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Plymouth, Minnesota

Serendipity. Can you see the points of 'connection?'

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Developed and implemented the global strategic plan. Supported the regional/local adaptations of the global plan. Products in this category range from medical devices to monograph OTC items to drugs to consumer goods. The key is to make it easy for customers to find and buy our products!

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led the APAC regional team 'bridging'​ between seven division business teams and fifteen subsidiary teams. I enjoy crossing cultures and adapting global strategies meet local customer and market needs. Needless to say, I'm a frequent flyer!

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Guided the global filling materials portfolio. I was privileged to manage the market leading category of Filtek(TM) composites. Be sure to ask for them at your next dental appointment!

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led a department of eight marketers with responsibilities in global brand/product management, domestic/international business support and new product development. I'm comfortable from the operating room to the purchasing department.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Optimized the portfolio for profitable growth. Red Dot(TM) electrodes continue to enjoy the trust of customers globally! Repatriated to the US, my global perspective came into play on a daily basis.

Germany

Foreign service assignment! Planned and implemented the European Sterilization Assurance strategy. From sterilization indicators to low temperature sterilization equipment, from Central Sterile Supply to the OR, sterilization assurance minimizes the risk of hospital acquired infection. We acquired and integrated the Pymah sterilization indicator business.

Germany

Foreign service assignment! Drove the 3M Infusion Therapy business. As part of the 3M Medical Device European Business Unit (Sarns, CDI and AVI), we drove the equipment business throughout Western Europe, Central Eastern Europe and Middle East/Africa. Lived in Duisburg/Buchholz, Germany, just north of the Dusseldorf Flughafen. Great experience.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Drove the international growth of 3M Infusion Therapy. This is where I truly became 'global.' Working with 3M subsidiaries and their channel partners, we quadrupled the international business in four years in thirty countries. I love the challenge of crossing cultures and helping to make things happen!

Midwest States

Managed, coached and motivated seven direct sales reps and a network of non-exclusive distributors. This is where I made the transition from 'selling'​ to 'coaching/developing' others.

Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana

My first job...selling IV pumps and tubing. Top sales rep of the year in 1984 and 1985! I was part of the 3M acquisition of AVI Infusion Therapy. Lived in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 'Roll Tide!'

Master’S Degree, Concentrations In Marketing And Finance, With Honors

Concentrations in both marketing and finance. And played intramural softball!

Bachelor’S Degree, German Language And Literature

German major. Chemistry minor. Played trombone in the St. Olaf Band.