A senior global operations and product development executive, Marty has experience commercializing products across a wide variety of industries with emphasis in consumer electronics, devices, and wireless accessories. For the past 15 years he has been creating and growing successful emerging technology products and companies. Marty holds several patents and has led the design, creation, and production of many products for globally recognized brands such as Gibson Brands, Blue Microphone, Line 6, TYLT and Beckman Coulter Medical Devices. He has a Bachelor of Sciences in Business Administration and a Master of Science in Management.

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• Led Supply Chain function to include procurement estimating, planning, inventory management, shipping/receiving, logistics and SIOP• Directly responsible for P&L of all operations, supply chain, manufacturing, customer relations, warehouse operations & fulfillment including quality, facilities, business systems & human resources for this $100MM products manufacture• Directly responsible for developing Policy and Performance Standards and led those standards across region assisting in multi-million dollar revenue growth • Served as a builder of new market business models to where brand and customer objectives were integrated successfully• Responsible for the development and implementation of procurement strategy plans as well as identifying potential cost savings and overseeing budgets, while ensuring compliance with government laws and regulations at the domestic and international level• Developed Policy & Performance standards and led those strategies across regions• Provided direction and support to all areas of global operations driving excellence • Took leading role in reducing overall supply risk through contingency planning such as disaster preparedness, financial health, risk mitigation, supplier strategy and alignment, and disaster preparedness• Took intricate role in participating in an executive team that grew core business from $25MM to over $100MM in less than 4 years while maintaining healthy margins, increasing exclusive enterprise owned brands and maintaining best in class customer service• Met and exceeded volume, profit and objectives for products produced• Led operations, production and contract manufacturing to 150 employees while functioning as the Manager of Sales for a team of three in a fast past sales environment

• Co-founder of start-up microphone & accessory division acquired by Gibson Brands • Designed, developed and produced complete packaged audio products including microphones, cables and accessories for consumer & professional MI• Took intricate role in building revenue from $0 to $5MM then from $12 to 32MM by providing sales strategy for Pro Audio, Microphone, Amplifier and Audio Accessories• Led the Supply Chain function to include procurement estimating, planning, inventory management, shipping/receiving, logistics and SIOP (Sales, Inventory, Operations, Planning ) process• Responsible for the development and implementation of procurement strategy plans as well as identifying potential cost savings and overseeing budgets, while ensuring compliance with government laws and regulations at the domestic and international level• Developed Policy and Performance standards and led strategies across regions• Served as a builder of new market business models to where brand and customer objectives were integrated successfully• Directed the development and implementation of trade marketing, local marketing activation and solutions sales strategies with clear return on investment parameters that highlighted growth targets at appropriate margins to achieve objectives• Developed and improved overall supplier and supply base capabilities via Supply Base Optimization• Directly responsible for Negotiating and awarded contracts as well as approving payments to suppliers while maintaining vendor relationships• Took leading role in reducing overall supply risk through contingency planning such as disaster preparedness, financial health, risk mitigation, supplier strategy and alignment, and disaster preparedness• Led microphone division to where it became the world’s largest MI manufacturer • Directed ideation, development & production including IP (global trademarks, patents, copyright) • Designed, sold & marketed products to retailers, dealers and distributors globally

• Served as Vice President of Operations to Line 6 which, was acquired by Yamaha Inc.• Hired to form a newly created executive position through consolidation of all manufacturing technologies, NPI operations, contract manufacturing and supply chain • Held full direction and leadership responsibilities for operations, procurement, manufacturing, quality and planning objectives were integrated successfully• Led the Supply Chain function to include procurement estimating, planning, inventory management, shipping/receiving, logistics and SIOP (Sales, Inventory, Operations, Planning ) process• Directly responsible for Negotiating and awarded contracts as well as approving payments to suppliers while maintaining vendor relationships• Developed Policy & Performance standards and led those strategies across regions• Developed and improved overall supplier and supply base capabilities via Supply Base Optimization• Provided management responsibilities such as interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning and directing work, conducting performance reviews, rewarding and disciplining employees and addressing complaints and resolving problems• Responsible for the development and implementation of procurement strategy plans as well as identifying potential cost savings and overseeing budgets, while ensuring compliance with government laws and regulations at the domestic and international level• Developed Policy and Performance Standards and led strategies across organization• Provided clear metrics reporting against Sales, Operations and all aspects of responsibilities• Provided management responsibilities such as interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning and directing work, conducting performance reviews, rewarding and disciplining employees and addressing complaints and resolving problems

