Board of Director member with the Walbec Group ( www.walbecgroup.com ), a private family held, large-cap road and bridge construction, engineering services, mining, aggregate conglomerate in the Midwest. Includes Compensation Committee Chair.

Board member and advisory services to family and privately owned businesses.

Ameda was a Crimson Investments, PE owned portfolio medical equipment and accessories manufacturer. Led the Ameda team as Interim CEO in 2018 thru transition to new operating leadership while leading Crimson's Milton Industries portfolio, also located in Chicago area. Continued as Exec Chairman and active board member thru December '22 upon sale to International Biomedical, based in Austin, TX.

Startup - Senior Living SaaS solution, providing residents value added services while enabling administration management enhanced support tools.Coinvested and engaged as an intended hobby...turned into high growth business, all internally funded, partnered with Amazon Alexa Team, recognized as innovative leader within the space.Successfully sold business and reinvested in Nov '19 to LivTech, a Senior Healthcare & Living SaaS portfolio of GSV Capital (Greater Sum Ventures) based in Knoxville, TN.

Joined River Capital, a respected private equity firm based in Atlanta to lead its recreational sporting goods portfolio business.Blue Wave Products, Inc. ( www.bluewaveproducts.com ) is a internet reseller focused recreational & leisure products manufacturer and direct ship distributor within the Pool, Patio, Water Sports, Sauna, Spa, Indoor and Outdoor Game product categories. Led change dynamics to become true team based, high performance organization. Team created and launched multiple innovative new products while achieving and maintaining outstanding service capabilities resulting in double digit growth in sales and EBITDA with excellent overall working capital performance.

Block and Company Inc. included the following business units, operating within a shared services environment;MMF Industries, www.mmfind.comBlock and Company, www.blockandcompany.comMMF POS, www.mmfpos.comBristol Custom Solutions, www.bristolcustomsolutions.com, currently "bristolbag.com"Block and Company Europe, www.blockandcompany.euRecruited to lead this private, family held, lower mid-market metal fabrication manufacturing and direct B2B/B2C multi-business unit enterprise. Implemented market driven strategic review process by business unit to set strategy and establish long term objectives. Launched into new channels/markets and multiple innovative technology driven new products within key categories.

Recruited to lead and perform a turnaround of the $300M home and office furniture division of Dorel Industries. Launched a direct to market eCommerce initiative generating $6M within 18 months. Launched over 200 new products under the brands of Ameriwood, Altra, DHP - Dorel Home Products, California Closets, Ty Pennington while supporting multiple major retailers with newly designed private label product lines. Operations included multiple manufacturing and distribution facilities and a global network of sourcing partners.

Recruited to turnaround the kitchen & bath fixtures and plumbing products division of a wholly owned entity of Grupo Briones Holdings, based in Santiago, Chile. Product categories included porcelain enamel steel sinks and tubs, vitreous china toilets and lavatories, and brass faucets. Focused the organization externally to establish and drive customer-centric, cross-cultural, team based change. Worked closely with domestic manufacturing and plants in Ecuador, Venezuela and Chile to create teamwork, securing buy-in to strategic vision, objectives and maintain ongoing effective communications. Implemented strategic planning process.The business required intense change processes to improve quality and service performance, Operations included domestic, Latin America and Asian based manufacturing and distribution centers. Team worked with key vendors to develop and relaunch new performance flushing system, recieving Consumer Reports #1 rating. Early adopter of direct transactional eCommerce in marketing of select goods, parts and accessories.Achieved double digit compounded annual growth over three year period, from $98M to trend rate of $135M, while improving overall EBITDA from loss position to over $17M contribution.

SVP, Customer Shared Services - ACCO Brands 2001 Led new consolidated platform of sales, logistics, and customer service for combined $800 million division including support of all channels; retail, commercial, consumer electronics, wholesale, mail order, and e-commerce channels. Mentored and educated a developing set of new business unit teams.SVP, Supply Chain Management - ACCO Brands 1999 – 2000 Drove a cross functional, team based turnaround of company service performance and forecasting system accuracy while simultaneously reducing inventories. Directed operations of Demand & Supply Planning, Logistics and Distribution, Procurement, Asian Global Sourcing, Product Services, and NAFTA management.Vice President, General Manager - ACCO USA 1995 – 1998 Co-led development of “customer team” model and implementation of customer-driven culture. Established major account and select global teams to develop growth-oriented relationships.Earlier experience at ACCO BRANDS included Vice President of Marketing and Director of Marketing roles (1989-1994) with product portfolio P&L responsibility (ACCO, Swingline, Kensington, Wilson Jones, Perma, Apollo, and Day-Timer reseller brands). Executive strategic task force member - merged 4 companies, multiple brands and product lines to create ACCO USA.

Account, sales team and marketing management roles to Institutional/Hospital, university medical centers, federal, state & local, (GEM market), major 501C3 non-profits and commercial markets. Consistent President’s Club level performer. Received “Global President’s Award" for creation and execution of new and unique MBE/WBE vendor development program.