An enterprising and highly accomplished Senior Executive with standout
record of growth and profit performance. Leverages experience in U.S.,
Canada, United Kingdom, and Indonesia in sales, operations, business
development and change management; proficient in P&L, general management,
multi-site operations, startups, turnarounds, product development and
business transformation.
. Increased new customer sales (Year 1) by 34% to over $100,000,000 and
increased new customer sales (Year 2) to over $205,000,000 while
increasing margin by 1.5%
. Transformed stagnant sales of a $60,000,000 business unit to improve
by 11.5% in six months
. Drove sales improvement of 8.6% to over $92,000,000
High-Performance Leader adept at streamlining processes, reducing costs and
right-sizing organizations.
. Reduced costs while increasing production by 5% for a $32,000,000
EBITDA profit
. Spearheaded new organization structure and realignment of operations
for a 1,000 person facility resulting in a $9,750,000 cost reduction
. Retooled the sales organization and operations of a failing business
unit for divestment
. Created process for 37 global ocean going vessels to increase voyage
profit by $6,000,000 in 6 months
Change Catalyst who charts strategic direction, communicates vision and
executes action plans to drive results.
. Identified, hired and developed a 75 person sales team in 90 days for
a start-up
. Develop go to market strategy and program that acquired 225,000 new
users in 75 days after launch
. Played key role in raising $1,000,000+ in second round funding
despite challenging post-9/11 environment
MBA, Management and International Business, Long Island University, Old
Brookville, NY
BBA, Marketing, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1 PROBUILD HOLDINGS, Denver, CO
2010
2 A $2.8 billion organization; the second largest building products
supplier in the US servicing contractors and home builders through 470
locations
2 Vice President of Sales and Development
. Analyzed and developed approach to restructure a 3,000 person sales and
sales management organization.
. Created new reporting tools from the sales rep to the top of the
organization designed to capture key performance indicators in one
concise/consistent and actionable format across seven plus legacy ERP
systems.
. Redefined new work flows to instruct the sales organization to maximizing
face time with customers and improve product mix.
1 ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP, East Rutherford, NJ
2007 - 2009
A $1.7 billion division of a E24.5 billion company; distributor of
Exterior and Interior building products servicing residential and
commercial contractors
3 Director of Continuous Improvement
. Retool 850+ sales person organization; 1. Spearheaded national
development program for sales force, managers and talent identification,
2. Developed the sales vision, strategy and tactical execution plan and
3. Established new goals and incentive programs aligned with company
objectives.
. Developed a Sales Management Operating System with standards of
performance, tools to measure attainment and programs to improve core
selling skills.
. Created and installed "Vitality" and "Retention" programs to diversify
the customer base while increasing active customers resulting in a profit
increase over $30,000,000 EBITDA.
. Restructured the sales organization to maximize territory coverage while
rightsizing the sales team reducing costs by $7, 700,000.
1 PROUDFOOT CONSULTING, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2002 - 2007
2 A 73.6 million division of a 214 million company; global consulting
firm who improves operating performance by increasing productivity,
reducing cost and generating incremental cash flow
4 Project Manager
. Worked with Board Chairmen, CEOs, Managing Directors and Presidents to
define requirements, establish actionable plans and develop sustainable
programs, impacting the bottom line in companies with 500 to 7000
employees.
. Delivered over $87,000,000 in benefits to Fortune 500 clients in the
United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Indonesia.
. Responsible for project P&L, development of systems, tools and behavioral
changes through organizations while identifying additional work
opportunities in excess of $23,000,000.
. Diversified expertise delivering tangible, measurable and sustainable
results in the automotive, telephony hardware provider, Copper and Gold
mining, paper products, construction, international shipping and
logistics, DSL, Long Distance and dial tone sourcing industries.
. Partial Client List:
Avaya Kimberly Clark Allstate Insurance
Professional Company
Newmont Mining Rio Tinto Mining Magnatrax Corp
Rogers Video TBS International Shipping Bell South
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2 AVANCE CONNECTIONS, INC., Mount Laurel, NJ
2001- 2002
A privately held $4+ million startup; provider of organization management
tools designed to simplify on line registration, team building, player
tracking, communications software and marketing programs
Northeast Regional Director and National Account Manager
. Held full P&L responsibility for Region, all National Accounts and 10
direct reports with 89 indirect reports.
. Developed and launched targeted marketing strategies to drive new
business while growing business within existing clients, acquiring new
clients and reducing attrition.
. Established sales structure and operations objectives, corporate team
building, aggressive activity management and strategic planning
/targeting sessions.
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4 NAVIANT, Newtown Square, PA
2000 - 2001
A venture capital funded $135 million startup acquired by Equifax;
provider of customer relationship management solutions creating a high
end data product containing indicators at a household level for the
Direct Marketing Industry
Business Development Manager
. Founding member of startup portal in the travel sector
(www.officialtravelinfo.com) that links 1200 global destinations and
Convention and Visitor Bureaus in the United States.
. Established strategic alliances with affiliate partnerships to
maximize revenue from registration programs.
. Pioneered selling entire database solution as an integrated offer for
a 15% premium.
SAGE MICROSYSTEMS, INC., Exton, PA
1998 - 2000
A Privately held $2.5 million software company; enterprise software
developer of point-of-sale systems for the Automotive Industry
National Manager for Sales and Client Services
Responsible for national account sales, client services, product
development and technical support with a staff of 11 technical and 7 Sales
and business professionals.
. Surpassed sales quota by 175% in the US and Canada through 1700 customers
with multi-site centers
. Created loyalty and maintenance programs increasing the company profit by
186%
Prior experience and references available upon request