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| Desired Industry: Executive |
SpiderID: 12198 |
| Desired Job Location: Houston, Texas |
Date Posted: 4/9/2007 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 1 May, 2007 |
| Desired Wage: Open |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Executive (President, VP, CEO) |
Willing to Travel: |
| Highest Degree Attained: JD |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
C-Level position.
Experience:
Executive Management
Established profitable operations in South America, Southeast Asia and Europe. Negotiated long-term contracts for work in Brazil, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Spain and the Netherlands; established and staffed local offices; managed customer relationships; obtained contract extensions and add-ons, increasing revenues. Results: Added $35 million in new, profitable, revenues by successfully implementing and managing new operations.
Integrated new acquisition, doubling international contracting sales. Coordinated executive restructuring to incorporate talent from acquired companies; recommended and secured Board approval of adoption of superior practices of acquired operations; presented post acquisition audit results to seller. Results: Upgraded existing management and business practices; earned $15 million credit from seller; doubled equipment and operating revenues.
Assumed control of delayed capital building project and completed same under budget, reducing delay and saving millions in tax benefit transfer sale. Assumed leadership of engineering and project management teams; developed new work programs and negotiated implementation by primary contractor; managed project 24/7 for five weeks, expediting work flow and production; facilitated regulatory compliance and obtained appropriate completion certificates. Result: Project delay reduced from 4 months to five weeks, enabling company to complete $25 million tax benefit transfer sale before enabling law expired and reducing projected cost overrun by sixty percent.
Member of 3-man management team that led parent and six operating subs through successful Chapter 11 reorganization. Analyzed and implemented management restructuring; developed innovative litigation strategies; maintained and built new customer relationships; streamlined operations. Results: Parent and subs successfully reorganized, eliminating $450 million in debt with pre-petition shareholders receiving stake in reorganized enterprise.
Rationalized under producing assets. Negotiated and closed sale of Titanium properties; documented and closed $55 million sale of Canadian oil and gas properties; recommended and directed sale of surplus materials at various foreign locations; negotiated sale of interest in North Padre Island property to environmental group for $18 million; negotiated sale of general partner and 30 limited partnerships at 36% profit after holding same for 14 months; eliminated potential $4.6 million environmental liability through negotiated $2 million sale of mature oil and gas properties in environmentally sensitive area. Results: Realized in excess of $90 million in cash proceeds; reduced debt and carrying costs; eliminated liabilities; improved balance sheet, and; positioned Company for new acquisitions.
Acted as Chief Turnaround Officer for troubled medical equipment concern. Salvaged relationship with critical sole source supplier on improved terms; restructured bank loan maturity and obtained additional working capital; reduced and realigned staff. Result: Enterprise returned to profitability in six months.
Business Development
Directed feasibility study, exploratory trip and negotiations for operations in Malaysia. Developed comprehensive business plan; negotiated joint venture with Malaysian consortium for labor component; secured five year operating contract. Results: Increased overall sales by $25 million and profitability by successfully generating new business putting idle equipment to work with minimal local labor exposure.
Negotiated $15 million profitable two year extension for operations in South America despite turmoil in host country. Overcame financial uncertainty in host country with innovative program designed to assure continued revenue flow. Developed and presented program to client and government officials, receiving approval in ten days. Results: Kept profitable operations and cash flow active in Brazil for an additional two years despite rampant inflation and local currency devaluation.
Secured $15 million capital equipment sale. Led effort to sell operating assets to national company; obtained $8 million training and labor add-on contract. Result: Reduced capital costs, retained customer relationship with net increase in profits.
Obtained 14% rate increase and renewal of Caribbean area contract. Reversed client decision to terminate existing contract and negotiated extension at 14% increase in compensation. Result: Continued customer relationship at improved level of profitability.
International Operations
Acted as principal liaison between clients, joint venture partners, host government officials and Company for all foreign operations. Averted service disruptions; counseled clients; acted as primary troubleshooter for operations in 10 countries; maintained favorable relations with host governments. Result: Reduced, then eliminated disruptions to revenue flows from foreign operations and secured additional sources of revenue in excess of $35 million.
Developed and implemented program restructuring management of international operations. Replaced manager in Trinidad with third country national, improving customer relations and reducing costs 17%; reduced and realigned management in Southeast Asia and Europe. Results: Saved in excess of $650,000 per annum in direct payroll costs while improving efficiency and customer relations.
Reduced exposure to non-US income and other taxes. Analyzed exposure to US and foreign taxes from all international operations; designed and implemented network of new international subsidiaries designed to take advantage of third country tax treaties; established new operating and support function subsidiaries in advantageous domiciles. Results: Eliminated potential $6 million tax increase due to change in Malaysian tax code and saved $2 million per annum in taxes worldwide.
Coordinated with national insurance broker in the formation of offshore captive insurance company for 22 diverse businesses. Facilitated agreement by 22 diverse organizations (manufacturing, chemical producers, contracting, and retail,) to form captive insurance company during tight market; negotiated reinsurance at favorable rates. Results: Members able to obtain necessary coverage’s while enjoying rate reductions of 18-46%, with minimal investment. (Captive now has reserves in excess of $25 million.)
Education:
BA University of Denver
JD John Marshall Law School
Skills:
Enterprise Resilience Profitability Strategies Crisis Management
Business Development Mergers & Acquisitions Acquisition Integration
Business Unit Start-ups Turnarounds Strategic Planning
Organizational Effectiveness Multi-site Management Operations Management
International Operations Joint Ventures Business Restructuring
Complex Financing Sales and Marketing Transactions
Candidate Contact Information:
| Name: Charles Van Duzer |
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Phone: 281.468.4005 |
| City: Magnolia |
Fax: - |
| State: Texas |
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| Zip: 77355 |
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