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South Haven, Michigan, Us

Muskegon, Mi, Us

Grandville, Mi, Us

Holland, Michigan, Us

Directed all aspects of Sloan Transportation Products growing the P&L from $12M a business unit, operating in 2 locations, to a nearly $40M stand alone business, operating in 5 locations, after acquisition. Led a staff 40 professionals and 200 associates through operational realignment, divestiture of a sister business, consolidation and growth of the core business, sale of the business, expansion of distribution and integration after a sale process. • Addressed the CEO’S concerns upon arrival as the VP Sales and Marketing. Presented strategic plans along with a budget for a turn-around to the Board in the fall of 2010. Accomplished the first positive EBITDA month 6 months after arriving and generated $2.1M of annual EBITDA improvements within the first 20 months. • Implemented and drove new product development from zero new products in 3 years to an average of 20 new lines/year and $500,000/year in new product sales. Worked closely with buying group customers and sources in China to develop new products as extensions and complete lines. • Built strong relationships with customers, vendors, manufactures reps and board members.• Launched a new ERP system, EPICOR 9, in 2011 saving $250,000/year. • Extended service and reach to Canada in late 2013 by establishing a 3PL in Mississauga, ON.

Warrenville, Illinois, Us

Launched new products to extend the $50M portfolio while bringing new engineering tools and rigor to product development and the legacy engineering staff. Led as many as 8 full-time and 6 contract resources managing a $2.2M budget while improving the relationship of engineering with customers and dealers. • Installed a phase-gate product development process with tools to capture and prioritize inputs of Sales and Marketing, structure portfolio management and fold in the voice of the customer. • Overhauled the quote-to-spec process allowing prioritization of engineering resources and capture of cost for major designed-in solutions, resulting in deeper engineering input and financial success.

Mettawa, Il, Us

Joined Brunswick in the Boat Group as part of a high potential team with the change initiative to implement a rigorous High Performance Product Development process across the various brands and businesses. The role included that of program leadership for the development of a new line of fiberglass boats under the Lund brand and later transitioned into a role as the leader for Product Development and Manufacturing Engineering at Triton Boats.Expanded the reach of a corporate product development process across the entrepreneurial businesses of the $500M Freshwater Boat Group and actively managed projects within and across the individual brands. • Initiated broad portfolio planning and management events across businesses that were historically independent and competitive as a significant move toward saving product development capital. • Led VA/VE and VOC events to focus marketing inputs and sales rep communications in NPD.• Coordinated the development, launch, manufacture and marketing of Lund’s fiberglass boat line.

Landskrona, Se

Led the Suspension Controls business unit team of 45 with P&L responsibility for $13.3 million revenue generating 31% OEAD. Grew revenue at 14% annually through new product development and close customer relationships. Contributed actively in the business sale process and gained additional responsibility following two changes of ownership. Product manager for global revenues exceeding $34 million with manufacturing in the US and Germany being sold through various levels of distribution and to OEM customers around the world.

Weinheim, De

Actively managed technical sales teams delivering 20% growth on $40 million in revenues. Our global key accounts included tier 1 automotive supplies TRW, GKN and Delphi.

Progressed rapidly through professional development roles ranging from Product Engineer to OEM Account Executive eventually landing the expatriate role as Engineering Manager in Monterrey Mexico.

Led the Engineering and Operations teams for green field site development of a US/Japanese joint venture manufacturing facility in Monterrey Mexico.

Mba, Finance And Marketing

Bsme, Computer Aided Manufacturing