Paul Grzebielucha- Bio
Vice President of Operations- Golden Lighting- Business Turnaround Specialist
Paul Grzebielucha is currently the Vice President of Operations of Golden Lighting. Golden Lighting is Located in Tallahassee, Florida and sells Residential Lighting products throughout North America. Paul is a skilled executive and turnaround specialist with more than 30 years of global experience and helping companies become “best in class” in the markets they serve. He has worked in 13 business units with a record of success in 12 of the 13 businesses. He states “I learned as much or more in the one failure and I am blessed to have gone through that experience”.
Professional Summary
Key areas of expertise include creating a shared vision- Building organizational skill base- Develop a winning culture- Engaging and motivating team members- Institutionalizing the process of continuous improvement- Determining and implementing best practices, through benchmarking- Getting business results through focused efforts - Setting a leadership style that is contagiously followed- Forming total business alliances throughout the supply chain from suppliers to customers.
Key business turnarounds include DuPont Tedlar Film, Remington Arms, DuPont Paint Business, DuPont Powder Coatings, NeoMedia Micro Paint with a significant improvement in current company, Golden Lighting.
Experience includes large, mid-size, small and startup companies in the Chemicals, Film, Parts, Service, Electronics, Consumer Products and Lighting industries.
Key Business Skills and Positions in:
Operations Supply Chain Engineering Quality Financial Business Team- COO / CEO Sales Marketing Strategy Board of Directors Business Development
Education
Mechanical Engineering- SUNY- Buffalo, NY Six Sigma – Green Belt QS9000- International Business Practices (University of Tennessee)-Marketing Management (University of Michigan)- Continuous Improvement (Joiner)- Integrated World Class Technologies (DuPont)- Constraint Management (Goldratt Institute)–JIT Training (Ken Wantuck)- Management Training Program (DuPont)- Media Training (DuPont)- R.A.I.D Substance Abuse- Business Resource Planning
Speaker at Key Industry Events and Trainer in Leadership Development Skills
Civic
Teacher- Youth Ministries / Volunteer “Service Saturdays” / Volunteer- Migrant Farm Workers Service / Former Director & Current Volunteer Underprivileged Christmas Programs