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Malvern, Pa, Us

Malvern, Pa, Us

Wilmington, De, Us

Wilmington, De, Us

Responsible for the development and execution of North American residential construction innovation growth strategy. Leading multiple cross-functional teams working on critical and proprietary building envelope innovation projects. Leveraging the Tyvek®, Styrofoam™, and Great Stuff™ brands, business models, and routes-to-market.

Wilmington, De, Us

Led multiple cross-functional teams to develop and commercialize new offerings for the residential and commercial construction markets. Launched Corian® Endura™, the first new Corian material category in 20 years. Led the sales process of two plant properties valued at >$30MM.

Wilmington, De, Us

Worked with executive team on the development and execution of M&A strategy for newly merged DuPont and Dow construction products businesses. Engaged with emerging technology, startups, and incubators.

Wilmington, De, Us

Developed and implemented global new business development strategy with a focus on market adjacencies in NA, EMEA, and AP. Initiated and led the creation of new roofing business segment with the development and launch of Tyvek® Protec™ roofing underlayment portfolio. Won the 2017 DuPont Sales & Marketing Excellence Award as well as the 2017 President’s Award. Initiated and led the development and launch of the world’s first insulating house wrap - Tyvek® ThermaWrap® R5.0 with first year revenue of $500K. Responsible for Tyvek® brand licensing in construction products in North America.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Executive team member at 60-year old family owned building material distributor with annual revenue of >$25MM. Responsible for 45 person sales, marketing, and operations team at four branches with nine direct reports. Led business development initiatives resulting in $1M annual revenue. Implemented financial improvement initiatives that included branch closures and other fixed/variable cost reductions resulting in improved cash flow and annualized savings of $1M. Implemented more robust job tracking and selling processes.

Horsham, Pa, Us

Member of executive team that worked with owner-President of privately held >$20M 150-year old building products manufacturer to develop and implement strategic vision/plan, including leading the creation of a market focused organization. Responsible for marketing planning and a $1M budget with four direct reports (including marketing communications manager, product manager, marketing assistant, and architect/builder specialist). Transformed the marketing function from a reactive service to a proactive leadership role. Led rebranding initiative that included the launch of a new web site. Launched five new products – Gap Guard™, Synshield™, mortairvent™, Plypatch™, and Home Slicker 10® PLUS Typar®. Increased annual sales of Home Slicker® >20%.

Malvern, Pa, Us

National Sales & Marketing Manager: Sales and marketing management responsibilities for growth of $60M fiber glass insulation business to two-step building material distributors, lumber dealers, and lumber buying groups & cooperatives. Marketing management responsibilities for $100M big box retail business. 12 direct reports including nine field sales people, national account manager, inside sales person, and product manager. Responsible for $2M marketing budgetMarketing Manager, Distribution & Retail: Marketing management responsibilities for $350M fiber glass insulation business to big box retail, one-step insulation distribution, drywall distribution/buying groups, lumber dealers/buying groups, and two-step building material distribution. Responsible for $2M marketing budget with one direct report. Developed and commercialized four new products - SmartRoll, SmartBatt, EZR™ and DryRight™.

Wilmington, De, Us

North American Sales and Distribution Manager & Global Product Manager, DuPont Safety Resources: Created/managed inside sales team for safety training materials business. Grew business 10% annually. Created Yahoo! web stores that generated first corporate internet sales - grew to $2.5M. Developed and launched two new products - STOP for Employees® and STOP for Everyone®.Regional Technical Service Representative, DuPont White Pigment & Mineral Products: Lead technical member of regional sales team responsible for $15M of annual titanium dioxide sales to the paper industry.Senior Account Representative, DuPont Printing & Publishing: Responsible for $6M sales territory in central Pennsylvania. Products for the printing industry included films & chemicals, conventional & digital pre-press equipment, proofing products, printing plates, and inks.Technical Marketing Specialist & Customer Service Specialist, DuPont Fibers - Flooring Systems: Technical and customer plant support member of multi-functional customer team with annual sales in excess of $350M. Coordinated >$300M of customer orders annually.Recruiter, DuPont Engineering: Interviewed, hired, and placed mechanical, chemical and electrical engineers into DuPont Field Engineering program.Process/Plant Engineer, DuPont Polymers: Coordinated design, implementation, training, and management of Statistical Process Control. Identified and implemented plant, process, and quality improvement projects.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Executive Education, Creating A Market-Driven Organization

Executive Education, Marketing Management

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