Jason (Jay) Weiland Email and Phone Number

The mission of Global Growers is to increase the number of food producers who create access to healthy, sustainably-grown food and also to prepare farmers to be competitive in their local marketplace. As a result of our work, there is significantly more fresh food in metro-Atlanta, particularly in food insecure neighborhoods.

•Full P&L responsibility for a Knoll / MillerKnoll contract furniture dealership that grew from 11 largest in the country to the 4th by end of 2021•Management team consisting of architects, designers, sales leaders, project management, marketing and supply chain professionals focusing on corporate, healthcare, higher education and federal clients•Grew net income by 89% in 2020 and increased overall GP by 2%•Led the turnaround of the DIRTT prefabricated interior wall division form $1.7M in 2020 to $5.7M in 2023, one of the top dealers in the USA.•Started new office in Savannah in 2020 in addition to starting the healthcare vertical in 2020 and grew it to 7M by end of 2022. Lead the acquisition of Office Interiors in Savannah in the summer of 2022.•Lead internal DEI initiative in 2020 and participated in the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for DEI peer group

•Drove growth of retail category from $291mil to $362mil by executing a go to market strategy that focused on portfolio solutions and IoT adoption•Led team of 4 business professionals in marketing and sales•Developed and executed category strategy supporting M&A activity, product roadmaps and sales initiatives

•Led the acquisition of Distech Controls and corresponding technology / channel to deploy the nLight ECLYPSE, a new to market building controller that scales as an IoT platform•Developed sales teams and channel partners to sell new products and services in the respective mechanical and electrical fields

•Director of Internal Management Consulting and LEAN deployment. Responsible for supporting and driving executive leadership in achieving Acuity Brand's $3.5B+ corporate strategy and growth objectives.•Led strategy deployment in 2014 and 2015 with specific execution in product management and marketing resulting in 8mil in bottom line impact and new product revenue increase of 54%.

•European scope with team of 5 engineering and procurement professionals, responsible for 2 internal manufacturing locations and 5 key contract manufacturers. •Approximately $35 million total assets managed through negotiation, value analysis / value engineering (VAVE), sourcing workshops, quarterly business reviews, make vs. buy analysis, product life-cycle management and supplier reduction exercises.

•Worked within a product development process to identify, validate (through voice of the customer), and create new products that ensure the Fluke brand gains share in existing markets or takes share from global competitors•Managed software, hardware, mechanical and industrial engineering teams in China, Europe and the US, leveraging global resource footprint to ensure quality, cost and delivery targets achieved•Business case development for biomedical, industrial and thermal imaging products

•Recruited for the Danaher Supply Chain Leadership Development Program. Completed immersion in Danaher Business Systems (DBS), a management platform based on lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.•Acquisition project manager in Europe and North America, responsible for supply chain transition and integration•Purchasing manager for NPI projects in Fluke Networks, Fluke Biomedical and OSP•M&A analyst

•Mechanical Engineer 2003-2004•Corporate Sales Manager 2004-2005Managed service teams in the US, New Zealand and Europe•Implemented lean principals in the repair cell to reduce average cycle time by 32% and on hand inventory by 37%