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Helping develop and improve strategic direction for companies that are striving to improve their Management teams, financial strength, product offering and marketing direct, internal systems and controls to build an exceptional leading edge company with a strong customer focus. Evaluate operations, leadership, human talent, market place strategy, financial.

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, GB

Combined several small niche high quality and branded pet accessory companies into one company, creating a simple one company provider to lower costs to the retailer, but provide a store of brands. Set up all operations including new ERP systems, warehousing, distribution systems and staffed all positions.Created market leadership with the first.

Working with non-profit organization to help in the restoration of the Cyimbili coffee plantation and schools.Pulled together a local team of coffee professionals to build a 4 year plan to rebuild, replant the location to provide jobs to the community and income to the organizations responsible for the location.Shipped building materials and supplies to.

Secaucus, NJ, US

Reorganized the entire product line, adding new packaging designs, color pallets, category definitions and pricing stategy.Added sub-brands, Tiny Dog, Natures Collection, Flex-a- Foam, Tuff Stuff to improve the shelf space at major retailers. Resized products to give a two size approach to double the peg space and increasing total sales.Managed the major.

Consulting work for Major Projects

Engaged to complete the installation of a previously purchased non functioning distribution system. integrated numerous locations, trained a large operating group, and upgraded the product to deliver real time information to the management and key staff members.

Expanded the manufacturing capabilities by building a multimillion dollar plastics operation allowing the company to reduce inventory and improve the delivery cycle of high volume products. Closed and consolidated a poor performing location into the primary facilities reducing costs, increasing controls and providing a higher quality of.

Launched a Hong Kong based toy company's startup into the US toy market. Established US operations including, sales organization, marketing strategy, warehouse and distribution and strategic license partnerships.Worked with key customers to launch TV advertised products generating strong sales and profitable product introductions to the market.

Revamped a small old toy company, rebranding, redesigning product and repackaging to give the company a fresh look in the marketplace.Expanded to new categories using patented blow molded products that provided quality and value letting the company compete directly with larger companies producing roto-molded technologies.Company won numerous national and.

The company the everyone knows as the "Red Ryder" company.Early mover to produce product in China. Moving production form Japan, Korea, Taiwan and some US to the lower territories when China was just beginning to become a manufacturing location. Repositioned core products by renaming, repackaging and developing a pricing strategy to allow the sales team to.

Education

Engineering