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Meggitt provides hardware, software, and services that improve reliability and efficiency in the power generation, oil & gas, and transportation sectors. We provide systems to visualize critical data, and enable our customers to take action to improve operations.Key Account Manager, March 2011 - Present * Responsible for overall business relationship with Meggitt’s largest OEM customer (50% of division's sales). Built partnership that led to development of key product platform. - Negotiation - all pricing for Americas market. Achieved highest gross margins in division - New Products: Unearth customer's technical & business needs, and make sure we deliver - Won new business via complex sales involving electric utilities, OEM, and EPCs. - Developed smart inventory system to deliver high margin sales and increase responsiveness.Proven ability to develop effective long-term relationships that open doors to increasing value. Global Sales Process Leader, October 2009 - March 2011 * Responsibility for Sales Functional Area in a $20M, 7-site international SAP implementation and BU transformation * Re-built entire sales process, including new quotation system for global sales force. * Co-developed an automatic link from SAP to Salesforce.com for quoting and forecasting functionalityBusiness Development Manager, June 2006 - October 2009 * Integrated the Radatec product line into Meggitt portfolio while living in Switzerland for 3 years. * Won deals with European turbine OEMs and utilities; Nascent sales of $500k/yr. began in 2009. * Gained firsthand experience of the challenges with technology acquisition and integration.

Radatec was a startup company that developed a new sensing technology to monitor the most critical components within industrial/aerospace gas turbines, hydro power plants, and diesel electric locomotive motors. We enabled customers to "see inside" their machines using patented sensors and 3D data visualization. - leading to improvements in efficiency, operating cost, and emissions. Acquired by Meggitt in 2006.* Developed business plan to commercialize academic research in the gas turbine arena. * Personally raised over $2.7M in external funding from F100 customers and NASA, DOD & NSF SBIRs. * Won General Electric and Siemens OEM customer engagements, leading to beta installations. * Led product deployment projects for new technology in the power generation arena. * Managed outsourced manufacturing operations for entire product. * Positioned company for successful strategic acquisition by Meggitt PLC at 4X+ value multiple.

Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) is a nationally recognized business incubator associated with the Georgia Institute of Technology. • Evaluated wide array of business plans against market, management team, and competitive-advantage criteria to identify investment targets.• Challenged, guided, and coached entrepreneurs on business and investment strategy. Directly involved in $1M investments in 6 early-stage companies. Results after 5 years: 4 led to follow-on investments totaling over $100M, and 2 led to acquisitions totaling $21M. Identified and collaborated with co-investors to align funding level and strategy.• Co-managed the Faculty Research Commercialization Program; awarded grants to university-based startups.

Ran company which provided heirloom-quality custom furniture using environmentally friendly material sources.

Served as lead Industrial Engineer for $100MM facility that manufactured circuit board assemblies and industrial lighting equipment.Served as Production Supervisor in the circuit board focused factory,for 30+ assembly, quality assurance, and technician personnel.

Industrial engineer for Yamaha's global manufacturing site for golf cars and recreational water vehicles.