An accomplished business leader with over 35-years of experience in C-Suite positions as CEO or COO/President for both public and private/private-equity owned companies with revenue from $20 million to $1 billion+. Extensive experience in precision manufacturing/assembly, natural chemicals, “heavy-side” construction materials, and professional engineering service industries. Leader with P&L responsibility for companies and/or business units with headcount of 100 to 3,500+. Develops integrated, focused teams that execute plans to deliver superior P&L. Expert in strategic planning and execution, profit maximization, integration and restructuring. Enhances value, stock market performance, through business development, acquisition and divestiture, and new business/market development. Lays the foundation for continued achievement with a solid commitment to excellence.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTSStrategic Business Rebuilding• Targeted EBITDA improvements of $70 MM and decreased capital expense by $152 MM over four years• Achieved savings by four-times the pro-forma target, three years earlier than planned • Rationalized products and customers and refocused business on high-margin markets enhancing earnings by 22% • Increased Revenue by 60% and increased EBITDA 2.6 times in seven (7) years for an engineering service business• Consolidated functions, using “Lean Principles,” and achieved cost savings of $5.3 MM and increased productivity by 53%Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestures• Led sale of an Engineering Service business to a private equity backed strategic buyer for a double-digit EBITDA multiple• Responsible for acquiring or divesting 18 different businesses in manufacturing, building materials, chemical, and/or engineering services• Increased sale price of divested business by 45%, increasing profit for PE owned entity• Led the integration of six building materials companies and seven precision manufacturing companiesAsset Management • Negotiated and implemented a financial risk transfer mechanism to enable the release of over $1.28 billion of balance sheet financial reserves resulting in a 30% stock appreciation• Negotiated to maximize investment in loss-making chemical business, leading to $53 MM in profit from sale of equity position• Doubled profits on a commodity product by outsourcing from domestic and international sources