Gary Bender

I was honored to write the foreword on the book that presents the best practices to significantly reduce the total healthcare expenses for companies. Instead of forcing expenses to the employees as an action, this book explains how to reduce the overall expenses including reducing the unpopular high deductible programs to the historic levels of deductibles that employees can afford. I was asked to write the foreword because my firm benefited from some of these best practices last year and so… Show more

I was honored to write the foreword on the book that presents the best practices to significantly reduce the total healthcare expenses for companies. Instead of forcing expenses to the employees as an action, this book explains how to reduce the overall expenses including reducing the unpopular high deductible programs to the historic levels of deductibles that employees can afford. I was asked to write the foreword because my firm benefited from some of these best practices last year and so have all of the firms in the CFO Forum group who engaged with the SME. Show less

Recognized for export success. Nominated by MRC and SBDC

First recipient of Missouri Works award for workforce development and expansion performance in Missouri. Very significant award with very low cost financing component, assistance in recruitment and staffing

Statewide recognition of success in workforce development primarily in area of technical education and development of best practices and driving best practices through community.

Partnered with LVWIB,votech schools, community colleges,universities, school boards, tech schools and military veterans groups.

Award had not been given in six years.

Proficient in access to funding for new hire training, tax credits and funding for ongoing training.
Passionate about helping… Show more

Statewide recognition of success in workforce development primarily in area of technical education and development of best practices and driving best practices through community.

Partnered with LVWIB,votech schools, community colleges,universities, school boards, tech schools and military veterans groups.

Award had not been given in six years.

Proficient in access to funding for new hire training, tax credits and funding for ongoing training.
Passionate about helping returning veterans. Show less

Nominated by World Trade Club and Ex Im Bank for development of world class export program including export license and compliance processes as exemplified by recent export of an insulin plant to UAE in 2010. Complex licensing, financing, logistics and installation elements to the project requiring complex agreements, letters of credit and Ex Im Bank participation.

Re engineering of corporate wide budgeting and planning process was recognized as the best process improvement project in 1990.

Best application of optimization applications (linear programming optimization of global supply chain) for 1978. I led the team of internal and external resources in the development and ongoing application of resource optimization, capacity planning and cost minimization across multiple, integrated production sites and third parties.