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RapidAir is a private equity held, technology-enabled virtual manufacturer delivering branded, single-sourced, high-value compressed air products and systems throughout the United States. • Reside on and report to the Board of Directors.• Establish strategic vision and business growth objectives toward realizing target financial performance. Drive organization and management objectives; resourcing and decisioning to ensure expected performance and to mitigate risk.• Achieve profitable financial growth through creative business strategies and P&L management. Utilize business and market intelligence to forecast monthly, quarterly, and annual performance.• Build a successful organization through leadership, individual mentorship, communication, management and organizational skills.

West Lafayette, In, Us

I am extremely honored to serve as a member of the Purdue Technology Alumni Board (PTAB).PTAB has the unified purpose to: support the efforts of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute (formerly College of Technology), facilitate communication between the college and its alumni, provide programs for professional growth, and enhance alumni relationships with the University and the Purdue Alumni Association.

Nicholasville, Kentucky, Us

The S&G Family of Brands is a private equity held, global organization that incorporates Sargent & Greenleaf (‘S&G’), Delaney Hardware, Premier Steel Door & Frames, and MegaMet Industries. The 4 divisions constitute 6 manufacturing and distribution locations in the U.S. and employs 315 people worldwide. Resided on a 5-member Board of Directors appointed by OpenGate Capital, private equity firm (Beverly Hills, CA).• In addition to serving as the CEO of S&G Family of Brands, served as President of S&G (2019-2021) and President of Delaney Hardware (2021).• Led the vision, business growth strategy and critical growth initiatives to drive organic and inorganic growth across the S&G Family of Brands.• Managed the C-Suite Executives, including the President of the Doors Solutions Group and Chief Financial Officer, as well as a 7-member Senior Leadership Team (‘SLT’).• Collaborated with the PE firm M&A partners in the diligence of add-on opportunities aligning to the business growth strategy. Acquired Delaney Hardware and Premier Steel Doors & Frames in Dec. 2019. Acquired Megamet Industries in Nov. 2020.• Generated financial growth of 12.5% Revenue and 14.1% Adj. EBITDA.

Farnborough, Hampshire, Gb

A $100M global division of ITW Corporation (NYSE: ITW), Fortune 250 company. Loma Systems designs, manufactures and services capital inspection equipment for the Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical industries.Reporting to the VP/GM, lead and manage the vision, long-range plan, and operating plan for a $30M business unit of a $100M global manufacturer, focused on providing engineered capital equipment solutions to the Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical industrial segment. Responsibility encompasses every aspect of the P&L, including Sales, Customer Service, Engineering, Operations, Field Service, Human Resources, and Finance; consisting of 74 employees. • Lead, generate, and execute the Loma-NA business Long Range Plan and Annual Operating Plan. Identify and implement core business initiatives and target selling activities, resulting in an 6.2% year-over-year increase in equipment revenue.• Lead the customer-back innovation process to strategically align the organizational strategy toward realizing accelerated organic growth across core products and markets. Implemented the identified value-solutions across the core market, achieving 14.4% year-over-year increase in target equipment revenue .• Identified and deployed a Field Service model allocating direct and contract channels toward optimizing efficiencies and performance with our target markets. Achieved a 19.6% increase in Service PM Contracts & Equipment Startups with an 18% reduction in fixed overhead. • Evaluate and redeploy fixed and variable cost resources toward realizing an increase in Operating Income (OI) of 1.8% year-over-year. Originated a RASIC matrix exercise throughout the Loma-NA organization; resulting in a restructure project improvement to OI of 1.6% in 2017.

