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South Beloit, Illinois, US

• Manage overall direction of all aspects of new equipment sales and the Retrofit division.
• Led the sales growth of the company by 3X over the past 3 years.
• Sales contract negotiations
• Define and provide leadership for the company as we grow to reduce losses based on rapid growth.
• Add or re-define positions within the sales team to ensure total customer satifasction.
• Train and mentor, current and incoming, team members to ensure smooth growth.

South Beloit, Illinois, US

• Manage overall direction of all aspects of new equipment sales as it pertains to service related items such as installation, onsite training, parts and service.
• Exceeded goals for this division of the company by a factor of 10 within 5 years holding the position.
• Define and provide leadership for the company as we grow to reduce losses based on rapid growth.
• Add or re-define positions within the service team to ensure total customer satifasction.
• Train and mentor, current and incoming, team members to ensure smooth growth.
• Monitor manufacturing issues in order to define areas for improvement as they pertain to quality equipment and reliability.

South Beloit, Illinois, US

• Manage overall direction of all aspects of capital equipment manufacturing, sales and service departments.
• Define and provide leadership for the company as we grow to reduce losses based on rapid growth.
• Add or re-define positions within the company to facilitate growth in sales, service and production.
• Train and mentor, current and incoming, management to ensure smooth growth.
• Monitor production issues in order to define areas for improvement.
• Increase knowledge and skill levels by mentoring and training team members.

South Beloit, Illinois, US

• Doubled Parts and Service revenues within the first quarter
• Increased annual sales figures for service department that exceeded previous ten years by more than a factor of three
• Created new annual OEM service package offerings to increase company visibility to existing customers and new customers
• Created new programs to offer onsite maintenance training, safety inspections, and process consulting services related to large scale industrial curing ovens
• Field installation project management and large scale internal project management for the industrial ovens division
• Review sales quotes prior to submittal process in order to ascertain compliance with customer requirements

South Beloit, Illinois, US

• Manage multiple, cross-functional departments in a company that manufactures two entirely different products at same plant.
• Departments as follows: Industrial Ovens, Telecommunication Shelters, Test Department, Facility Maintenance.
• Direct report to ownership concerning job status in relevance to budget, resource management, and delivery schedule.
• Supported documentation and validation department on all levels to ensure the highest level of accuracy with in-house testing procedures, validation, and acceptance documentation.
• Supervise junior personnel with a solid reputation for fostering collaborative efforts.
• Increase knowledge and skill levels by mentoring and training team members.

• Surpassed expectations by leading the efforts that produced a completion of 95% of projects at, or below budget.
• Direct report to upper management concerning job status in relevance to budget, resource management, and delivery schedule.
• Guide very large-scale installation, upgrade, and repair/maintenance of equipment at both national and international sites.
• Monitor project progress to facilitate smooth execution and verify achievement of milestones.
• Provided support to engineering department regarding changes and/or continuing functional improvements to further efforts in providing customers with the highest quality product.
• Supported documentation and validation department on all levels to ensure the highest level of accuracy with in-house testing procedures, validation, and acceptance documentation.

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