• Designed, manufactured, and marketed a new product Stalkasins® for the Outdoor Industry• Built a respected brand from the ground up in a competitive market, which involved building a marketing strategy, website design, social media marketing and content creation• Developed and applied effective sales and consultative techniques to 2X sales 4 years in a row• Worked to build a sales pipeline and manage relationships with thousands of potential customers via online marketing, virtual communications, tradeshows• Directly managed forward-facing customer service to over 3000 clients and thousands of other potential clients• Solved a wide variety of ambiguous problems, including sourcing materials, mitigating supply chain delays and managing quality control.• Implemented Lean Startup techniques to obtain and maintain profitability in less than 3 months• Managed and trained several employees for manufacturing, marketing and sales• Negotiated outsourcing agreements to scale and automate for sustainable growth

• Worked in a small team to develop, design, test and manufacture an innovative portable fitness structure geared for the military and fitness competitions• Used agile decision making and problem-solving to navigate the complex problems such as scaling manufacturing and marketing to the military• Successfully utilized principles of DFMA to cut costs by 35% and improve product quality

• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly while operating advanced CNC, CMM and Laser machines• Solved problems with high levels of ambiguity related to the expansion of the manufacturing floor• Developed new tooling to improve processes• Followed strict FDA protocols and documentation standards

• Successfully cut manufacturing lead-times by 20% by resolving bottlenecks in a particular part of the manufacturing process• Personally developed several improvements to processes that increased manufacturing efficiency and quality which led to a reduced the rejection rate of parts by over 50% related to those particular processes.

• Gained experience in cold-call techniques and interpersonal skills with a 70+ hour work week• Provided effective, interactive training to large groups in over 30 formal meetings• Appointed to lead and provide motivation to groups of up to 32 representatives