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Salt Lake City, UT, US

Tigard, Oregon, US

Polymer selection, application, sales, and process optimization to medium-sized​ municipal and all industrial water and wastewater treatment facilities.

Bakersfield, CA, US

Rental Sales to oil and gas, refineries, and service companies in a saturated market

Satellite Beach, Florida, US

Roles in residential installation and maintenance of Landscaping, irrigation; terrace, fence, and deck projects. Equipment and motor vehicle maintenance, handy-man services, painting, and remodels.

Helsinki, Southern Finland, FI

Account Manager at 6th largest packaging products account in NA. Maintained all applications, while growing “at-risk” business with diligent service and focused new technology options. - $2.9MM ann.(up 31%) by focusing on client needs, re-certifying value & ROI of current program- Decreased customer sizing costs $200,000, transitioned to new formulation.

Herriman, Utah, US

R&D Engineering major re-design project - created DOE for key elements and tracked projects from rapid prototype parts design to system integration w/ Clarizen Proj. Mgt SAAS

US

FDA regulated manufacture of controlled product using cGMP & local SOP. Hands-on raw dispense, blend, tablet and matrix forming, and packaging on multiple lines. Chosen as quality lead.

• TORO lawn & snow & KIOTI 4WD dealership for northern VT.
• $1.35 MM first yr. from start-up
• $650,000 rev. w/ 6 new techs & prod'n-based accountability
• Hired & trained 11 people: techs, drivers, sales, parts, and mgrs
• Reduced costs 40+% w/ svc flow in 7 bays, hi-efficiency lights, tightened parts mgt, and goal-based rewards for sales

Wilmington, DE, US

• Managed key Corporate Sites in NY, VT, NH, MA – Experienced team member and leader vital in sustaining all current business and helping teams create explosive growth in new technology products.
• $273K gp site grew to $773K w/ 3 new product apps & diligent svc
• Won Georgia Pacific NY Process Chem. Contract - due to my experience and great service (one of only 3 of their 9 US sites won)

Midrand, Gauteng, ZA

• Market Analysis & Business Dev't of a new area which is still viable and represented today
• Re-engineered a recycled tissue mill's Waste Act'd Sludge system - cake solids up 10% and Belt Filter Press polymer costs down 40%
• Sold 9 more applications to mill due to innovative system designs
• Selected 11 targets - validated products, eng'd apps, ran trials. 5 full-scale sites = viable territory

Natick, MA, US

• New Surface Inspection Systems Div. territory for high-res. digital imaging. Managed system design, project impl'n, commissioning and final acceptance certifications.
• Sold 6 LAN-integrated Web Imaging Systems in 1H2001, $1.25MM = 167% of quota
• Orchestrated largest corporate deal in product history, $5MM+, 8 WIS across 4 sites in first 2 years

Heidenheim An Der Brenz, BW, DE

• Managed sales & service of process and quality control systems to mills producing $20MM to $800MM/yr. Eng'd system req't, configs, performance and integration.
• Analyzed needs of 20+ prod'n lines, then Designed, integrated & proposed QCS systems for each
• Performed Economic Analyses of prod'n lines - showed ROI of improved control with new QCS

Wilmington, DE, US

• Developed, sold and serviced process chemical programs showing consistent ROI. Hired by Houghton, acq'd by Hercules in '98, Ashland in '08, then Solenis in '13
• Took $440,000 area to $950,000
• President’s Council seat first year
• Engineered 3 winning trials for $500k of new dev. prod. business

Riceboro, Georgia, US

• (hired by Rhone Poulenc, acquired by Polydyne '95, split industrial arm to Ashland's Drew Ind. Div. now part is Solenis)Sold and serviced wastewater polymer treatment programs for major municipal + industrial users.
• Grew $600k terr. to $1MM+ in 1yr
• Optimized applications to cut 3 client's costs 27%, $140,000/yr.

Naperville, Illinois, US

• Provided tech spt to 20 machine trials, won $900k new business
• Directly influenced +27% terr. sales while district dropped 30%
• Adv. Nalco Water & Paper Proc training for non-traditional reps

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Supervised 80 Communication/Electronics and Ground Support technicians in 9 distinct shops
• Deployed to Turkey + Iraq w/ 90 mission-based troops for Operation Provide Comfort. Supply + Maint. support for 20,000 Coalition Troops supplying Humanitarian Aid to 250,000 Kurdish refugees
• Wrote logistical + operational war plans for Area Support Group, 7 depots in Germany, Be-Ne-Lux
• Range Officer in Charge of dozens of weapons qualification / training exercises, expert Marksman

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Headquarters Co. XO, dining facility officer; planned/evaluated training for 266 US, Korean soldiers
• Helped coordinate and execute Opposing Forces Weapons training and live fire exercises
• Excelled at Maintenance Mgt Officer Basic Course, helped update training/evaluation programs

Masters, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program