LARRY E. BUFFINGTON

Address: ***** ********* *****, ******, ***** 77365

Phone: 281-***-****

E-mail: acc687@r.postjobfree.com

Experienced, hardworking, and results-oriented professional with solid experience in hands-on leadership, operations management, and personnel training. Offer high-caliber capability to integrate pioneering management practices that result in improved business processes, enhanced productivity, and increased profits. Display proven efficiency in establishing and maintaining strong business relationships while focusing on teamwork, service level, and cost containment within a stressful and fast-paced environment.

- FUNCTIONAL STRENGTHS

Strategic Financial Leadership

- Improved efficiency and effectiveness of the finance team by working on presenting resolutions to dense issues through application of understanding of financial management

- Led organization through globalization and growth by applying new techniques and methodologies in finance, strategy, and leadership

Operations Internationalization and Business Development

- Rendered assistance in setting up new businesses through internationalization in new markets

- Demonstrated strong ability to adapt to changing technology pivotal in the successful internationalization and growth strategy of enterprises

Revenue Management and Growth

- Nurtured network relationship that enhanced sharing of resources, knowledge, skills, and experience pivotal in improving operational efficiency of business, as well as prospecting gains and profit opportunities

- Delivered hands-on support to revenue accounting operations while ensuring that system supported all areas of the business

Strategic Initiatives Execution

- Applied exemplary executive leadership in promoting critical strategic objectives with emphasis on using cultures as competitive advantage in developing long-term vision and strategy frameworks

- Utilized solid understanding of the capital markets and current trends in driving innovation and leading cultural change

Problem Resolution and Decision-Making

- Provided well-informed, operative, and timely decisions, even when data were limited or solutions produced unpleasant consequences at the same time easily recognizing the impact and implications of decisions

- Identified and analyzed problems; generated and evaluated alternative solutions; and presented effective recommendations

- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

President and Chief Executive Officer: 2006-2012

LIQUIDMETAL COATINGS, LLC - Houston, TX

- Played a lead role in raising $7M fund for parent, Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. in 2006

- Leveraged industry expertise in planning China manufacturing strategy, encompassing development of new materials and application technology for focused industries

- Oversaw the successful acquisition of Foster Wheeler Ltd. business unit involved in material applications for niche markets

- Utilized mezzanine financing arrangement in leading the spinoff of Coatings business

- Headed the international launch of materials sales for the oil and gas drill pipe application

- Established a joint venture in India for the applications business, with same plan for China

- Positioned company toward a profitable position by leading efforts in growing and streamlining business

Founder and Owner: 1997-2006

BUFFINGTON CONSULTING - Seattle, WA

- Gained expertise as a change agent and turnaround specialist, responsible for planning and initiating a telecom wireless business in Switzerland, and in leading the ISO certification for a factory in Denmark

- Applied innovative ideas in formulating a business buyout plan for a $50M telecom manufacturing business with planned growth to $450M in five years

- Organized and identified sites for a low-cost facility for CATV products

- Successfully negotiated sales, manufacturing, and product development alliance with 3M, which led to 3M acquiring PSI Telecom

- Took an active involvement in the acquisition of Lucent product line to complete 100% market share of enclosure products for a firm in California

Vice President and General Manager, Communications Products Division: 1991-1997

AUGAT, INC. - Seattle, WA

- Rendered keen oversight to the entire operations of $180M worldwide division that consisted of 1,345 employees, which designed, manufactured, and sold connectivity, apparatus, and transmission products for telecommunications, CATV, and local area network applications

- Led efforts in boosting sales to more than 300% ($44M to $180M) and profits to 500% ($4M to $24M), which was one of the major contributing factors that led to the successful sale of Augat, Inc., to Thomas & Betts Corp. in 1996

- Provided strategic management to the expansion of international business focus from 5% of sales to 30% by establishing strong ties in Australia, Canada, Europe, Asia, and South America

- Improved new product development that led in the 35% sales of less-than-two-year-old products

- Ensured focus of business direction on the world’s top CATV/telecom operators

- Transformed business practices by changing sales channels to direct sales, emphasized non-price reasons to buy and strategically focused on competitors’ weaknesses

- Executed applied R&D techniques in identifying customers’ needs pivotal in developing new products

- Managed and coordinated the successful acquisition of two companies, one domestic and one Canadian

- EARLIER EXPERIENCE

Chief Executive Officer and Board Chairman - ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Gaithersburg, MD

Vice President and General Manager - NORTHERN TELECOM - Chicago, IL

General Manager Signal Transmission Systems (STS) and Communications Products (CP) Divisions

AMP, INC. - Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida

- EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, State College, PA

Coursework in Executive Master of Business Administration (6-Week Course)

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA

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