Lake Bluff, Il, Us

A $90M global division of ITW Corporation (NYSE: ITW), Fortune 250 company. Buehler designs, manufactures and services capital material preparation and analysis equipment, instrumentation, consumables and supplies for a wide ranging industrial segment, including Automotive, Aerospace, and Military.Led and managed the Marketing, Product Development, and Material Science Laboratory teams, as well as the Buehler Japan Business Unit, consisting of 44 employees worldwide. Responsible for the profitable growth of the complete product portfolio consisting of scientific equipment and consumables. Led and generated the Buehler Long Range Plan (LRP) and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) in 2014. Collaborated with functional leads toward creation of the Buehler business strategy and alignment of objectives. • Led Front-to-back Phase I analysis and collaborated with functional leads on the Phase II segmentation and subsequent Clean-sheet exercise.• Managed the restructuring of the Marketing & Product Development team; defining clear roles and responsibilities, upskilling personnel, establishing objectives, empowering decision-making and coaching toward successful results.• Managed and led the Buehler product portfolio; product lifecycle management, innovation, new product development, acquisition pipeline, market pricing strategy, technical customer support, and marketing collateral.• Initiated the rebranding of the Buehler image, including all marketing collateral (as established by Buehler Brand Guidelines – 2014) and the product Visual Brand Language (VBL – 2013).

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Parker Hannifin (NYSE: PH) is a Fortune 250 global manufacturer of motion and control technologies; providing engineered solutions to a wide range of industries, including Automotive, Construction, Aerospace, Energy, Food & Packaging, and Military.Managed the business development of the Renewable energy Business Unit, with $45M worldwide revenue. Established government, association, and industry connections; generated a successful system and product strategy.• Performed market segment focus study to identify the pain points and system/product performance requirements specific to the wind turbine and solar OEMs.• Collaborated with numerous Parker divisions to engineer custom solutions, negotiate contracts, and facilitate supplier set-up (scorecard and audit).• Drove industry specific and solution-focused marketing collateral, including the origination of a dedicated website and virtual wind turbine video demonstration.• Generated 6.7% ($3M) annual revenue growth.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Managed a $25M hydraulic and pneumatic portfolio focused on the Oil & Gas industry. Generated extensive market connections toward establishing Parker as a system solutions provider.• Performed market segment focus study, including extensive voice of customer research and competitor analysis toward the successful completion of a market-focused system solution and product strategy.• Partnered with several Parker divisions, initiating customer connections, identifying system solutions, coordinating custom engineered products, and facilitating the quotation to order process.• Drove marketing and sales growth initiatives directly to customers and through Channel Partners.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Managed the profitable growth of an $11M motion and control product portfolio for Midwest, North America. Led sales and marketing initiatives for 10 Sales Representatives and 25 Channel Partners.• Managed direct key accounts with greater than $250k annual sales; negotiated annual contracts, identified system solutions, and coordinated customer support among Parker divisions.• Delivered application engineering, product support and training for Sales Representatives, Channel Partners, and Customers.• Generated a 23% sales growth, from $8.5M to $11M, over the span of 3 years; exceeding sales target each year.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Managed the Pneumatic Cylinder Division, New Product Development Department, consisting of 5 direct reports, responsible for the growth of a $60M product portfolio. Successfully partnered across all organizational functions toward improvement of new product development lead time and quality of launch.• Exceeded the 2% target by achieving an approximate 3.5% {$2M} year-over-year incremental annual revenue growth from new product.• Developed and executed on an NPD strategy that shortened new product development project time by approximately 15% or 3 months on average.• Assessed work flows, skill requirements, and system tools resulting in the restructuring of department resources. Coached, trained and transitioned personnel in an effort to build an effective team.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Collaborated with Product Managers in the generation of a market/product gap analysis toward generating and executing on the new product roadmap. As ISO Coordinator, generated the new product development process; including product specification, design, validation and stage-gate review/approval.• Facilitated and led cross-functional teams, consisting of Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Sales in the development of 3 new products and 14 product line extensions, representing approximately $7M in annual revenue.• Performed all design engineering functions from concept to product launch; utilizing formal and informal training in project management, failure mode analysis, mechanical design, and material selection.

Noblesville, In, Us

Performed application engineering, custom product design and returned goods evaluation/disposition for all pneumatic products within the $200M North America market.• Supported key customer accounts in application engineering of pneumatic systems; identifying application needs, performance specifications, and implementation of effective solutions.• Generated custom engineered products toward fulfilling customers' application requirements.

Master Of Business Administration, Marketing Concentration

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology

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