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Chicago, Il, Us

Duluth, Mn, Us

As a Product Line Director, I lead our ‘connected-flight’ vision including Cirrus IQ hardware and software roadmap development, prioritization of features, customer and internal value generation. I collaborate across the organization to deliver data and help cross-functional teams accelerate the value-creation activities associated with it.

Duluth, Mn, Us

In this role, I helped identify, evaluate, and establish new opportunities that generate revenue and profit outside of new aircraft sales. How I got here is an interesting story, keep reading below.In November 2019, I referred a pilot friend to the local Cirrus Sales Director about a potential purchase. That referral led to a demonstration flight which I was fortunate to be a part of and I subsequently befriended the Sales Director. That friendship essentially poured gasoline all over my dormant interest in aviation. After participating in various events and flyouts, I couldn't stop thinking about flying, the Cirrus SR-series, and the company... Enter the pandemic. During the shelter-in-place phase in early 2020, I had several opportunities to reflect on my career, current situation (no pun intended), and where I want to be several years from that point. That reflection combined with the excitement of Cirrus led me to begin flight training in order to fulfill my lifelong dream of becoming a pilot. Where did this desire to become a pilot emerge from? Top Gun, of course! While still in high school, I was ready to join the Armed Forces with the goal of becoming a fighter pilot. However, I had corrected vision which was not allowed at the time. I opted to pursue a career in the automotive space instead, which eventually led me to Tesla. But even in my early days at Tesla, I followed Cirrus closely and I always thought of ways I could potentially become a part of the company in the future. Circling back, that friendship with the Cirrus Sales Director resulted in a connection to a recruiter at Cirrus. After several interviews sharing my renewed passion for aviation and ways I can help the company grow, I was offered a position and the rest is history. It was a difficult decision to depart from Current Automotive but looking back, it was the right one for me personally.

Hinsdale, Illinois, Us

Co-founder of the nation’s first online electric vehicle retailer; Current Automotive buys and sells pre-owned electric cars. It was created to solve the lack of electric vehicle knowledge in automotive retail and provide a better customer experience with no-haggle pricing, competitive financing, transparent trade-in pricing, and nationwide shipping.- 4x growth in sales 2019 vs 2018- Achieved net profitability in 2019 after doubling headcount - Transacted with consumers in 34 states in the first 12 months of operation- Created educational content in blog posts, social media, and video reviews to generate awareness, grow audience, and market to potential customers- Quoted in Wall Street Journal June & December 2019 - Featured in Auto Remarketing Magazine March 2019- Mentioned in Automotive News November 2019- Featured in Chicago Tribune December 2018- Guest on Cars Yeah Podcast #1558

Austin, Texas, Us

Led the development, strategy, and formation of Tesla’s official Certified Pre-owned program and remarketing operations (wholesaling gasoline vehicles to dealers) in North America. Built and led a team of 60+ associates across U.S., Canada and Mexico, and scaled the business from $0 to $500M+ in revenue in three years. - Led development of used vehicle purchase experience at Tesla.com - this framework became the same experience used to shop for new vehicle inventory today- Developed a team of 24 sales representatives that increased sales by an average of 101% year over year since program inception- Established a conquest strategy for internal combustion engine vehicles that increased new Tesla vehicle sales by 110% annually- Increased net profit on wholesale vehicle transactions by 88% in 2017- Negotiated reduction in auction service fees that saved the company $1M+ in 2018- Implemented Salesforce CRM logic for trade-in and lease-end acquisition processes- The work of this team resulted in Tesla being awarded "Most Improved Loyalty to Make" in 2015 and 2016, and "Most Improved Conquest Percentage" by IHS Markit in 2015

Austin, Texas, Us

Led the launch and delivery of Tesla's first mass market vehicle (Model S) across 37 states. Built and managed a team of 30 associates while fulfilling 5,400+ vehicle sales that resulted in revenues of over $500 million.

Austin, Texas, Us

Led a team of 10 associates into unknown territory for the industry - an automotive store in a retail shopping center. Our team generated over $1.5 million in Model S reservations which resulted in revenues of $30 million on delivery, all without a test drive vehicle.

Austin, Texas, Us

I joined Tesla in 2009, and was among the first sales team members at the company. As the company was digging out of a near death experience, they needed to quickly fill orders for their first model, the Roadster, to stay alive. I was hired to sell as many Roadsters as possible — Elon told me to “Go bonkers” in our first meeting when I visited Tesla HQ in Palo Alto. I was ranked #1 in total sales volume throughout North America in 2010 and 2011 respectively and had total sales of $8 million in revenue.

After a swift ascent in the Chicago club scene as a DJ, I founded Audio Logic Recordings as an outlet for my musical productions. However, I began receiving demos from friends and colleagues in the industry after word spread that I was founding a record label. I pivoted from releasing my own productions to supporting up-and-coming artists in Chicago and abroad. The label strategy was to have larger artists remix the up-and-coming artist's works in order to generate greater exposure upon release. The strategy worked flawlessly by catapulting not only Audio Logic Recordings into the spotlight, but launching the careers of several artists that were signed to the label.- Signed diverse roster of 40+ artists from United States, South America, Europe, and Asia- 10+ releases licensed to global mix compilations with worldwide distribution- Tiesto's July 2009 MixMag cover CD titled Creamfield's Carnage featured label release NY & Noy - Ocean Drive- Label releases regularly featured on major radio shows such as Club Life (Tiesto), A State of Trance (Armin Van Buuren), and Group Thereapy (Above & Beyond)