DON L ROSE * Groton Drive • Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776

Phone: 631-***-**** email: acryh4@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective

To work with an organization where my management skills, experience, and management apti- tude are utilized for the growth of the company.

Career Summary

Very experienced senior manager and consultant. Developed and introduced numerous innova- tive products to the market. Experienced in marketing, public relations, business/product devel- opment, sales and sales staff development, strategic planning, budgeting, advertising, consulting, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, investor relations, contract negotiations, soft- ware/hardware and engineering.

• Owner/CEO of a recreational vehicle manufacturing company with two factories.

• Was brought in by a NYC investment-banking firm to turnaround a technology company. Took the company through the initial public offering (IPO) process.

• Developed strategies for marketing such diverse products as recreational vehicles, gas plasma technology, Internet access, computer software and bottled water in unexplored new profitable manners.

• Negotiated multi-million dollar joint marketing and joint venture agreements with com- panies such as AT&T, NTT, IBM, Tenn. Valley Authority, GE, SAIC and Time Warner.

• Founded a very successful management consulting firm whose clientele consisted of For- tune 1000 companies.

• Managed the investment banking division of a New York based brokerage firm.

• Founded a mining company that developed a revolutionary technology for extracting minerals from ore. Successfully sold this company to a publicly traded company.

• As a consultant, identified and implemented savings of approximately seventy million dollars ($70,000,000) from the multi-year restart plan of a nuclear power plant.

• Took over and completed in three months a multi-state software system that had previ- ously been under development for over two years and two million dollars ($2,000,000) without any demonstrable results.

Natural leader adept in finance, management and in motivating employees.

• Managed the investment banking division of a New York based brokerage firm. Pro- duced marketing material for both external and internal company use.

• Founded a mining company that developed a revolutionary technology for extracting minerals from ore. Successfully sold this company to a publicly traded company.

• As project manager, identified and implemented savings of approximately seventy mil- lion dollars ($70,000,000) from the multi-year restart plan of a nuclear power plant. BS, Computer Science, Union College, Schenectady, NY 1984 DON L. ROSE (page 2)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

CHALET RV 2012-2015

Owner /President

Chalet RV is a recreational vehicle manufacturer with two factories located in the Northwest ar- ea employing over 70 people. Chalet RV ships products across the US, Canada, Korea and other international locations.

• Identified location, negotiated lease, tax breaks and incentives and started up the second factory and expanded production accordingly.

• Oversaw the development of a new corporate web site, development of new marketing materials, implementation of sales incentives, expansion of shipping and more.

• Expanded and trained sales force. Raised sales dramatically resulting in a production or- der backlog from less than a half of a month to over 6 months production thus necessitat- ing the second factory.

• Was responsible for the company getting hundreds of pages of national magazine and online articles as well as a television program spotlighting the company.

• Products were awarded a Best Buy from Consumers Digest and from Trailer Life maga- zine.

• Increased RV retail dealer base by 53%.

• Increased production efficiency by 40% and reduced waste through utilization of Lean Six Sigma

• Expanded sales to South Korea

MANAGEMENT CONSULTING 1994 - Present

Consult to private and public companies on business development, product marketing, mergers and acquisitions, financial issues, business strategy and management.

• Develop and implement marketing and consumer awareness campaigns for public and private companies.

• Develop business development and associated marketing strategies.

• Develop essential product marketing material and media campaigns for public and pri- vate companies in numerous industries.

• Advise on public relations and investor relations for companies. This includes represent- ing companies on television and web interviews, getting articles published in newspa- pers, radio/newspaper interviews, speaking to the investment community on behalf of the company, coordinating overall public relations campaign and more.

• Perform financial analysis for plant startups, buyouts, mergers, product startups and more in such diverse industries as mining, medical and food and beverage.

• Represent and advise companies on business development, M&A, marketing, capital raising, strategy and much more.

