Douglas Denton Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Manages Recurve and Compound Target Brands, is responsible for all Hoyt/Fuse accessories, and reports directly to the CEO. • Works with international distributors, dealers, costing, forecasting, partnerships, marketing strategy, quality control, and production to develop and implement brand strategies that meet business goals.• Manages 75 global direct reports on Hoyt’s Olympic Recurve Shooting staff program to ensure budgetary compliance while building and maintaining key relationships with Hoyt’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes.• Develops market strategies for current and future product lines by implementing statistical analysis forecasting. • Develops key performance indicators and ensure success by consistently evaluating team performance against identified metrics, working to proactively prevent risks, and implementing opportunities for improvement. • Utilizes composites, CNC machined components, castings, and injection molding process. Collaborates with Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Quality team members to ensure that all products are implemented according to specifications, quality, and cost.• Analyzes, researches, and forecasts (operational gross margins, competitor pricing, costs, dealer gross margin, etc.) across the organization to determine pricing strategies for all Target products. • Built relationships with 7 top distributors (Europe, Asia, Australia, and the USA) to lead the planning, design, and implementation of solutions for concerns seen in the archery market and overall businesses.• Developed and standardized inspection tools, literature, quality metrics, etc.• Developed a work process for products built in Limb Manufacturing and Accessory Production. Performed hands-on training for all employees.• Presented at trade shows during tenure at Hoyt.• Engineers and leads product development team for 30+ innovative Target archery equipment and accessories products.

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Overview: Engineers all Recurve and Accessories products from initial design phase through completion, reports directly to VP of Engineering.

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Overview: Managed Recurve design and development department. Directly managed Product Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, CNC programmer, and Engineering Technician. Reports directly to VP of Operations.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Overview: Developed new compound and recurve products that would support the strategic direction of the company. Program and machine prototypes for both compound and recurve. Reports directly to Engineering Manager.

Henderson, Kentucky, United States

• Assisted in the management of 180 Corporate Maintenance employees, with 30 direct reports.• Led projects for Casting Facilities built in Brazil, Korea, Hungary, and China.• Audited job sites monthly, managed engineering firm and building contractors, and ensured compliance with timing, cost, and building specifications.• Developed 2005-08 budgets up to $10M+ for the Corporate Maintenance department.• Purchasing: Managed purchasing activities throughout Corporate Maintenance.• Product Development: Worked with teams to develop new and innovative Lean Manufacturing Cells within all facilities.• Negotiated a 23% reduction in change orders on a final price for the construction of a facility in China.• Responsible for the development of timelines and cost expenditures for all Machinery overhauls, coming in on average of 6% under budget.

Henderson, Kentucky

• Responsible for all Mechanical and Architectural design work for all facilities and drafting changes made to Electrical and Hydraulic Drawings.• Certified meeting of OSHA requirements by overseeing crane repairing and maintenance functions.• Oversaw mechanical and architectural design work for all facilities and devised changes concerning electrical and hydraulic drawings.