Pete Ross Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Oh, Us

Completed FY18 with record year for profit and asset utilization. New business totaling 10 million pounds coupled with efficiency improvements lead to the strong results.

Responsible for sales in excess of $250MM. Direct supervisor of 8 regional managers. Primary markets: building and construction, marine, wind, corrosion and automotive.2013 President's Award for profitability improvementSurpassed 2013 Gross Margin budget and oversaw a 6% increase in revenue.National Accounts Manager for Top 5 Composite Polymer Accounts additional sales of $75MM. DSO improved by 10%.Closed 50 new sales, managed in salesforce.comDeveloped and implemented plan (Quick Strike) that has reduced length of time to gain new business by 75%.Lead Teams: Incentive Pay, Opportunity Tracking, Wind Energy, Competitive Cost Advantage, Asset Utilization, Price Optimization, Distribution Expansion, gel coat growth, and DSO.

Responsible for planning, coordinating and executing sales of carbon and alumina fiber in the U.S. Primary objectives were sales growth, identification of new applications, profit and coordination of R&D efforts. Additional activities included competitive assessment, business planning, forecasting and Customer satisfaction. -Sales efforts led to 40% increase in sales from 2003 to 2005. New sales high achieved for 2004. -R&D efforts initiated have increased sales by $1M. Initiated development efforts that increased Alumina sales 5X in 2006. Successfully penetrated markets in the following sectors: Defense, Civil Engineering, Battery, Electronic Heat Sinks, Fuel Cells, Reinforced Molding Compounds, Aerospace and Automotive Markets. Operating expenses for the East Coast were under budget each year.

Responsible for business unit sales, profit, marketing and sales growth for Advanced Fiber Nonwovens group. Strong technical knowledge coupled with focused efforts led to sales in numerous applications including: aerospace, fuel cells, electrostatic dissipation and RF shielding. Achieved or surpassed sales objective each year. - Oversaw 15% reduction of production costs. - Reduced finished goods inventory by 33%. Led quality improvement efforts resulting in improved yield at several accounts.

Managed pre-impregnation of woven fabric production and resin mix operations. Responsible for supervision and safety of 30 employees.Responsibilities included compliance with air quality regulations, maintenance of yield and development and implementation of cost reduction plans.

Coordination and of production and sales for composite tooling prepreg.

Supervised 20 employees and directed internal order tracking, managed traffic activities including shipping and receiving. Responsible for monthly sales report, on-time deliveries, and customer satisfaction.

Liaison between sales and production. Served as interface to customers and coordinated production scheduling.