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Building and expanding businesses - global reachDeveloping people and organizations for greater successEngaging with start-ups to drive growth, develop the business, and obtain investors Fractional ExecutiveTN Commercial Real Estate - Affiliate BrokerGrowing Sales and enhancing business performance domestically and internationally. Offering business development, leadership, and management services.Experienced in Fortune 500, small- and mid-sized public and privately held companies, and governmental agencies/federal contracts. Includes employment by Newell, Jarden, Shell Oil, Strongwell, Nortel, and Unisys. Most recently, SVP Jarden Zinc Products, LLC now known as Artazn.Direct or indirect involvement in metals, mining, plastics, electronics, automotive, AI, IoT, Telehealth, commercial real estate, agriculture, and other industries and markets.Recently early-retired from executive position heavily involved in direct international sales, over 23 countries on 5 continents. Also served as a manufacturing executive. In both roles directly interfaced with federal agencies and various commercial and industrial accounts. An industry leader, expanding the use of existing technologies and introducing new ones. Delivered $400 million dollars in direct international sales. $300 million in pipeline and new products.Oversaw company's installation of manufacturing capabilities to enter a new market, then sold the product, leading to multiple company expansions.Identified coming threats to the business portfolio, and opportunities for growth. Established strategic plans to address the risks. Developed corresponding tactical plans and executed. Developed partnerships to establish low-cost production opportunities, and to expand the business via foreign operations and in-country specification of proprietary product. Manufactured and sold plated metal coinage globally. Copper, brass, bronze, nickel plating. Acid and alkaline plating technologies. Approximately 20 billion foreign coin blanks, 100,000 metric tons; and 136 billion domestic coin blanks. Exposure to various other currency and security document markets, and security technologies.Participated in international industry conferences, and frequently delivered enlightening presentations. Recognized as a reliable professional and partner to customers and collogues.Additional career experiences:Millions of dollars in manufacturing performance improvement.Applied Lean principles for 40 years.TN Tech University BS Industrial Engineering and ETSU MBA.