NEIL E. LEARY

Neil's strengths include general management, sales and marketing management, and strategic and business planning. Neil has a particularly strong background in the apparel industry where he has worked as a Senior Vice President and, in a consulting role, as a crisis manager.

Neil has a BA in Accounting/Management as well as over thirty-five years of diversified sales and general management experience, both as a consultant and as a full P & L line manager. He has a proven track record of recognizing opportunities, defining problems, developing action plans and implementing them in an organized, disciplined manner in high service environments, across a wide range of industries.

Neil's depth of experience in over 100 assignments includes:

$60 million leading marketer/manufacturer of tuxedos: who was deeply in a loss position because of inefficient manufacturing, poor financial controls and a significant debt from "going private" in a leveraged buyout. Worked with management on operational and financial issues and ended the consulting assignment with a plan for restored profitability. Management failed to execute the plan. Returned several months later at the request of the bondholders as the interim CEO and ran the company for 72 months to the fiscal year-end, producing a 12-½ % operating profit for the entire year.

$70 million construction company: designer and manufacturer of a patented earth retention system seen nationally as bridge supports and retaining walls along major highways. Company lost money when technical studies and support services no longer produced the expected profitable product sale and installation. Patents had expired and the company had not adapted to new competition in a commodity type marketplace. Restructured the company's sales and operational approaches, and scaled their staffing and expenses accordingly, which led to a restoration of profitability and a new marketplace vitality.

$125 million private label juice manufacturer: who was in a loss position due to fluctuating commodity prices for raw materials and intense competition in the marketplace. Conducted a complete overview of the Company's operations. Changed the focus from sales to profits, consolidated diverse operations into two local locations, and, after a detailed sales analysis, convinced management to raise prices by 10%. The Company went from a $500,000 loss to a $4 million profit within two years.

Neil's extensive experience includes the following industry segments:

Bridal gown manufacturing	Tuxedo manufacturing	Children's wear manufacturing	Hosiery/Accessory manufacturing	Overcoats/Outerwear manufacturing
Juice and jelly manufacturing	Office supply products manufacturing	Pre-cast concrete design and manufacturing	Beef and poultry processing	Pet food manufacturing
Paper products distribution	Paper printing & check writing systems development	Computer systems sales and marketing