Helping customers grow through the skills gap and information enabled manufacturing environment. Bringing consultative expertise in automation and robotics in the areas of material handling, packaging and printing/converting/web handling.

Recruited and developed key oil and gas team for emerging Bakken oil market resulting in 30% sales growth.Recruited and developed key eastern channel account manager with resulting growth in services and improved channel relationships.Reduced channel ship from stock and credit processing from 2000 to 100 transactions per month.Improved annual channel planning process, with first branch level target account planning which better aligned with channel organizational structure.

Won Top Sales Person Award for North AmericaIncreased sales %200 in northern Minnesota industries including; Mining, Oil Pipeline, and Paper Industries bringing all of Rockwell Automation's capabilities to meet customer's goals:Directed and ran marketing events focused on mining and paper technologies.Lead education and energy conversation initiatives for Minnesota sales branch

Work on a team of Product Managers responsible for continuing innovating motion control technologies based on market needs while also managing existing motion technologies.

Develop and implement strategic plans to grow automation market share in several key markets. Key markets include Food&Beverage, Personal Care, Confectionaries, and Pharma.

• Managed and grew North Central automation business 20% annually• Managed and grew Mexico automation business 40% annual growth• Responsible for identifying and hiring 50% of engineering support and application talent• Identified and hired key high performing sales talent

• Grew regional automation sales 40% in one year• Pioneered growth in packaging automation by securing three new accounts worth $1M• Won $300K CNC customer and successfully implemented project• Won $250K Industrial PC business at key strategic end user

• Planned, budgeted, and executed $350K U.S. marketing program including tradeshows, seminars, and advertising• Increased brand awareness while reducing marketing expenses by over 20%• Increased tradeshow presence while reducing overall expenses by 10%• Flawlessly planned and executed $100K tradeshow start to finish with virtually no guidance and little help. • Gained influential role to owner and key leaders and drove key projects needed for U.S. growth• Grew I/O business 40% annually and to 50% of overall business• Pioneered vertical marketing efforts in packaging machinery market

• Doubled customer service efficiency through process improvement• Reduced tariffs and shipping costs by %10 through supply chain and customs management • Recognized problems and created more effective and efficient sales and ordering process• Reduced lead-times on new orders by two weeks and improved inventory tracking system• Reduced external I.T. expenses by managing email server and building computers • Reduce lead-time on repair returns and defined service and repair process

• Secured $20M potential at key strategic account• Won $1M project at key strategic account• Top Sales Engineer training program award• Received special recognition from U.S. president for flawlessly planning and executing the first ever corporate high level meeting between key strategic end user and Siemens• Achieved technical and presentation expertise credibility with channel and key strategic customer