James Etchechury (C.P.M)

Tel: 239-***-**** . Email: abhtfp@r.postjobfree.com

**** ***** ******* *****, ******, FL 34105

Private Equity . Consulting . Manufacturing . Energy . Construction

Accomplished, MBA and Six Sigma trained executive with 14 years of

experience growing revenue, cutting costs, and improving profit margins.

Thrives in any environment, from small firms to multinational corporations.

Versatility: Quickly adapts to diverse companies and markets. Successful

experience in private equity financing, consulting, manufacturing, energy,

and construction.

Leadership: Leverages exceptional communication and leadership skills,

acquired in business and as an officer in the US Army (West Point

graduate).

Expertise: Implementing strategic initiatives, developing key alliances,

and overhauling company infrastructure, success metrics; product, sales and

marketing strategies.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ERA FINANCIAL GROUP LLC, Bonita Springs, FL 2009-Present

Leading, independent private equity firm. Focused on commercialization of

renewable energy in the telecommunications, transportation and disaster

relief industries.

VP Business Development

Currently, leading business development efforts for all client companies.

Develop and implement client business plans, including assessment of market

opportunities; product development from concept to commercialization; and

creation of strategic partnerships among clients, end users, and suppliers.

Report directly to the Board of Directors on Company strategy and financial

performance.

WCI Communities, INC Bonita Springs, FL 2005-2008

Commercial and Real Estate development and services, including: commercial

construction, home building and realty brokerage: www.wcicommunities.com

Director of Operations

Rapidly advanced to Director of Operations for 13 communities in Florida -

promoted ahead of all other senior managers - and managed 40+ direct

reports and a $1.2 million operating budget. Led Purchasing, Estimating,

Land Development, Scheduling, Entitlement and Permitting Departments, for

all properties in the Southwest and West Central Florida Divisions.

Exceeded income goal for Pelican Preserve by 36%. Achieved record year of

281 closings and $34 million in net income.

Led the Design and Build Team for a $3.9 million residential "living over

parking" prototype building. Delivered final project on schedule and $160K

under budget.

Launched new profit center for the WCI Tower business, which generated

$360,000 gross revenue within first 6 weeks of startup.

Increased Design Revenue 8% per home by implementing a customer centric

sales process. Cut cycle time for single family homes by 5 weeks, on

average, thru centralized scheduling.

Achieved Average Home Cost Savings of $45K, by implementing a bill of

material system.

GENERAL ELECTRIC (GE), Schenectady, NY and Atlanta, GA 1999-2004

Multinational conglomerate, ranked by Forbes as the world's second-largest

corporation. Approximately 304,000 employees and $157 billion annual

revenue.

Sourcing Acquisition/Integration Leader (2004-2005)

GE Energy, Atlanta, GA: Leading provider of technologies, products, and

services that harness natural resources, including: coal, nuclear, oil,

natural gas, and "green." sources. Approx. $11.4B annual revenue.

Led all GE Energy Sourcing Due Diligence and Integration activities for

acquired companies. Led integration of 3 acquired companies into GE Energy.

Supplier Recovery Leader (2003-2004)

GE Energy, Atlanta, GA

Led 20-member team that achieved strategic-supplier recovery and program

standardization across all businesses. Directly managed business claims and

collections, led process changes, and created metrics to provide senior

management visibility to cost of quality and recovery efforts.

Improved recovery five-fold in 9 months, from $10M to $54M, year-over-year.

Increased recovery rate per incident by 20% and Tier 2 Business Recovery

Engagement by 59%.

Standardized the recovery process, which led to capture of $20M in Cost of

Quality claims.

Material Ship Direct Product / Sales / Inventory Leader (2002-2003)

GE Oil and Gas, Florence, Italy

Led 10-member team that managed material shipped direct-to-customer.

Maximized operating margins and improved customer fulfillment. Personally

selected among 15 competing nominees. Cut late deliveries by 50% via design

and implementation of a control point system.

Global Sourcing Black Belt (2001-2002)

GE Energy, Schenectady, NY

Led cross-functional teams that implemented initiatives across the supply

base.

Led a 25-member team that saved $2.9M by standardizing shipping procedures.

Decreased average customer delay time by 70%, which saved GE $200K per

delay.

Sourcing Quality Engineer (1999-2001)

GE Energy, Schenectady, NY

Led GE Energy's supply base expansion into Latin America via supplier

evaluations, first piece qualifications, and implementation of quality

processes and systems ensuring compliance.

Led 18 first-piece qualifications for suppliers in Mexico, England,

Singapore, and the USA.

Led CASE/MSD through 1 Lloyd's and 2 Red Team ISO audits and achieved 100%

compliance.

MILITARY LEADERSHIP (1994-2004)

Consistently promoted ahead of his peers during 5 years of active duty U.S.

Army and 5 years of reserve duty in the NY National Guard and Army Reserve.

Served as Armor Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, Aide de Camp to

Commanding General, Battalion Training Officer, Battalion Personnel

Officer, Special Projects Officer for Commanding General and Associate

Professor, Georgia Tech ROTC. Graduated from the elite US Army Ranger,

Airborne and Air Assault schools.

EDUCATION, AFFILIATIONS, AND CERTIFICATIONS

MBA, International Business, University at Albany, Albany, NY, 2002

B.S., Engineering Management, Minor Mechanical Engineering, United States

Military Academy, West Point, NY, 1994

Certifications and Licenses

GE Six Sigma Black Belt . Certified Purchasing Manager . Florida General

Contractors License . Florida Real Estate License

Professional Development

GE Advanced Managers Course . GE Finance for Nonfinancial Managers . GE

Project Leadership Course . Combined Armed Services Staff College, Armor

Officer Advance and Basic Course

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