Volunteer advisor.

Volunteering full time to lead the Christ Centered Business ministry focused on helping Christian business and professional leaders infuse Christian values of love, servant-leadership and high ethics into every aspect of their work in a way that is respectful and considerate of others.

Since 1995 The Axiom Group has helped clients become more innovative, get winning ideas, and research innovation possibilities. Innovation Consulting- How to foster an innovative organization- Increase the skill of innovative thinkingIdea Generation - Facilitate IdeaBase collaborative problem solving sessions- Train facilitators to use IdeaBase

FAU Tech Runway® is a South Florida public-private partnership that serves as a hub to accelerate technology development and incubate startup companies. Our 28,000-square-foot collaborative working space provides entrepreneurs with a complete ecosystem in which to office, train, mentor, fund, and scale their companies from ideation through to early revenue stage.

Led marketing for The Toro Company's Consumer Products Division. Responsibilities included strategic planning, product development strategy, acquisition analysis, new business category development, advertising, merchandising, promotions, product service, market research, joint venture/alliance management, and marketing management.Brand responsibility included Toro, Lawn-Boy, and Wheel Horse mowers, garden tractors, snow throwers, irrigation products, leaf blowers, trimmers, landscape lighting and commercial lawn & garden equipment.- Led the turnaround of The Toro Company's Home Improvement Division from a loss position to the second most profitable Toro Division.- Integrated Lawn-Boy and Wheel Horse marketing and product development into The Toro Company- Managed the Engineering, Industrial Design, and Financial Control Functions of The Toro Company’s Home Improvement Division during the integration of Lawn-Boy.- Provided marketing strategic thinking for the Lawn-Boy acquisition. Conducted acquisition analysis for several other potential acquisitions.- Directed joint ventures/alliances with Ford New Holland, BHN Fertilizer Company, and Ryobi- Provided leadership to turn The Toro Company’s Consumer Division (combined Home Improvement, Lawn-Boy, Wheel Horse, and Toro Gas divisions) from a major loss to a significant profit position while doubling sales to over $500,000.- Led the development of two new business categories (Retail Irrigation, and Fertilizer), and the development of over 75 new products

Led the Marketing, Sales, and R&D efforts of Anchor Hocking Plastics, the leading supplier of microwave cookware to mass merchants, grocery and drug chains, and department stores. Responsibilities included strategic planning, product development, profitability, pricing, promotions, advertising, key account sales management, and research and development. - Increased sales 27% - Introduced 28 new products

Led marketing for Rubbermaid’s Foodservice Division. Responsibilities included new product development, strategic planning, annual marketing planning, profitability, pricing, promotions, outside design and engineering, market research, and advertising. - Developed an integrated new product planning/tracking system for all divisions of Rubbermaid Commercial Products- Created a catering supply product line.- Led the development of 62 new products resulting in divisional sales increase of 64%.

Conceived and developed the Agricultural & Horticultural business for Rubbermaid. Directed the Marketing, Sales, and Engineering functions. Responsibilities included new product development, strategic planning, annual marketing and business plan development, profitability, pricing, promotions, outside design and engineering, market research, and advertising, and sales force management. - Developed and introduced 21 new products- Initiated development for 30 additional products- Established 650 distributors/dealers

Responsible for marketing and new product development for Rubbermaid’s Refuse and Films product group. Responsibilities included product development, national promotions, market research, pricing recommendations, advertising, and establishment of product specifications and quality standards. - Introduced 5 new products- Initiated development work for 15 new products- Implemented 10 baseline product improvements- Increased baseline real sales by 17%- Implemented cost improvements equating to 8% of sales

Responsible for preparation of volume and profit forecasts, media planning, pricing, advertising, market research for Foodservice Tide, Joy, Comet, Comet Liquid, and Procter & Gamble’s other Foodservice cleaning products.

Responsibilities included promotion development, brand group budget control, business analysis, and product development for a specialty cleaner.Established divisional sales training records for sales volume and distributor merchandising support during a three month field sales training program for Product Management personnel.