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North Carolina

FineLine Technologies takes RFID to the next level, making inventory management faster and more accurate, supporting omni-channel initiatives, merchandise visibility, track & trace, event credentials, and more.

GoToTags is a solutions provider of software, hardware, online services and physical tags for NFC, QR, BLE and other smart items based IoT technologies. Founded in early 2011 on the idea that the online and physical worlds would be connected via mobile devices and wireless sensors, GoToTags set out to make this a reality. Today GoToTags is an innovative.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Industrial IoT solutions design, development and deployment, including Hardware, Software and Services.
• Strategic consulting, including market analysis, business plan & strategy development, executive recruitment, focused on B2B solution sales.
• Vertical and regional market strategy development and execution.
• Sales and business development strategy and execution.
• Technology and product road-map development.
• Corporate development including strategic investments and M&A.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Tageos designs, manufactures and sells globally patented 100% paper-based passive UHF RFID labels for item-level tagging of consumer goods and business assets that are significantly lower-cost yet match the performance of alternative film inlay-based tags. The Tageos product range of ready-to-use RFID labels is extensive, allowing customers to conveniently.

• Managed $Multi - Million SMARTRAC IoT business across North and South America. Focusing on a wide range of vertical markets and applications, including Manufacturing, Industrial, Retail, Logistics, Healthcare.
• Built and led a highly professional and engaged team performing consultative solution selling, educating end-users on benefits of the technology and executing a business strategy dependent on a strong international.
• Delivering average 30-50% YoY growth.
• Focused on developing leading customer service, quality and profitability.
• Served as a member of global business unit management board.
• During business acquisition and restructuring served as a key member of the global executive integration and restructuring team.

• Led UPM’s charge to enter the Americas market to become the leading manufacturer of RFID technology in North America.
• Grew business from $0 to $Multi-million in sales, making UPM RFID leading RFID provider in the industry.
• Led expansion of RFID technology and UPM’s RFID business into Latin America, establishing UPM as one of the most recognized RFID providers in the market.
• Developed and executed sales & marketing strategy focused on long term sales channel and strategic relationships development, building strong brand image and recognition in America associated with quality, performance.
• Built top performing highly engaged sales, marketing, biz dev and customer service team.
• Worked across global cross-functional organization in Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Built and managed SATO RFID business at the forefront of RFID adoption driven by retail and DoD. Major contributor to 20% company growth in an industry growing at 7%.
• Developed RFID business strategy, including marketing and sales strategies as well as new approach to offering services and solutions under the SATO brand in the Americas.
• Responsible for development of RFID products and solutions.
• Actively involved in the global RFID technology and market development, including major retailers like Metro, Wal-Mart, DoD mandates, and EPCGlobal standards development.
• Served as key member of international cross functional team working across worldwide SATO subsidiaries, business partners, and end users in America, EMEA and APAC.

Golden, CO

• Recruited as a key member of a team to restructure and turnaround Cognitive and bring the company out of Chapter 11 Reorganization, focused on new strategic business development.
• Developed Key Account and OEM partnerships with Tier 1 technology companies.
• Managed development and adoption of new technologies to accelerate product advancement and to satisfy requirements of customers in new markets, including development of custom solutions for data collection and.
• Managed development of new wireless (802.11 and Bluetooth) products and formed strategic alliances for joint development and marketing of the new wireless solutions.

• Managed a product range of portable, desktop and industrial printers, software and accessories, with P&L of over $60 million, including a special lines of products for FedEx, UPS, DHL, Intermec, and Becton Dickinson.
• Directed development of new products and sustaining of existing products with R&D and operations. Managed market research and analysis of customer requirements, market trends, new technologies as well as competitive.
• Collaborated with top management on strategic direction, recommended new growth opportunities and developed solutions to meet customer requirements.
• Worked closely with company key-account customers and OEM partners to support existing products and meeting expectations in new product development.
• Worked with sales on RFPs and presenting product proposals to key accounts.
• Provided technical and marketing support to international subsidiaries around the world to successfully penetrate new markets around the globe, including regular visits, meetings with regional partners and product.

Management, Leadership, Strategy

Computer Engineering