Competitive advantage emerges from pressure, challenge and adversity, rarely from an easy life. - Michael E. PorterChallenge and adversity are certainly a fact of life for all businesses today. As President of Smart System Innovations I represent companies that offer innovative solutions that can help organizations become more efficient and productive so they can seize their competitive advantage.I have the tools to help organizations turn adversity to advantage:- Converting data to information and then to knowledge will be the key to future success. The companies I work with can collect, store and disseminate data that can make a difference. They offer creative ways to measure and monitor systems or people, use the cloud to gather data across networks or locations, or transform data into usable intelligence for manufacturing, accounting, marketing and other applications. If you have a data handling challenge, I may have a solution.- Equipment solutions to improve productivity including custom engineered equipment for food and pharmaceutical processing, nitrogen generation systems for Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) and other applications.- Specialized solutions for motor & drive upgrades, portable heaters for rail tankers and many others.My background includes over 20 years experience in sourcing and selling large-scale and custom-engineered equipment, machinery, and full-scale manufacturing solutions. I have used my superior analytical and communications skills to fully understand my customer’s needs and match them to my company’s capabilities. This resulted in many long-term relationships supplying equipment to companies across a broad spectrum of industries such as flexible packaging for food and other applications, electrical cables for utilities, large diameter water pipes, footwear and many others.