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United States

I help U.S. companies solve manufacturing and supply chain issues by opening up their supply chain to our Asia-based manufacturing resources. We encounter companies that are struggling with one or more of the following issues:1) Struggling with capacity in their manufacturing environment due to reduced labor availability2) Constrained in production.

I serve on the Wright State University Foundation Board which has fiduciary responsibility for managing monies gifted to Wright State University through university development efforts and endowments to maximize returns on those gifts and ensure those monies end up supporting the intended causes of the donors. I served on the Governance Committee since the.

Miamisburg, OH, US

Aeroseal is a venture-backed cleantech company increasing building efficiency by reducing energy losses from air leaks in the duct systems and building envelopes. Aeroseal uses their patented technology to aerosolize and distribute sealant which effectively solves leakage problems. Aeroseal manufactures and sells the equipment and licenses the technology.

Dayton, OH, US

Served as a consultant to lead this small pharmaceutical device developer through a sales and marketing strategy pivot as the company emerged from a period of solution development to focus on commercialization efforts for its small liquid compounding solution. Raised a second round of funding and used the capital to complete supply chain investments to.

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During my tenure at Stillwater as CEO we accomplished the following achievements:* Refreshed the Mission, Vision, and Values of the company and communicated them regularly* Installed annual financial planning process and made other changes to transition family business to PE-owned structure and processes* Created strategic plan & identified key constraints.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

• Performing due diligence as a 3rd party consultant and experienced senior executive on behalf of Brixey & Meyer Capital, who are looking at a prospect company as a potential acquisition target for their investment fund.
• Interviewing and assessing target company’s senior leadership
• Reviewing/analyzing financial and sales data for insights into the health of the business
• Observing key business processes and operations to enhance understanding
• Identifying key opportunities and risks
• Assessing areas of strength and needs for improvement in the business

• After a short introductory consulting period I accepted the role of President of Boost Technologies, LLC, parent company to Shumsky (Promotional products & marketing services), Boost Rewards (Employee engagement.
• Led a facilitated strategy seminar to revise and clarify company strategy and fine-tune our basis for competition across our Shumsky and Boost Rewards business units.
• Led team through authoring of credible financial plans for each of the four divisions, eliciting participation from corporate departmental leaders (throughout the shared services company model) as well as from sales.
• Inspired development and delivery of comprehensive sales training for the sales associates of three of the four divisions, boosting sales and enhancing associate satisfaction.
• Worked with operational leadership to drive the clean-up and in some cases shutdown of aging customer e-store programs to ensure all offerings, pricing and inventory positions made sense for mutually beneficial on-line.
• Led associate team through comprehensive clean-ups and remodeling projects of our headquarters to enhance associate pride of ownership and our ability to execute.

West Hartford, CT, US

As a result of the April 2014 acquisition of Lastar by Legrand, both the Quiktron and the C2G Brands of Lastar have been incorporated into the Data Communications Division of Legrand in North America (this division also includes Ortronics, Ortronics International, and Electrorack). The VP & GM position continues P&L responsibility for the C2G portion of.

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• Officially succeeded Founder CEO Mike Shane as Chief Executive as Mike moved into the role of Chairman of the Board and relinquished any remaining day-to-day leadership and began to function solely as a board member.
• Drove process to market Lastar through investment bankers to potential strategic buyers with two-year process culminating in sale of Lastar to Legrand in April 2014 at peak of market value.
• Served as executive sponsor and sales driver of initiative to expand our Dell business ending in our Dell Global Category Champion Partnership which became a $2M/month revenue stream.
• Implemented the BCG Model for analyzing our divisional portfolio to fine-tune investments and exit several businesses that were our poorest performers or showed the least potential.
• Drove project to re-brand Cables To Go to C2G to update our image reflecting our shifting focus away from cable-based products into other non-cable electronic signal delivery solutions.

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• The role of President marked my first operating responsibilities as I accepted sales & mkt as well as operational responsibility for our new Quiktron division. This was the beginning of a multi-year addition of non-S&M.
• Assumed P&L responsibility and led integration of Quiktron into Lastar beginning eight year run of growth in our newest division from $8M to $49M in sales revenue.
• Drove global expansion program with market entry initiatives into Europe via new EMEA HQ in England and expanded sales and marketing push into Canada.
• Developed concept and inspired execution of National Accounts Field Sales and Co-op Mkt programs which were the 2nd largest growth driver in the businesses over our last 8 years.
• Sponsored training and implementation of Action Selling as sales methodology across Cables To Go and Quiktron sales teams.
• Drove progress on achieving EDI-based electronic integration of our business system to downstream distributors and resellers as key competitive advantage and facilitator of national accounts growth.

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• Senior Executive responsible for strategic sales and marketing direction of our multi-divisional corporation which provides cable and connectivity solutions for computer and datacomm applications under the Cables To Go.
• Authored company’s first multi-year strategic plan in 2006.
• Performed sales and marketing due diligence project on potential Quiktron acquisition and related synergies of strategic entry into industrial/electrical distribution.
• Assumed complete P&L responsibility for Cables To Go business unit.
• Contributed to selection and implementation of SAP as company’s new ERP system.

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VP of Sales & Marketing 1999-2003Director of Marketing 1996-1999Product Manager 1995-1996OEM Sales Manager 1994-1995OEM Sales 1993-1994Sales Account Manager 1989-1991Customer Service Agent 1988-1989

Participated in 10X CEO Peer Board Organization that helped CEOs and Senior Executives establish greater accountability and access to advisory support through a peer model. Each quarter a team of 6-8 carefully matched high-performing CEOs convened for two days to help and support one another in their time focus and accelerated implementation of their.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication & Sociology

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