markets. Led

inter-subsidiary teams to present corporate capabilities to new customers. Initiated contacts for

software out-sourcing opportunities.

ECLIPSE SPACE LINES, INCORPORATED (Start-up Company)

Corporate Headquarters, San Bernardino, California

President and CEO,

Performed Strategic Planning and Business Development role for the Corporation

Selected for negotiations to launch Iridium and Teledesic constellations.

SPACEHAB, INCORPORATED (Mid-sized Corporation)

Corporate Headquarters, Vienna, Virginia

President and CEO,

Revised Strategic Plan from Science Focus to Logistics Focused.

Took company public in 1995 year-end IPO. Quadrupled backlog.

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION (Fortune 50 Corporation)

Space Systems Division, San Diego, California

Division Vice President, Business Area Manager

Division Vice President, Planning, International Marketing, Information Systems, and Facilities

Corporate Headquarters, St. Louis, Missouri

Corporate Director of Finance

Fort Worth Division, Fort Worth, Texas

Business Manager – Electronic Warfare Products

GOULD INCORPORATED (Fortune 500 Corporation)

Engine Parts Division, Cleveland, Ohio

Business Manager – Production Operations

Business Manager – Replacement Warehouse & Distribution Operations

Inventory Control Analyst

Financial Analyst

RICHARD P. HORA

15302 Crestview Court

Poway, California 92064

Home: 858-***-**** Cell: 858-***-****

adwsix@r.postjobfree.com

INFORMATION RESOURCES BACKGROUND

I worked my way through undergraduate school as a programmer and systems analyst, both on campus and for corporate applications in the summer.

Administrative Science, one of my majors at Yale, was half Operations Research (the application of analytical methods to make better decisions) and half Behavioral Psychology.

My first full time job was initially to assess and restructure the systems analysis group for the company.

Later, I became the in-house champion for MRP (the predecessor to ERP) as the latest concept in Operations Research, and actively participated in Oliver Wight systems development and applications.

At General Dynamics I continued to champion MRP/ERP, led the Information Resources Management group in the division and ultimately was the first to successfully implement ERP on a major program in the corporation as Vice President of Energy Programs.

At Advatech Pacific I led a team of 50 Information Technology experts, Object Oriented Language Software coders, and applications experts in supporting the analysis of advanced programs for the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards Ari Force Base.

OTHER EDUCATION

Continuing Education and Training

BA/BS Yale University, Yale College, Engineering and Applied Science and Administrative Science (Operations Research and Organizational Behavior.)

MBA Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management, Finance.

Army Logistics Command, Cost Accounting Standards Training, 2-week course, Top Student.

Texas Christian University, Graduate Course in Managing a High Technology Business in a Changing Environment – Top Student.

General Dynamics, Program Management Training, 2-week course.

General Dynamics, General Management Training, 2-week course.

Washington University, Graduate course on Production Cost Learning Curve – Top Student.

George Washington University, Graduate Course in international Finance

Kellogg Business School Course on Defense Financial Management

University of California San Diego, Graduate Course in Super-Conducting Magnets – Top Student.

Launch Space Course on Analysis and Design for Spaceflight Missions.

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

Financial Planning, Analysis, and Management

Cost Reduction and Cost Control

Cash Management

Capital Appropriation Analysis and Management

Assumption Based Forecasting, Documentation and Tracking over Time

Modeling and Simulation

Competitive Analysis

Commercial Standard Cost System Management

Government Cost Accounting Standards Oversight

Government Audit Management

Accounts Payable

Billing and Accounts Receivable

International Subsidiary Consolidation

Cross Cultural Communication (engineering and finance)

OEM Manufacturing and Marketing

Warehouse Distribution and Marketing

RICHARD P. HORA

15302 Crestview Court

Poway, California 92064

Home: 858-***-**** Cell: 858-***-****

adwsix@r.postjobfree.com

Pricing in a variety of environments

Government Contracting

Comprehend-ably Expressing Complex Technical Information

Program Management

General Management

Union Negotiations and Relations

Production Incentive Systems

MRP/ERP Implementation

Business Start-up

Business Turn-around

Customer & Internal Presentations

Integrated (Distributed) Objectives and Incentive Compensation Plan

Teambuilding

Imagination

Employee Communications and Empowerment

Information Systems

Married with two adult children

Former 1st Lieutenant US Army

Secret Clearance (DoD)

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

I am a cost-focused, objective-oriented finance, strategic planning and business development professional, with extensive experience who works well under pressure and gets results.

Took control of a floundering product line. Dedicated effort towards intensive face-to-face availability and communication, structured to identify needs and to “delight the customer.” Result: a three-fold revenue growth in three years.

Advatech Pacific, Inc., General Manager Missiles and Space Division

Defended a market from a major competitor’s offer to a top-tier account. Analyzed the supply chain, and proposed a mix of support services, returns credits and a small price reduction. Result: Customer was satisfied and relationships with other major accounts were not disrupted.

