Public, private, private equity and family office CEO, military veteran, management consultant and public speaker committed to the impassioned hands-on application of transformative leadership principles learned through diverse industry, academic, and military experiences.Ethical Leadership with Proven Impact• Led the operational rejuvenation of a branded enterprise that had become inefficient and unresponsive to customer needs. Created and modeled a Code of Ethics while introducing a world class operations philosophy. Three year results included a one hundred percent increase in earnings (EBITDA≈$61M to ≈$122M) and a three hundred percent stock appreciation (from $7.15 to $20.93).Operations Excellence Core• In two years directed company operations from a worst-in-industry OSHA incidence rate (>14.0) to a best-in-class, industry leading rate (4.1). Introduced a “Zero Waste” initiative focused on people development, quality, service, and cost control disciplines. Generated the best consumer quality rating in over a decade. Enterprise selected as one of Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.”Consumer Products Sales and Marketing Focused• As sales team coach and captain, served as the face of the company and top-to-top representative on national and strategic sales accounts resulting in new and more profitable business. Leader of the team that designed channel-specific development strategies. Worked in conjunction with executive leadership in developing and directing sales strategies, including focus group analysis and product development efforts, and in aligning sales initiatives and new product introductions with internal operations. Direct customer interface included sales calls, sales training and the management of customer service.Specialties: M&A, Turnaround Specialist, Strategic Planning, Marketing & Sales Integration, Financial Planning, Transformative Leadership, ”Corporate Culturalist”, Change Agent & Motivational Speaking
Listed skills include Operations Management, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Product Development, and 46 others.