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COO of PVpallet, the leading provider of reusable/sustainable packaging to the Solar Industry.

Evendale, Ohio, Us

C-Founder and Partner in a new design and development firm specializing in bulk returnable containers.

Evendale, Ohio, Us

Fairfield, California, Us

Drove strategic direction through planning and execution of new business opportunities, performance reporting, assessing and facilitating new products investment opportunities leading staff of 4 with annual operating budget of $500,000. • Built marketing department from the ground up by identifying key marketing needs and creating organizational structure and priorities to align with company vision and goals increasing web-driven leads by 20%. • Met revenue and profitability targets of 12% annually through leading and managing development and implementation of five-year sales, market strategy, marketing, and product plan in collaboration with leadership team and stakeholders. • Expanded automotive product offering to include six new products through capital investment that led to revenue growth of $40M.

Fairfield, California, Us

Managed three manufacturing location with diverse geographic footprint with oversight of injection molding operations, health and safety systems, and design group totaling 8 direct reports while retaining previous responsibilities.• Increased revenue by $10M through a new plant acquisition expanding production capacity and geographic foot print.• Improved operational efficiency of California facility from 60% to 80% adjusted utilization by instituting key lean practices and applying agile methodology.• Managed 30+ product design projects annually, implementing stage-gate methodology and facilitating cross-functional relationships to drive project progression.

Fairfield, California, Us

Established world-class design team and testing center to optimize products and led expansion of business opportunities and product portfolio to grow revenue by $40M.• Built local corporate office to house design, sales, and IT through lease negotiation, implementation of office operations and structure, and hiring four key positions. • Designed and delivered new product line for automotive industry to diversify product offering. • Secured new product and design patent through partnering with attorney to ensure grant. • Negotiated major contracts resulting in addition of two new product lines solidifying key element of corporate diversification strategy. • Established and managed P&L of $4M MacroTrac Division including staffing, creating sales strategy, manufacturing plan and marketing.

Established management consulting firm specialized in materials handling businesses.• Built and ran design and development group for major materials handling company in Europe, consisting of 10 product design professionals and several project managers located across Germany, Spain, France, and UK. • Developed new stage gate management system for tracking project progression and financial performance of new products.

Drove strategic management of Global Solutions Group in delivery of customized packaging solutions to market leaders resulting in over $29M in additional revenue managing 6 people world-wide. • Engaged in strategic planning, goal setting, and oversight of technical sales team across Michigan, UK, Germany, and France. • Led customer service improvement effort in Europe by partnering with team members from each location to institute customer service communication and delivery standards. • Developed in-house fabrication and assembly operations to further increase margin and shorten lead time.

Oversaw two plastics manufacturing facilities producing $80M+ in revenue with 250+ employees while managing new product development, purchasing, materials planning, and quality. • Initiated and implemented lean manufacturing initiative for operations, reducing direct labor by 40%, and reducing overhead costs by $850K annually by redeploying manufacturing equipment. • Launched and led IT initiative to replace ERP system, finishing on time and under budget. • Reduced production costs and increased market share by driving redesign of entire product line.• Managed $13MM expense budget. Delivered 6% purchasing savings YoY.• Initiated and developed engineering design team in China.

Elkhart, In, Us

Managed multiple facilities, the first was an injection molding plant with 150+ employees and the second plant was a 100-person tool and die shop, tool design group and experimental foundry supplying tooling and equipment to nine plants across the U.S.✔ Managed daily operations of two injection molding facilities with over 200 employees operating in a 24/7 environment.✔ Designed and built new 200,000 square foot injection molding facility using cellular manufacturing techniques.✔ Implemented team-based management system for an injection molding facility.✔ Negotiated contracts for 2 unionized facilities.✔ Managed closure and relocation of unionized injection molding facility. ✔ Led implementation of job shop IT system for controlling labor, material movements and billing for tool and die facility.✔ Participated in corporate manufacturing study to rationalize manufacturing strategy of 4 plastics facilities.✔ Led process improvement effort of a brass foundry in Mexico.

Managed operations of computer consulting firm. ✔ Conducted initial customer requirement meetings to gather service requirements.✔ Prepared customer proposals, quotes, presentations and delivery schedules.✔ Developed customer relationships and increased new business.✔ Developed billing and accounting systems for multiple law firms.✔ Installed LAN networks✔ Managed purchasing activities of the company

Master'S Of Engineering, Industrial Engineering

Bachelor Of Science In Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineering

High School Diploma

The Goal Training

Glodratt Executive Training Seminar

Accounting For Non-Financial Managers