Areas of Expertise: Senior Worldwide Marketing, Product line Management, New Product Development and New Business Development Executive with a Strong Global Business and Technical Background; Achievements:Distinctive competence in the worldwide coatings industry and its varied end-use markets1.Created and directed worldwide strategic positioning, product branding, promotional/communication plans that introduced a new technology and product line to the global marketplace. The result was early market acceptance with exponential sales growth within the first 6 months of commercialization, with continued triple digit growth. 2.Created and directed strategic alliances with major, global companies3.Directed the R&D Function of a global paint company resulting in value-added products that contributed significantly to sales and profits4.Identified and developed new business ventures that were international in scope5.Analyzed and identified new/profitable sales opportunities—and developed “pull-through” marketing programs,6. Directed global product line management to best support market needs and maximize internal efficiencies and profitability7. Developed and implemented Quality Assurance programsSpecialties: Strategic alliance creation/management; global marketing; created/managed multi-national/inter-functional teams; grew sales regionally as well as globally; commercial global stratetgic account business development; senior level R&D and product development management; worldwide environmental legislation experience