Responsible for the US market, strategy, financial performance and growth. Also holds the position, President, Pietro Florentine USA.

Responsible for the US market, operations and financial performance.

Award Winning Coach and member of the Texas Leadership Network.I have been in business for over 40 years and learned the value of Coaching: Coaches have helped me and I have had the privilege of helping others as their coach and mentor. This is the privilege of helping others and their business achieve their maximum potential.As a coaches, we bring the value of an outside perspective on our client's business, enabling us to bring "new eyes" challenging inherent assumptions that may be presenting obstacles. We can also bring best practices from outside that may not have been considered before. We work with clients on clarity, goal setting, strategy and the power of focused action help them shape their businesses toward their dreams.

FocalPoint is the Global Leader in helping businesses and executives achieve peak performance. We are supported by a staff in over 200 offices Worldwide and the high quality of business improvement content and training powered by the work of Brian Tracy, a global thought leader on business and leadership improvement.

Marketing and Sales of Multi-Phase Flow Meters and High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS) for Subsea, Topside, Land Based-Facilities.

Executive Search Consultant in the Oil and Gas Industry

Performs Executive Search and Leadership Development assignments for the Energy industry.

Preng and Associates, is the leader in global retained executive search for the energy industry, with offices in Houston, London and Moscow.Worked with clients in the energy sector and private equity to help them define critical staffing needs at the executive and senior technical levels. Developed and executed executive search assignments in Exploration and Production, Mid-stream, Oilfield Services and Petroleum Retail Marketing.

In a short-term assignment, directed and coordinated the evaluation of two newly drilled wells after several months of production. This evaluation was used by the Company and partners to guide future development decisions.

Led and participated in company activities including P/L management, contract negotiation, prospect development and sales, technical collaboration, and land activities. The Company had not been able to sell prospects and was considering closing business. After seeing the value in the prospects inventory in an initial review, I turned-around the prospect development and sales effort by leading a re-evaluation of technical analyses and redesigning prospect presentations; I led negotiating and closings.Worked effectively with partners and contractors to achieve project goals. Assisted the partner group in constructively working through conflicts to keep the project on track.Five prospect areas sold in two years; initiated sustainable revenue from production of wells drilled and generated prospect fees. Health Care Consulting, 2002 - 2004 Conducted an Emergency Room workflow study for St. Luke's Episcopal Health System, resulting in a number of changes in administrative, nursing and medical staff processes.Performed a study of indigent health care access for the Montgomery County Hospital District, reporting to the CEO of the district and presenting findings to the Board in public meetings.

see company below) founded a related start-up software development company, Sterling Strategic Solutions, to provide analytical solutions for oil company planning and competitive analysis groups.Approximately 60% of top major oil companies (non-NOC) subscribed to the service within two years of the offering.Complete responsibility for operations including P/L, product development, marketing and customer service.The product line expanded to provide software to the retail market where its "KidProof" Internet filter became the highest selling product of its type in the U.S. market for over a year and was also sold in Europe.Company success in the U.S. enabled a marketing alliance with Namo, a Korean Company, to exclusively represent their products in the U.S.The Company attracted capital to expand its operations from a declining software market to a technical support business.

Developed new areas of practice in management consulting for the energy industry including Strategy, Information Technology, Planning and Change Leadership, increasing revenue from $1 million to $7.5 million within a three-year period. Staff grew from 8 to over 40 in that three-year period.Became one of three Partners of the firm in less than one year of employment.Made project proposals and project presentations to executives and upper management in client companies.Continued management responsibilities with Sterling Consulting Group while leading the start-up of Sterling Strategic Solutions.In 1997, the Company was sold to the Metzler Group, a publicly traded aggregator of consulting companies, now Navigant Consulting.

Began as a Research Chemist in Production Research where I developed 16 U.S. patents and moved quickly into management. While in management, I successfully completed a number of turn-around assignments improving cost-effectiveness, sustainable growth and alignment of group activities with company goals. I finished my career as the upstream manager of Information systems with global responsibilities.