Ronald Basar:  

Life RONALD J. BASAR SUMMARY I am an innovative and decisive executive with 20+ years of leadership experience and comprehensive technical experience in high-volume leading-edge product, process and materials design and development. Significant international experience and practice in business relationships in Asia and Europe! · Achieved QS 9000 certification · Achieved ISO9002 certification · Solid Waste Management & recycling. · Strong Experience in Sales and Marketing · Strong Experience in Lean Manufacturing · Motorola Executive 6 Sigma program: Lean Manufacturing · Eastman Kodak Black Belt · Strong Engineering Background · BS Chemical Engineering · MBA Finance & Accounting · Managed Multiple facilities · Led Continuous Improvement Teams EXPERIENCE Ronald J. Basar Retired Buffalo Grove, Il 2011 to present Enjoying retirement and hobbies. Spending quality time with my grandson William, 4 years old and the next Chicago Bears linebacker in 2029. Bomarko, Inc Plymouth, IN 2004 to 2011 Company is a $140 million dollar firm and market leading producer of medical, food and flexible packaging. Director of Operations and Supply Chain Management · Directed manufacturing of multiple facilities, research, engineering, quality, purchasing, logistics, cost accounting, customer service and facilities management of the company. · Saved 10% to gross margin by development of International Supply Chain Management · Developed a 3-year capital expansion plan to increase productivity, reduce waste and provide a capital expansion. · M & A program, developed as a member of the executive team, a purchase of a $100 Million paper mill. · Developed turn around strategy which increased Gross margin by 15%. · Developed re-organization strategy of entire company. J. L. CYGANEK LLC Lake Zurich, IL 2003 to 2004 An independent consulting firm specializing in lean manufacturing, IT systems, supply value chain, finance, distribution and operations. STRANDTEK INTERNATIONAL INC. Chicago, IL 1999 to 2003 A start-up firm specializing in fine chemical film; PET and Polypropylene fiber manufacture that is used in thermal and acoustic applications. Vice President and General Manager Held profit and loss responsibility, equity participation and directed sales, marketing, engineering, purchasing and manufacturing at multiple facilities. · Increased sales by 500% to $6 million in first twelve months. · Saved 10 points in costs of goods by establishing engineering contracts with O’Neil and Omnitech engineering to design and establish a recycle facility. · Saved $0.6 million on a monthly basis in cost of goods by establishing internal die cutting division. · Build sales to a yearly total of $14 million by successfully negotiating key domestic partnerships, with Textron, General Electric, General Motors, Maytag, and Saturn. · Initiated and awarded QS9000 registration. BMI INC. Chicago, IL 1996 to 1999 Company is a $110 million dollar firm and a market leader that manufactures electronic RF shielding devices for the telecommunications and computer industries. Vice President and Business Unit General Manager I held profit and loss responsibility and served as the leader of the growth team and the world class manufacturing team, and directed sales, marketing, engineering, purchasing and the operations of five manufacturing facilities and two joint ventures. Re-engineered the plant by establishing cellular manufacturing and established an international and domestic sales organization for telecommunications and computer markets. Set up a central corporate warehouse and purchasing for JIT systems. · Increased sales from $36 million to $46 million in one year. · Realized an annual 26% reduction in inventory using cellular manufacturing thus saving $2 million in working capital. · Led the organization to a profitable 42% EBITDA margin and won the Illinois High Tech award for 1998. · Achieved ISO 9002 registration. AM INTERNATIONAL Chicago, IL 1989 to 1996 Company is a $1.2 billion dollar multinational corpor...Expand for more