Effective, disciplined leader with demonstrated results developing, communicating and executing the strategic vision and operations turnaround initiatives for complex, multimillion-dollar organizations.Broad based and versatile executive management professional that has experience leading multi facility businesses in a Private Equity environment, but also Business Units within larger corporations - $1B+Results driven executive with 20+ years of documented success leading 500+ employee organizations to financially deliver improved results, while in an environment that is energetic and inspiring.Leadership starts with putting the RIGHT people, in the RIGHT places, working on the RIGHT things, in the RIGHT priority. Possess a keen sense for identifying and retaining the best people.Vision and Strategy - It's most important to be unafraid to revisit the strategy/tactics and be willing to change course as necessary.Operations Expertise: extensive experience leading organizations to understand the 'reality' and focus on the 'possibilities'. Learned to be laser focused on managing with fewer resources, managing cash constraints, and driving change with Lean Manufacturing principles.Communication - experience interacting with Stakeholders, Executive Boards, and Lenders.Industry experiences are diverse and include - Aerospace/defense, Medical/Laboratory Equipment, Mid/High End Consumer Appliances, Agriculture/Construction, Lawn/Garden, and Rail.M.B.A. with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from De Paul University in Chicago, Illinois B.S.I.E. degree in Engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.Specialties: * Executive leadership roles with particular focus in Private Equity environments* Operations restructuring and/or turnarounds* Global Multi Facility Integrations/Consolidations* Commercial Expansion/New Market Development* New Product Development and Launch* Performance metric implementation* Full P&L Management