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Prairie Village, Ks, Us

Omaha, Ne, Us

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Led ~$600MM, ~1200 person industrial air filtration platform comprised of four operating divisions: Industrial Gas Filtration and Generation (includes compressed air and gas treatment and filtration, gas generation, dust collection, pollution control and process air filtration for the general industrial and manufacturing industries), Gas Turbine Filtration (protection gas turbines from inlet air contaminants), HVAC Filtration (managing indoor air quality for commercial and industrial buildings) and Performance Materials (novel media for the fabrics and specialty filtration industries). Responsibilities include leadership of sales, operations and supporting functions in over 15 locations globally. These business units serve a broad and diverse industry base such as Oil & Gas, Power Generation, General Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Electronics, Healthcare, etc.- Current focus is supporting the integration of Clarcor into its new parent company Parker Hannifin.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Led $530MM, ~1000 person industrial filtration group comprised of seven operating P&L’s: Industrial Filtration (BHA and UAS), Gas Turbine Filtration (Altair), Air Filtration Products (Airguard), Total Filtration Services (TFS), Microfiltration & Venting (Aspire), Performance Fabrics (eVent) and TransWeb Media. Responsibilities include full P&L leadership of sales, operations, distribution and supporting functions in over 40 locations globally. These business units serve a broad and diverse industry base such as Oil & Gas, Power Generation, General Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Electronics, Biopharma, Healthcare, etc.• In the period 2013-2016, grew sales 7% while growing operating profit 82% and expanding operating margin 440bps. Delivered a 500bps improvement to ROIC.• Successfully integrated the former GE business with six CLARCOR heritage businesses creating scaled operations focused on their markets while leveraging cost structures to drive more value across the enterprise.• Acquired two new businesses in 2016 (TDC and FibeRio) and successfully integrated them into the group and business unit operations within the year.• Reenergized growth in China through the recruitment of key local leadership.• Named an officer of the company in 2014.• Supported the 2016, $4.3B merger agreement between CLARCOR and Parker Hannifin.

Schenectady, Ny, Us

Led $270MM, ~750 person industrial air filtration business supporting Oil & Gas, Power Generation and key Industrial business segments. Business unit built from multiple acquisitions with unique operating culture. Primarily focused on providing inlet air filtration for gas turbines for the Oil & Gas, Power Generation and Marine industries. Experience serving operating and OEM customers such as Chevron, Petrobras, Saudi Electric Company, Solar Turbines and Rolls Royce.• Led the successful divestiture of the Air Filtration business in 2013 to CLARCOR.• Led business profitability turnaround from a $12MM loss in 2011 to $17MM gain in 2012. This was a $29MM swing in operating profit in just over one year.• Established industry leading cost structure without sacrificing customer facing and new product development capabilities. Flexible and nimble team.• Instituted operating culture to deliver every time while undergoing substantial restructuring. Delivered restructuring on time and under budget while growing the overall gross margin of the business double digits.• Achieved best in class P&W customer survey scores (NPS of 72%, 30 point improvement) in 2012 despite substantial restructuring during the year.• Built new leadership team (60% turnover) capable of sustained performance without daily oversight. Achieved best in class scores on internal employee survey suggesting confidence in leadership and business strategy.

Schenectady, Ny, Us

Led $170MM, ~ 250 person technology business deploying gasification technology to the Power Generation and Oil and Gas industries globally with specific emphasis on China. Held positions of increasing responsibility in marketing, product management and business leadership.- Led the development of $3.5B high tech IGCC power plant in Indiana providing advanced technology for the coal industry.- Developed and managed the implementation of a global business strategy focused on China that led to a joint venture partnership with Shenhua Group, the largest coal company in the world.

Led marketing operations for the $1B security products company. Business operated in 3 distinct P&L’s across commercial, residential and government security segments.

Niskayuna, New York, Us

Led the clean energy business development activities for GE’s global research center in Niskayuna, NY. Responsible for developing research partnerships between companies and the business development process (define, proposal development, bid and negotiation) for clean energy research funding.

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Responsible for business operational improvements including business processes, shop operations and the deployment of six sigma and lean manufacturing techniques.

Washington, Dc, Us

Led 7-person team trained in mobile emergency response to conventional, chemical and nuclear military ordnance incidents and terrorist hazardous devices. Qualified in air, mixed gas self contained and surface supplied diving for bomb disposal operations, beach clearance and combat salvage. Real world practical experience diving in harsh environments during extreme operating conditions.

Washington, Dc, Us

Led 28-person team employing and maintaining towed sonar, communications, navigation, controls systems and Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) for first operational mine hunter. Managed $250,000 budget and full mission training for all shipboard personnel.

Advanced Management Program, Executive Education

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Physics