East Stroudsburg, PA http://www.linkedin.

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Adam C. Breittholz

Home (570) 223.8179 Mobile (201) 206.8710 acbreitt@gmail.com

Director of Operations Vice President of Operations Plant Manager

Roll-Up-The-Sleeves Work Ethic that Builds Loyalty with Stakeholders, Teams, and Customers."

Performance Summary
Accomplished and multi-dimensional operations leader with over 15 years experience in the manufacturing industry. Proven talent in identifying and developing opportunities to accelerate expansion, increase revenues, and improve profit. Solid business insight with the ability to analyze needs, forecast goals, streamline operations, and execute new program concepts. Ability to balance cost and quality with project development and delivery timelines. Natural ability to align goals with business objectives. Consistently saved organizations millions by analyzing and identifying unnecessary costs.

Professional Skills
Operations Leadership Policies & Procedures Program Management Team Leadership Relationship Development Turnarounds / Restructuring Supply Chain Management Operations Streamlining Production Management Performance Management Cost Reduction Automation Manufacturing Requirements Gathering Client Services Contract Negotiation Vendor Management Budget Development Lean Manufacturing Metrics & Reporting Issue Resolution Standard Operating Procedures P&L Management Project Management

Professional Experience
DG 3, Jersey City, NJ 2011 to 2013 A global communications solutions provider with $100 million in annual revenue and 400 employees. Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing Performed comprehensive review and evaluation of vendor relationships, while maintaining a geographically disbursed database to meet customer needs. Improved supply value and service by communicating with internal stakeholders and suppliers on a variety of programs. Reduced cost by $1 million by serving as a member of team that researched and qualified new suppliers, renegotiated contracts, consolidated supplier base, negotiated rate cards reduced inventory SKUs, researched, tested, and qualified alternate materials and supplies. Grew bottom line more than $2 million by expanding value proposition offering through negotiation and establishment of strategic partnerships. Saved company $1 million by negotiating with vendors on printing, finishing, and mailing projects. Selected to Chair weekly sales and operations planning meetings. Senior Director, Estimating and Outsourcing 2009 2011 Charged with providing direction and support to eight staff members, including Estimators, Senior Estimators, and Administrative Assistants. Performed reviews of bids and estimates for major projects. Scheduled and monitored all workflow. Communicated with sales and manufacturing on Requests for Proposals (RFP), Requests for Quotes (RFQ), and Requests for Information (RFI). Saved the company $140,000 by negotiating volume rebates, discounts, and payment terms with printing and finishing suppliers, while adding an additional 30 days to payment terms. Increased production 10% and reduced estimated delivery time by implementing new ERP streamlining request to improve responsiveness to client and market needs. Generated $1.5 million in new revenue by creating process to automate estimate production and job order entry on work, resulting in a significant increase in throughput and capacity for estimating and production departments. Contributed to securing a $1.5 million account by working with manufacturing to re-engineer the production process, providing revision of size and binding methods. Led the company to achieving triple Chain-of-Custody Forester Certification (FSC, SFI, and PEFC), one of less than 50 worldwide.

ADAM BREITTHOLZ PAGE TWO Home (570) 223.8179 Mobile (201) 206.8710 acbreitt@gmail.com Senior Director, Client Services/Production 2006 2008 Directed the entire customer service and production operation with a total of 44 staff members in 3 shifts, supporting sales and clients of large banks, brokers, and numerous Fortune 500 companies. Managed 5 direct and 30 indirect staff members. Communicated with senior management of Fortune 100 clients for production of major print and communications projects. Provided training to staff on all areas of operations and client servicing to improve staff performance. Saved the company $200,000 by integrating customer service and production departments, creating new business plans and workflow and operating procedures. Reduced departmental errors 29% and sick time 400 hours by creating departmental incentive program to improve morale and performance, saving company $132,000. Led multiple projects for numerous production-client services initiatives, including departmental restructuring and developing relationships with clients and operations groups. Improved time from ship to bill 70% by utilizing lean and six sigma methodologies. Identified $2 million in unrecognized charges in one year, reducing production time more than 20%, leading to improved cash flow and increased productivity. ADP Graphic Communications 2002 to 2006 A global communications solutions provider. Director, Production Operations Directed all scheduling and production, providing in-house management of financial documents, including registration statements, prospectus, proxy statements, annual reports, tender offers, and compliance documents. Ensured all production goals were met by partnering with Sales Representatives, Project Managers, and International Coordinator. Exceeded customer service objectives and production goals by evaluating company capabilities and implementing new procedures. Streamlined operations through design and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures for the entire plant. Increased productivity and reduced reprint incidents and costs by 20% by establishing technical training initiative for the entire department. Key member of team that led the implementation of new management information system within six months by serving on numerous departmental testing and training teams. Manufacturing Manager / Shift Plant Manager 2001 2002

Promoted to provide leadership and oversight of the entire plant, including managing production for five departments with 100 shift employees. Communicated with production and customer service departments to coordinate workflow, including setting schedules to ensure all goals are achieved. Managed a project team of Departmental Managers and Engineers for the development of the Total Production Maintenance Program, decreasing make-ready times 10% and labor cost 15%. Saved company $57,000 in six months, reduced paper consumption by 95,000 lbs by serving as member of the Kaizen event, implementing 5s J-I-T and Kanban to War-on-Waste project. Previous experience with ADP Graphic Communications include: Press Room Supervisor and Finishing Supervisory.

Education and Professional Development

Certified Lean Six Sigma, Villanova University Certificate in Management Practices, New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies Certificate in Leadership Practices, New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies Certification of Completion, ADP Leadership Academy Certified Technical Trainer, Graphic Arts Technical Foundation