Managing operations in $60M global industrial business, including chemical manufacturing, machine manufacturing, global sourcing, transportation & logistics, information technology, finance, customer service, and human resources.• Key member of negotiating team that led two acquisitions of highly profitable sander businesses to augment existing floor care products. Helped develop all contracts and agreements.• Led successful transfer of acquired production operations from Arkansas to North Carolina in four months with no downtime or quality disruptions. Negotiated and managed transition services agreement during move. Improved the product cost structure, and grew top line during year one, exceeding budget by 20%.• Created data warehouse, and implemented disaster recovery hardware and protocols, significantly lowering risk for antiquated ERP system. Laid groundwork for future ERP upgrade.• Achieved 15% transition of purchased products to low cost countries, primarily Asia