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Consulting services to the flexible packaging industry (film and packaging development, blown film and cast film extrusion, printing, laminating, slitting, pouch making).Consulting services for Private Equity and Venture Capital with evaluations of operations and resin/packaging spend at portfolio companies and M&A targets to define true EBITDA and methods to achieve that. Work with client companies to reduce resin and packaging costs (plastic, corrugated, cartons), including assisting or handling negotiations with suppliers.Brokering and distribution of plastic sheet, rollstock, inks, cylinders, adhesives, films, bags and pouches from domestic and international sources.Sales, Service, Upgrades and Repair of mono and coextrusion lines for blown and cast film - screws, barrels, winders, automatic gauge control systems, air rings, dies, capacitance sensors, and IBC systems. Development of New Blown Film Die systems, focused on Nano-layer films (barrier and non-barrier) with 51, 101, and 201 layers, for food and consumer uses.Design, sales and service of equipment and accessories for sealing engineering thermoplastics (Nylon, PET) using non-thermal methods.

San Diego, Ca, Us

CFO and Board of Directors of this multi-state commercial property development company with interests/investments in apartment homes, student housing, single family homes and self storage properties.Coordinate all engineering, architectural and construction actions, as well as site selection and development. Primary executive for financial pro formas, planning, budgets and commercial lending.

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Completed an in-depth training program co-sponsored by VentureSouth and the South Carolina Department of Commerce, educating an annual cohort of business leaders in Private Equity, Angel Investment, and focused business development to expand small business opportunities in South Carolina

Fort Worth, Tx, Us

Deep dive into client spend for packaging, plastics and other materials, uncovering the true costs involved. From that analysis, SKU by SKU, provide Target Spends that reflect the real costs for clients inclusive of all factors (e.g. raw materials, set-up costs, wastes, utilities, overheads), and then advocate for the client to assist them in achieving the identified savings. Ongoing training for clients to keep them on the cutting edge of the "well-informed Buyer" wave among their competitors.

Livingston, Nj, Us

Provide Strategic Guidance, Capital Planning, and Systems Management for seven (7) Blown Film Plants in North America. Oversight of all Development activities from simpler PE structures (BOR, bags, sealant films) to Stretch Hooder, Shrink Films, and 9-Ply Barrier films (EVOH, Nylon, Split Nylon, VFFS)Coordinate all Lab Systems and Quality metrics for these seven plants, while meshing growth and reinvestment programs with corporate goals and missionProvide critical formulary and process mentoring for all technical personnelPrimary Technical resource for customer interactions, development opportunities, field trials and troubleshooting

New Product and Process Development, Manufacturing Expansion, and Business Development for this growing supplier of protective gear (e.g. gloves, aprons, bibs) and packaging (bags for cook-in, carryout, and storage) for the restaurant and food service industries.Extensive development of new elastic films, dual ovenable products, unique sealing methods for difficult substrates (Nylon, PET) and new glove making technology.

Selling, servicing and designing plastics extrusion equipment, primarily blown film lines (mono to 9-ply) built in China. Also handling cast film lines, rotogravure and flexographic printing presses, adhesive and extrusion laminators, and slitters from mainland China as well.

Sales, product and business development for North America. Targeted markets for VFFS films, bag-in-box, FIBC, barrier films, and converter applications with 3-ply to 9-ply blown films.

North American Manager for all product and process development, establishing domestic manufacturing while expanding the market for retort pouches and films. Hands on cordination of technology transfer from Europe to USA as well as formulation and field trials of all products.Previously, Technical Sales Mgr/Stand-Up Pouches for beverages and dried goods, with sales > 5 Billion units per year. Key role in all new product developments and formulations.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

- Operations Manager/Laminates Plant- Engineering Group Leader/Laminates Plant- Customer Svc/Production Ctrl/Inventory Ctrl Manager- Market Development Mgr/Medical Pkg- Business Development Mgr/Eastern Europe and Soviet Union/Russia (Lausanne, Switzerland)

Washington, Dc, Us

Submarine Qualified Officer; Qualified both Chief Nuclear Engineer and Strategic Weapons OfficerTactical Weapons Department Head (Torpedo, Sonar, Fire Control, Computers)Electrical/IC, Strategic Missile, and Strategic Fire Control Division OfficerPlankowner, USS ALASKA (SSBN-732) BlueSenior Lecturer, Physics, United States Naval Academy ('88-'91).Formerly EM2 before ordered to Officer Candidate School (Newport, RI)

M.S., International Relations (Soviet/East European Affairs)

M.S. (Eq), Nuclear Engineering

B.S./B.S., Math/Physics