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Westerville, Ohio, US

Westerville, Ohio, US

• I concert with the AssetWatch leadership team, lead and scale the company as it transitions from early market traction to rapid growth in the manufacturing industry. Day-to-day responsibilities include:
• Design and implementation of business strategies, plans and procedures.
• Oversee of daily operations of the company and the objectives and work of key business functions.
• Ensure that operational plans are implemented to achieve desired business outcomes while exceeding customer needs and expectations

US

• Lead a team to develop new technologies, business models and revenue streams through forward-looking disruptive innovation strategies. Connect to external businesses and organizations to gain insights into what.
• building enterprise innovation capabilities to shift thinking from today’s operations to Nationwide’s vision for the future
• monitoring industry, technology, demographic and lifestyle trends
• developing a portfolio of new business models and execution strategies

• Provided early stage and startup companies with financial, operating, analysis and business consulting services.
• positioned companies for fundraising and delivering next stage growth capabilities and strategies
• helped clients implement best practices to scale operations or secure equity growth investments

• Oversaw operational development of the business through strategy and streamlining. Executed strategic and operational plan that positioned company for market expansion and sale.
• repositioned product offerings to target new customer base in new market segment, more than doubling customer brand penetration in a year
• worked with CEO to sell company and deliver double-digit ROI for private investors

Columbus, Ohio, US

Organized Battelle’s “Columbus 2020” cybersecurity and data analytics partnership with CIOs from Nationwide Insurance, Huntington Bank, L-Brands, AEP, OhioHealth and Cardinal Health and secured $5M in state Third Frontier funding. Developed strategic direction for Battelle’s Commercial Advanced Data Analytics business.

Columbus, Ohio, US

Managed expense budgets ranging up to $11M, established subsidiary and joint venture operations in Asia and led numerous business development initiatives, large-scale transformation strategies, and process improvements, driving savings of roughly $90M annually.

Columbus, Ohio, US

• Led Corporate Treasury function and Strategic Acquisitions Services (SAS) group comprised of 90 to 100 staff. Realigned SAS, creating a lean, strategic and far more effective support operation.
• introduced best practices across all functions, addressed skill gaps and fundamental management and team issues, and realigned organization producing an engaged and motivated staff
• supported key Lean Six Sigma business process improvement with a focus on contracts and procurement and enterprise-wide strategic sourcing initiatives focused on optimizing annual spend of ~$350M

Columbus, Ohio, US

• International CFO managing all international financial and operational matters; established subsidiary and joint venture operations in Korea, Japan, Malaysia and India.
• established and led Transformation Management Office securing ~$90M in annual operating cost savings
• partnered with Business President to negotiate deal exit contributing to millions in bottom line profit in one year

Columbus, Ohio, US

Led commercialization (and licensing) of largest acquired technology IP portfolio of 100+ patents within Battelle and finalized multiple alliance partnerships. Negotiated and secured numerous technology proof-of-concept and technology development agreements.

Ludwigshafen, DE

US

Parktown, Gauteng, ZA

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Finance, Accounting, Tax, Commercial Law

Hons Accounting Science, Accounting, Taxation, Commercial Law