Why Pilot?
These are a few of our engagements.
Multi-divisional company specializing in the design, production and distribution of sales and marketing support products.
Specific Highlights:
U.S.D.A. Food Processing Company producing protein and oil products for further use in edible foods and the soap industry.
Specific Highlights:
General Responsibilities:
Brought in after abrupt resignation of CEO to restore stability
Collaborate with management to develop and implement plans for the operational infrastructure of systems, processes and personnel designed to accommodate rapid growth objectives.
Specific Highlights:
Company was suffering from declining sales and excessive expenditures. Within 90 days, initial operational strategies reduced revenue loss from $25,000 per week to $1,000 per week.
The following 45 days, implemented strategies brought the company to intermittent profitability with sales regaining lost ground.
Implemented the conversion from E.S.O.P. to private equity group.Privately owned manufacture of furniture for the hospitality and recreational vehicle industry.
Privetly owned manufacturer of Kitchen and Bathroom cabinets.
Privately owned tool & die company with primary products used in the automotive industry
These are a few of our engagements.
Multi-divisional company specializing in the design, production and distribution of sales and marketing support products.
Specific Highlights:
- Conducted comprehensive process and system audit to include payroll, health insurance benefits, human resource procedures and record keeping, and line item audit of balance sheet to recreate chart of accounts.
- Worked with health insurance providers to develop creative ways to provide better coverage for employees at a competitive premium. As a result, a plan implemented with improved employee benefits and resulted in a savings for the company as well.
- Through thorough analysis of managerial staff and administrative positions, specific job descriptions and responsibilities were defined and key personnel realigned based on functional fit. A hierarchal management system was implemented. These efforts resulted in greater individual accountability, eliminated unnecessary positions and identified individual strengths and weaknesses which could be addressed through development or redeployment.
- Identified the need to create divisions or separate companies to segregate the contrasting product and service offerings. Created individual stand alone businesses to serve as profit centers with individual P&Ls. This is allowing for greater understanding of actual challenges and successes of individual products & services.
- Implemented stringent inventory guidelines and reevaluated warehousing needs. As a result of inventory reorganization, leased warehouse space was reduced approximately 10%, which offered a savings of $60,000 per year.
- Standardized cost accounting with multi-level bills of materials
- Introduced routers/process flow
U.S.D.A. Food Processing Company producing protein and oil products for further use in edible foods and the soap industry.
Specific Highlights:
- Performed complete process and system audit to include payroll, health insurance benefits, human resource procedures and record keeping, manufacturing process, and line item audit of balance sheet to recreate chart of accounts.
- Implemented accounting systems to streamline information and installed Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (G.A.A.P.)
- Initiated audit of business insurance policies and premiums to identify over expenditures. Negotiated a new provider and policy that yielded a savings of over $200,000 annually.
- Negotiated health benefit policy changes that resulted in a company premium savings of over 30%.
- Brought previously outsourced accounting & financial services in-house which resulted in company saving of over $35,000/annually.
- Developed new banking relationships that resulted in savings of $48,000/annually
General Responsibilities:
Brought in after abrupt resignation of CEO to restore stability
- Review operational procedures, accounting & bookkeeping practices, then develop and implement strategies to reduce loss & increase sales.
- Collaborate with the Board to establish and accomplish organizational goals and objectives, as well as, strategic plans for the organization.
- Provide leadership to management offering advice, guidance, and direction on business matters, including operational policies and procedures, new business initiatives, and management of existing client relationships.
- Initiate and participate in strategic and tactical brainstorming sessions across all initiatives.
Collaborate with management to develop and implement plans for the operational infrastructure of systems, processes and personnel designed to accommodate rapid growth objectives.
Specific Highlights:
Company was suffering from declining sales and excessive expenditures. Within 90 days, initial operational strategies reduced revenue loss from $25,000 per week to $1,000 per week.
The following 45 days, implemented strategies brought the company to intermittent profitability with sales regaining lost ground.
Implemented the conversion from E.S.O.P. to private equity group.Privately owned manufacture of furniture for the hospitality and recreational vehicle industry.
Privetly owned manufacturer of Kitchen and Bathroom cabinets.
Privately owned tool & die company with primary products used in the automotive industry