An expert in Lean Enterprise practices, Rob Carringer has consulted with more than 200 companies throughout North America and Europe over the last 20 years. He has helped numerous companies improve operations, grow revenue, drive EBITDA and enhance working capital productivity in various industries, including:

Distribution Manufacturing

Retail Telecommunications

Some of his roles and accomplishments include:

• Advised a bio-diesel and ethanol business through its involuntary bankruptcy proceedings, including $75 million of debt restructuring
• Operated a chain of 135 convenience stores with $60 million in secured debt, where he filed for Chapter 11 proceedings and successfully sold operations through a 363 auction
• Advised a $100 million cellular telephone provider through a refinancing of its senior and sub debt
• Advised a 37-store retailer of office supply products through store and organization rightsizing, product line pruning and a real estate analysis that culminated in a Chapter 11 proceeding and a 363 sale that reduced lease liability by $1.8 million
• Advised a $325 million LTL trucking company through a liquidity crisis and debt renegotiation
• Interim CFO/chief restructuring officer (CRO) of a $105 million consumer products company with 300 employees and operations in three states
• CRO/COO of a $100 million manufacturer of store fixtures, where he restructured operations, removing $12 million in annual fixed costs
• CEO and board member of a $100 million integration services business serving the telecommunications and medical equipment markets
• Chapter 11 trustee for an e-mail marketing company, where he conducted the sale process, which resulted in a transaction for eight times the initial offer
• Managed the analysis, bankruptcy preparation and DIP financing for a public $135 million pharmacy chain
• Evaluated strategy, cash flow, debt restructuring and operations cost reduction for a $110 million international specialty alloy manufacturer

Prior to CRG, Mr. Carringer held leadership roles in a 100-person firm focused on Lean Enterprise consulting with GE, Stanley Works, Honeywell, Bell+Howell, Digital Microwave, Olin, Marion Merrill Dow and Halliburton. He was a Captain in the U.S. Air Force Manufacturing Technology program where he led the development of technology for international data exchange standards.

Mr. Carringer holds his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. He is a Certified Manufacturing Engineer and holds a certified Turnaround Professional designation from the Turnaround Management Association.