ROBERT H.
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3980 Little Falls Drive Cumming, GA 30041 Home: ( !8" 4##$# ro&&lo()'*gmail+(om 8 %o&ile: ( !8" '3!$39!3
.E2IOR /ICE PRE.IDE2T
En#ineerin# Operations 4 Innovation
,enior -.e(utive e./erien(e0 in glo&al lea0ers1i/ 2it1 /roven su((ess (onverting organi3ational intent into a(tion to 0rive revenue gro2t1+ 455ers 0ee/ e./erien(e in instituting t1e /ro(esses an0 stru(ture to im/rove &ot1 to/$line an0 &ottom$line e55i(ien(ies+ C1ange Agent 2it1 2i0e$ranging e./ertise in te(1ni(al an0 o/erational management, (ustomer relations, strategi( /lanning, an0 /ro0u(t 0evelo/ment an0 laun(1 5or 2orl0 reno2ne0, multi$&illion 0ollar (or/orations+ -.(e/tional (ommuni(ator a&le to train, 0evelo/, motivate an0 &uil0 strong glo&al organi3ations t1at 0eliver im/ressive results+
,trategi(G?a(ti(al ;lanning 4rgani3ational -.(ellen(e 9usiness Develo/ment Large Ca/ital ;roEe(ts 7e2 ;ro0u(t Develo/ment %anu5a(turing : ,u//l6 C1ain
Product Innovation: Dou&le0 /i/eline e55i(ien(6 at 7e2ell 8u&&ermai0 9:;- in 1' mont1s, an0 re0u(e0 time to mar)et &6 #0<, t1roug1 initiating an0 im/lementing 5ull innovation an0 stage$gate /ro(ess+ Business Development: =0enti5ie0 >10 %illion in ne2 aviation an0 militar6 &usiness 5or ?a)ata t1roug1 revam/e0 mar)et strateg6 an0 re0u(e0 (ost an0 turn$aroun0 time to 0evelo/ (riti(al ne2 sa5et6 te(1nolog6+ Operational Excellence: 8e0u(e0 s(ra/ 5rom 8< o5 revenue to '+#< at @,, &6 i0enti56ing an0 (orre(ting Aualit6 s6stem 0e5i(ien(ies an0 s2i5tl6 im/lementing /ro(ess eAui/ment an0 (ontrol logi( u/gra0es+ Revenue ro!t": Delivere0 Fe0eral$%ogul Lig1tingBs 1ig1est annual (ustomer sales gro2t1 &6 se(uring over >180% in ne2 li5e$o5$/rogram re(urring revenue+ Lar#e Capital Pro$ects: Designe0, &uilt : starte0 u/ # manu5a(turing 5a(ilities in t1e C,, -uro/e : Asia 5or ?8D, Fe0eral$%ogul an0 @,,+ =nstalle0 -uro/ean assem&l6 lines an0 su//l6 (1ain 5or ?a)ata+ lo%al &ana#ement: 8e0u(e0 ,G:A (osts at 7e2ell 8u&&ermai0 '0< &6 (onsoli0ating resour(es 5rom ' re(ent overseas a(Auisitions into 1 1ig1 /er5orming glo&al organi3ation+
.E2IOR LE1DER.HIP E5PERIE2CE
E'RO(PRO LLC) 9oston, %assa(1usetts *+,* ( *+,$1B+ privately held designer and manufacturer of consumer durable electronics + Named to Inc. magazines Inc. 5 list of the !fastest"gro#ing private companies in $merica% & consecutive years' .enior /ice(President o0 En#ineerin# and Pro#ram &ana#ement 8e(ruite0 &6 t1e ;resi0ent to &ring e.e(utive lea0ers1i/ an0 5o(us to t1eir ra/i0l6 gro2ing /ro0u(t (ategories an0 (reate or0er 5rom (1aos+ 9uil0 a 2orl0$(lass team an0 lea0 all /ro0u(t 0evelo/ment, engineering, so5t2are, in0ustrial 0esign, manu5a(turing laun(1, an0 /rogram management 5or innovative 1ig1 en0 &ran0e0 (onsumer a//lian(es an0 ele(troni(s+ ?as)e0 2it1 0ou&ling to/$line revenue t1roug1 en1an(e0 innovation /rogram, organi3ational restru(turing an0 (ulture (1ange+ Dire(tl6 aligne0 an0 u/gra0e0 all t1ir0$/art6 Aualit6 an0 manu5a(turing in C1ina a(ross multi/le su//liers+ C/on Eoining, un0ertoo) a 0etaile0 anal6sis o5 t1e /ro0u(t 0evelo/ment an0 manu5a(turing s6stems an0 /ut in /la(e ne2 stru(ture, strategies, /ro(esses, ;D% s6stem an0 2or)5or(e to 0ou&le e55i(ien(6 an0 im/rove Aualit6+ Dou&le0 /i/eline e55i(ien(6 to laun(1 '# ne2 /ro0u(ts in mont1s, t2i(e t1at o5 t1e /revious 6ear+ T1K1T1 CORPOR1TIO2) Greens&oro, 7ort1 Carolina $5 B international designer and manufacturer of safety"critical consumer( commercial( automotive( military ) aerospace components and systems. *ead+uartered in ,o-yo( .apan. *+,*
/ice(President o0 lo%al Business Development3Business 'nit eneral &ana#er ,oug1t out &6 ?a)ata 5or a 1' mont1 (ontra(t to 0evelo/ t1e (om/lete &usiness /lan 5or a 1ig1 /ro5ile glo&al (onsumer 0ura&le /ro0u(ts &usiness to in(rease revenue 5ive$5ol0 in # 6ears, in(lu0ing manu5a(turing, sour(ing, organi3ational stru(ture an0 sta55ing, /ri(ing, e$(ommer(e strateg6 an0 retail 0istri&ution+ Dire(tl6 le0 sales, mar)eting, o/erations, engineering, Aualit6 an0 /ro(urement+ Dire(t ;:L res/onsi&ilit6 5or >30 %illion+ Develo/e0 su//l6 (1ain strateg6, e$(ommer(e, an0 installe0 ne2 manu5a(turing in German6 to e./an0 5oot/rint o5 Fa/anese 0omesti( /ro0u(t line into -uro/e, (a/turing >!+#% in a00itional revenue in t1e 5irst 6ear+
Develo/e0 (om/lete &usiness /lan 5or glo&al (onsumer /ro0u(ts &usiness to in(rease revenue 5ive$5ol0 in # 6ears an0 im/rove /ro5ita&ilit6 &6 1#00 &asis /oints an0 re0u(e C4G, &6 1'00 &asis /oints+
ROBERT H. BLOCK
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2E6ELL R'BBER&1ID , Atlanta, Georgia *++7(*+,* $/ B international designer and manufacturer of globally -no#n branded consumer durable and commercial products. lo%al /ice(President o0 Researc") Desi#n 8 Tec"nolo#9 9roug1t into 7e2ell to restru(ture an0 re0e5ine t1e innovation /ro(ess an0 glo&al organi3ation+ 8e&uilt a team o5 1'#H /ersonnel an0 0ire(tl6 le0 all engineering, so5t2are, 8:D, in0ustrial 0esign, intelle(tual /ro/ert6, /rogram management an0 te(1ni(al servi(es a(ross # glo&al 8:D (enters an0 a &u0get o5 >'!%+ De5ine0 an0 e.e(ute0 glo&al innovation strateg6 an0 all elements o5 ne2 /ro0u(t 0evelo/ment to 0rive ne2 &usiness, gro2 revenue an0 0eliver G9C ;:L results+ Dou&le0 /i/eline e55i(ien(6 in 1' mont1s, an0 re0u(e0 time to mar)et &6 #0<, t1roug1 im/lementing 5ull innovation, stage$gate an0 ;L% s6stem to manage 7;D, resour(e /lanning an0 /ro0u(t /ort5olio+ 8e0u(e0 ,G:A (osts '0< &6 re$aligning t1e glo&al stru(ture an0 (onsoli0ating resour(es 5rom t2o re(ent a(Auisitions into one 1ig1 /er5orming e55i(ient an0 e55e(tive glo&al 8:D organi3ation+ KE: .1;ET: .:.TE&.) I2C. <K..