Senior adviser to clients seeking integrated strategies to drive revenue, build capabilities, enter new markets and improve overall performance. • Growth strategy development and implementation, including C-suite and board level processes• Targeted acquisition identification and process support• Diligence and market studies for equity and credit investments and pre-sale positioning

Successfully championed organic and inorganic global investments totaling more than $1 billion and generating initial revenues of over $100 million, exceeding board expectations. This process included advising and encouraging senior business leaders and board members to prioritize and invest in international growth, and resulted in non-U.S. revenues growing twice as fast as U.S. revenues to become nearly 30% of total corporate revenue.Engaged board members and worked closely with senior executives to lay the foundations for significant institutional change. By leading conversations aimed at understanding the implications of global regulatory changes and new competitive pressures on the industry, including our customers, my team and I shifted board deliberations from perfunctory reviews of management plans to strategic evaluations that anticipated marketplace changes and led to major shifts in the firm's global strategy.Achievements have included reworking the technology strategy of the enterprise, including exploration of blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies. These efforts led to the implementation of next-generation, lower-cost technology. They also resulted in a restructuring of the technology organization to better support global operations, improve process flows, and improve efficiency and productivity.

Strategy and Operations consulting for Small and Medium-sized enterprises

Built and operated a wholesale finance and insurance business to support the independent recreational boat dealerships that sold Brunswick's boat brands (Sea Ray, Bayliner, Trophy, etc.). Developed a customer-driven business plan that received board funding. Negotiated, executed and integrated acquisitions. Negotiated vendor and support agreements. Achieved breakeven in under a year.

Leader of the home improvement lending portfolio for Sears Credit.Took over and rebuilt the product line. Doubled receivables and tripled return on assets (ROA).Implemented new sales and marketing program from the ground up.Implemented more disciplined credit analysis and risk management approach.

Led the development of strategic partnerships and procurement of venture capital funding for a newly-incorporated bank spin-out company to commercialize new ventures in business process outsourcing (XML adapters for legacy-system programming and testing).Managed corporate strategy development for overall North American retail business (banking, investments, insurance, consumer lending). Utilized progressive decision-based workshops with the presidents/CEOs of individual retail business units that included efforts in financial planning; investment and insurance product sale; and corporate trust.

Spearheaded the growth strategy development for multiple major U.S. financial services companies, including plans for new growth opportunities, major divestitures and acquisitions, performance improvement initiatives, and distribution channel improvements.Predicted the shape of the U.S. energy utility marketplace and developed growth possibilities for major U.S. electric utilities.Co-authored article "Winning Strategies in Small Business Banking" published in the McKinsey Quarterly.

Nuclear power engineering program - Surface Warfare Officer.Commanded 600 crew members as Officer-on-Deck during Operation Desert Storm.Directed operation, maintenance, and testing of two nuclear propulsion plants. Led 40-person unit in the operation and maintenance of shipboard auxiliary mechanical and hydraulic systems.