Robert Curtis

Mr. Curtis has 25 years of experience as a Senior Executive in Manufacturing and Distribution Operations. He has managed as Vice President, and Executive Vice President for firms in the consumer product space including cosmetics, skin care, fragrances, accessories, and medical and hospital supplies. He has had P & L responsibility reporting directly to the CEO. He was responsible for functions including Forecasting, Purchasing, Warehousing, Manufacturing, Quality, and Distribution, including international operations for a major cosmetics firm serving both department and specialty stores and mass markets. He has had experience in small privately held firms and in larger public companies.

As a management consultant for 10 years for manufacturing and distribution firms, Mr. Curtis led teams through the process of discovery, analysis, and identification of alternative operations, to provide improvement opportunities to clients. Typical engagements included:

• Process and Operational Analysis
• Creative Solution Development
• Customer Driven Operations Improvement
• Cost Reduction
• Lean Practices
• Materials Handling
• Inventory Planning & Management
• Budgeting/Cost Control
• Control Systems & Technology
• Project Management

His consulting experiences include industries such as Wholesale & Retail Distribution, Publishing, Wallcovering, Carpets, Bedding, Consumer Apparel and Hard-goods, Eyewear, Watches, Jewelry, Pharmaceuticals, HBA and Medical Supplies, Consumer and Industrial Electronics, Automotive Parts, Industrial Supplies & Hardware, and Military Logistics.

Mr. Curtis has a BS degree in Industrial Management from New York University and did graduate work in Industrial Engineering at Stevens Institute.

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