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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Created strategic product and service product plans and subsequent implementations of those plans for multiple regional organizations (US, LATAM, Aisa-Pacific, Europe, and MEA) focused on market and financial growth.• Managed analysis and purchase recommendations of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications to allow implementation of Service Solutions products (US and Europe), resulting in an estimated 20% increase in efficiency.• Drove process for assessing regional operational maturity (NA, LATAM, Europe, MEA).• Launched, in partnership with regional staff, 3 new Service Solutions which generated (2023 annual) over $18 million.

Carmel, Indiana, United States

Developed and managed a 7-person multi-disciplinary team that developed unified strategies linking Corporate Strategy with operational objectives while supporting member strategies for a 1,000 person organization.• Originated and implemented strategic planning activities for 5 MISO service lines, reducing planning time by 10%. • Delivered 100% of all targeted strategies.• Supplied overall staff support for new or evolving operations processes and strategies in partnership with Corporate, Program, and Portfolio personnel.

Carmel, Indiana, United States

Supplied corporate, technology, and partnership strategy development for 4 corporate organizations.• Supplied C-level strategic planning, strategic development, and governance to 3 start-up companies.• Partnered with CEOs to develop multiple business plans focused on total of $10 million in private equity investment.• Partnered with investment bankers on technology evaluation for 2 equity transactions (closed in 2019).

Youngstown, Ohio Area

Delivered corporate, technology, and partnership strategy development for all 4 corporate organizations.• Partnered with CEO to develop sales-centric strategic business initiatives decreasing time to cash by 2 months (avg)• Provided inter-organizational communications and coordination to deliver on new sales-centric strategies.• Supervised development and modifications of processes, to achieve 10% overall efficiency improvement.• Created, presented, and obtained "C-level" approval of financial evaluation of operations’ functions.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Usa

Authored and created, with CEO, all operations strategies (sales, engineering, customer support). • Supervised product planning and development for Software as a Service (SaaS) telematics product, and • Drove electronics and SaaS product development and Improved product delivery by 12%.• Devised sales and product strategies to win 9 contracts including a $40 million contract to the State of Indiana.

South Bend, Indiana Area

Expanded services and hardware business for "Linear Friction Welding" to provide manufacturing Expanded services and hardware business for "Linear Friction Welding" in the aerospace, automotive and medical device markets in US, Europe, and Asia.• Devised and steered all business development activities including contract negotiations, resulting in first 7 sales of hardware and services.• Oversaw all corporate and operational activities, resulting in increasing margin by 5%.• Provided strategic leadership for all business and product development, shortening development time by 8 months.• Acted as titular CFO and led all capital activities ($8 million in capital raises and ultimate company sale for $30 million).• As General Manager, built and ran the sales organization resulting in approximately $8 million in sales to Boeing, and $3 million in sales to AirBus

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Established all strategic activities including partnerships, resulting in 2 major partnerships.• Directed management of technical staff and product roadmap (SaaS application, and embedded electronics), reducing development time by 12%.• Created three technical product strategies and initiatives resulting in two new, profitable, products.• Managed both software and hardware development teams and delivered on product objectives 90% on time. • Guided all technical and business partnership agreements and all vendor relations.

Fishers, Indiana, United States

Sold to large corporate entities, services to identify technology and operational functions to spin out into new businesses, resulting in three spin-out companies that generated a total of $32 million in revenue (2005 through 2007).• Owned market analysis, technology assessment, product and business strategy development, financial planning, and corporate communications, required for two spin-out companies from Eli Lilly.• Ran product management, product development, and business strategy for a spin-out from Methodist Hospital.• Managed, as CTO or COO for spin-outs, to move companies through $9 million in capital raises and subsequent product development

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Championed technical and associated business evaluations, centered on new consumer electronic-centric service products of potential acquisitions.• Developed investment, merger and acquisition recommendations focused on strategic analysis for operations, alignment, and financial performance (including accretive effects to market cap).

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Led and directed cross-functional group of business, engineering, development, finance, and planning personnel focused on identifying new service businesses for Thomson.• Developed and presented to Senior Leadership 8 full business plans (built on the entrepreneurial model), 4 of which were funded.• Provided coordination and ensured alignment of technical and business resources across 7 separate organizations to deliver on all 4 business plans.• Managed dedicated R&D teams to develop 5 prototype products in support of approved business plans.