=) ,terling Heig1ts, %i(1igan *++,(*++7 01 o#ned $1.5 B international designer and manufacturer of safety"critical automotive and military components and systems. /ice(President 8 eneral &ana#er ('008$'009" C1ie5 ?e(1nolog6 455i(er an0 1ea0 o5 t1e Cor/orate ?e(1nolog6 Coun(il+ 8estru(ture0 an0 0ire(tl6 le0 all internal te(1ni(al servi(es, intelle(tual /ro/ert6, 0esign, la&oratories an0 /ro0u(t an0 s6stem engineering 5un(tions+ Develo/ment o5 ne2 (or/orate entit6 to /osition t1e (om/an6 as a te(1ni(al solutions /rovi0er 5or 9'9 sales o5 so5t2are, simulation an0 anal6sis+ Dor)e0 2it1 C$level e.e(utives to 0evelo/ an0 e.e(ute strategi( /lans, /ro0u(t /ort5olios an0 roa0ma/s+ Create0 a ne2 /ro5it (enterG &usiness unit in(lu0ing all elements o5 ,ales : %ar)eting, -ngineering, e$ Commer(e, so5t2are 0evelo/ment, et(+ Full Glo&al ;:L res/onsi&ilit6+ 100< revenue gro2t1 in 1 mont1s+ Drove a #0< re0u(tion in time to mar)et &6 re0esigning (or/orate s1ort an0 long$term te(1nolog6 an0 innovation strategies to align 2it1 4-% insig1ts an0 in0ustr6 0rivers+ .enior /ice(President o0 Operations and En#ineerin# ('00!$'008" 9roug1t in to s/e(i5i(all6 a00ress o/erational 0e5i(ien(ies+ Drove in(rease0 e55i(ien(6, sa5et6, Aualit6 an0 revenue as lea0er o5 multi$site manu5a(turing o/erations 5or >1#0% 0ivision 2it1 5a(ilities in Flori0a, %e.i(o, =tal6 an0 C1ina+ ;rovi0e0 0e(isive lea0ers1i/ an0 0ire(tion 5or (or/orate o/erations an0 all asso(iate0 ;:L 5un(tions en(om/assing -ngineering, ;ro0u(tion, ,u//l6 C1ain, =?, -H:,, Iualit6 an0 H8+ -m/lo6e0 !#0H 0ire(t an0 in0ire(t re/orts+ 4/erational -.(ellen(e: 8e0u(e0 s(ra/ 5rom 8< o5 revenue to '+#< &6 (orre(ting Aualit6 s6stem an0 /ro(ess 0e5i(ien(ies+ 8e0u(e0 inventor6 &6 >'%, an0 in(rease0 inventor6 turns &6 '0<+ Laun(1e0 ne2 green5iel0 5a(tor6 in C1ina+ Le0 all as/e(ts o5 5a(ilit6 (onstru(tion an0 startu/+ =nstalle0 ne2 >10% (a/ital e./ansion o5 (1emi(al /ro(essing 5or ne2 te(1nolog6 /ro0u(t line+ /ice President o0 lo%al En#ineerin# ('003$'00!" 9uilt t1e team an0 le0 all /rogram management, me(1ani(al : ele(tri(al engineering, 8:D, /ro0u(t 0evelo/ment an0 laun(1 a(ross 4 engineering (enters in t1e C,, German6 an0 C1ina 2it1 over 300H te(1ni(al sta55 an0 a &u0get o5 >3'%+ @e6 mem&er o5 3$/erson /rivate eAuit6 &a()e0 (Carl6le %anagement Grou/" turnaroun0 team (1arge0 2it1 t1e te(1ni(al, o/erational, (ommer(ial, an0 5inan(ial su((ess o5 t1e Division+ ?ri/le0 0ivisional -9=?DA &6 &olstering e55i(ien(6 an0 slas1ing over1ea0 e./enses 21ile &oosting /ro0u(tion+ A2ar0e0 8:D 100 a2ar0 5or most signi5i(ant an0 innovative ne2 te(1nologies o5 t1e 6ear+ 8e/resente0 (om/an6 2it1in t1e in0ustr6 an0 to t1e tra0e me0ia, /romoting (om/an6 /ro0u(ts an0 /u&li(i3ing its te(1nolog6 an0 strateg6 /lan+ Director o0 lo%al R8D ('001$'003" Glo&al a((ounta&ilit6 5or t1e 7ort1 Ameri(an an0 -uro/ean 8esear(1 an0 Develo/ment an0 Core -ngineering o/erations as t1e manager o5 ! 0ire(t an0 40 in0ire(t /ersonnel+ ;er5orme0 te(1nolog6 nee0s assessments an0 rig1tsi3ing tests to ensure a 1ig1 rate o5 (ommer(iali3ation 5or s/e(i5i( emerging te(1nologies+
