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Ted Fick: Government Agency Leadership

Ted Fick was initially recruited by the Port of Seattle with the tasks of delivering pricate-sector business expertise, driving job creation, forwarding environmental stewardship, and scaling operations to an underperforming, $600 million government agency. Under his watch, Port of Seattle experienced its highest profitability ever, making more than $260 million in net income on $600 million in revenue in 2016.

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Ted Fick: Work History at Paccar

As professional at Paccar, Inc. from 1983 to 2000, Ted Fick advanced through positions of increasing challenge and complexity on a fast-track leadership program. During his tenure, Fick became one of only five Paccar employees in company history to attend and complete the company-sponsored MS Management program at Stanford University. He left Paccar in 2000 as Kenworth Director of Sales Strategy.

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Ted Fick: Former Tire Manufacturer VP

Ted Fick enjoyed success as VP of the Commercial Tire Systems department at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company from 2001 to 2003. Fick, who was recruited by Goodyear to turnaround the $1.7 billion business unit, oversaw a $65 million improvement in profit—as well as a 20% increase in the division’s OEM market share (truck, bus, trailer and RV OEMs).

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Ted Fick: The Success of Tripac

Long before joining LTA Manufacturing as CEO, Ted Fick served as President at Thermo King Corporation—a multimillion division of the Bloomington, Minnesota-based Ingersoll Rand. In this position, he led the development and launch of the highly-successful Tripac auxiliary power unit—an item that delivered more than $92 million in first-year sales alone. Fick also implemented a Lean cost-reduction strategy that reduced inventory costs by $22 million.

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Ted Fick: Unlocking Value

Ted Fick is a customer-centric senior executive with the proven ability to identify and seize on opportunities for driving dramatic growth, high performance and operational excellence. An accomplished CEO, Fick is sought out by high-profile organizations for his extensive leadership skillset—including proven capabilities in strategic planning, manufacturing operations, sales and marketing, revenue and profit optimization and productivity improvement.

Ted Fick serves as CEO at LTA Manufacturing. Previously, he served as COO at Norca Engineered Products.

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Ted Fick: The JS Robinson Homebuying Experience

Ted Fick recently accepted a new position with LTA Manufacturing—a role that would not only present exciting new challenges and opportunity, but would also require Fick’s relocation to an all-new area.

A resident and professional of the Greater Seattle Area, Ted Fick was now in need of a new place to live—a new home located in the relatively unfamiliar confines of the Kansas City suburbs.

The JS Robinson Homebuying Experience

Upon accepting the position of LTA Manufacturing CEO, Ted Fick turned to local real professional Susan Palmer, who shortly thereafter connected Fick with the customer-focused home building experts at JS Robinson Fine Homes.

After taking the time to understand Fick’s unique home buying needs, JS Robinson went to work to find the perfect match—a Shawnee-based Ridgestone Meadows a craftsman-style home that delivered the open floor plan and comfortable environment Fick has been searching for.

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Ted Fick: Brief Tenure at CPI

Between 2007 and 2008, Ted Fick served as President and CEO at CPI Card Group, Inc.—a Littleton, Colorado credit, debit and gift card manufacturer. Fick was recruited to this role to drive company expansion and reposition the firm for prospective public offering. During his brief but successful tenure, CPI Card Group experienced an increase in EBITDA from $16 million annually to $33 million annually.

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Ted Fick: Optimizing Operations at Port of Seattle

Ted Fick was recruited to lead the turnaround and improvement of Port of Seattle in 2014. As Port CEO, Fick scaled operations, forwarded environmental stewardship, drove job creation and delivered the private-sector business expertise needed to produce the highest profitability in the organization’s 105-year history. 

Ted Fick was responsible for overseeing this $600 million government agency from 2014 to 2017.

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Ted Fick: Turnaround Experience

Ted Fick is a senior executive with an extensive track record for turning around underperforming operations. Fick has designed and executed successful turnarounds at such organizations as the Polar Corporation, Thermo King, Goodyear Tire and the Port of Seattle. Ted Fick knows how to identify and capitalize on opportunities for growth, improvement, and innovation quickly.  He now serves as the CEO at LTA Manufacturing.

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Ted Fick: Driving Innovation

Ted Fick is proud of what he accomplished as President of Thermo King Corporation (2004-2007)—particularly regarding the development and launch of th4e industry-changing Tripac auxiliary power unit.

Once introduced to the market, the Tripac unit delivered an impressive $92 million in first-year sales alone—and garnered Ted Fick the Chairman’s Award for new product innovation in the process. Today, Tripac continues to flourish as the industry standard.

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Ted Fick: Achievements as Goodyear Vice President

Ted Fick obtained invaluable leadership experience—and oversaw a significant improvement in profitability—during his two-year tenure with Goodyear Tire & Rubber. As Vice President of the company’s Commercial Tire Systems division, Ted Fick successfully executed a turnaround from $20 million in annual losses to $45 million in profit, as well as a 20 percent increase in the division’s OEM market share.

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Ted Fick: Experience in Truck Manufacturing

Ted Fick worked in the truck manufacturing industry for nearly 20 years. Much of his earliest and most significant experience in truck manufacturing came as an employee of Paccar Inc., where he enjoyed positions of progressive responsibility and importance throughout his 17-year tenure. 

Initially in sales and marketing with the firm, Fick worked his way up the position of Kenworth Director of Sales Strategy by the year 1999.

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Ted Fick: Key Skills

Ted Fick is an accomplished executive, business leader and driver of multimillion-dollar transformations. Previously the CEO at Port of Seattle, Fick was responsible for delivering the highest rate of profitability in the public organization’s century-long history—as well as for spearheading a $2 billion improvement project at SeaTac International Airport. Ted Fick is proven in profit optimization, strategic planning and new product development.

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Ted Fick: Newest Professional Role

Ted Fick is proud to have recently accepted the role of CEO with the truck accessories manufacturer LTA Manufacturing. LTA (Light Truck Accessories) specializes in the marketing and manufacturing of both recreational and commercial-grade fiberglass truck covers and cargo management solutions—those designed for anything from pickup trucks and vans to utility bodies. LTA brands include LoadMaster, Ranch Fiberglass, ATC Truck Covers and Jason Truck Caps.

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Ted Fick: Turnaround Execution

Ted Fick completed a four-year contract as President and CEO of Polar Corporation in 2013. During his tenure with the firm, Fick designed and successfully executed the strategic plan responsible for turning around three underperforming divisions of Polar Corporation—in addition to repositioning the company for sale. Ted Fick managed a $25 million increase in EBITDA in his four years at polar.

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Ted Fick: Newest Professional Role

Ted Fick is proud to have recently accepted the role of CEO with the truck accessories manufacturer LTA Manufacturing. LTA (Light Truck Accessories) specializes in the marketing and manufacturing of both recreational and commercial-grade fiberglass truck covers and cargo management solutions—those designed for anything from pickup trucks and vans to utility bodies. LTA brands include LoadMaster, Ranch Fiberglass, ATC Truck Covers and Jason Truck Caps.

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