President of a start-up design and manufacturing company. Genaissance Global was a product design firm established to develop and distribute a potty-training product for boys between the ages of 1 and 5. Inventor of Splashy the Splashdown Trainer (patent pending). Responsible for executive level leadership and management of product design and development including product and tooling design and manufacture. Spearheaded brand design and product messaging. Responsible for all capital… Show more President of a start-up design and manufacturing company. Genaissance Global was a product design firm established to develop and distribute a potty-training product for boys between the ages of 1 and 5. Inventor of Splashy the Splashdown Trainer (patent pending). Responsible for executive level leadership and management of product design and development including product and tooling design and manufacture. Spearheaded brand design and product messaging. Responsible for all capital acquisitions. Overseas manufacturing liaison. Researched, interviewed & evaluated and selected all manufacturing relationships in China. Oversaw all facets of the manufacturing process; and negotiated all contract terms as well as all logistics from Asia to stateside U.S. Advanced level expertise in budgetary spreadsheets and financial calculations and negotiations. As president of Genaissance Global I was responsible for all contract negotiations and implementation/compliance. Initial distribution/marketing thru Amazon.com. Once established as a viable product we secured a twelve-store placement with Buy Buy Baby. Some responsibilities included timely adherence to distribution demands, product placement and reviews with senior buying management for performance. Show less

President of a start-up design and manufacturing firm. DPI was a product design company established to develop and distribute the patented Deck Spacer (United States Patent 6,647,638). Inventor of the Deck Spacer. Responsible for executive level leadership and management of product design and development including tooling design and manufacture. Responsible for all contracts, implementation and capital acquisitions. North American manufacturing liaison. Researched, interviewed & evaluated and… Show more President of a start-up design and manufacturing firm. DPI was a product design company established to develop and distribute the patented Deck Spacer (United States Patent 6,647,638). Inventor of the Deck Spacer. Responsible for executive level leadership and management of product design and development including tooling design and manufacture. Responsible for all contracts, implementation and capital acquisitions. North American manufacturing liaison. Researched, interviewed & evaluated and selected all manufacturing relationships in Mexico. Oversaw all facets of the manufacturing process; and negotiated all contract terms as well as all logistics from Mexico to Texas. Advanced level expertise in budgetary spreadsheets and financial calculations and negotiations. As president of DPI I secured placement of product through the Home Depot on a regional basis through a test market with their composite decking lines. Responsibilities included adherence to product delivery schedules, training of personnel. Negotiated and secured a distribution contract with Simpson Strong-Tie for national placement throughout big box and small to medium independent retail chains. All product manufactured in Monterrey, MX. Show less