With over three decades of experience that includes roles in research and development, operation and support functions, marketing, sales, and executive management, John C. Ellenberger has a proven record of innovation and leadership. John has demonstrated his capability to bring product ideas to fruition and to inspire multifunctional teams to obtain high levels of customer satisfaction in both locally owned and multinational companies within a diverse range of industries. John’s great desire is to bring glory to God by creating quality goods and services that profitably solve customers’ needs through empowering all members of his organization to achieve excellence. Corporate Management:Board of Directors - $12 million Company, VP R&DExecutive Staff - $610 million Company, VP Product Quality and SupportFounder - Social enterprise startup, CEOFunctional Experience:Research and Development - in 4 industriesHeld multiple positions, from project engineer to department vice presidentInvented 5 different products receiving patents in multiple countries, plus 3 patents pendingCreated 17 different product families that all achieved positive levels of successMarketing - in 2 industriesIdentified customer needs and created product definition and business plans to profitably solve those needs Grew key product lines by over 400% through product development, pricing, and promotion strategiesField Sales Produced sales rate of over $1 million per month within three yearsProduct SupportLed Technical Support, Training, and Service and Repair Teams worldwideQuality - in 2 industriesCreated environment of continual and measurable improvement in product and manufacturing process qualityEducationBachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering • California State University, Fresno • 1975-1979Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering • Stanford University • 1980-1982Advanced Management Practices • INSEAD University, Fontainebleau, France • 2008