C1am/ione0 ne2 /ro0u(t 0evelo/ments an0 im/lementations to glo&al 4-% (lients in 7ort1 Ameri(a, -uro/e, an0 Asia as (om/an6Bs /rimar6 te(1ni(al an0 (om/lian(e re/resentative 5or ne2 te(1nolog6+ Ca/ture0 >'0% in ne2 revenue in 1' mont1s as /art o5 a large$s(ale resear(1 /roEe(t /arti(i/ate0 in &6 several 2ell$)no2n universities an0 1os/itals to invent a (utting e0ge lo2er e.tremit6 /rote(tion 0evi(e+ J8evam/e0 an0 streamline0 (om/an6Bs intelle(tual /ro/ert6 assets, instituting a ne2 /atent /ro(ess+
ROBERT H. BLOCK
Pa#e -
;EDER1L(&O 'L, ?ro6, %i(1igan ,77>(*++, 2iversified $/.& billion global supplier to the automotive( truc-( agricultural( marine( rail and industrial mar-ets. .enior .ales 8 Pro#ram &ana#er ;lat5orm %anager, le0 all 5a(ets o5 0ire(t 4-% sales, /ro0u(t 0evelo/ment an0 laun(1 5or 5ull automotive mo0ules, an0 ele(tri(al s6stems a(ross 5ive manu5a(turing lo(ations+ 8es/onsi&le 5or all (ommer(ial e55orts, /ro0u(t (osting an0 re(over6, /rogram &u0gets, -KA, sales, /rogram timing, /ro&lem solving, an0 engineering 0esign an0 /er5orman(e+ ,e(ure0 over >180% in ne2 li5e$o5$/rogram re(urring revenue in '000, 0elivering (om/an6Bs 1ig1est annual (ustomer sales gro2t1+ =m/rove0 gross /ro5it margin 5rom 14< to 3'< t1roug1 aggressive /ri(ing negotiations+ ?urne0 aroun0 an out$o5$(ontrol /rogram, regaining (ustomer (on5i0en(e an0 0elivering un0er &u0get+ =nstalle0 F=? seAuen(ing (enter an0 assem&l6 lines to servi(e ne2 C1r6sler ve1i(le assem&l6+ TR6, Das1ington, %i(1igan $1& billion automotive and aerospace supplier and one of the top financial performers in the industry. ,77+(,77>
&ana#er) /alue 1nal9sis (199! L 1998" Le0 a 0e/artment to i0enti56, 0evelo/, tra(), an0 im/lement engineering an0 manu5a(turing KAGK- /roEe(ts a(ross multi/le 0is(i/lines+ 8es/onsi&le 5or si. /lant lo(ations in %i(1igan, ?ennessee, Ari3ona an0 %e.i(o+ ;rovi0e0 1an0s$on training seminars an0 2or)s1o/s to all em/lo6ees+ Con0u(te0 a0van(e0 /ro0u(t /lanning+ ,ave0 >83% o5 an >8!0% material s/en0 in 1998 &6 aggressivel6 i0enti56ing an0 im/lementing (ost re0u(tions 5or all ?8D 0ivision lo(ations+ ?ri/le0 1istori(al savings metri(s &6 0evelo/ing an0 im/lementing ne2 5un(tion anal6sis &ase0 KA /ro(e0ures+ roup Leader) 1pplications En#ineerin# (1993 L 199!" Design manager an0 0e/artmental su/ervisor 5or team o5 /ro0u(t 0evelo/ment engineers+ 8es/onsi&le 5or all glo&al regulator6 reAuirements an0 ensuring (om/lian(e+ ,tart$u/ o5 ne2 C@ in5lator manu5a(turing 5a(ilit6+ Dire(t liaison to 0omesti( an0 international 4-%s+ 7e2 /ro0u(t laun(1 (oor0inator+ 8esolve0 maEor te(1ni(al issues 2it1 a ne2 /ro0u(t line a&out to &e laun(1e0, allo2ing t1em to &e su((ess5ull6 &roug1t to mar)et 5or sales in e.