NATIONAL GRID 2008 - 2012

Consultant

Managed projects where National Grid contracted to outside companies for work to be per- formed. Projects ranged from rebuild of a power plant after a fire, disposal of restricted produc- tion waste products, sea wall bulkhead replacement for power plant, repowering generator and turbine for power plant, masonry work, etc. I was responsible for all aspects of each job, includ- ing budget, work force safety, compliance with the project specifications, time line and budget. DON L. ROSE (page 3)

GLOBAL MEDIA FUND 2005 – 2011

CEO/President

Founded and developed the business which was investing media, marketing and advertising capital into deserving companies. The investment sizes ranged from $250,000 to $5,000,000. Global Media Fund was the largest investment firm of its type in the world. Global Media Fund invested over $300,000,000 in companies.

• Negotiated numerous contracts with CEO’s of publicly traded and private companies.

• Developed marketing materials, investment agreements, business strategy

• Attended and spoke at numerous investment banking and venture capital conferences

• Oversaw the design and development numerous television advertisements

• Developed numerous advertising campaigns for client companies including print, radio, television, social media, trade publications and more

• Introduced and placed numerous client companies in retail outlets such as Walgreens, Wal-Mart, CVS, Radio Shack, etc.

ALSTOM TRANSPORT 2004 - 2005

Consultant

Served as Lead Project Coordinator for a construction project of thirty-three diesel locomotives for New Jersey Transit. Alstom is a very large company that had never utilized a coherent scheduling approach and that builds the majority of the world’s locomotives and train cars. Eve- ry group such as Engineering, Production, Materials, etc had used a separate tracking mechanism and these mechanisms did not feed into each other, creating materials, design and production de- lays and other issues. Developed a simplified transition plan to get all groups communicating needs and changes. Developed a master schedule for both internal use and for contractual use. BRG HOLDINGS, INC. 2002-2003

Owner and President

Oversaw the acquisition, startup and operation of a precious metals refining plant, filing and ac- quisition of mining claims, hiring of personnel, design and construction of plant, operation of the plant, fund raising activities, testing among many other executive duties. MINDOGRAPHY 2001 - 2003

Founder/CEO

Mindography developed proprietary hardware and software products for building online com- munities for the K-12 educational market. Responsible for business strategy, marketing, finance, and all decisions regarding the company.

• Oversaw the passage of a $1,000,000 allotment from the U.S. Congress for the imple- mentation of Mindography’s products in NYC schools.

• Oversaw the business development, sales and marketing of the products. Negotiated con- tracts and arrangements with channel sales partners and OEMs.

• Negotiated partnerships and/or joint ventures with AT&T, NTT/Verio, MCI/Worldcom, Hughes and several other large corporations.

• Developed sales and marketing forces. Included inbound and outbound telesales, booths at conferences, field sales, joint venture sales, channel sales and more.

• Negotiated contracts and licenses for foreign operations in the United Kingdom.

• Structured financing terms and raised funds.

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HOMEWORK911 2000-2001

VP of Business Development

Startup company that is a subsidiary of a large international company.

• Helped architect and develop an enterprise software online system from scratch, using SDLC in concert with IBM, for delivering online tutoring services. The product consisted of an online learning environment with blackboards, video, text, chat, document ex- change and more. It incorporated such features as skills routing, call center, CRM inte- gration, customer support, integrated billings, online payments, payments by mail and more.

• Sales to organizations such as Allstate, AFL/CIO for use of the system as a benefit to their employees and family members (initial budget allotment by Allstate was $500,000).

• Developed relationships with partners, devised marketing strategy, assisted in fund rais- ing and more.

• Conducted market research/analysis, ran focus groups and more. BOOKDIGITAL 1998 - 2000

CEO/Chairman

Was brought in by an NYC investment-banking firm to turnaround the computer technology company on the verge of bankruptcy. Restructured the company, designed and developed four new product lines, oversaw the successful raise of funds via a Private Placement Memorandum, conducted a “road show” for an IPO and brought the company public. The new product lines in- cluded a broadband Internet Service Provider, an online subscription service for legal profes- sionals and two online reference sites.

