Consulting offerings for a variety of industries including sustainability, lithium safety, environmental and waste services, metals and battery recycling, green products, and health and well-being services.Sales Management and Operations Marketing and Brand StrategyVoice of CustomerSupplier Diversity (supporting Women and Minority Business Enterprises)HR/Recruiting/Employee DevelopmentPrivate Consulting and Project ManagementEvents Planning and ManagementCustomer Relationship ManagementStrategic planningAssisting with Process and developing necessary SOPsCompetitive research and SWOT analysisWriting, editing, and research for cross-cultural communications, publications, and non-profitsProgramming for environmental stewardship, sustainability, energy, social media messaging, business development strategy, fundraising, and community engagement and outreachProvided training, organizational leadership, and public speaking services

Nominated to new Board Position and Membership Chairperson

Established go to market strategy by industry vertical, recruited and staffed and managed top performers to grow business 50% total growth in revenue from 2020 to 2022. Developed performance metrics. Established new price management system and improved cash cycle as part of performance metrics. Created a call to action for a nascent industry and become a thought leader to the marketplace.

Excited to be leading a strong team of knowledgeable professionals on battery end of life management and recycling, energy usage, and circular economy strategies and project management. The future is electric. There are five major types of lithium-ion battery chemistry: LFP (lithium iron phosphate), NMC (nickel manganese cobalt), NCA (nickel cobalt aluminum), LMO (lithium manganese oxide) and LCO (lithium cobalt oxide), all of which have differing strengths and weaknesses, and all of which are used in different applications. At Battery Solutions we are at the forefront of recycling technology options for our clients. Battery Waste is a Resource Out of Place! We want to see a world where every battery is reusable or recyclable and economically sustainable.Passionate about people. Champion culture change in conjunction with HR, Employee Engagement, and Operations to research and develop unique training program to address diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging issues uncovered by employee survey.Work cross functionally with corporate marketing/communications, customer experience, and operations teams to create real end of life solutions for our customers sustainability goals.

Recently elected to serve as a board member of the MRC after co-chairing the 37th annual Michigan Recycling Conference.

National and Corporate Business Development, Sales Management and Marketing. Responsible for the oversight of business development strategy, print and social media marketing, industry trade associations and building relationships with our brokerage partners. Develop our team of professional recycling commodity traders to work with international and domestic producers of ISRI specified grades (effective June 2017) of OCC, paper stock, plastic scrap, glass cullet, non-ferrous scrap, ferrous scrap, tire scrap and electronics scrap to provide solutions to handle the largest volume of product to the most obscure material. Our team works with your environmental and sustainability staff or designated on-site resource or total waste managers to provide flow and equipment solutions to streamline recycling processes in order to generate the best commodity to meet the needs of the fluctuating scrap market and of course get the best rebate for our client.

Business Development team management. Consultation and hands on Project Management. Social Media Marketing. Client Relations.

Entered WIT Inc as they were creating an additional product line of digital marketing services. Worked with creative and technical design team to offer social media design and data management matrix to our existing client base. Created marketing and sales strategy to align our services to industries in the Midwest.Worked as a liaison between client and creative team to orchestrate projects to completion.

Eco-Logic provided safe, natural alternatives to chemical fertilizers and weed control. We offered our clients products that were environmentally safe and free of harmful chemicals found in most commercial fertilizers. We offered services to help maintain their natural and organic gardens.As Owner/Operator, I was responsible for all aspects of the business. Sales, Marketing, Social Media, PR, Public Speaking, Trade Fair, Event Management, Strategy, Profit /Loss, Human Resources, , Billing, A/R, A/P, Payroll, People Management, Scheduling, Research and Education and occasionally I'd get to even even dig in the dirt. Sold the company to a larger firm in the region.

Responsible for sales team and management of business development of environmental engineering, consulting and environmental services for West Coast Region. Clients included : BNSF Railroad, US Navy, Southern CA Edison, Ports of Long Beach and LA.Developed unprecedented and previously un-utilized cross-divisional strategy for approaching major clients, by discovering and organizing the customer touchpoints and services from disparate company business units.

Gained recognition and brand awareness through Award Winning Supplier Diversity Program that was designed and built from the ground up. This was difficult as centralised purchasing operating systems were being merged and developing key opportunities for minority and women businesses were not always clear and streamlined. But with the direct support of the VP of Purchasing we were able to implement a program that included minority and women owned businesses on strategic and beneficial purchasing platforms. Including joint ventures that allowed FM access to greater opportunities in the OEM Arena. Was recognised as the 7 Gems Award Winner in 2003 for efforts in the MBE community.

Launched new Detroit office, making cold calls and conducting client research. Dealt with diverse client base, including power plants, refineries, pulp and paper mills, automotive plants, and steel mills.Acquired new clients among strategically vital automotive, refinery, and energy companies, generating over $8 million of new business opportunities. Corporate office filed bankruptcy in January 2003.

Negotiated and authored national master service agreements, creating access to 16 major key accounts in 17 months, representing approximately $10 million of potential annual revenue.Identified minority supplier business relations, designed and implemented a minority mentoring program, database, and master service agreement resulting in access to key accounts.Simplified complex master service agreements to train regional sales managers how to exceed client expectations and comply with regulations. Negotiated a hazardous waste agreement for all of North America with Delphi Automotive, at the time the largest auto suppler in North America.Developed web-based client-knowledge database resulting in the sharing of formerly fragmented client information among sales regions. Leveraged to lead concerted sales blitzes on multi-regional clients. Led to Freightliner, Sherwin Williams, and TRW accounts.