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Reporting to the President, responsible for managing and optimizing the productivity the building science business unit, • Founded the building science product company (LifeTime Composites) and negotiated Joint Venture details.• Transferred the operations from California to Wisconsin and tripled the capacity of the operations.• Developed and set the product specifications.• Drove cost reduction though innovations. • Established and Chair… Show more Reporting to the President, responsible for managing and optimizing the productivity the building science business unit, • Founded the building science product company (LifeTime Composites) and negotiated Joint Venture details.• Transferred the operations from California to Wisconsin and tripled the capacity of the operations.• Developed and set the product specifications.• Drove cost reduction though innovations. • Established and Chair an advisory board for Building Science Products for The Woodbridge Group. Show less

General Manager of XanaThane Systems (A Division of Woodbridge Foam Corporation)Took Woodbridge chemical systems and technology and sold the chemical systems and technology to non-automotive markets and other markets which Woodbridge had not entered. Division started with 5 million in sales and under my direction grew to 35 million in sales. Concurrently, I assisted with the development of the first building science product for Woodbridge. A loose group of small customers and grew into… Show more General Manager of XanaThane Systems (A Division of Woodbridge Foam Corporation)Took Woodbridge chemical systems and technology and sold the chemical systems and technology to non-automotive markets and other markets which Woodbridge had not entered. Division started with 5 million in sales and under my direction grew to 35 million in sales. Concurrently, I assisted with the development of the first building science product for Woodbridge. A loose group of small customers and grew into a chemical system business unit within Woodbridge which includes spearheading the creation of innovative products, developing a sales and marketing strategy for new and existing product lines, establishing monthly sales targets, holding Account Managers accountable to those targets and establishing relationships with key customers. • Successfully sold technology license and collected royalty from Hyundai Motor Company in South Korea.• Created a Green Furniture Foam System and sold it to a number of Furniture Manufacturers• Developed a polyurethane cedar shake, which passed all building codes test in USA. Show less