Product Management is the key interface between Sales, Marketing, Operations, Technology, Customer Technical Services and Customer Service for new grade development and existing product applications working to optimize current customer profitability and product solutions for defined product families within Verso. Responsible for day to day management of a defined product line focusing on optimizing contribution. Deliverables: manage large scale customer concerns, provide competitive benchmarking, grade profitability analysis and establish effective customer relationships.

-Responsible for managing field activity for the Eastern half of the US from Texas to Toronto as well as the specialty papers effort at Stevens Point and the National Account Managers role for key publication and Specialty accounts. (Time, Hearst, Rodale, Avery, etc)-2013, Summit Club award winner for sales service excellence.

-Responsible for managing 10 mill based Field Service Reps at 10 NewPage mill locations.-Responsible for focusing mill efforts on customer/printer field concerns. -Responsible for effectively communicating field issues to the mill and mill needs to TFS and customers in the field.

2001-2004 MeadWestvaco Rumford, MaineTechnical Field Services Regional Manager. Mill Based, MWV-Responsible for managing 10 Technical Field Service mill based representatives located at Luke, Chillicothe, Escanaba, Wickliffe and Rumford.2000-2001 Mead Rumford, MaineField Technical Service Manager-Responsible for managing five Technical Representatives covering approximately 450,000 tons of lightweight publication grade as well as coated one side product for the label industry.8/97 - 2000 Mead Corporation Rumford, MaineTechnical Sales Service Specialty PapersResponsibile for managing the service issues within the pressure sensitive market for Mead Paper. Responsibilities included addressing quality concerns, providing technical solutions and support of new product development through to commercialization. Sales focus was on Diazo papers for Azon.1996–1997 Boise Cascade Rumford, MaineSuperintendent R-5 Paper Machine/Core Room-As Superintendent of R-5, I provided leadership to 25 bargaining unit employees, producing specialty papers and coating base stocks with a focus on new product development. 1990-1996 Boise Cascade Rumford, Maine Area Manager R-9 Paper Machine/ Core room, Basement crew-As Area Manager of R-9 / Utilities, I provided leadership to 35 bargaining unit employees, producing specialty papers, carbonless base stock and hardwood pulp.1986 - 1990 Boise Cascade Rumford, Maine Shift Foreman Uncoated / Stock Prep1983 - 1986 Boise Cascade Rumford, Maine Stock Prep Foreman