Initially brought on as a business consultant, and after determining the areas of needed improvement, proposing strategic solutions and developing integrated management systems, I was hired to be the Chief Operating Officer on a full-time basis. I ran all aspects of business and operations for the company during my 23-year tenure.Areas of expertise: Leadership, Business Strategy, Strategic Partnership, Business Process Improvement, Marketing Strategy, Cross Functional Team Leadership and Process Automation.

Grew a 4,000 square-foot Southern California electrical transformer company into a 70,000 square-foot nationally-recognized leader in manufacturing for the off-shore oil-drilling, land-drilling and coal surface mining industries, as well as aerospace industrial facilities.Responsible for all product engineering, development, testing, manufacturing and sales.Forged and developed relationships with the following customers (partial list): Westinghouse, General Electric, Siemens, Boeing, NORAD, Toshiba, Northrop, Hughes Aircraft, Los Alamos National Lab, Weyerhaeuser, Sedco Oil Platforms.

Developed sustainable relationships with suppliersMaintained cost control and expenses of all departments