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Victor, New York, United States

Rochester, New York Area

Turbett Surgical is a start-up company that created an instrument container system designed to eliminate many of the repetitive steps to prepare and deliver instruments to the sterile operating room. I was hired in 2016 after FDA approval on the product was obtained. Being the first employee, I started with a blank canvas and developed documents and.

Palmyra, NY

• Garlock replaced the portfolio leadership structure with a more traditional product management system due to competitive pressure and not seeing the growth from the new portfolio strategy,
• P&L responsibilities of a $10M product line and 6 direct reports from engineering to product line specialist. Led the business to achieve profitable growth and moving into new markets for business.
• Leveraged our existing channels to find opportunities which lead to new product development and customers.

Palmyra, NY

• This position was created to improve communication and leverage efficiencies with a new business strategy which consolidated 10 product lines into 3 portfolios in order to grow and increase profitability.
• Managed $41M in annual revenue with 11 direct reports from product managers to engineers to product line specialists.
• The business units included expansion joints, diaphragms, isolation connectors products, hydraulics and molded rubber.
• Led the business to achieve profitable growth, introducing new products and implementing an unusual high price increase without losing any market share.
• Developed a strategic road map that addressed product life cycle, product line globalization, price optimization, new product introductions, new product development and market research for each product line.

Palmyra, NY

• P&L responsibilities of a $35M product line and 6 direct reports from engineering to product line specialist.
• Led the business to achieve double-digit growth and increased profitability.
• Developed a strategic roadmap that focused on product lifecycle, product line globalization, price optimization, and new product introductions.
• Launched two new disruptive products to the market-place.

Palmyra, NY

• P&L responsibilities of a $8M product line and 4 direct reports from engineering to product line specialist.
• Led the business to achieve double digit growth and increased profitability for several years. Launched 2 new products into the product line as buy/sell from the US and India.
• Added 2 new certifications to the product family (ABS & CRN).
• With strong communication between hourly (union workforce) and salary employees we were able to be very responsive to customer needs and capture over $70K year in additional revenue from expedite fees and build strong.

Palmyra, NY

• Worked closely with our customers and the market to seek out opportunities.
• Designed, developed and released a new product for the Canadian Nuclear market.
• Standardized a core product family to reduce material cost and labor without impacting the products performance.

Palmyra, NY

• Supported the manufacturing floor of 25 union employees, as well as worked closely with the maintenance department.
• Designed new tooling, sourced it and qualified it for production.
• Led Kaizen events to drive waste out of a process or area and to create standard work.
• Led a project that eliminated solvent-based adhesives to water-based which was completed successfully and a critical piece in meeting the companies EPA requirements.

United States

• Negotiated contracts with dozens of companies for single or multi-year sponsorship contracts that involved thousands of dollars and everything from signing bonuses, to performance bonuses, to event appearances, all.
• Developed my comfort with public speaking through interviews and sponsor appearances.
• Held 14 consecutive top 100 national numbers in the sport (1992-2005) including some years as the only New York rider with a ranking.
• After racing, I worked with one of the national tracks as a liaison between the riders and promoter.
• I continue to teach lessons to riders of all ages and abilities.

Rochester, New York Area

• Alton is a privately-owned company of around 125 employees.
• Started as a programmer (using Smartcam) supporting (15) CNC vertical and horizontal machining centers, (2) lasers, (1) turret, (1) waterjet and (2) lathes.
• After learning the company’s strengths and goals, I started quoting new jobs and working very closely with customers as a project manager.
• A key focus involved automotive customers which required very stringent quality requirements (PPAP) and pricing with year over year savings that I would manage.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering Technology

Associate’S Degree, Plastic Technology