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St Petersburg, Florida, United States

Responsible for all facets of operation of this privately held Class II medical device manufacturing, B2B, and B2C company. Implemented continuous improvement culture with SOP’s for each business process with Key Performance Indicators and accountability for all. Increased unit sales by 66%, reduced per unit payroll cost per unit by 21%, increased quality.

Marshfield, MO

Built this 20 employee/contractor firm from the ground up offering cradle to grave professional services including: business plan development, financing, bookkeeping, payroll processing, tax, marketing, collections, graphic design, website development, programming, project management, strategic & operational consulting, succession planning, and business.

Hartville, MO

Responsible for all facets of operation for this 3 site, manufacturing, distribution, wholesale, and retail feed business. Increased sales from $5M to $20M within first 5 years of operating through increased focus on sales, and small acquisitions. Implemented documented HACCP, BMP’s, SOP’s, OSHA, EPA, FDA, DOT, HR, Continuous Improvement programs and.

Springfield, Missouri Area

Business brokerage, franchise sales, equipment and machinery valuation. Specialized in consulting engagements improving business valuation.

Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

Responsible for all IT operations for this 500 user company including deploying Wi-Max, and satellite solutions to RFID track inventories through the entire production process. Implemented Microsoft Dynamics, developed Executive Information System using Crystal Reports, developed custom written.net solutions. Responsible for driving continuous improvement.

Bellingham, Washington

Responsible for managing multiple concurrent continuous improvement consulting engagements with a dedicated staff of 4 consultants in the US Pacific Northwest. Engagements were a year in length, generated average annual impacts of $4.2M, and focused on managing to Key Performance Indicators and taking action.

Ocala, Florida Area

Worked systematically through the business implementing new business processes, management systems, performance pay, and employee evaluation systems aimed at generating continuous improvement. Spent 6 months in each of the following areas getting the right people and right systems in place: IT, Accounting, Transportation, Warehousing, Purchasing.

Toronto, Canada Area

Consulted with Fortune 500 and privately held mid-market clients ($5M-$50M in assets) in the areas of strategy, succession planning, M&A, and software and telecom development and deployment. Worked closely with Arthur Andersen's audit, tax and business consulting groups.