Chief Business Strategy Officer / Coo – Strategy, Business Development, Marketing, And Sales
Fairport, Ny, Us
STRATEGIC FOCUS: Align the start-up technology organization behind a dynamic, customer-centered, "outside-in" approach to product development and commercialization, and build a global sales and marketing organization to deliver groundbreaking revenue outcomes.Created and led sales, marketing, operations, and finance, while steering the development and commercialization of engineering-centric products for the global rail industry. Created go-to-market strategies with Fortune 500 companies, and guided the product management life cycle. Identified, negotiated, and closed deals with global customers. Responsible for the strategic planning and company performance, that resulted in rapid growth, stability, and profitability. ▶ Rapidly commercialized products and developed business operations —resulting in many first-to-market wins, higher profit margins and increased customer satisfaction (repeat customers accounted for >60% of revenue).▶ Managed start-up and growth strategies to expand the company from zero to double digit $M in revenue and earn recognition on the prestigious Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company list and to #2 on Rochester's Top 100 Fastest-Growing Companies.▶ Redesigned the revenue model and paved the way for future innovation and growth by creating a SaaS data center solution that generated 20% of company revenue within three years.▶ Built the export business from 0% to 30% of revenue by initiating and establishing profitable export markets in South Africa, Chile, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, and Australia.▶ Targeted and closed multimillion-dollar contracts with global organizations such as BNSF, CSX, Union Pacific, Canadian National, Norfolk Southern, PATH, Capital Metro, NICTD, HNTB, Transnet Freight Rail, and many others.