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Mercersburg, Pa, Us

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

• Assist the CEO in navigating franchise issues for a 100-unit system with over 14,000 members • Provide financial oversight, strategic development. • Lead the local franchise in the areas of staffing, sales, marketing, and finance. Work with youth building their physical fitness, discipline and self-confidence through martial arts.

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Chief of Staff – Co-leader with the president in developing and guiding corporate strategy. Played key role in building consensus behind company growth strategies with board members, private equity owners, employees and franchise owners. • During this period, the organization’s valuation increased from $25 million to nearly $1 Billion (40x). • Restructured the organization from 5 regional distributors to one cohesive corporate team to oversee explosive growth to 500+ independent franchises in all 50 states and Canada. • Led overseas expansion into 70 countries. • Provided development and leadership in the areas of training, sales, marketing, technical services and product development. • Transformed management environment to encourage more open dialogue and cooperative strategy development with franchisees and licensees around the world.• Developed and maintained key vendor relationships to include GRACO and BASF.• Recognized in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 - Ranked the #1 company in the Misc Auto Products and Services category.

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Provided development and oversight for training, sales, marketing, technical Services, IT/web services and account management. • Revenues increased from $4 million to $20 million during this period (5x). • Developed Technical Services Program, Franchise Training Program and Operational Support Program.• Developed Sales Processes for Franchise and OEM/Manufacturing Sales.• Key leader coordinating efforts with the Air Force Research Laboratory and Army Corp of Engineers to certify LINE-X XS-350 (PAXON) anti-terrorism blast mitigation application. • Recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the Fastest 500 Growing Businesses two years in a row.

Chief of Staff/Executive Officer – NATO Allied Command Transformation Reserve Unit – Collected and publishing inputs from over 80 NATO Flag/General Officers during two separate NATO Exercises. Commanding Officer - Reserve Destroyer Squadron 40 – Led a group of over 100 officers and sailors directly supporting U.S. Navy operations and exercises in Central and South America. Awards – Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Four Navy Commendation Medals, Five Navy Achievement Medals, Navy Expeditionary Medal. Qualified - Command of Submarines, Nuclear Engineer.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical And Electronics Engineering, 3.6

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Masters Equivalency In Nuclear Engineer, Nuclear Engineering

Bsee, Electrical Engineering, 3.6

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Epsilon