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Pompano Beach, Fl, Us

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Deerfield Beach, Fl

Contracted to restructure failing business which lacked an organizational structure and a sustainable growth plan. • Full P & L responsibility for North and South America. • Instituted a turnaround strategy which resulted in 25% revenue growth.• Integrated 5 individual business units into one with a corporate office and country sales offices. • Created new distribution channels and aligned existing ones to increase revenue by 15%. • Directly managed key customers representing 42% of the revenue.

Cowpens, Sc

Oversaw $50M business including Finance, Operations, Sales, Marketing, HR and New Product Development. • Design and managed a complete organizational transformation which included a profitable growth strategy resulting in a consistent year over year revenue growth of 10% and profit of 25%.• Re-aligned sales and marketing teams to strengthen brand strategy and focus on architects, designers, building owners, developers. Targeted B2B and B2C sales channels. • Implemented LEAN manufacturing to improve output, safety and quality, reducing cost by 42%.• Enhanced finance reporting process with a focus on critical measurements to continually improve the overall business. • Overhauled R&D process to include stakeholder sign-off, shortening the go to market time by 75%. Developed patented products allowing leverage of market positioning. Partnered with top customers, leading architectural firms and universities to develop proprietary products.

Direct report to the President for this $40 million manufacturer of elevator components. Full P&L responsibilities and management of all commercial aspects of the business including purchasing, production scheduling, customer service, sales and marketing. • Led discovery and acquisition of three companies to support the strategic growth plan. • Negotiated the acquisitions, ultimately establishing the parent company as Monteferro America. • Oversaw construction of the manufacturing facility. Installed and commissioned production equipment. Hired and trained workforce. • Established all business activities related to purchasing, scheduling, operations, finance, ERP, sales and marketing. Integrated this operation with our sister company in Italy. • Sales growth from zero to $40M (in six years), with 90% North American market share. • Managed global projects including negotiations in Mexico, China, Singapore and Europe.

• Owned responsibility for three product lines with annual sales of $10M for hot roll steel mill. • Developed value-added product processing leading subcontractors; sourcing, manufacturing quality, purchasing, quality control, logistics and inventory management (total annual value of $3M).

• Joined Dominion Bridge as a Design Engineer; quickly promoted to a leadership role as a project manager and ultimately engineering manager.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

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Bachelor, Civil Engineering