John Calhoon

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Aug 1986 - Dec 1992

  Captain

  Aviator, F-111 Weapon System Officer

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  Avery Dennison Corporation

  Jul 1995 - Jul 1998

  Senior Financial Analyst

  • Performed business planning and financial planning analysis in support of multiple international business units. Promoted twice to positions of increasing responsibility.

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  Accuride - AKW L.P.

  Jul 1998 - Apr 2001

  • Led the Continuous Improvement Team, implementing operational changes with savings of $1.9 million.• Managed $20 million project which increased Erie Forge plant capacity by 50%.• Managed maintenance and plant engineering for the Erie plant. Supervised team across three shifts. Financial Planning and Analysis reporting to CFO and supporting executive team.

  • Manager of Operations Planning

    May 1999 - Apr 2001

  • Financial Analyst

    Jul 1998 - May 1999
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  GAF Materials Corporation

  Apr 2001 - Dec 2008

  • Reported to CMO. Led marketing efforts for $450 million commercial roofing business. Responsible for business strategy and marketing plan development in support of ten commercial roofing product lines. • Reported to SVP Sales. Responsible for operating income attainment for three regions. Total 2005 sales of $690 million and operating income of $65 million. Reported to SVP Manufacturing. Responsible for providing financial insight to the manufacturing group and for managing, planning, forecasting and execution of $60 million annual capital plan.

  • Executive Director of Marketing

    Nov 2005 - Dec 2008

  • Business Director - Roofing Systems

    Oct 2003 - Nov 2005

  • Manufacturing Planning Manager

    Apr 2001 - Oct 2003
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  Bradco Supply Corp

  Apr 2009 - Sept 2010

  Director, Planning

  • Introduced Financial Planning and Analysis role to Bradco. Supported executive team, board of directors and private equity ownership team.• Developed the Branch Sales Plan (BSP) process: a data-driven methodology used to facilitate aggressive sales and margin growth. Led BSP sessions in nine metropolitan areas covering 42 branches. Identified target growth goal of $150 million.

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  Principia

  Sept 2010 - Oct 2013

  Director of Business Development - Exteriors & Distribution

  • Led business development efforts targeting exterior building materials manufacturers and distribution.• Led and participated in strategy consulting and market research projects for leading distributors and manufacturers across the exterior building materials industry.

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  ABC Supply

  Oct 2013 - May 2016

  Assistant Branch Manager / Sales

  • Assisted branch manager in day-to-day operations, improved forecasting to meet customer demand through better, more accurate purchasing, leading to increased roofing sales.• Managed branch’s two largest accounts. Responsible for increasing sales for top account from $400k in 2014 to $650 in 2015. Second key account grew from $55k in 2014 to more than $450k in 2015.

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  Nations Roof New York

  May 2016 - Jul 2020

  Service Director

  • General Manager for Nations Roof’s service business in metropolitan New York. Full P&L responsibility.• Led turnaround of the service business: doubled sales to $3 million in first full year and returned business to profitability.• Drove financial planning, analysis, forecasting and reporting for the business unit.

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  GAF

  Nov 2021 - Sept 2024

  Senior Product Manager, Commercial Roofing
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  Avery Dennison

  Jan 2025 - now

  Business Development Manager: Performance Tapes, North America