Leads the regional nutrition team to ensure accomplishment of regional nutrition business objectives. Provides direction and supports employee development.,Works collaboratively with the Global Nutrition Springboard team and regional GO to Market team to ensure the global nutrition strategy is consistently executed in the region. Contributes to the strategic planning processSupports regional new Nutrition product launches and ensures delivery of the nutrition contribution to the regionDrives the delivery of the North American Nutrition Operating Plan. Accountable for delivery of annual sales objectives in the region. Leads cross funtional team to execute against business plans and provides periodic updates to senior management on progress vs objectives. Recommneds contingency plans and corrective action as required. Interfaces with Operations and Logistics directly through demand management.Contributes to the development and execution of technology strategy and innovation

Responsible for strategizing and implementing business and marketing programs, brand management, co-branding programs, public relations, and new product development projects. Additional responsibilities include competitive intelligence, pricing analysis, new business development, key account management, Internet and Website strategies• Managed a distributor selling our ingredients into the supplement market – responsible for 80% of volume and profit in North America – hit year end targets in first year•Part of ground-floor North American team which grew the business by an average of 30% each year. •Member of a Sales, R&D and Marketing team which helped market & sell & first functional food product with one our healthy ingredient’s ever (CLA) in the United States - beating competition to market & making it the #1 branded ingredient in the dairy (yogurt & fluid milk) and sports beverage market. •Developed, Implemented, and Managed two co-branding programs for branded ingredients which grew from 0% to 31% as a percentage of overall sales •Developed overall North American marketing strategy, authored annual and 5 year marketing plans as well as annual business plans and measured progress against the strategy.•Active member of a new product development team which launched 4 new successful new products from 2002 to 2007 resulting in an increase of sales of $10 million worldwide and growing •Member of a team which focused on acquiring competition market share and succeeded in taking 25% from 0%•Integral team member in the acquisition & transition of a competitive brand purchased in 2006 that added over $1 million in sales to Lipid Nutrition•Member of a five-person Strategic Management team responsible for the Development, Design and Implementation of a completely new corporate image and house style that was communicated to the industry

$40 million manufacturer of magnetic, electronic, UV and HID ballasts to operate compact, linear, HID and germicidal lamps; Responsible for implementing company business strategy and new product development projects through analysis and market research. Additional responsibilities include product line forecasts, product pricing, and analysis of internal data•Assisted in launching 3 new product lines utilizing over 12 new products with combined total annual revenue of $1M in the first year. •Researched, prepared, and constructed market analyses for five different markets which resulted as guidelines for company strategy on attacking those markets. •Assisted in the coordination and implementation of a comprehensive pricing strategy covering the OEM, distribution, and export sales channels•Requested and given responsibility of the export and international OEM sales accounts in 2000, tripled sales in 2001 to $1M

Business consulting firm that provides time-based strategic services that drive a client's growth-oriented focus. The firm utilizes a mix of competitive intelligence, benchmarking studies, merger and acquisition support and international business development; Responsible for delivering time-based strategic information on competitors and markets via in-depth, customized research. Providing clients insight from both a competitors and best-in-class companies with benchmarking studies on everything from competitive products and services to customer service and cost structures•Participated in presentations of in-depth benchmarking studies for Fortune 500 clients. Audiences included top managers, vice-presidents and CFO’s•Researched, prepared and constructed three new market analyses for different clients bordering on a decision to enter those markets or not•Coordinated, executed and communicated the delivery of projects for three internationally located companies

Responsible for implementing residential construction framing business strategy programs and new product development. Assist with the validation of new product projects from a performance and end-user feedback perspective.•Conducted new product introduction presentations to distributors •Forecasted and tracked the sales of new products, tracked the rate of cannibalization over standard product lines•Assisted in the validation of new product performance and wrote new product marketing plans

Member of cross-functional groups within the organization responsible for new product and business development. Coordinated efforts between R&D, Sales, and the Marketing department.•Assisted in the launch of two new products in the Sign and Banner division, generating a combined $3M in sales•Assisted in launching five new products in the digital printing division, generating a combined $5M in sales•Coordinated competitive intelligence on competitor products and pricing