(ess o5 >'0%+ Follo2ing several 6ears o5 /oor relations, /la6e0 a /ivotal role in regaining Asian 4-% (ustomer (on5i0en(e in ?8D an0 gaining ne2 &usiness in e.(ess o5 >10%+ Pro$ect &ana#er) Pro$ect Team (199' L 1993" Lea0 engineer an0 manager 5or t1e 0esign, (onstru(tion an0 startu/ o5 (1emi(al /lant u/gra0e+ 8es/onsi&le 5or &u0get, s(1e0uling, /ro(ess 0esign, eAui/ment s/e(i5i(ation an0 /ro(urement, (onstru(tion inter5a(e an0 s6stem integration+ As /roEe(t manager 5or ?8DBs ne2 (1emi(al manu5a(turing /lant, 0ire(te0 a sele(t engineering team as 2ell as (onstru(tion /ersonnel to 0ou&le /lant (a/a(it6 in 9 mont1s $ a1ea0 o5 s(1e0ule an0 un0er &u0get+ .enior Development En#ineer, 8esear(1 La&s (1990 L 199'" Design an0 sa5el6 evaluate ne2 /ro0u(tion (1emi(al /ro(esses 5or ever6 /1ase o5 air&ag /ro/ellant manu5a(ture+ Hea0 /ro(ess 0evelo/ment an0 lea0 team o5 engineers an0 la&orator6 te(1ni(ians+ Carr6 resear(1 5rom &en(1 s(ale to /ilot /lant to /lant s(ale$u/+ Design an0 /lanning o5 ne2 la&orator6 5a(ilit6+ Develo/e0 ne2 air&ag /ro/ellant an0 &ooster (oating 5ormulation an0 manu5a(turing /ro(ess t1roug1 a Ms)un)$2or)sN 8:D 5a(ilit6+ ,u((ess5ull6 &roug1t t1ese /ro(esses t1roug1 s(ale$u/ an0 into manu5a(turing+ 1DCO Products (su&si0iar6 o5 7al(o C1emi(al", %i(1igan Center, %= $234 5lobal( Inc. is a focused rubber ) plastics and specialty chemical company. Development C"emist, 8esear(1 : Develo/ment De/t+ ,7>? @ ,77+
8esear(1 an0 0evelo/ ne2 s/e(ialt6 (1emi(als an0 /ro0u(ts 5or t1e Consumer Goo0s, ?ire, 8oo5ing an0 Automotive in0ustries+ ;ro0u(tion 0esign an0 s(ale$u/ o5 ne(essar6 /ro0u(t manu5a(turing eAui/ment+ ,u/ervision o5 la&orator6 anal6sis, te(1ni(ians an0 /ro0u(tion /ersonnel+ ?e(1ni(al servi(e to ne2 an0 e.isting 4-% (ustomers+ 8esear(1e0, 0evelo/e0 an0 im/lemente0 line o5 innovative, environmentall6 5rien0l6, 2ater &ase0 (oatings an0 a01esives to re/la(e K4C &ase0 /ro0u(ts+ Com/an6 e./ert in ?agu(1i D4- 0esign 5or ro&ustness an0 /ro&lem solving+
ROBERT H. BLOCK
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-&, Da6ne, %= ,7>A &6 is a diversified technology and chemical company serving customers #ith innovative products and services. Process En#ineer %anage GC an0 %ass ,/e(+ anal6sis, /a()aging, 1an0ling, la&eling, trans/ortation, an0 0is/osal o5 all on$site 1a3ar0ous 2aste+ C/0ate /ro0u(t 5ormulations an0 stan0ar0s+ =ssue la&orator6 test re/orts 2it1 Aualit6 (ontrol /ro0u(t (erti5i(ation to (ustomers+ Assiste0 in (losing o5 /lant an0 moving /ro0u(tion eAui/ment to anot1er 3% site+ Le0 a team o5 engineers 2or)ing in a /lant unioni3e0 environment+ Anal63e0 an0 sa5el6 0is/ose0 o5 over 100,000 gallons o5 1a3ar0ous (1emi(al material in t1ree mont1s+ Com/lete0 tas) in 3 mont1s at no net (ost to t1e (om/an6+
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