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Longmont, Colorado, United States

Huntersville, North Carolina, United States

Developed and implementing growth strategy to maximize share of wallet with key customers in core markets:- Built and focused a high-performance team- Created a Business Development front-end to amplify & accelerate growth opportunities- Helped optimize Burkert's value creation process

Greater Denver Area

Created technology business with differentiated advanced-manufacturing, product design and development capabilities to serve clean energy, medical / assistive device, aerospace and industrial manufacturing markets.

Led creation and implementation of “protect-and-grow” strategy based on deep understanding of customers’ needs. Organized and empowered diverse and inclusive teams to succeed. Deployed 8020 to eliminate non-core business. Created Lean continuous improvement culture to focus resources, leveraged highly-differentiated technology and services. Accelerated Profitable, Sustainable Growth● Increased profitability 700 basis points.● Increased global share in core market, creating strong and stable foundation for growth.● Captured majority share in adjacent market.● Exceeded 2018 overall sales growth target by 60% when core market was flat.● Established high-probability opportunity funnel to drive sustainable ongoing growth.● Achieved top EVA score among peer businesses. Established and Sustained World Class Customer Engagement and Satisfaction● Increased on-time delivery (to customer request) from 65% to sustained 99% for “80” customers.● Doubled Customer Satisfaction in 2018.● Received Supplier of Year Award from top strategic customer. Built, Organized and Developed multiple A-level Executive Teams● Mentored five high-potential IDEX employees.● Improved Employee Engagement 6 points in 2018. Recognition of Teams’ Successes● Received IDEX Core Values Award and IDEX Team Excellence Award (one each awarded per year).● Led training sessions with operations partner at IDEX Global Leadership Conference for customer-focused Lean daily management.● Instructed talent development with HR partner in IDEX leadership training program.● Highlighted at IDEX Global Leadership Conference for team/talent development.

Appointed by the President to partner with the top customers to establish and improve business partnerships, and develop and demonstrate our value proposition while achieving their expectations and interest to grow the business. • Established strong and trusting relationships with strategic customers.• Established the company’s position as the primary solution provider to the customers’ critical needs.

Divested non-core product line and reorganized and focused engineering and marketing teams to grow core. Established product road map to get ahead of customers’ needs and maximize value and profitability. • Increased profitability 1000 basis points.• Received the highly respected and prestigious IDEX President’s Award.

Led team and personally engaged target customers to develop and launch highly-differentiated new product line. Established the strategy, product road map and gained a stronger foot-print into a new market segment.

Developed and launched product and process improvements for competitive differentiation and margin improvement.

Developed product designs and manufacturing processes in start-up environment for implantable devices for people suffering from debilitating medical impairments. Awarded five patents.

Designed software, components and fixtures for various aircraft wheel and brake test configurations. Performed experimental vibration and modal analysis studies. Carried out numerical thermal expansion studies, provided technical support.

Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Created graphical design software, SphinxPC, and utilized the software to design & built assistive devices for Quadriplegics’.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering, Graduated Magna Cum Laude

4 Year Member of NCAA Football Team,