Chip is a seasoned leader, manager, and advisor with broad experience growing and managing a variety of manufacturing companies. Chip’s experience includes project management for a DoD contractor, growing a branded sporting equipment manufacturer from start up to being an industry leader, leading a cultural and financial turn-around of a machine manufacturer, and advising a number of established manufacturing or start up enterprises. Chip's most recent position was the CEO and President at Butler Automatic, a manufacturer of automatic splicing machines primarily used in the packaging industry. Chip’s role at Butler included leading a turn-around of the company and re-building the management and sales team to execute the turn-around. Prior to Butler, Chip founded and built Vanguard Sailboats, owner of the Sunfish and Laser brands, into an industry leader in the marine industry. Chip built Vanguard Sailboats from start-up into an industry leader through new product development, organic growth, and a number of acquisitions. Chip developed a highly motivated and dedicated management team that grew the business at 26% CAGR over 21 years. Chip managed the sale of Vanguard to a European competitor in 2007. Just out of college, Chip worked in the Defense Electronics industry as an Engineer and a Program Manager for a DoD contractor involved in the Anti-Submarine Warfare market. Chip lead various teams in development and production projects. During his time as an engineer Chip was granted a patent for conceiving and developing a plastic, blow molded housing for electronics to be used in an ASW system. Chip has served in a variety of community and industry volunteer board level positions including a community based program for at risk youth, the sailing industry association, and the national and international governing bodies for the sport of sailing. Chip was awarded the Sailing Industry Leadership award in 2006.Chip is married with three children and lives in Mattapoisett, Mass.