• Developed business model, business plan, marketing plan, products, public rela- tions plan, advertising plans, negotiated real estate leases, and all other decisions needed for a fast growing company.

• Conducted pre-IPO “road show” tours and presentations, as well as television and radio/newspaper interviews.

• Coordinated SEC filings for IPO registration and PR announcements for public awareness.

FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE 1994 –1998

Stockbroker, Managing Director, Venture Capitalist

• Registered licensed stockbroker with New York based brokerages. Advanced to the in- vestment banking side of the business. Was very successful as a stockbroker, having in excess of 400 clients when promoted to the investment banking side of the business.

• Served as the Managing Director of the investment banking division of a New York based brokerage firm. Was responsible for analyzing potential deals, recommendations of deals and structuring the financial transactions involving private placements, initial pub- lic offerings, secondary financings, etc. Prepared press releases, managed public relations and other functions related to internal and external marketing, and interfaced with bro- kerage sales forces.

• Founded and ran a venture capital company that successfully developed and sold a min- ing company to a publicly trading entity for an amount in excess of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000). In addition, financed and provided consulting services, such as DON L. ROSE (page 5)

contract negotiations and business development for numerous additional private and pub- lic companies.

PUBLIC UTILITY CONSULTING EXPERIENCE 1986 – 1994

Consultant

• Philadelphia Electric Company - Contracted to analyze past areas of operational and management deficiencies, and to determine effectiveness of corrective actions. Also identified areas of company operation that needed additional attention. Set up a program to automate the reporting of past problems and to automatically identify areas of concern.

• Tennessee Valley Authority - Directed the development of a corporate computer system to be used as the record management program for the Tennessee Valley authority nuclear division (nine plants). The program had been under development for over two years and two million dollars without any demonstrable results. The program was redesigned and completed in three months. Analyzed restart plans at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant for ef- ficiency and feasibility. Identified and implemented savings of approximately seventy million dollars from the multi-year restart plan.

• Long Island Lighting Company – Numerous duties:

o Evaluated and qualified corporate and consulting instructors. o Redesigned and implemented the licensed and non-licensed nuclear operator training programs.

o Designed, developed and taught numerous training and educational courses. o Evaluated industry events and plant operations to identify potential or existing management problems. Designed, developed and taught training to management personnel to prevent or alleviate any discovered deficiencies. o Contracted to monitor and resolve all areas of nuclear plant operations and maintenance to ensure compliance with federal, state, local and utility require- ments. This was a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) specified position o Conducted annual efficiency and plant readiness audits. Redesigned and rewrote the plant operating, maintenance and administrative procedures to increase ease of understanding and accuracy.

o Gave written, oral, and performance exams to Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(NRC) license candidates to determine management and technical ability.

• Illinois Power - Performed Quality Assurance inspections to ensure that the plant was built and operated in accordance with all federal, state and local requirements. GEORGIA POWER 1983 - 1985

Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensed Senior Reactor Operator (SRO).

• Responsible for all aspects of the nuclear plant operation and maintenance, and served as the management member responsible for refueling the nuclear reactor core. Was the only former Navy enlisted person (all others were former Navy Of- ficers) to ever be directly hired by Southern Company (parent company of Geor- gia Power) for this position.

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U. S. NAVY 1975 – 1983

Nuclear Power Operator on Submarine

• Was responsible for the training and qualification of hundreds of trainees, as well as scheduling and ensuring that correct maintenance was performed at the Navy’s nuclear training facility.

• Completed college in three years while working a mandatory fifty to sixty hours per week shift work schedule.

• Operated and maintained a nuclear reactor on a submarine. Also responsible for maintaining and repairing electrical systems as well as training junior technicians.

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