john ireland

An independent corporate resource providing general management expertise, capability and support to organizations seeking Operational Improvement. New product introduction from conceptualization to market release, Organizational development,strategy formulation and implementation. Advice and board service to organizations in change. Deliver strategic positioning and governance development to Not for Profit organizations. Provide classroom training and mentoring services to students in State sponsored program.

A privately owned manufacturer/developer of composite materials for the Medical, Recreational and Military markets

Responsible for directing the development and commercialization of a new suite of security and detection products for multiple markets including Aviation Security, Loss Prevention and Asset Protection.

* Interim position. Led this organization for 13 months. Recruited to restructure, organize and integrate this recently acquired unit (formerly part of a US publicly traded entity) into new Chinese owners orgnization. * Restructured mamagement team. Spearheaded the introduction and use of Lean Six Sigma techniques creating synergies in manufacturing, engineering and customer responsiveness. * Identified realizable opex savings in excess of $1.0 million. * Implemented a CIP with targetted savings of $0.5 million. * Realized savings in working capital of $2.1 million. * Reduced headcount by 20%, gaining savings of $2.3 million.

* Full P&L responsibility ($15 Million) for this PE owned developer, maufacturer and distributor of thermoset composite laminates. Products were sold through a direct sales force and a network of distributors/manufacturer's representatives to Fortune 500 companies and a variety of Fabricators and Distributors in the automotive, aerospace, military and electric power industries. * Increased sales and order intake rate by 25%. * Initiated Plant consolidation program (two plants to one). * Refinanced working capital facility with new prime lender. * Significantly Improved operating results (increased margin by 9 * percentage points, EBITDA by 285% and ROCE by 158%).

Raychem Corporation was a $1.8 billion global material science company engaged in developing, manufacturing and selling innovative products to multiple markets - telecommunications, electronics, aerospace, automotive electrical power and industrial. It was acquired by Tyco in 1987. During my time at Raychem I held a number of positions with increasing responsibility, including managing Joint Ventures in PRC and Saudi Arabia, running operations in Canada, Puerto Rico and Ireland. I managed direct sales teams, regionally based distributors and local country operations. My last role was as the world wide operations manager for a high technology unit manufacturing conductive polymers in California with offshore contract manufacturing in Mexico and Taiwan.