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Research of latest management practices and creation of executive training programs: The Values Based Organization, The Biology of Change, Leading Through Feedback, Meaning in the Workplace.

* Led business development and sales activities for capital equipment directed toward remanufacturing of industrial transmissions and hydraulic components for equipment brands such as Caterpillar and Komatsu.* Product category expert for a newly acquired line of hydraulic test centers.* Created all tools for sales force: pricing and quotation templates.

* Coordinated annual business planning process for a $400 million global manufacturing operation. Result was an organizational alignment for product development and operational planning for manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Italy, Brasil and the Czech Republic.* Identified opportunity to develop comprehensive horizontal and vertical engine product.

* Created product definition and business case to justify investment in a twin-cylinder engine line to leverage manufacturing capability in the Czech Republic. Managed product development process. Met all customer performance, cost and timeline criteria for successful product launch.* Designed, directed and analyzed market research that resulted in a.

* Championed entry into new product segment of battery-powered mowers. Created product plan resulting in investment in new manufacturing line, product placement at retail and displacement of new competitor in retail channel.* Developed business cases for new product intiatives including: product placement plan and pricing, financial projections, resource.