Korrect Optical supples optical glasses to the whole of the veterans represented in the VA Hospital Systems. I managed a group of employees and programmers to develop an online software program that would allow job orders to be put in an online electronic ordering system that would get orders to the labs instantly. This improves order accuracy and turn time to get glasses to veterans.

Was a Senior Partner for Aligned Growth. AGP advisory and consulting expertise spans the globe. We advise client companies on how to best build a competitive advantage, drive growth, grow value, and increase top- and bottom-line financials.

Working with Aligned Growth Partners, I introduce companies who use UPS and FedEX for small parcel delivery to save money. Transportation Impact's clients save on average 22% per year over the last three years.

Essilor is the leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor of optical lenses in the United States. In 1996, with the establishment of Essilor Labs of America Inc (Essilor Labs). Essilor Labs is the largest wholesale laboratory network in the United States. Worked with up to fifteen 80% Partner Owned Optical Laboratories with a sales total of $200 million per year. Lead a group of Area General Managers and dedicated passionate Partner Owners that ran the individual companies to help… Show more Essilor is the leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor of optical lenses in the United States. In 1996, with the establishment of Essilor Labs of America Inc (Essilor Labs). Essilor Labs is the largest wholesale laboratory network in the United States. Worked with up to fifteen 80% Partner Owned Optical Laboratories with a sales total of $200 million per year. Lead a group of Area General Managers and dedicated passionate Partner Owners that ran the individual companies to help make the Optical Labs better versions of themselves. Led the relationship with the Partner Owner Manager offering expertise in P&L Management, Lab Operations, Technical Management, Sales Management, Marketing and Management Coaching. Lean Manufacturing Experience Show less

Essilor is the leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor of optical lenses in the United States. Essilor Labs is the largest wholesale laboratory network in the United States. Worked with up to fifteen (nineteen locations) Partner Owned Optical Laboratories with a sales total of $200 million per year. Had total P&L responsibility. Led a group of Area General Managers and dedicated passionate Partner Owners that ran the individual companies to help make the Optical Lab… Show more Essilor is the leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor of optical lenses in the United States. Essilor Labs is the largest wholesale laboratory network in the United States. Worked with up to fifteen (nineteen locations) Partner Owned Optical Laboratories with a sales total of $200 million per year. Had total P&L responsibility. Led a group of Area General Managers and dedicated passionate Partner Owners that ran the individual companies to help make the Optical Lab companies better versions of themselves. Led the relationship with the Partner Owner Manager offering expertise in P&L Management, Lab Operations, Technical Management, Sales, Marketing and Management Coaching. Built new management teams for the labs when necessary.Brought in each acquired company and evaluated their performance. Established financial integration, shipping pricing, product coordination and pricing. Built a metric system to judge operational performance that included breakage, turn-time for the business and individual ECPs and Jobs per person per hour. Established monthly financial reporting with each business to myself and my finance team to make sure that businesses were hitting budget goals and developing an action plans if an individual business was not meeting goals. These budgets included top line revenue, cost of goods, marketing, sales, operating profit and product levels. Led yearly Board Meetings with each company that reported on current performance and build plans for the future. Developed cost management strategies with each company to improve business valuation. Brought in corporate resources when necessary. I had access to corporate marketing and sales professionals to help improve revenue growth and to fine tune business offerings. Led negotiations with large customer groups and suppliers. Led the corporate budget process for my division. Show less

Managed newly purchased lens injection molding facility that produced up to 15000 lenses per day.Hired a new staff and worked with them to build a plan for turning around this facility.Brought Product Quality to Industry StandardMy team increased service level from 77% to 94%. Product cost was reduced by 45% the first two years and 25% the third year. Reduced start-up scrap by 45%. Improved production yield by 21%. '