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CEO/Daglig Leder at Inflate AS

Managed a team of 160+ and a supply chain with 40+ vendors. Held complete P&L accountability, managing overall operations, logistics, HR, production management and quality control. Provided strategic planning and leadership for all company operations in China. Liaison with investors, government officials, vendors and service providers* Developed entire manufacturing operation from inception to full operations within 6 months. * Orchestrated supply chain, implemented ERP system, designed quality control system, hired staff and manufacturing operators; produced one of the most efficient textile manufacturing operations in China. * Achieved ISO9001 certification within 18 months.* Increased production to 120% of industry standard within 8 months, avoiding losses due to backorders. * Leveraged financial acumen, analysis skills and strategic planning to identify best location for manufacturing plant based on global logistics strategy, cost of labor and other factors. * Reduced turnover by implementing UN Global Compact Framework, creating performance-based compensation system, providing health care benefits and implementing employee feedback system. * Expanded operations by establishing 3 successful start-up enterprises, each fully operational within a few months. * Increased supply chain from 3 vendors to 45+ in 5 years, reducing backorders to nearly 0%. * Increased ROI from -10% to +5%, reducing costs 2%+ and increasing on-time delivery 10% by implementing balanced scorecards with KPI-driven financial controls.

Led business-to-business sales and marketing worldwide, while overseeing quality control and purchasing in Asia. Streamlined operations to eliminate redundancies while improving vendor relationships and supply chain logistics. Expanded sales efforts worldwide, creating a scalable model for success in revenue generation. Identified key areas for business expansion and process improvement in manufacturing.* Reduced payroll costs $60K while increasing performance by transitioning sales support services to Norwex Holding organization, reducing duplication of effort. * Designed and implemented quality control systems that decreased unsalable product from 20% to 2% within 18 months. * Launched $1M B2B sales initiative by hiring professional staff for domestic sales. * Landed multiple major clients—$250K in Thailand, $200K in Australia, $200K in Sweden, $100K in Japan and $25K in Indonesia based on consultative sales skills.

Key player in developing SS7 interface with GPRS for Cellular Phone Networks, dramatically increasing performance in cellular telephone communications. Appointed SS7 subject matter expert as resource across Motorola group of companies.* Performed analysis and troubleshooting of major system failure in BT Cellnet, preserving client relationship by convincing other vendors that their equipment did not perform to specs. * Identified problems that resulted in failure of the Deutsche Telecom first worldwide cellular data transfer. Avoided a marketing and branding disaster by identifying underlying issues with test phones.