Led Sales, Product Management, Training, Marketing and Technical Support for the Obstruction Lighting division of Dialight. Created customer incentive and loyalty programs, led new product enhancements, managed training curriculum development, and developed co-marketing programs resulting in high profit margins.

Owner of Carothers Auto Repair Service, Brentwood Express Lube, Pit Row Fast Lube and Sparkle Clean Auto Wash via a single S-Corp. Carothers Auto Repair Service was a 10 bay full service auto repair shop in Brentwood, TN. Brentwood Express Lube and Pit Row Fast Lube were both branded as Mobil 1 Express Lube shops.

Smartvue was a cloud video surveillance platform with more than 43 patents and significant industry awards for its unique products and services. The company delivers end to end video surveillance solutions which combine cost effective edge devices with cloud storage and video management services.I led the Commercial and IoT Sales team for the most advanced cloud based video surveillance platform designed for multi-site clients in the retail, restaurant, commercial, medical, educational,… Show more Smartvue was a cloud video surveillance platform with more than 43 patents and significant industry awards for its unique products and services. The company delivers end to end video surveillance solutions which combine cost effective edge devices with cloud storage and video management services.I led the Commercial and IoT Sales team for the most advanced cloud based video surveillance platform designed for multi-site clients in the retail, restaurant, commercial, medical, educational, apartment and industrial industries. I developed and managed partnerships with regional, national and global installations companies and IoT platform companies.I also drive new feature and function development, set development priorities, set pricing and own the profitability. Show less

SPX Corporation is a Fortune 500, global company with products and services that span multiple industries and operating units including Flash Technology.I led the National Operations Center and Field Service teams for the Flash Technology division of SPX. Developed the personnel and processes in the Field Service team that managed the installation of obstruction lighting systems on over 1,300 cellular towers in 2013. My team was responsible for over 20% of the Flash Technology divisions… Show more SPX Corporation is a Fortune 500, global company with products and services that span multiple industries and operating units including Flash Technology.I led the National Operations Center and Field Service teams for the Flash Technology division of SPX. Developed the personnel and processes in the Field Service team that managed the installation of obstruction lighting systems on over 1,300 cellular towers in 2013. My team was responsible for over 20% of the Flash Technology divisions annual revenue. Show less

ArgusON is an SPX brand that provides monitoring and management services for a multitude of industries including the solar power generation industry. ArgusON's Solar Power Management(tm) solution combines automated remote monitoring with 24/7/365 management services provided by the ArgusON National Operations Center.I managed the development of the solar power management product from concept through development and launch. After successful launch, I identified integrator/PPA/EPC… Show more ArgusON is an SPX brand that provides monitoring and management services for a multitude of industries including the solar power generation industry. ArgusON's Solar Power Management(tm) solution combines automated remote monitoring with 24/7/365 management services provided by the ArgusON National Operations Center.I managed the development of the solar power management product from concept through development and launch. After successful launch, I identified integrator/PPA/EPC prospects, designed custom monitoring and management solutions for customers, and assisted our engineering staff with the creation and implementation of new features and functions. Show less

NEXUS Group is the oldest and largest privately held internet service provider in Tennessee. I was brought on board to develop and introduce the first business grade Voice over IP service in Tennessee which was very successful. The VonX platform became the largest private branded VoIP solution in the state.

Leading all marketing efforts for the 10 South Region markets, we achieved significant business recognition by developing multiple marketing, brand awareness and public relations programs. By restructuring the marketing team into product management, public relations and marketing programs, I was able to place more emphasis on new product development and introduction.

Led the team of 124 including sales, marketing, customer care, service delivery, network engineering and operations for the Nashville market. Nashville was consistently in the top 2 to 4 performing markets in all of Nextlink/XO.

Built the Nashville central office, operations and engineering teams hiring 55 employees. Built over 300 route miles of fiber and put over 200 buildings on-net. Managed the complete build-out of the Nextlink Central Office, Bell co-locations and on-net building remote facilities.