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Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

Envoy and our Envoy Companions offer older adults and families companionship, assistance and transportation services to help them stay socially active, healthy and independent.Across the US, health plans, senior living communities, employers and families look to Envoy to provide care to their members & residents, similar to what a son or daughter would do to support their elderly mom, dad or loved one. Envoy has been addressing the social determinants of health, including isolation, disengagement and loneliness since 2015, for older adults who stand to benefit from companionship, assistance and transportation services.By providing access to social support inside & outside the home, those using the Envoy service are less likely to need costly medical intervention and more able to live independent, healthy and more socially active lives.

Nablus, Inc. is a family-owned and operated multi-unit Quick Service Restaurant and Catering business with $2.2M/year in annual sales. My role is to manage all facets of the business including strategic planning, sales, marketing, finance, IT, human resources, customer service and vendor/partner relations with full P&L accountability.Major accomplishments include:• Grew the revenues by over 200%, expanded to 3 locations and closed 20 strategic corporate catering clients between 2009 and 2014.• Managed the daily operations of the 40-staff business. Facilitated weekly staff meetings to share information, respond to issues and avoid escalations. Developed and implemented Management-by-Objective to improve customer satisfaction and staff performance.• Leveraged technology including Software-as-a-Service to manage the operation and implemented processes to keep the Cost of Goods Sold at/below 28%.• Developed and implemented a College Representative program for catering at 20 different universities and colleges in the greater Boston area. Grew the catering business from 2-3 catering orders/week to 4-6 catering orders/day.• Received the 2013 City of Boston Community Service Award for helping the local community.• Received the 2012 Boston Award for the Best Mediterranean food category.

Framingham, Massachusetts, Us

Bose Corporation is a privately owned corporation that specializes in audio equipment. I was hired to bring business purpose to a chaotic environment in 32 countries in the Middle East & Africa region. Major accomplishments include:• Provided leadership and overall management of 3 divisions, 6 reports, $78M in sales revenues including strategic planning, P&L accountability, sales, marketing, operations and leadership development.• Developed short and long term operational strategies and provided the leadership necessary for the successful design, development and execution of that strategy to achieve a 9.3% ($7M) revenue growth.

Fremont, Ca, Us

Seagate Technology is a data storage company. I was hired to drive the Consumer Electronic Business Unit growth worldwide through acquisition of new customers and identifying new markets for existing products. Due to my outstanding performance, I was handpicked to attend a 12-month Strategic Leadership Development Program at Harvard Business School – one of 60 selected from 55,000 employees for this honor.Major accomplishments include:• Managed and guided a worldwide team of 9 sales/business development professionals that identified target markets, developed the strategies, pursued and won design-ins. • Developed a 3-year strategic business plan that projected $390M of new business in high growth markets. Generated greater than $90M of new business in 2007.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Intel Corporation is one of the world’s largest and highest valued semiconductor chip makers. I was hired to expand Intel’s flash non-volatile memory business in the Asia Pacific region in the cellular/handheld market segment. Based on growing the business from $0.5M to over $240M in 2 years, I was promoted to lead the business intelligence/strategic planning function for the Wireless Communications & Computing Group, which included flash memory, application processors and baseband chips. I was then handpicked by the Cellular Handheld Group General Manager/Vice President to assume the role of his Chief of Staff/Technical Assistant or his Chief Operating Officer (1600 staff, 5 countries and 7 locations).Major accomplishments include: • Started Intel’s flash business in Asia Pacific. Grew the revenues from less than $500K to over $240M by creating/ implementing a Pull/Push strategy to win Flash Memory design-ins at numerous Original Equipment/Design Manufacturers (OEMs/ODMs) including Samsung/LGE and all cellular chipset vendors. • Collaborated with the Cellular Handheld Group VP/GM to develop and execute a $450M strategic plan that yielded revenue increases of more than 25% in 2004 and 60% in 2005 in the cellular market.• Facilitated and managed the ongoing development of the wireless group’s strategic planning process including market assessment, business intelligence, strategic plan integration, divestiture and expansion into new markets and product lines. • Received the Flash Products Group 2001 Award for growing the business in the Asia Pacific region. Received the Cellular Handheld Group 2004 & 2005 Awards for leading the strategic planning process and growing the business.

Aggressively drove the business expansion for this start-up strategy, eBusiness and IT management consulting firm with Fortune 500 clients. Generated profitable business relationships through consultative sales practices, the development of strategic marketing, relationship management, project leadership and delivery of consulting services. Collaborated with the managing partner to sell the company.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Managed a team of 4 sales executives and 5 engineers that sold a wide range of integrated energy solutions by calling on c-level executives in the healthcare, colleges/universities and insurance industries. The team was responsible for generating 75% of the division's 1998 $1.2 billion revenues.

Trevose, Pa, Us

Traveled throughout the Middle East region to identify and secure strategic market opportunities. Provided leadership and financial responsibilities through good rapport with clients, identifying profit opportunities and developing strategic plans for future value added opportunities. Provided overall direction and guidance to business operations with the objective of maximizing growth andprofitability. Planned and directed the operations within the business in the Middle East region to support Key Performance Indicators. Planned objectives and ensured management is in compliancewith corporate, regional and financial goals. Volume managed - $26M.

St. Paul, Mn, Us

Responsible for successfully coordinating and directing all activities within the assigned geography through 6 subordinate managers, supervisors and employees including financial performance, client retention, policy compliance and employee hiring, training and development.Customers included healthcare facilities (Kaiser Healthcare, Sutter Health, John Muir Medical Center, Children's Hospital ...) and Universities/Colleges (University of California in Berkeley, University of California in Davis, California State University, San Francisco State University, Solano Community College, Santa Rosa Community College ....).Volume managed - $35M.

Executive Education, Strategic Leadership

Mba, Marketing & Finance

Ba, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry & Psychology