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Tampa, FL, US

Gastonia, NC, US

Leading manufacturer of woven strapping, lashing and webbing products.

Tampa, FL, US

• Leader of global team responsible for developing product strategies and prioritizing investments.
• Established stage gate process for New Product Development and Product Line extensions.
• Led efforts for developing new Long Range Strategic Plan based on realigned global organization.
• Led teams in APAC, EMEA, and Americas.

Tampa, FL, US

• Senior commercial leader for $1.2B business covering the Americas.
• Served as team leader responsible for designing and implementing consolidated One-Signode vision and go-to-market strategy for Americas’ platform.
• Transformed organization into one business, reducing overhead by 36% and increasing revenues by 13%.

Washington, DC, US

• Served as leader of $430M sales and marketing organization covering United States.
• Led team of directors and VP’s tasked with developing and implementing plans that supported PE ownership goals while balancing longer-term organizational development.
• Transformed business from silo/business unit structure to functional organization.
• Promoted to group leader responsible for $1.2B.
• Participated in senior management retention/reward program as part of Carlyle Group’s sale to Crown Holdings.

Glenview, IL, US

• General management responsibilities for $320M organization that manufactured and marketed industrial packaging products in North America.
• Led Business Structure Simplification efforts and consolidated five ITW businesses during 2011 and 2012.
• Drove improvements that doubled income in 19 months.
• Increased overall market share by 7% and in key segments: Corrugated by 12%, Container 8%, and Forest Products 11%.
• Assisted in ITW’s sale of Industrial Packaging Group to private equity firm Carlyle Group and participated in senior management retention/reward program as part of divestiture.

Glenview, IL, US

• Performed general management responsibilities for three ITW businesses. Total revenues $124M.
• Led two companies that managed company’s largest direct customers and strategic partnerships in North America.
• Integrated acquired international manufacturing company into core business. Coached and developed new leadership team. End to end business responsibility including R&D, design, engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing..

Glenview, IL, US

• Managed group responsible for negotiating and maintaining national account contracts for $140M North American division.
• Responsible for general management of corporate Application Development and Research engineering group that led new application development efforts.
• Implemented extranet project and served on ITW e-commerce committee.

Omaha, NE, US

• Developed sales and marketing organization for three-year-old emerging manufacturer of Internet software for higher education and wireless communications.
• Developed strategic partnerships with largest consulting firm in marketplace, KPMG, largest e-learning company, Blackboard.com, and largest systems provider, Oracle.
• Delivered first profitable quarter (Q4-2000) since transition to software company from services org.
• Elected to Board of Directors and assisted in sale of company to Nelnet Incorporated.

Glenview, IL, US

• Led strategic, operational, and P/L responsibility for business that manufactured packaging systems for corrugated manufacturers in United States and Canada.
• Built annual sales to excess of $51M with 65% market share. Managed sales, marketing, and product development in North America.

Glenview, IL, US

• Oversaw P/L responsibility for $16M sales unit. Managed sales and marketing group responsible for largest key accounts in industrial Mid-West.
• Managed national account responsibility for key segments including automotive, beverage container, food, and metals.
• Developed successful inside/outside sales partner program, custom account management database, and marketing trainee program.
• Increased revenues 72% in first four years while reducing the number of accounts by 55%.
• Top-performing region in nation in 1994, 1995, and 1997.