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Deerfield, Illinois, United States

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Responsible for all aspects of the rebar fabrication process in the Southwest region, including full P&L responsibility. The region has five facilities, four fabrication sites and one Technical Resource Center (sales and engineering).

Carrollton, Tx

Responsible for all aspects including P&L for the two wire manufacturing plants in the State of Texas, while retaining Sales Management responsibilities• Improved operating income by implementing a series of operational efficiencies, cost savings measures, and market adherence - emphasizing value added products.• Led a cross functional team consisting of sales, accounting, operations, engineering and quality in an effort to Maximize our value added product offering.• Revitalized the Environmental Program at the Carrollton, TX facility and was recognized by the City Council with the Environmental Distinction award. Also presented and published our accomplishments at the WAI Operations Summit in 2012.• Entered into a Strategic partnership with a top tier customer to provide first step processing further strengthening the relationship, improving product margins and increasing the barrier to entry for our competition.• Developed a multi-year plan to upgrade and/or replace aging equipment within the confines of a strict corporate capital expenditure process insuring the quality and productivity of the plants for years to come.• Routinely emphasized employee safety in the workplace, the Carrollton facility continues to be recognized for having consecutive years without a lost time accident within the Gerdau.

Carrollton, Tx

Responsibility for the Sales, Marketing, Transportation and Accounting functions, managing a diverse staff around a set of common goals. • P&L responsibility as well as planning, budgeting and forecasting of all non-operation departments.• Reorganized and expanded the sales staff to establish a concentrated effort for desired markets achieving steady year over year growth.• Through the implementation of a new marketing plan, focusing on branding and diversification of markets, achieved a significant turnaround from turbulent results to consistent profitability.• Streamlined the transportation function integrating it into a customer service role, reducing staff while increasing customer satisfaction.

Marietta, Ga

Responsible for all aspects of sales and marketing in one of the largest / most strategically important sales region for the corporation. Managing a small team of professionals to achieve aggressive goals.• Achieved significant increases in volume while maintaining profit margins in a mature market.• Assisted in the development and successful launch of several new products.

Cayce, Sc

Led the Marketing team during start up of a state of the art steel mill with more than double the capacity of the previous facility. Led the team, which successfully achieved ISO certification for the South Carolina mill with zero nonconformances’.Worked closely with the other steel mills with in the CMC family in the Southeast to improve communication and coordination on go to market strategies.Managed the relationship between the South Carolina steel mill and the rebar fabrication facilities Southeast and Atlantic regions to help maximize profitability throughout the value chain.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing & Accounting

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing Accounting

Double Major - Accounting & Marketing