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San Diego, California, US

As a Vistage Chair and Executive Coach, I work with CEOs, business owners, senior executives, and emerging leaders to enhance both their professional and personal growth. Vistage Worldwide, the largest executive coaching organization with over 45,000 members, empowers leaders of small to midsize enterprises through confidential peer advisory groups. This.

Launched a new business designing and sourcing unique gift products for the home décor and corporate gift markets. Now available at over 200 locations around the USA. - Invented and patented the product.- Created social media profiles and launched advertising campaigns on social media, Google, and television.- Sourced overseas manufacturing to achieve the.

Franklin, Tennessee, US

Chief Executive of a manufacturer of highly-engineered industrial products with operations in four states.- Returned the company to profitability in my first year.- Grew revenue from $18 M to $38 M in three years.- Recruited, developed, and retained a highly cohesive team centered on the corporate mission.- Achieved outstanding revenue and profit growth by.

Kenwick, Western Australia, AU

Led all North American business activities of an industrial equipment manufacturer. Developed and executed the strategic business plan, created, and managed the budget, and oversaw daily activities. Led the direct sales team as well as a network of independent sales agents. Held full Profit and Loss responsibility and reported to the Board of Directors in.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Responsible for identifying business opportunities to apply company’s technology to new applications, selling new equipment and systems both directly and through representatives, and leading the development and launch.
• Led the company into fourteen new markets generating over $9 million of high-margin revenue.
• Selected and implemented ERP Manufacturing Software on time and under budget that electronically managed jobs, sales orders, and bills of material for the first time.
• Transitioned the company into proposal generation software that significantly improved the overall quality of proposals while reducing effort and errors.- Directed all aspects of company's marketing efforts including.

Progressed from product engineer to product line manager of the world’s 2nd largest manufacturer of industrial papermaking machinery. - Guided the operations of a 45-person global engineering team with offices in the UK, Germany, Austria, and the US.- Launched a multimillion-dollar product line with critical roles in both the system design and the initial.

Delaware, Ohio, US

Managed the technical, quality control, shipping, warehouse, and environmental departments for a recycled papermaking facility. Supervised both hourly and salaried personnel. Led operational improvements and production process redesign.- Guided four different departments to new levels of efficiency and organization.- Led initiatives that ensured.

Served as a Division Officer aboard the USS Ulysses S. Grant nuclear submarine.- Developed training programs and led assigned divisions to superior ratings on four consecutive operational readiness examinations.

B.S, Metallurgical Engineering

M.B.A