Organize a project to develop both mild and parallel hybrid electric drive systems adaptable across all NASCAR engine architectures and all legacy large bore V8 engines for the purpose of reducing CO2 emissions by lowering fuel consumption during race events.Provided operations and strategic planning consultation to racing teams, team investors/owners, advertising and promotion agencies, and sponsoring companies in programs with major sanctioning bodies and major auto manufacturers.• Analyze and assess an understanding of their current internal and external environments.• Formulation of a high level strategy and document a basic organization level plan. • Assist execution, where the high level plan is translated into more operational planning and action items. • Support sustainment / management phase, where ongoing refinement and evaluation of performance, culture, communications, data reporting, and other strategic management issues test the high level strategy. Organized and facilitated divestiture transactions of NASCAR Cup teams.Manage driver Tim George Jr., his relationship to Richard Childress Racing, and sponsors Applebee's Services Inc. and Potomac Family Dining Group, LLC. Developed driver Daniel Hemric as a sports property, established his relationships with NTS Motorsports, Brad Keselowski Racing, and Richard Childress Racing, for sponsor Gallaher Brothers Motorsports, LLC.

In the process of enhancing on-track skill and establishing personal brand,provide career development consultation, representation and management to drivers and their benefactors in NASCAR’s national series’.Provide future planning and growth strategies in the NASCAR space including market penetration and expansion, product expansion, diversification, acquisitions and divestitures.

Managed staff of company and contracted employees (approximately 100) in various areas of engine design, development and assembly, in race vehicle design development and construction, and in race team technical support activities. Built and delivered race vehicles and race engines to Toyota NASCAR Truck and Cup teams.

• Consultant to, and representative of company in the development of their NASCAR racing program, high performance and racing parts business, and race series support opportunities.• Lead negotiator with NASCAR in establishing Toyota in 2003 as the first non-domestic participating manufacturer, official sponsor position and NASCAR licensing rights in a three-year agreement.• Established and managed technical and manufacturing assets for V8 racing engines and race vehicle construction in North Carolina.• Assisted in team selection and organized the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series program including vehicle design, wind tunnel and track testing, engine supply and team technical support activity.• Managed the relationship between Toyota and NASCAR at the highest levels of both entities.

• Provided business, marketing and sponsorship development consultation and sponsorship development representation to sponsees, sponsors and event promoters of automobile racing. • Provided management, operations and strategic planning consultation to racing teams in start-up situations and in programs with major auto manufacturers.• Provided strategic plan documents used to communicate within the organization the goals, the actions needed to achieve those goals and other critical elements developed during the planning exercise for automobile racing operations.

AutoStyle, Inc., (C & F Stamping, Co. Inc.) Chairman & C.E.O. 1970 - 1988Grand Rapids, MI• Turned family owned metal stamping business into a tier one supplier of plastic body components and engineering services to the North American Auto Industry.• Earned ranking as 25th in the 1986 Michigan Private 100 companies with an annual growth rate of 44.9% per year from 1981 (248 employees) through 1986 (1,260 employees).• Held Chief Engineer, General Manager, Vice President positions building the business from its origin to $100+ million. Sold business to Masco Industries in 1988.