35 year experienced business leader, the last 12 years with Southern States LLC, the global leader in high voltage switching. Proven in developing profitable business relationships, thriving under pressure, and delivering results. B.S. in Management and Certificate in Economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Core competencies include: ~ Sales Leadership:Achieved orders 300% above goal in 2023. As National Sales Manager for the Service Division, responsible for sales and marketing of Parts and Shop Services, Mobile Solutions, Site Services, and Ballistic Solutions offerings, grew EBITDA 100% in 2023.~ Marketing Management:Currently managing all marketing activities for the Grid Services Division’s portfolio of business units.Developed, UL-certified, and sold a UL-752 Ballistic Protection Level 10 product in 4 months (fastest product development achievement in Southern States LLC history).Successfully transformed a startup Custom Mobile Solutions offering into a sustainable $25M+ business.Broke the company record for the largest purchase order for the third consecutive year.Generated nearly $46M in new orders above budget in 2023, contributing to record margin improvement and backlog growth for 2024 and 2025.~ Business Startup:Handed off the commercial responsibility of the Parts and Shop Services, Site Services, and Mobile Solutions business units to focus on a new startup in Grid Security Solutions leveraging synergy technologies from sister companies and new industry partners to strengthen our Grid Security Solutions product and services and develop sales and marketing channels domestically and abroad.Recently completed a Renewable Energy Project that provided physical protection for 15 large substation transformers.