Our Team

GARY TEUBER

Gary Teuber attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, graduating with a BS in Management in 1974. After performing several leading sales executive roles with The 3M Company and Agfa Corporation, Gary founded RT Associates, Inc. a well-known printing and multi-channel marketing company.

During his 26-year tenure, Gary reinvented the company through five major technology cycles and six major expansions, while maintaining growth and profitability during each year in business.

As CEO of the company, Gary handled many roles and responsibilities including finance, operations, IT, major account management, human resources, and strategic planning, logistics and facilities management.

Being a creative systems thinker, Gary developed a low cost, efficient, ERP application, which was used to run the entire business.

Gary built most departments and processes from the ground up, creating one of nation’s most respected and widely known companies of its type. Gary’s strength is to take a systems approach to building business processes that are scalable and repeatable. His careful attention to details, customer and people skills, technical background, and passion to drive financial results make Gary uniquely qualified to lead privately held businesses.

Gary successfully completed the sale of the company to his business partner in 2008.

C.J. RITTERBUSCH

C.J. Ritterbusch held various senior management roles and was a minority shareholder at a leading business services provider to Fortune 1000 corporations. His leadership was integral in growing revenue from $4 million to $20 million. His major accomplishments include implementing a just-in-time production process, overseeing the implementation of a $2 million e-commerce system and winning national, multi-million dollar contracts with over ten Fortune 1000 clients. As Vice President of the Corporate Sales division, C.J. had full P&L responsibility and successfully increased sales by 50% over four years. On two occasions over his 12-year career at his last firm, C.J. successfully led the sale of the company to private equity firms.

C.J.'s prior business experience include a finance role at the commercial leasing division of Citigroup and as a consultant in the Corporate Finance and Valuations practice of KPMG’s Chicago office. This experience coupled with his hands-on management style, provides him with a unique set of skills tailored to leading a lower middle market business through hands-on management.

C.J. is currently on the Board of Directors for the American Club Association, leading professional networking organization. C.J. previously served as Treasurer of the Willow Glen Homeowner’s Association and as Chairperson for the Our Lady of the Wayside management council. C.J. holds a B.B.A. degree in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.

BOB GENC

Bob Genc is a hands-on manufacturing executive who applies strategic insight to lead success through developing cohesive management teams, while working with new and existing technologies. As the Founder of multiple businesses, he has applied ideas and concepts beyond the realm of conventional practices to develop new products, improve efficiency, reduce cost and increase margins. Bob’s expertise is working with new company startups, revitalizing current companies and creating equity opportunities.

After his distinguished military service, he became a Project Engineer, laying the foundation for process innovation and creative contributions in his following roles. Bob has been awarded two US patents.

As President of Technikraft Inc, he invented a manufacturing process and design later incorporated into Gibson Guitars. In other roles, Bob implemented automation concepts, developed Quality Assurance standards, and developed new products with diverse technologies.

Working with a PE group, as President of a distressed manufacturer of Boats, he transformed the business into a profitable retail and service operation.

Bob started a unique printing operation, building the company through evolving technologies. They produced multifaceted projects with overnight service, catering to accounts such as Chicagoland’s largest home builders, Apple Vacations and McDonald’s.

Bob participated in developing the processes, equipment and opening of a facility (under budget and early) to manufacture Wilson’s Tennis and Racquet Balls.

He started Dallas Ozone Technology, introducing Ozone for antimicrobial treatment in the food processing industry. Bob developed innovative marketing techniques leading to live demonstrations for companies like ConAgra, Kraft and Saputo Cheese.

TIM KNAUS

Tim Knaus attended the U.S. Air Force Academy from 1968-1970. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School with a BS in 1973 and received his MBA from Drexel University in 1978.

Tim started his career after the Air Force in commercial banking. Following completion of his MBA, Tim joined Container Corporation of America as a manufacturing Plant Controller. After a series of promotions and a relocation to Chicago, Tim became Division Controller and then Assistant Treasurer. While there, his attention turned to bank relations, debt issues, cash flow and equipment lease opportunities.

Tim returned to operations after six years at corporate headquarters and led his first manufacturing business unit with P&L responsibility. He focused on broadening the sales base, finding new markets and integrating the operation into a new parent company, Smurfit Group. After six years of running his business for cash flow, Tim marketed and sold this no-longer-strategic business for Smurfit.

Tim led Inplex Custom Extruders, LLC from 2000 to 2008 as President and CEO. Under his leadership, this private equity owned company paid off its acquisition debt in four years and achieved ISO 9001:2000 quality registration. Tim transitioned this business to Internet lead acquisition and brand promotion. With his guidance the shareholders of Inplex earned a 25 percent pre-tax return on net assets and made a profit in every year. Tim had the good fortune early in his career to be challenged with a significant strategic thinking assignment for Avery Dennison. This enabled him to move cross-functionally to Director of Marketing and Engineering and to develop depth in strategic selling of technically laden products.

MATT PRAZENKA

Matt Prazenka has been described as: “One of the most respected professionals in the service industry. Matt’s history is one of innovation and out-of-the-box thinking, combined with an attention to detail and management by the numbers.”

With more than 20 years of leadership experience in organizations that provide business-to-business and business-to-consumer services and products, Matt touched all aspects of the company by influencing sales, marketing, finance, accounting, policies, and processes.

Matt has served in many roles in the service industry. In his role as a CFO and VP of Operations, he was strategic in growing the company from 8 to over 24 million dollars in revenue over a seven-year period while increasing EPS from 12 to 41 cents. He was instrumental in implementing and financing a multimillion-dollar ESOP and subsequently managing the debt and saving hundreds of thousands of dollars with renegotiations.

Matt’s focus on the details facilitated the attainment of broader objectives. He implemented Lean processes and Quality Management practices that resulted in reduced overhead, increased efficiencies and double-digit percentage increases in revenue per person.

Recently he served as “VP of Services” for an alternative energy company in Houston Texas, rooting three new HVAC operations in two states while creating products and services that complemented the solar and wind power installations.

Matt shares his insight and ideas with the industry through writing on web forums and speaking at conferences. He is known nationally for his contributions and collaboration with best practice groups and industry associations.