I am an accomplished business leader with proven experience, including profit and loss responsibility, gained in award-winning manufacturing companies. I have been particularly successful in bridging the spaces between R&D, Procurement, Marketing and Production, and in fostering cross functional team breakthroughs. During my career, I have focused on supplying products with the potential to change the basis of competition, and in doing so have succeeded in achieving profitability and market share growth through innovation. As an example, I led a business unit that placed a revolutionary, branded, proprietary product in 70% of a major automaker's model line, doubling market share in a mature market. I also led successful negotiations for contract supported sales of a new packaging technology totaling over $100 million in sales.My core strengths include business development, the leadership of high performance teams, and the understanding and use of analytical problem solving techniques. Utilizing exceptional communication, presentation and influencing skills, I have found success in my career in identifying and meeting aggressive goals, satisfying very demanding customers, and securing targeted financial returns.I can achieve success in a broad range of challenging environments with my expertise in: • Multi-Million Dollar Budget Oversight• Strategic and Tactical Marketing• Domestic and International Strategic Alliances• Brand Development and Management• Product Development and Rollout• Customer Alliances and Partnerships• Leadership of High Performance, Multi-Disciplinary Teams• Joint Ventures• Crisis Management• Global Contract and Agreement Negotiation• Engineering and Production Management
Listed skills include Cross Functional Team Leadership, Product Development, Manufacturing, Management, and 11 others.