Seasoned manufacturing executive specializing in mid sized firms looking to grow in mature industries. Strong operational focus with excellent customer development and relationship skills.

President & CEO @ As President and CEO have grown Advance from a small regional material handling integrator to a national manufacturer of Structural Steel Pallet Rack and Pushback Racking Systems. Advance is a well respected leader in the pallet racking industry with a strong reputation for service, quality, durability and reliability. Under Mr. Krummell's leadership, Advance opened and operates a state of the art structural manufacturing facility in Cedartown Georgia that employs the latest in Lean Manufacturing techniques. Advance is the select vendor for many Fortune 500 firms, including Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble and HEB Grocery. From April 1989 to Present (26 years 9 months) President @ As President of JBI, Mr. Krummell lead a transformation of the manufacturing operations, implementing Lean Manufacturing principals in what had previously been a very traditional, slow moving environment. These trans-formative efforts resulted in labor savings of up to 25% and production lead time reductions from 7-10 days to less than 24 hours. From 2005 to 2008 (3 years)

MBA @ UCLA Anderson School of Management From 1990 to 1992 BS, Industrial and Systems Engineering @ University of Southern California From 1980 to 1984 John Krummell is skilled in: Material Handling, Leadership, Process Improvement, Purchasing, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Sales Operations, Sales, Continuous Improvement, Strategic Planning, Pallet Racking, Logistics, Management, CAD, Engineering