Tom Noteboom
President of Pro Business Enterprise, Inc.
Providing C & I Lenders with Management Assistance to their distressed companies through turn arounds and work outs.
- 8 Years as Finance Officer
- 8 Years in Technology and Medical Sales
- 12 Years in directing Consultancy Operations
- 12 Years Consulting to SMB: Manufacturing, Construction, Other
- Boards and Commission Experience
- Past Quality Manager Certification by the ASQ
Craig Schnoor
Senior Business Coach
Mr. Schnoor is an experienced business manager, owner and consultant. He has worked with over 180 companies throughout the U.S. and Canada. Four of his consulting projects were in the lodging industry. Three were organizational development for improved profitability and operational performance projects in hotels associated with national chains. One involved a feasibility analysis of turning an existing all-inclusive resort into a planned resort community of owned homes and condominiums. He has been successful working with organizations of a wide variety of values, work ethics, and management styles.
Mr. Schnoor has served as COO of three companies. The largest of these was a multi-state company with ten locations, sales of around $80,000,000, and over 160 employees.
He has acquired or started five businesses. Each was developed and eventually sold.
Mr. Schnoor led the efforts in three companies to successfully achieve ISO and TS16949 quality accreditation.
Jerry Wells
Senior Business Coach
Jerry Wells has over 35 years of manufacturing experience and has been President of four manufacturing companies, three of which were turnaround situations.
The Iowa Manufacturing Extension Partnership Group awarded Jerry the Partner of the Year Award in 2003 for his assistance in helping firms improve their operations.
As a Certified Instruction of Lean Manufacturing through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Iowa Manufacturing Extension Partnership (IMEP), he works with companies teaching and implementing Lean principles and techniques in their facilities and organizations. Jerry has delivered hundreds of seminars on Lean Manufacturing Principles and Techniques training over 15,000 participants. Additionally, he works with many companies as a consultant implementing Lean principles and techniques.
Jerry has earned an MBA degree from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio; a BS degree from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona; and an AA degree from North Iowa Area Community College, Mason City, Iowa.
Timm Funk, CPA
Chief Financial Officer of Timm Funk Associates
Timm was raised in Moville, Iowa and is now a resident of Sioux City, Iowa. He was a high school sports referee for 23 years. Timm and his wife, Jean, have two sons and a daughter.
Timm has industry experience in public accounting, auditing, not-for-profit organizations, a large public utility, and a warehousing and transportation company. His roles have included Controller, Executive Director, and Executive Vice President.
Founder of Timm Funk Associates in 2000, Timm has provided CFO services to 11 different companies, performed project work for 5 others, and provided litigation support to local law firms involving 20 different business income loss claims.
Michael Slater
President of VITAL Financial Services
Established VITAL Financial Services, Inc with business partner Tom Noteboom as a resource for banks and Borrowers to help analyze troubled companies, bring resources together to improve performance and restructure loans, allowing companies to either find a new Lender or become better banking clients.
