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Lincoln, California, Us

Co-founded pioneering recycling and reclamation company, transforming post-consumer carpet waste into low-grade polymers and raw materials for advanced chemical recycling and traditional products. Led development of first commercial plant capable of converting all carpet types into valuable polymer products. Establish growth path for scaling to multiple plants. Identify target markets and customers.• Completed successful equity exit strategy. Acquired by global resin producer, Ascend Performance Materials.• Developed and passed extended producer responsibility legislation for carpet in New York State, enabling future company growth. Additional carpet EPR legislation is progressing in multiple States. Engagement with stakeholders, including legislators, governors’ office, state staff, and environmental organizations. Created policy coalition with consultants, lobbying firms, and environmental organizations.• Acquired and retrofitted carpet reclaimer, CLEAR, optimizing operations and tripling manufacturing capacity.• Achieved EBITDA positive results within the first month of manufacturing.• Received multiple awards, including Plastics Industry Association Sustainability Innovation Award, Association of Plastic Recyclers Innovation Showcase Award, and Carpet America Recovery Effort Processor of the Year.

Appointed by California’s Environmental Protection Agency's Director of CalRecycle to providefeedback and insight on carpet producer responsibility organization’s plans, reports, and amendmentsas part of extended producer responsibility program

Served on newly formed executive team for distressed, private equity-backed recycled polymermanufacturer. Led business evaluation and implementing workout strategy.

Collaborated with former CEO of large packaging company to start up innovative technology plasticreclamation organization that commercialized patented technology to remove surface coatings fromall plastics. Managed commercialization across multiple channels and substrates.• Developed and implemented commercial strategy and established services capability and licensing options.• Created strategic and capital plans, driving EBITDA growth through expanded sales and production.• Expanded sales offerings from automotive and agricultural sectors to include thermoform and food packaging industries.

Founded and led holding company for Perpetual Recycling Solutions (Richmond, IN) and Pure TechPlastics (Farmingdale, NY) that collaborated with major brands on closed-loop manufacturing. Acquired and established manufacturing facilities for transforming post-consumer plastic into food grade raw materials.• Recognized and capitalized on underdeveloped market in North America, manufacturing recycled content to support brand sustainability and environmental goals.• Created leading U.S. manufacturer of food-grade recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) flake.• Raised $38M in funding during challenging market climate with no direct U.S. comparable.• Conceptualized, designed, built, and commercialized state-of-the-art 125K square foot manufacturing facility.• Initiated operations for Perpetual Recycling Solutions, achieving full capacity and generating over $70M in annual revenue between 2013 and 2015.• Expanded sales into bottle, thermoform, filament fiber, and carpet markets with key customers, including CocaCola, Pepsi-Cola, Pactiv, Unifi, and Mohawk.• Elected to National Association of PET Container Resources board of directors, contributing to industry innovation.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

CEO, President, Executive VP, Senior VP of Client Services, Director and Procurement Category Manager, General Manager, Director of Program Support and OperationsProvided leadership to 1,500 employees with offices in 25 countries and trading in over 100 countriesfor HAVI Global Solutions, $5B enterprise comprised of 3 divisions: packaging, supply chain integrationand marketing analytics/execution, and The Marketing Store, $600M global marketing, advertising, toy,and premium design company.• Compounded annual growth rate of 16%. Grew higher margin services, held cost structure, increased focus on sales and business development. Offshored and/or outsourced high labor cost personnel in demand management and information technology. Leveraged back-office operations of all businesses.• Created new business in service space of advanced business process outsourcing for supply chain integration with results representing 15% of profits within 24 months and 3-year backlog of services.• Increased profit by 30% through transformation and growth of international business.• Focused on financial and operational management and implemented global enterprise resource planning and financial system for all offices worldwide.• Improved European operations and performance through joint venture.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us