President

Full P&L responsibility for multi-site adhesive division. Executed ITW's Enterprise Strategy to redesign business units into a scaled up division to deliver accelerated revenue and income growth.- Grew Operating Income 6.3% compound annual growth rate.- Improved Return on Sales 7.5 percentage points - Improved Return on Investment 12.5 percentage points- Improved Working Capital through visual inventory from 3 months on hand to 1.5- Led team to new markets and product innovation o Mining Industry - led development of next generation coating netting $2 Million in revenue o Automotive Industry - formed and led global team and oversaw development of breakthrough bonding adhesive for General Motors new vehicle concept o Wind Industry - oversaw development of blade bonding system for $150 Million dollar global wind blade bonding market

Full P&L responsibility for three global business units with. Established overall strategic vision for business units (Devcon, Polymers Europe, and SprayCore). Oversaw internal research team that produced 250 page market report using the "Market Segment Focus" framework to produce long range growth initiative in Heavy Industry.Partnered with the Kellogg School of Business professor Tim Calkins, to establish an ITW "Brand Management Focus" framework to understand, manage and execute global brands within ITW Polymers & Fluids.

Full P&L responsibility for two MRO North American business units. Established overall strategic vision for MRO business units Devcon and LPS. Implemented long range plans that included Business Simplification, Growth Initiatives, Market Research Teams, Product Innovation, Operational Excellence, Acquisition Targets, and Capital Investments. Grew operating income by 11.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and grew revenue by 16% CAGR.

Full P&L responsibility for Devcon North America. Responsible for developing and executing strategic plans and establishing acquisition targets. Transformed business from a multi-branded, multi-segment operation into a highly focused single brand/segment generated 37% more operating income. Improved Return on Sales by 5 percentage points while successfully navigating through the worst financial depression since 1929.

Developed and executed sales and marketing strategies, budgets, goals and objectives. Responsible for a direct team of (10) Regional Sales Managers, (12) Independent Sales agencies, (1) Marketing Manager, (3) Marketing staff.Grew revenue 13.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and operating income by 14.5% CAGR.

Worked with Sales and Marketing to support new product introduction and assisted with strategic plan development for this $30M distribution segment of Bostik.

Sales support for specific end markets. Including field/site work and developing technical specification recommendations.

Responsible for proving out various welding, cutting or heat treatment processes using a high powered laser system. Conducted and authored analytical reports to aid in closing new business.