Patrick Wheeler Email & Phone Number

Manchester, VT, US

Rochester, New Hampshire, US

Bloomfield, Connecticut, US

Following Kaman Corporation’s (Sales $1.8bn) (NYSE:KAMN) purchase of Vermont Composites, as Vermont Composites' CEO, assisted with the integration and subsequently assumed V.P. Strategic Initiatives role with Kaman Aerospace responsible primarily for acquisition strategy and M&A activities..

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• VERMONT COMPOSITES, INC.Leader in the design and manufacture of composite aerospace, metal machining and medical imaging components.CEO & DIRECTOR, 2005 - 2011 DIRECTOR, 1997 - 2011
• Increased sales $14M to $32M while CEO between 2005 and 2011 while EBITDA grew from break-even to $4M. Sold company to Kaman in 2011, obtaining a 5X return for PE and strong equity return for management team.
• Vermont Composites achieved Preferred Supplier Award status with Boeing, and Star Supplier status with Lockheed and Raytheon while CEO. Achieved ISO9001, AS9100 and NADCAP certifications, while CEO.
• Doubled margins for the company’s medical imaging components business during tenure as CEO, improving manufacturing efficiencies in both aerospace and medical imaging by introducing the company to LEAN manufacturing.
• Launched a carbon composites automotive division (GM Z06 Corvette fenders), growing it to a $7MM business in 2006. Negotiated a profitable sale of the business to Plasan, an Israeli company, providing proceeds to.
• Managed year over year organic growth during tenure as CEO including continued growth through the recession period to a successful exit for management and PE investors. Shareholder value of business increased from $1M.

Rutland, VT, US

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Senior financial officer for Harvard University Endowment’s Aeneas Venture Capital Fund. Assisted portfolio company senior managers requiring operational guidance and finance assistance. Created Harvard Venture Fund’s first comprehensive valuation policy.

Mentor, Ohio, US

• Fortune 500 international office products manufacturer, sold to Avery in 1989, now Avery Dennison.
• Manager, Financial Accounting, responsible for SEC reporting and Corporate Budgeting, then promoted to Corporate Controller for company's $150M packaging business.
• Corporate Internal Audit Manager role at request of CEO with assignment to staff up department, improve moral, effectiveness and image of the department.
• Corporate Finance Manager, responsible for corporate: tax department, bank borrowing, foreign exchange, pension fund and company’s ESOP.
• Corporate Director of Mergers & Acquisitions until 1989 when business was sold to Avery Dennison.
• Team member for launch and IPO of Dennison’s biotech company HYGEIA SCIENCES, INC.

London, GB

BOARD POSITIONS:Advisory Board Member:Transcend Air, www.transcendaero Transcend Air Corporation, San Diego, CA. Commercial VTOL aircraft developer.JK Adams, Dorset, Vermont. jkadams.com - Quality kitchen and housewares products from North American Hardwood. PAST BOARD POSITIONS:Advisory Board Member, Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center, VMEC.Board of.