Patrick Riley Email & Phone Number

"The difference between mediocrity and greatness is the feeling these people have for their customers." — Steve JobsAs a seasoned executive with a record of driving scalable capabilities across different business lines and industries while leading successful operations, developing complex sales programs, analyzing markets, and cultivating strategic relationships for the last three decades and up to this moment, I’ve connected many of the dots while I relentlessly create the new ones for the future.I am a resourceful and innovative leader known for game-changing turnarounds, capital efficiency, business continuity, and risk management solutions with accredited and globally recognized business know-how in multinational business environments. I enjoy thriving on massive change in crisis situations as well as turning around unprofitable products/businesses and implementing key performance indicators to drive improved results.Some highlights from my career include: Driving sustainable growth after 11 years of previous underperformance by spearheading end-to-end company transformation and modernization while directing the group that purchased the company Coordinated and led the sale of VMI services to a $2B diversified manufacturing company, in 2007 with a customer value of $2M spanning seven international plants Successfully grew customer margin by 4% while supporting $75M in annual sales by managing and driving growth for high-value, complex customers Increased an international account from $6M to $11M in annual sales with a margin increase of 6% from 2006 to 2011 upon taking over the account Generate 30% of company revenue and 40% of profits by growing the Career Development Division from incubation  Execute strategic negotiations for high-value contracts with the State of Wisconsin, American Family Insurance, the University of Wisconsin, and other large organizationsMy Key Skills include Executive Leadership, Sales / Business Development, Strategic Planning, Business Transformation / Modernization, Technology & Innovation, Organizational Sustainability Change Management, & Problem-Solving skills.What drives me is my profound desire for a positive impact on those I lead and the world around me. I relish on intellectual challenges - I find them captivating and stimulating, and I never want to stop learning - a new skill, a new trick or trade, a new practice...I am always interested in learning from interacting with others, and happy to connect with like-minded individuals!

Listed skills include Leadership, Business Development, Strategic Planning, Strategy, and 36 others.

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  University Of Iowa

  Business Administration