Custom automated machinery sales including bonding machines, drill fixtures, routing and machining fixtures, robotic systems, and specialty systems. I specialize in unique tooling that gives a company an upper hand over their competition. I enjoy challenging projects that make you stretch your imagination when conceptualizing a system.

Sell new and re-used garment hangers and recycling services. I have a personal passion to provide my customers with great products and superior service at fair pricing. We strive to develop products with sustainability in mind, by reducing materials, packaging and labor.

Managed all aspects of projects, from design, fabrication, assembly, installation and logistics. I worked closely with the customer once the project was started, making sure their requirements were met. Completed job costing on all projects to provide feedback to the sales team on areas of improvement and/or success.

• Responsible for national sales, operations and overall profit and loss• Buyer for hanger recycling contracts for major retailers• Broker unusable garment hangers to overseas buyers and/or local buyers• Adept in locating and subcontracting over 15 businesses to package and distribute hangers• Drafting and signing over 30 contracts and agreements with retailers and subcontractors • Develop alliances and relationships with customers passionate about reusing alternative materials• Manage West Coast sales, East Coast Sales Rep., Customer Service, and Accountingrep. and accountant

• Started this new U.S. subsidiary of Polyoak from scratch• Secured hanger recycling contracts with large retailers for this new startup company• Setup all US operations including administration office, warehousing, four production facilities, three with office buildups• Responsible for hiring & managing three Plant Managers, creating employee job descriptions and employee manuals• Created standards for operations, packaging, quality, pallet configurations and product model numbers • Sourced supply and logistics companies and equipment sourcing and services

• Work with sales team and designers to develop a sustainable version hanger design• Identify hanger styles, molds and equipment for manufacturing hangers for this U.S. startup company• Hiring the President and VP of Sales while supporting them with sales presentations to major retailers to gain product approvals• Offshore support of operations with product and quality concerns

- Management of the first hanger recycling program for Sears which was a 50/50 profit share program- Interfacing with Sears management to review production results and profit & loss reports- Networking with the sales team to support the sale of reused hangers- Directing the third party processor to package and process hangers, developed packing specifications, model numbers, pallet configurations for this program

Custom robotic automation systems

- Design & build special machines for the international operations including: Assembly equipment, sorting systems and part handling equipment- Concept, build and test new product ideas, new processes and technologies for manufacturing and processing plastic garment hangers- Traveled to foreign countries for a first-hand experience of their methods and procedures directly relating to machine and process needs and uses while providing technical support to these operations- ISO-9000 Internal auditor