• Direct and manage a metal stamping company of 55+ people that has been in business since 1946. Use a hands on management style to create an environment that develops employees into resourceful individuals who work to effectively deliver value to our customer’s through the delivery of high precision metal stampings.• Build communication channels and expectations of accountability between the organization’s departments and employees• Analyze, source, and manage the implementation of a myriad of capital improvement projects• Lead company representative to audits certifying company to IATF 16949 Quality Management System and ISO 14001 Environmental Management System• Devise and execute the companies strategic plan to create value for customers, employees, and owners.

• Actively manage both Marathon Bar (General Mills) and gotchocolatemilk? (MilkPEP) accounts within Sponsorship and Event Marketing division. Develop and execute activation concepts at endurance events across the U.S. to achieve the brands grassroots objectives. Maintain and build relationships year-to-year through integration with client’s greater marketing activities, continuous innovation, and challenging ourselves to internal improvement. • Lead research, analysis, and road mapping project to deliver a recommended sponsorship portfolio strategy to TD Ameritrade. Integrate directional strategic analysis tools (competitive analysis, consumer demographic and psychographic analysis, heat map) into a single strategy recommendation that achieves internal buy-in. Build out complimentary metric models to evaluate pre, activating, and post sponsorship activities that are founded on TD Ameritrade’s core objectives. • Head up team that is evaluating a capital investment into an endurance events series – a new business opportunity for Intersport. Communicate to senior management the evolution, consumer, economics, and opportunities within the endurance event industry. Supply senior management with evaluation of capital investment required as well as internal impact in terms of head count and expertise needed for venture. • RESULT: Chocolate Milk sales increased >9% in 2012 over 2011 (put Chocolate Milk into the black)• RESULT: Intersport’s strategic partnership with Active.com expanded from 1 to 3 clients

• Coordinator and tactical executor of experiential marketing programs for brands of Mars Inc. and General Mills Inc. Strategic integration of branding across physical signage and structures, digital components, and social media. Leadership of 4 - 15 person teams to create consumer impressions, experiences, and delivery of branded messages at major endurance events across the U.S. • RESULTS: After demonstrating successful leadership of General Mills program, and achieving 10,000 - 30,000 impressions at each event, Intersport was awarded contract from Mars Inc.

• Founded and operated a consumer centric outdoor services business. Developed a weekly/monthly/yearly property maintenance schedule based on clients chosen service windows. Developed proposals for and completed customized landscape and property improvement projects based on customer’s use of their outdoor living space. Actively managed all facets of business.• RESULT: Through referrals, grew from <10 initial clients to >50 residential and commercial clients in first 6-months of operations.• RESULTS: Sold business in 2006 with foundation in place for sustainable profits