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Medway, Ma, Us

Glenview, Il, Us

Lead global organization for this Tier 1 Automotive Supplier. Responsibilities included Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Quality, Operations, and Finance. The company maintains operations in Germany, USA, Japan, and China for Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Distribution to Automotive Manufacturers in the North America, Asia and Europe.

Marlborough, Ma, Us

Led restructuring of the nations largest producer of municipal and emergency vehicles. MHQ’s customer base included Federal and State Agencies and local cities and towns across New England. Responsibilities included Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Quality, Operations, and Finance. The company operated two facilities in Massachusetts and one in Connecticut. Successfully integrated the acquisition of a competitor and negotiated the transfer of all major state contracts for continued supply.

Causeway Bay, Hk

Led global organization for this Automotive Tier 1 and Retail Supplier headquartered in Hong Kong. Responsibilities included Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Quality, Operations, and Finance (full P&L). The company maintained operations in Germany, USA, Taiwan, Japan, and China for Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Distribution to Automotive Manufacturers and Retailers in the North America, Asia and Europe.

Operating Manager for a New York based “family office” that focused on acquiring, operating and growing companies. The company invested in companies that have above-average revenue growth, strong market positions and quality reputations, but are facing operational or financial roadblocks to future success. Led fund efforts to identify established companies in industries or markets poised to benefit from our expertise in product “branding” and “Operational Excellence”.CEO, Traeger Wood Pellet Grills LLC (consumer products portfolio company) (9/07 to 12/09)Deployed new sales and marketing strategies that produced compound annual growth of 16.2% for the two years after implementation. Customer base included Ace, True Value, Do It Best, Costco, Bass Pro, and Orgill. Full responsibility for maintaining relationships with debt and equity lenders. In 2009 the fund sold holdings and exited the private equity market.

Chelmsford, Ma, Us

Managed the U.S., European, and Asian operations producing over $700 million per year of capital equipment for the semi-conductor equipment industry. Reported to CEO, 9 direct and over 800 indirect reports.Senior Vice President of Global OperationsChelmsford, MAAugust 2004 - July 2006Structured Global Operations to develop localized manufacturing capabilities for system level builds of vacuum and atmospheric products in the USA, Germany, and Korea. Restructured European operations through reduction of excess facilities and movement of assembly operations to lower cost plants in Belarus, Taiwan, and China.Vice President of OperationsChelmsford, MA June 2003 - August 2004 Managed strategic customer relationships with corporate sales team for primary OEM and end-user customers including LAM Research, Applied Materials, Novellus, Varian, Intel, and Samsung. Restructured North American operations through staff consolidations, facilities restructuring, process improvements, and system enhancements.Vice President & Director of European OperationsJena, GermanyJune 2002 - June 2003Expatriate assignment in Germany injecting “Operational Leadership” to enable the re-organization of European Operations, implementation of “World Class” practices, and development of an “Eastern European” Supply Chain. Led the integration team to bring a $38 million acquisition into the European Operations organization. Divested an under performing $20 million per year operation in Switzerland.PRI Automation, Inc.VP of Manufacturing OperationsBillerica, MAFebruary 2001 - June 2002Managed manufacturing operations for this supplier of automation systems, software, and services to the semiconductor industry. PRI's solutions address automation requirements for semiconductor manufacturers and for Original Equipment Manufacturers of semiconductor process tools.Company was acquired by Brooks Automation, Inc. in June of 2002

Lake Oswego, Oregon, Us

Business Unit General Manager of this division of a $9 billion per year manufacturer of metal components, structural airframe, fluid management, and industrial machine tools. Business unit was comprised of multiple companies producing cryogenic and exotic alloy valves and instrumentation. Responsibilities included inside sales, finance, product marketing, product development, sourcing, quality control, manufacturing, and finance. Reported to Group President, 6 direct reports and 225 indirect.Business Unit General Manager October 1999 - January 2001 General Manager June 1994 - October 1999

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Business Administration And Management, General

Business Administration And Management, General