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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, Canada Area

Richmond, British Columbia

Alinea Group assists small to mid-size businesses uncover efficiencies to support growth strategies. Predominantly working with companies preparing their businesses for sale or, companies experiencing or planning on high growth, we apply skills and experience from past successful businesses and profitable exits. Alinea Group sets direction and provides guidance to clients in virtually all areas of business (excluding finance).Alinea Group is always looking to invest in small companies looking for an accelerator to add to the mix or, for an acquisition in the $500K - $1.5M EBITDA range. Learn more at www.alineagroup.ca

Vancouver, Canada Area

Grew revenue by 25% per year, while growing bottom-line by 38% over a 5-year span.Contributed to ranking of one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies, Platinum Level (2005 - 2015).Conceived and developed 3 new automated manufacturing machines which drove significant operationalimprovements: o Increased productivity by 200%; decreased FTE by 2; improved output by 800% while providingredundant backup.Transformed business processes to streamline and automate operations, including implementing ERPsystem. Key results: o Reduced quote entry time from 10 minutes to 1 minute. o Drove tripling of revenue while achieving 5X EDITBA results.Implemented CRM software to mitigate risk and ensure seamless product delivery. Enabled managementof large projects (2+ year sales cycle) and increased sales quote closure rate.Developed a first to market product line – SIGNATURE (a WiFi controllable electric floor heatingthermostat) which reinforced Nuheat’s position as North American market leader and repositionedNuheat as a floor heating leader in the Internet of Things (IoT).Built technology partnership with Honeywell, OJ Electronics (Denmark) and Nest Labs to support productdevelopment, including the “Works with Nest” integration of SIGNATURE.