Gould, Inc., Clevite Engine Bearings, Replacement Distribution Warehouse, Business Manager

Changed the strategic vision of a stagnant business. Added the growing market of supporting the customer’s logistics process. Result: Three-fold increase in backlog allowed us to complete a $45 million IPO.

SpaceHab, Inc, President &CEO

Needed a path to future growth. Assembled the division business development directors to seek synergistic market opportunities. Result: captured $50 million of CIC development work on the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan and leadership of 3 of the 7 integrated product teams.

Comptek, Inc, Vice President of Business Development

Dissatisfied with a “going out of business” product line. Proposed a bold price increase and realignment of prices to our part-by-part costs. Result: The other – and major - supplier in the market (GM) adopted our pricing, and raised them 6%. Better than 15% profitability achieved.

Gould, Inc., Clevite Engine Bearings, Replacement Distribution Warehouse, Business Manager

Discovered aberrations in pricing for key products at key customers. Issued a targeted major price increase with interim pricing to allow those customers to locate new sources. Result: No unit volume was lost on any part number, and the product line showed the first profit in a decade.

Gould, Inc., Clevite Engine Bearings, Original Equipment Manufacturing and Marketing, Business Manager

RICHARD P. HORA

15302 Crestview Court

Poway, California 92064

Home: 858-***-**** Cell: 858-***-****

adwsix@r.postjobfree.com

Created and presented a plan to the Board of Directors for a new commercial venture. Suggested a limited enhancement of an existing product would be very competitive in the world market. Result: Successful multi-billion-dollar market defined and captured for the Corporation.

General Dynamics Space Systems Division, Vice President of Planning and Resource Management

Identified weakness in high-volume equipment that was plagued by lower than anticipated yield. Created a unique “bonus” concept for machine operators. Result: Productivity on those machines leaped to 220% on the day of implementation, and continued stable.

Gould, Inc., Clevite Engine Bearings, Original Equipment Manufacturing and Marketing, Business Manager

Implemented a new product in a new factory from the ground up. Employed MRP/ERP tools from the earliest planning through the smallest detail designed or procured. Result: Produced first article on time and on budget.

General Dynamics Space Systems Division, Vice President and Business Area Manager of Energy Programs

Relocated production processes to a low-cost, non-union environment, from a production floor running at full capacity. Identified independent families of machines and tooling to move in waves. Result: Transfer completed in one year with no break in deliveries or loss of quality.

Gould, Inc., Clevite Engine Bearings, Original Equipment Manufacturing and Marketing, Business Manager

Authored a customer-focused “orals” presentation, as well as “Best and Final” offer. Focused on organization experience, existing resources and cost and schedule credibility. Result: A one-billion-dollar contract, which, with associated business, grew to more than three billion dollars.

General Dynamics Space Systems Division, Vice president of Planning and Resource Management

Reorganized a past presentation that had been received as a “disaster.” Emphasized logical flow and clear assumptions and conclusions - adding no new information. Result: Management endorsed and implemented recommendations in advance of the predicted changes by the customer.

The Boeing Company, Integrated Defense Systems Headquarters, Director of Business Development 2002.

I would be delighted to discuss any of these, and more, in detail at your convenience.

References

Arthur McMahon Founder & CEO The Harvard Group International 404-***-****

George E (Ted) Johnston III Retired Boeing Executive 949-***-****

Arthur Laffer Economist

To: The Executive

Subject: Recommendation of Richard Hora, HGI Partner

This recommendation comes from a position of strength. I have known Richard Hora for more than 15 years, and my father knew him and his family long before that. Richard is the Partner leading the consulting practice for Harvard Group International, an organization that balances executive search and consulting. Volatility is the new normal in this economy and Richard with Harvard Group has become an asset to many CEO's and Boards.

Richard Hora is an uncommon individual for an uncommonly challenging time. With our dramatic economic change there has been a revealing effect — the demand for visionary, high-performing executives and Board members has increased dramatically. Yet, according to Forbes’ analysis, baby boomers are currently leaving Board assignments four times faster than expected. This phenomenon has left major holes within many corporate Boards.

I can commend Richard's energy, enthusiasm and creativity. Dick has brought high intelligence, astute business judgment and sound leadership into each assignment, demonstrating an ability to successfully deal with complex and challenging business situations, and surmount obstacles encountered with resilience and determination. His analytical capabilities are the absolute "best in class." You will find him a pleasure to speak with.”

We know that courageous people have a sense of wonder and leaders show no fear of the future. This is the time to set a strategy in motion that assures positioning for healthy growth. Richard Hora and HGI can bring the fun and the profit back to the decade ahead.

Warmest Rewards.

Arthur B. Laffer

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