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Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Helping businesses and industry associations solve challenging problems in technology, and marketing. Building the brand image of leading manufacturers, associations and events. Panel moderator at Formnext Stage at IMTS. Have spoken on Additive Manufacturing, composite tooling, or laser additive processes at IMTS, CAMX, RAPID, AMUG, IACMI, LAM, FABTECH and ILC. Built an additive manufacturing department at an aerospace startup. Recruited a slate of speakers for a new virtual additive manufacturing conference during COVID. Built a mailing list of 1,722 potential customers for an LPBF company.

Mclean, Va, Us

Consulting with AMT to promote IMTS and other events promoting the growth of additive manufacturing in North America.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Provide expertise in additive manufacturing to a startup company that makes rocket motors.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Harrison, Oh, Us

Forge a new market for BAAM, CI's large 3D printer. BAAM stands for Big Area Additive Manufacturing the first production large scale extrusion based 3D printer. Market SAAM small area additive manufacturing machine.

Harrison, Oh, Us

Worked with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to commercialize BAAM (Big Area Additive Manufacturing). This innovative product turned the 3-D Printing or Additive Manufacturing world upside down when we displayed it at IMTS in 2014. This machine is 10 times bigger and 200 times faster than the next biggest 3D printer. In addition it used commodity materials so that 3-D Printing can be used for production, not just prototyping. Forge a Helping sustained growth path for CI by seeking new technology for existing products and new markets for our unique technology. Additional responsibilities include closing big laser and material handling orders with sales team, managing lean projects and implementing new technology in our business systems. Also responsible for Pricing of all special products.

Harrison, Oh, Us

Provide market research and product recommendations to grow laser product line including automated material handling. Support direct and distributor sales to close large laser orders. Maintain relationships with major corporate accounts. Create marketing products including brochures, web site, samples and proposals. Manage laser applications group. Manage laser product specialists. Main objective is to increase the revenue generated by the laser product line for Cincinnati Incorporated.

Harrison, Oh, Us

Manage the team of 7 applications specialists to develop robust cutting parameters for the laser product line. Increase sales through flawless product demonstrations on site and in the field. Provide advanced applications training to customers. In addition the job included supervising the construction of a multi-million dollar addition to our factory. The Customer Productivity Center is a showroom and classroom for customers to get to know all of the companies fabricating products.

Harrison, Oh, Us

Teamed with field sales by making technical presentations and closing orders. Support the laser product manager in creation of sales tools like brochures and presentation materials. Perform seminars in the field.

Berwyn, Pa, Us

Brought on board shortly after Ametek purchased the instrument products operation of General Electric to sell aircraft engine sensors to Pratt & Whitney. In three years, Pratt & Whitney had Ametek as a preferred vendor and put an AMETEK engineer on their design floor to help them design our sensors into their engines.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Managed sales of all aircraft engine fuel control solenoid valves. This product made up more than half of the company's sales. The company increased from $6 million in sales in 1986 to over $12 million in 1987. Sales stayed above 12 million a year while I was there.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Sales Engineer selling industrial air compressors in western New York. Customers ranged from small shops to Eastman Kodak. Tripled small air compressor sales in territory. Always tops in the country in selling air dryers and filters. Dramatically increased profitability of products sold in an overall declining market. Learned to set pricing to maximize profitability.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Support west coast direct air compressor salesmen with quotations and product support. Managed western OEM accounts.