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Batavia, IL, US

Cincinnati, OH, US

Challenged to turn around declining sales in a stagnant market, outpace aggressive competitors, and restore market prominence of the Senco brand.Vision, Strategy, Execution & Leadership - In charge of strategy development and execution, marketing, product development, national accounts, and global supply chain management. Brand Revitalization - Completely.

Founder and Partner of Chicago based consulting firm serving small to medium sized privately-owned firms as well as private equity investors.Client services included commercial strategy development, strategy deployment, process improvement, financial counseling and a full range of marketing support.Chatel Partners experienced rapid growth fueled by.

Lavergne, Tennessee, US

Operational Leadership - Oversaw sales, marketing, product development, supply chain, manufacturing, finance, HR, and M&A functions. Key challenges included low growth rates due to declining end user base (woodworking industry), an underleveraged infrastructure, confusing brand strategy, and construction/industry collapse and economic downturn during.

General Management - Provided general management for all aspects of operations, including sales, marketing, US-based manufacturing, finance, supply chain, distribution, and HR functions. Business Growth - Effectively managed company’s rapid growth despite limited available working capital investment from JV partners. Grew sales by 39% to $30M in first year.

London, GB

Turned around declining profitability and sales and overcame downward price pressures. Achieved 8% organic sales growth while improving EBIT by 100 basis points. Improved productivity by 5% through implementing lean processes and cost-down engineering projects.Company Sale - Co-led successful sale of Pentair Tool Group to Black & Decker in 2004.

London, GB

Challenges included competition with Lowe’s and Home Depot introducing their own private label lines and an underleveraged JV in Taiwan with less than 30% plant utilization as well as an incomplete and ineffective commercial team. Led turnaround of an unprofitable business segment experiencing $6M losses in EBIT per year. Returned company to profitability.

Towson, MD, US

General Management – Held full general management authority and P&L accountability for company’s Laser Products Group, which was formed via acquisition of technology company Momentum Laser. Acquisition Integration & Product Commercialization - Directed integration of R&D team of Momentum Laser into Maryland-based Black & Decker. Leveraged technologies and.

Towson, MD, US

Brand Positioning - Positioned DeWalt brand in the minds of stakeholders through brand advertising, public relations, and sponsorships. Global Brand Awareness - Brought international awareness to equivalent level of North America for DeWalt brand through globalization initiatives. Provided consistent global brand message by establishing global best.

Towson, MD, US

Sales Growth - Doubled DeWalt annual sales to $14M in 2 years in New Zealand, displacing Makita as top selling power tool brand in New Zealand.Divestment & Profitability Improvement - Divested Black & Decker Housewares, exiting all but most profitable products and customers. Improved profitability by 500 basis points.

Mba, Business Management

Bs, Business - Marketing