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Brunswick BID is a public private partnership focused on economic development and industry recruitment for Brunswick County located on the southeastern coast of North Carolina.

Built re-seller sales channels and initiated new business opportunities with customers and prospects in the assigned regions.

Transitioned SDN Global (acquired by SatCom Global in 2008) into an independent and legal operating entity after it was sold by SatCom Global in 2013. SDN Global is a provider of broadband satellite connectivity and data continuity solutions for enterprise applications worldwide; SatCom Global is provider of mobile satellite communications solutions for voice and data applications worldwide.Managed accounting, finance, HR and operating functions at SDN Global, including projects, customer service, facilities, and 24/7/365 network operations center.Key initiatives and contributions:- Worked with accounting consultant to produce opening balance sheet and pro forma P&L statements. Resolved inter-company transactions related to integration with other U.S. and foreign entities of former parent company. - Guided non-finance employees in establishing cash collection, banking, and accounting capabilities.- Completed transfer of invoicing/customer contract assignment within 30 days after date of purchase agreement and collected 95% of monthly invoicing within 45 days after transfer.- Negotiated suppliers on payment plans in a limited cash flow environment and developed pricing for sales personnel competing in new market segments.- Generated savings each month by identifying network infrastructure costs not required to operate independently. Cancelled service in accordance with purchase agreement of former parent company.

Served as leader of change and improvement in Americas region of the multi-entity, multi-site Mobile Satellite Systems (MSS) and Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) businesses ($30M in sales; 36% of group’s worldwide total) with 46 employees at the start of the period.Key initiatives and contributions:- Restructured and integrated HR, technical support, AR collections and AP across two regional entities. - Increased profit, cut G&A salaries, and limited annual cost increase to 10% for personnel benefits through expense and headcount reduction, and HR administration outsourcing initiatives. - Reduced AR by 38% in 12 months through sales order and customer billing process improvements. Established region as “best performing” in cash collection. - Brought 2 MSS subsidiaries into compliance with US government licensing and security regulations of Federal Communications Commission, Department of Justice, and Department of Homeland Security.- Negotiated reductions in rent and lease term at two facilities.

Oversaw $6.5M FSS business’s 24/7/265 network operations center providing services to enterprise and local government customers using 5 teleports (NC, GA, NJ, Germany and Singapore) transmitting on eight satellites to 600+ sites in 25 countries.Key initiatives and contributions: - Increased gross margins on bandwidth by raising prices, improving utilization, and discontinuing non-profitable services.- Trained MSS sales team in presenting, differentiating and selling products and services. - Obtained required license modifications and kept operations within its FCC compliance order. Trained and wrote compliance manuals for executive and operational personnel. - Hired employees and managed a consolidated global 24/7/365 MSS Helpdesk operation.

Managed projects and systems integration, logistics/inventory and warehouse facility functions for FSS business generating $3M annually in hardware/system sales during this period.Key initiatives and contributions:- Implemented company’s first 911 remote call center project and designed, built and delivered its first GenSat product (integrated portable electrical power generation and satellite communications systems into a single trailer unit).- Established new business management system (SAP) for integration with parent company.- Reduced facility rent by closing warehouse and consolidating inventory in another location.- Achieved consistent track record of 100% accuracy of year-end and quarterly inventory counts.

Identified acquisition and strategic relationship opportunities and developed new vertical markets for FSS services (e.g., federal contracting, video streaming).Key initiatives and contributions;- Structured exit transactions for angel investors and led due diligence with strategic industry and private equity firms. Presented acquisition, new market, and sales channel analysis at Board of Director meetings.- Created company’s first product/service numbering system and developed contract proposal to US Government Services Agency (GSA); proposal was incorporated into a subsidiary’s renewal GSA contract.

Provided business development, sales management, and contract compliance services to companies operating in worldwide markets. Projects included: - Cost reduced $11.4M (10%) of a Glenayre Electronics wireless device acquisition by evaluating performance relative to purchase agreement product development milestones.- Avoided regulatory penalties for Glenayre Electronics by auditing sales and operations activities in Middle Eastern countries with economic boycott regulations, resulting in no action taken against company.- Secured product development contracts/orders from global and commercial customers during 7-month assignment with Logimetrics/mm-Tech.- Without prior industry/product knowledge, completed product development program that enabled PowerCubers to avoid early investment in new technology without loss of market leadership.

- Managed the technical due diligence of a $100M+ wireless device acquisition and negotiated a product development requirements clause in the agreement.- Led the divesting / restructuring of a wireless equipment subsidiary valued at $60M+. Wrote a prospectus with international investment bank, updated financial forecasts, prepared due diligence data room, managed management presentations to potential buyers, and negotiated technology licenses. Received 7 qualified offers for the business.- Reduced corporate costs $5M per year by completing divestiture of a software subsidiary.