Thirty years of experience spanning Strategic Ventures, Global Program and Project Management, Advanced Technology, Product Development/Commercialization, and Equipment Engineering.All aspects of my career have been built upon finding solutions against a backdrop perceived by most as chaos while quickly harnessing and solving problems for profit.-------OBSERVATIONS BY OTHERS:Crawford is a visionary and a builder with the God-given ability to identify technology/market trend formation, decipher business impact, creatively formulate a robust business strategy and invent/collaborate to enable fruition.He exhibits continuous operational excellence, integrity, with demonstrated ability to solve complex problems along the value chain while cultivating mutually beneficial business relationships at all levels.John clearly communicates goals, responsibility, performance expectations, and feedback with impact, respectful candor and persuasion while listening with empathy to the needs of the project and stakeholders.He has the unique ability to transform a group of strangers into a single, cohesive, highly-efficient work team by facilitating a transparent, results-oriented, collaborative environment built on trust, delegation, and attention to detail.John facilitates an environment where others can succeed while taking calculated risks and instilling team confidence through results achieved.-------CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:I have had the opportunity to serve as project lead for a majority of date sensitive, complex capacity and expansion projects that went through some of the largest battery facilities in the world - on time and under budget.I am a holder of numerous energy / consumer product related patents and patents-pending.I create an environment where team members can succeed, value is created, and profits are obtained.