• Served as Vice President of Operations to Line 6 which, was acquired by Yamaha Inc.• Hired to form a newly created executive position through consolidation of all manufacturing technologies, NPI operations, contract manufacturing and supply chain • Held full direction and leadership responsibilities for operations, procurement, manufacturing, quality and planning objectives were integrated successfully• Led the Supply Chain function to include procurement estimating, planning, inventory management, shipping/receiving, logistics and SIOP (Sales, Inventory, Operations, Planning ) process• Directly responsible for Negotiating and awarded contracts as well as approving payments to suppliers while maintaining vendor relationships• Developed Policy & Performance standards and led those strategies across regions• Developed and improved overall supplier and supply base capabilities via Supply Base Optimization• Provided management responsibilities such as interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning and directing work, conducting performance reviews, rewarding and disciplining employees and addressing complaints and resolving problems• Responsible for the development and implementation of procurement strategy plans as well as identifying potential cost savings and overseeing budgets, while ensuring compliance with government laws and regulations at the domestic and international level• Developed Policy and Performance Standards and led strategies across organization• Provided clear metrics reporting against Sales, Operations and all aspects of responsibilities• Provided management responsibilities such as interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning and directing work, conducting performance reviews, rewarding and disciplining employees and addressing complaints and resolving problems

• Provided hands on operations executive experience holding full responsibilities for planning and management of all manufacturing operations (manufacturing, purchasing/planning, commodity management, production control & master scheduling, customer service/sales order entry, supplier quality engineering, warehouse, inventory management and logistics employees to support medium size manufacturing facility) with respects to this $3 billion dollar Laboratory and Science Instrument Manufacturer • Directly responsible for leading efforts that produced $125MM in revenue growth• Responsible for developing Policy and Performance Standards and led those standards across region assisting in multi-million dollar revenue growth • Led the Supply Chain function to include procurement estimating, planning, inventory management, shipping/receiving, logistics and SIOP (Sales, Inventory, Operations, Planning ) process• Served as a builder of new market business models to where brand and customer objectives were integrated successfully• Responsible for the development and implementation of procurement strategy plans as well as identifying potential cost savings and overseeing budgets, while ensuring compliance with government laws and regulations at the domestic and international level• Developed Policy & Performance standards and led those strategies across regions• Worked directly with executive staff on strategic planning and led lean manufacturing strategy & execution and regulatory compliance• Met and exceeded volume, profit and objectives for products produced• Developed and improved overall supplier and supply base capabilities via Supply Base Optimization• Provided management responsibilities such as interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning and directing work, conducting performance reviews, rewarding and disciplining employees and addressing complaints and resolving problems

• Recruited to upgrade resources and skills of a mature manufacturing, operations, materials, estimating and procurement group to this $12 billion dollar Commercial and Military System & Infrastructure manufacturer • Directly responsible for developing Policy and Performance Standards and led those standards across organization • Developed Policy & Performance standards and led those strategies across organization• Provided management responsibilities such as interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning and directing work, conducting performance reviews, rewarding and disciplining employees and addressing complaints and resolving problems• Responsible for the development and implementation of procurement strategy plans as well as identifying potential cost savings and overseeing budgets, while ensuring compliance with government laws and regulations at the domestic and international level• Took leading role in reducing overall supply risk through contingency planning such as disaster preparedness, financial health, risk mitigation, supplier strategy and alignment, and disaster preparedness• Led the Supply Chain function to include procurement estimating, planning, inventory management, shipping/receiving, logistics and SIOP (Sales, Inventory, Operations, Planning ) process• Implemented lean initiatives to drive manufacturing and material acquisition process improvements. Provided APICS & ISM module training and lean Kaizen events to improve overall operations performance and provide skills and tools training • Led corporate training initiatives including SOX, ITAR, ISO, Homeland Security & Lean/Six Sigma Manufacturing• Provided direction and support to all areas of global operations driving excellence