Served as Vice President Sales and Marketing during transition to new ownership.. Responsible for sales planning. forecasting, and marketing to new clients along with business growth initiatives with current customer base.

Acquired the assets of American TieTek to establish in-house manufacturing of TieTek Composite Ties and the line of Endurance Composite Grade Crossings to meet current and future market demand. Responsibilities included contract negotiations, funding initiatives, team building, process improvements, business strategy and business development

LT Resources was formed in 1995 to provide material supply to railroad and industrial markets. Introduced environmentally friendly, sustainable composite products as an alternate to traditional materials. >Established valuable relationships with customers, engineering firms and suppliers.>Developed the original Endurance Composite Crossings and subsequently Endurance-XL & Endurance XL-Plus designs; established contract manufacturers.>Gained market acceptance for the Endurance line of composite highway-rail grade crossings and new innovative composite cross ties in a traditional marketplace.>Active member of AREMA Committee 5 - Track and AREMA Committee 30 - Ties.>Charter member of AREMA's Committee 30 Engineered Composite Tie Subcommittee to establish performance standards for composite railroad ties.

Represented NARSTCO through LT Resources in the Southwest US Region. Responsible for sales and marketing of steel ties and turnout packages as well as increasing NARSTCO's brand awareness in the marketplace.>Utilized valuable relationships in the railroad industry to successfully promote NARSTCO's products and increase market share in the designated sales territory.>Utilized LT Resources' staff to increase sales by expanding customer base.>Gained product acceptance with mainline railroad accounts.; successfully marketed NARSTCO products to key engineering and purchasing personnel with industrial customers, port authorities, shortline and regional railroads, transits and contractors.>Gained market acceptance for alternative steel products in a traditional marketplace.