With more than 21 years of experience in line management, operations, sales and marketing and distressed situations, Cooper Crouse provides strong, flexible leadership in a wide range of industries, including:

Aerospace Healthcare Manufacturing and distribution Publishing

Recreation equipment Professional services Telecommunications

Mr. Crouse's broad skills include organizational leadership, financial analysis, operational assessment, performance improvement, profitability improvement, working capital reduction and business development. Mr. Crouse has led the development of new products and services to achieve top-line results and has driven operational improvements to grow profitability and cash flow. In addition, he has led operational assessments to develop new supply-chain strategies and identify high-impact operational improvements. A few noteworthy engagements include:

• Cost reduction initiative for a $4 billion healthcare products company, which yielded a significant return on investment
• Profit improvement and working capital initiatives for a $300 million capital goods manufacturer, generating a net $10 million bottom-line impact
• Receivables management, fill rate improvement and working capital initiatives for a $400 million supplier of avionics equipment, reducing working capital requirements by more than $40 million and generating a bottom-line impact of $6 million

As the chief restructuring officer at a national composite plastics producer, he led the organization through a Chapter 11 filing, negotiated financing with customers in absence of a DIP and managed the sale of two of its companies. These 363 sales generated a 95% recovery for secured lenders and provided unsecured creditors with a substantial settlement. At a worldwide publishing company in Chapter 11, he led the management team in re-establishing normal operations and reviving a business that was effectively shut down.

In a sales and marketing engagement, Mr. Crouse spearheaded the development of new business offerings, products and services that became the foundation for a consulting firm's business. For another client, he facilitated executive sessions to identify new profitable products. This generated alternatives with a revenue impact of $40 million. He also led a helicopter development team that produced a Light Utility Helicopter for a competitive Army contract.

Previously, Mr. Crouse was with George Group Consulting, and prior to that, he served in the U.S. Navy as a ballistic missile submarine officer. He earned his bachelor's degree in ocean engineering with merit from the U.S. Naval Academy and his MBA from Indiana University.