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Mesa, Arizona, US

• Full P & L responsibility for growth oriented, private equity sponsored transportation industry platform company. Grew business by 70% over two year period through acquisition of several businesses while adding two new.
• Integrated and optimized several acquisitions by developing local management team, bringing large third party contract in-house and implementing a strategic capital spending plan for local fleet.
• Developed functional best practices by hiring key corporate staff to departmentalize key functions in a decentralized organization.
• Replaced several local department managers to support local process improvements resulting in lower local maintenance cost and increased key performance indicator performance.
• Restructured Information Technology platform to support standardized local best practices and to support key growth initiatives.
• Consolidated local employee benefit plans on a corporate platform.

• Grew TMS/Horizon Coach Lines business total revenue by 450% through acquisition of the residual CoachAmerica business including 15 markets. Negotiated a deep discount of asset Fair Market Value during CoachAmerica.
• Developed overall business strategy for CoachAmerica local market business units including fleet capacity optimization, operating cost reductions and demand based pricing to support existing TMS sales synergies.
• Consolidated acquired operation with existing TMS bus operations by migrating all TMS locations to common operating systems, processes and best practices.
• Increased EBITDA of acquisition companies by over 25% by redistributing fleet for increased capacity utilization, renegotiating real estate leases, eliminating redundant local bus operations management, reducing.

• Built industry top ten scalable 7 location platform company by integrating one existing motorcoach company, three acquired motorcoach companies and three greenfield markets into consolidated operating businesses.
• Acquired and integrated 3 motorcoach companies from two corporate divestitures including two international companies ( one platform company and two market additions) with similar product offerings and geography.
• Managed start up of operations for three large southwest markets and one time Winter Olympics event bus operations.
• Developed initial management team through both internal promotions and management recruiting.
• Built platform infrastructure including operating software and processes to support ongoing platform growth
• Established retail sightseeing as a market segment. Recruited key segment manager and acquired unique segment specific vehicles.

Grand Prairie, Texas, US

• Managed the largest region of national transportation services company with revenue of approximately $100 million, capital employed of over $75 million and 7 business units. Developed and managed implementation of.
• Improved operating performance by reorganizing from 5 to 7 business units, recruiting new business unit management teams, and reducing administrative expenses.
• Integrated local acquisition into existing business unit. Improved combined business unit profitability through consolidation of local operating infrastructure into one facility, fleet rationalization and single local.
• Developed new business integration strategies for 3 additional acquisitions including establishment of stand-alone business unit for under-performing acquisition, accelerate growth of retail airport line run.
• Implemented key account sales program to increase revenue from existing and new contract customers. Implemented multi-location sales program to increase off-peak utilization.
• Grew Internet per capita revenue by 500% through Internet marketing program that focused on increasing customer loads.

Dallas, TX, US

• Regional marketing director for $200 million South Region with 250 locations and 3000 employees. Improved key business performance indicators including fleet utilization and revenue passenger growth.
• Planned and implemented $25 million national strategic targeted marketing program, resulting in 10% increase in sales.

Mba, Marketing, Finance, Strategy

B.S., Business Administration