Ron is a pricing and marketing expert, helping Clients increase margins and volume by using a variety of tools. A general management professional with over 30 years of business experience, he has held various senior management positions with P & L responsibility and is recognized for having strong leadership skills and analytical ability. Areas of expertise include marketing/sales, business development, strategic planning and operations improvement. 

His corporate career was primarily in the rubber industry with BF Goodrich and successor organizations including Tire Centers Inc. and Michelin. His responsibilities spanned a wide range of functional areas from finance to marketing communications, sales, purchasing and ultimately business unit general management.  

Ron has advised a range of Clients from the middle market to the Fortune 500 on a broad range of assignments including process and operation improvement as well as turnaround situations. Beyond the rubber industry, he has experience in the chemical, pharmaceutical, distribution and custom chip fabrication industries.   Ron holds BS degrees in Administration, Management Science and Economics and an MS in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.   He is also a certified Six Sigma black belt.  

Shamim (Sam) Ahmad, MS in Polymer Science 

Sam provides consulting services related to manufacturing, planning and procurement. He has a special set of skills and experiences to share with Clients related to rubber, plastics and chemicals. He was Manager of Materials for Michelin North America where he led a effort that reduced production costs by over $100 million in 6 years.  That project included directing 11 teams across the continent to identify and execute on cost reduction opportunities in production, sourcing, design and process technology.  Also with Michelin and Uniroyal-Goodrich, he served variously as Manager, Quality and Technology, and Senior Director of Materials and Product Development.  Sam holds a Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering, an MS in Polymer Science and an Executive MBA. 

Brad Eldridge, CPA/ABV, ASA, CIRA, MBA, CFFA 

A 1976 graduate of Cornell University, Brad Eldridge subsequently received an MBA from Carnegie-Mellon University.  While attending Carnegie-Mellon, he was the recipient of the alumni fellowship in economics.  He holds a Certificate of Accounting from Northwestern University which he received in 1978.  

Prior to affiliating with Red Hawk Associates, Brad was the managing partner of the local office of a regional accounting firm as well as lead partner for consulting, valuations and litigation support for another regional firm.  His experience also includes time spent with Arthur Young (now Ernst & Young) as well as with two large multinational oil companies. He has a strong background in real estate, not-for-profit organizations, mergers and acquisitions, leading refinancings for privately held companies including manufacturers, retailers, insurance, oil and gas and construction companies and business valuation and support. 

Brad is a member of the Ohio Society and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the American Society of Appraisers, the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors and has served on numerous boards of community organizations including BalletMet, Junior Achievement of Columbus, Children’s Hospital, Ohio Statewide Development Corporation, and the Columbus Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council. He has also served as a member of the Operations Improvement Task Force of the State of Ohio, the Committee to Select Tax Commissioners for the State of Ohio and the Governor’s Export Credit Committee.    

Marty Cohen, H & M Management  

Marty has been an active leader in the real estate investment property ownership and management fields in Northeast Ohio for 30 years.  He is the managing partner of H & M Management and is the sole owner of Capital Mortgage, and Smart Realty L.L.C.  At the peak of his career, he was the general partner/owner of nine apartment communities totaling 1200 apartment units, a half dozen retail shopping plazas, a 400 space parking garage, and a 71,000 square foot industrial building.  In addition, Marty had been involved and invested in commercial properties in Florida, Texas and California and the rehabbing or construction of single family homes in the Cuyahoga County area.   He had served as a consultant to Broadview Savings and Loan (1983-1986) advising and assisting the institution with a $300,000,000 loan and development portfolio in Florida.  In 1994, Marty served as President of the Northeast Ohio Apartment Association. 

Marty earned his B.S. at Carnegie Mellon University (1975) and his M. B. A. at Case Western Reserve University (1977).  While earning his graduate degree, Mr. Cohen taught the introductory classes of Finance and Banking at the Graduate School at Case Western Reserve.  After graduating, Mr. Cohen continued teaching part time at Case Western Reserve until 1984.  He started his professional career as an Assistant Vice President in the Internal Financial Reporting department at Cleveland Trust, (laterAmeritrust and now Key Bank) in 1977-1980.  Upon leaving the bank, he has devoted his energies to his own businesses. 

William Sinn, Sinn & Company

William Wai-Chung Sinn, president of Sinn & Company, was born in Hong Kong. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin, and a masters degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan. He also holds an MBA in finance & management from Eastern Michigan University. His firm helps U.S. companies develop successful business strategies involving China as a purchasing source, a manufacturing base and a marketing destination.
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