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Evanston, IL, US

Head of Sales & Marketing for Dexter Holdings globally. In this role, I was responsible for all market facing functions of the business including sales, marketing, customer service, business development, and product management as well as government relations and contract law. During my tenure, this Private Equity backed platform business grew annual orders.

Interim General Manager role with full P&L responsibilities for MCE, a bolt-on acquisition. During this stretch assignment, I led the business to retain all members of the management team, initiated its lean transformation, and improved its direct labor practices that resulted in growth of EBITDA by 50bps.

Interim Head of R&D Engineering for a Dexter Magnetic Technologies, a platform operating business under the Dexter Holdings umbrella. During this stretch assignment, I led the team to launch SolidWorks project management software and transitioned the engineering team to have a direct role in the company's NPI sales process that resulted in a 3x increase in.

Westminster, CO, US

I served as the lead for all sales related activities for a Trimble's Lifting Solutions Division, formerly known as Load Systems International prior to its acquisition in 2014. The core challenge was to integrate the global sales staff from what was largely a component based direct sales model into a distribution go-to-market commercial structure. I also.

Hyvinkaa, FI

Full responsibilities for the Drivecon line of branded products. Led the sales, marketing, and services operations for the Americas. I led the overhaul of the brand strategy from a component re-seller to a value added engineered-to-order (ETO) solution provider and led the transformation of the business to a limited access distribution model while.

Hyvinkaa, FI

Capital equipment distribution management for CA, OR, WA, ID, NV, HI, and AK. Executed discipline-oriented territory management to distributors and manufacturer's representatives that resulted in a growth of market share from 20% to 32%.

Hyvinkaa, FI

Supervised all after-market technical services including customer support and warranty. Developed and launched “Drivecon University” technical training courses, supported Regional Managers covering a distribution network across the U.S. and Canada, and strategized, designed, and implemented a product standardization program.

Hyvinkaa, FI

Served as the technical lead for an inverter technology and control system knowledge transfer program initiated by Konecranes R&D department in Hyvinkaa, Finland. Functions included training program development, global product development programs and continuous improvement, and tier 3 support of field service operations.

Milwaukee, WI, US

Performed firmware and hardware functional and life cycle testing as a portion the development process of the PowerFlex 700S product.

Milwaukee, WI, US

Test system development and support for the 1336 product line of inverter products.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Managing Organizations, Finance

Bachelor’S Degree, Electrical Engineering

Doing Business In Mexico As An Emerging Market

Education record

Engineer’S Degree, Electrical Engineering