Mark Kleinschmit Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Other Half Processing (OHP) connects makers & brands with identity-preserved raw materials from the "other half" of regenerative and organic livestock. We proudly partner with a national network of farmers, ranchers, meat companies and processors to source and value-add these byproducts, with the goal of helping grow the regenerative agricultural sector and byproduct utilization.We are actively engaged in a project with Timberland to source regenerative cow hides for a special line of footwear.

Chicago & Evanston

- Identified and facilitated grant proposal opportunities exceeding $20M - 4 year DOE grant awarded for $12M- Coordinated event featuring SQI for NU alumni increasing exposure- Implemented online marketing strategy resulting in 45% growth in Twitter followers

Greater Chicago Area

- Commercial Development: Identified and developed five new Product Development partnership opportunities with > $150M in potential revenue - M&A Leadership: Led Avery Dennison's first acquisition in 9 years: performed due diligence, crafted investment thesis and developed pitch for corporate M&A board- External Innovation: Negotiated and signed four Joint Development Agreements and a licensing option contract for external IP- Lead Avery Dennison's effort to support Autonomous Vehicles and their impact to Road infrastructure- Strategy and Thought Leadership: Crafted five year strategic plan presented to group vice presidents and CEO

Greater Chicago Area

Lead Product Management Team (6) , Marketing Communications (5) and Technical Services (9) groups. - Product Marketing: Launched a new-to-the-world digital sign-printing solution (TrafficJet) that allowed 10-20% share gain in targeted markets primarily through new account acquisition- Developed and launched automated marketing campaigns in North America and Western Europe to drive TrafficJet customers through sales process utilizing Salesforce.com- Product Development and Management: Improved on-time-product launches by 30% with revamped innovation process that better defined commercial targets and drove cross functional alignment between Marketing, R&D and Operations- Talent Management: Expanded Marketing team by 50%: recruited and trained Product Managers, Marketing Communications and Marketing Automation professionals; increased Technical Service team 150%: added and trained team-members on three continents

Niles And Mount Prospect, Illinois

- Portfolio Management: Maintained a balanced project portfolio for innovation (growth), cost-improvement and business continuity with an annual value of 20% of sales- Execution: Delivered on cost-improvement commitments (>3% of net sales) consistently for 6 years- Product Development: Implemented a Stage Gate process to insure that development projects began with solid voice of customer and maintained alignment throughout development improving initial year revenues by 15%- Functional Leadership: Developed technology plan to support product roadmaps developed in collaboration with product managers, regional sales and manufacturing

Niles, Illinois

- Communication & International: Avery industry expert in roadway safety and retroreflective products giving technical presentations and developing long-lasting relationships with key influencers and customers in China, South Africa, India, Brazil, Europe and throughout the US- Opened ~$500MM in market opportunity by opening product specifications and gaining regulatory acceptance throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia- Developed product capability tool to help position products and establish international standards in collaboration with Product Management, R&D and Operations (Quality Control) – still in use

- Led 5 member R&D team investigating volume holographic imaging/signal processing systems,- Wrote successful SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) grant applications and project updates

Developed packaging solutions for optical telecommunication devices

Bow Valley, Nebraska

Primary cow-milker on family's organic, grass-fed dairy farm. Took care of cows, calves, drove tractor, fixed tractor, had fun, learned a life-long work ethic

Mba, Marketing/Marketing Management, Strategy, General Management

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Physics, Material Science, Electron Microscopy

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Physics, Math