General Management - Vice President of Sales & Operations -Turnarounds - People Leadership - Business Development - Customer Focus - Consumer Insights - Brand Positioning - Field ExecutionHigh-achieving executive with expertise in distribution, manufacturing and customer service in the consumer product good (CPG) industry. A visionary leader who is skilled in growing organizations, turning around teams and re-building business units that deliver their financial commitments, while creating high-morale, customer focus and objective-driven teams.- Skilled negotiator, with exceptional ability to solve complex business issues, strong in the development of solutions and implementation of contingency plans.- A visionary leader in overseeing employees, with excellent record of job satisfaction and engagement scores from associates. - Strong experience in launching innovative programs to capture new and existing business, by analyzing marketplace and identifying customer / consumer trends.- Recognized for generating measurable customer service improvements, by building trust, following-through on commitments and developing a team-oriented culture which is customer center & metric driven.* Nationally recognized for personal and team leadership multiple times: a) 2007, 2009 received President Club Award for superior financial results; b) 2008 Gold Crown Award for Hurricane Ike recovery.* Instilled new sense of morale and vision in workforce, transforming distressed environments into positive work cultures.* Delivered dramatic operating efficiencies / expense reductions that attracted capital and strategic reinvestments.* Expertise in accelerating high performing teams growth, and operations & departmental turnarounds.Specialties: General Management - Vice President of Sales & Operations - Turnarounds - People Leadership - Business Development - Customer Focus - Consumer Insights - Brand Positioning -Field Execution Earned progessive responsibilities across long career with one of the world's largest distributors, manufacturer and customer service organizations in the consumer product goods (CPG) industry. Coca-Cola Enterprises is a fortune 120 company with $22.1 billion in net sales.