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• Completed a turnaround in one year.
• Successfully developed and marketed 38 new products, many of the products were patented and licensed.
• Penetrated Asian, European, and national markets with a focused target market strategy.
• Nearly doubled product gross margins.
• Weeded out unprofitable, old technology products.
• Developed Empowered Project Teams to improve customers service and project performance.
• Negotiated product license, cross-license, and distribution agreements with German, Italian, Belgian and Japanese manufacturers.
• More than tripled sales volume over a 5-year period.

• Recruited and fielded a successful direct sales force.
• Negotiated license agreements with German manufacturers and successfully marketed and manufactured products in the United States.
• Coordinated and improved the engineering organization and its working relationship with manufacturing and the rest of the company.
• Developed and successfully introduced six profitable proprietary products.
• Developed and implemented a focused product and market plan that penetrate targeted market.
• Produced a six-fold increase in sales volume over a three-year period.

• Increased sales over 100% in less than one year in a depressed economy.
• Developed and implemented a focused, targeted marketing plan that penetrated existing and new markets and companies.
• Recruited, trained and mentored successful sales engineer.
• Coordinated and improved management team productivity and throughput.
• Built a core management team and improved individual and team productivity

• Developed and implemented processes and machines that increased efficiency by over 100% while reducing manpower by 400%.
• Assisted building a corporate management team.
• Assisted developing and implementing initial North American management team quarterly and yearly meetings.
• Assisted with defining, structuring, implementing and presenting a North American New Technology program for the global management team. Program consisted of new processes, new machinery including robotics, new production efficiency reporting and computer based work instructions and quality system at point of use.
• Numerous continuous improvement/lean manufacturing projects that improved productivity, safety and ergonomics.

• Developed and implemented a focused product and market plan to penetrate targeted market.
• Decreased SG&A by nearly 40%.
• Almost doubled productivity per employee.
• More than doubled sales volume and gross margins.
• Successfully introduced eleven profitable new products and systems, some of which were proprietary.
• Developed corporate vision and strategic plan that focused the company on its markets and customers.
• Developed an independent sales force that successfully marketed a new product line that significantly contributed to the turnaround, growth, and profit.
• Significantly improved cash flow by solving historical problems, focusing on accounts receivable, inventory, and profitability.
• Negotiated license and distribution agreements with Japanese and European systems manufacturers.

• Successfully completed Chapter 11 turnaround within 18 months.
• Developed and marketed 7 new profitable products.
• Streamlined the operation, including modularization of the product line for efficient marketing and manufacturing.
• Developed and implemented a focused product and market plan to penetrate targeted market.
• Developed a sales organization, including manufacturers’ representatives and direct sales representatives.
• Focused the sales organization and targeted customers for the sale of specific targeted products.
• Increased sales six-fold within three years.
• Increase profit margin by 35%.

• Increased throughput by over 500%, improved process efficiency by over 100%, reduced operator errors and improved operator interaction.
• Two projects worth over $7,000,000 that automated the handling, painting and assembly of large diesel engines.
• Projects included a Power & Free Overhead conveyor system to handle engine blocks and parts.
• Project included a Monorail overhead conveyor system with carriers to position, lift and rotate engines while transferring from station to station for assembly.
• Worked with customer to define projects requirements, create system layout and processes to match assembly requirements, wrote proposals, assisted with closing the sales and coordinated flow of information between all parties involved.
• Identified system requirements, specified system components, wrote system specifications, released RFQ’s and qualified suppliers, recommended purchasing requirements and build master project schedule with deliverable’s and time line.
• Maintained master project schedule holding all parties accountable for tight timeline that required demolition, installation and start-up.
• Coordinated the efforts of eight companies located in seven countries
• Completed the projects on time and under budget with a satisfied customer and suppliers.

• $2,000,000 plus project that increased storage capacity of finished goods inventory by 250% utilizing the same space while improving uptime of the system/process from around 50% to 100%.
• Identified system requirements, specified system components, wrote system specifications, released RFQ’s and qualified suppliers, recommended purchasing requirements and build master project schedule with deliverable’s and time line.
• Maintained master project schedule holding all parties accountable for tight timeline that required demolition, installation and start-up over Christmas holiday.
• Coordinated numerous suppliers and technologies including introducing the first robotic application in the facility.
• Project included defining, purchasing and implementing a data collection system for an inspection and repair loop including touch screens, spatial positioning torque tools, interlocks to the conveyor system and marquee communication for the facility with a budget of over $100,000. Completed on time and under budget with a successful startup. Drove the establishment of a Beta Site test facility for this project with the manufacturer.
• Completed the project on time and under budget with seamless support of facility and final customer production requirements.

• Weeded out poor performing projects.
• Improved overall company margin to cover SG&A and produce profit.
• Introduced ten new products.
• Reduced head count by approximately 50%.
• Recruited and hired key personnel in manufacturing and finance.
• Eliminated a costly representative sales force and developed an efficient, productive direct sales force.
• Positioned the company for future positive performance.

• Worked with top management to reorganize top and middle management in key areas.
• Worked to assemble the management teams and draft function plans in the operating area.
• Worked with the management team to develop and implement an operating plan that doubled productivity and uptime.
• Worked with the management team to develop and implement capital improvement projects that contributed to productivity and profit improvements.
• Worked as a member of an information systems team to implement a new IS system.
• Worked with all key personnel to coach and develop management skills.
• Worked with the finance and accounting personnel to develop and implement a measurement, reporting system, and review system.

• Increased sales over 100%.
• Maintained margins and improved margins for focused products.
• Developed and implemented metrics to track, report and communicate project performance.
• Developed and implemented a focused, targeted marketing plan that penetrated existing and new markets and companies.
• Recruited, trained and mentored multiple successful sales engineers.
• Coordinated and improved management team productivity and throughput.
• Developed and implemented a focused targeted key account program

• $1,000,000 project that positioned transmissions in a final testing and repair area that increased throughput and capacity by 50% utilizing the same space while improving ergonomics and system efficiency.
• Responsible for writing the proposal, developing the justification and project specifications and selling the system to the Japanese manufacturer.
• Assisted with purchasing and managed the manufacturing activities, installation and startup of an overhead power and free conveyor system to handle and position transmissions.
• Completed the project on time and under budget with several major changes by the customer.