Ryan O'Grady
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GREEN MARKETING LEADERSHIP: MARKET DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Visionary, executive leader with extensive expertise in market development
and growth through technical and industry expertise. Innovative leader in
integrating emerging Green technologies into commercial buildings. Customer
focused, driven leader able to successfully orchestrate complex
relationships and work environments, fueling greater partner loyalty and
fewer channel conflicts using superior management skills. Dynamic, award
winning speaker who is able to energize executive decision makers as well
as daily operations staff.
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Growth Generator Loyalty Builder Executive Presenter Project
Management New Business Development Continuous Improvement Revenue
Growth New Product Development Quality Improvement Relationship
Management Conflict Resolution Market Development International
Relations and Development
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Schneider Electric/ f.k.a. TAC/Invensys Building Systems, Loves Park, IL
2004-Present
$2 Billion manufacturer of systems to integrate building automation, HVAC,
energy management, and security
Business Development Product Specialist
Field based technical marketing and sales professional whose mission is to
drive sales and increase loyalty amongst industry partners, OEM's, and
wholesalers with responsibility throughout North America. Drive product
development by anticipating industry trends and conceptualizing new
products. Develop and implement new product launches and roll products out
to customers. Provide technical and industry leadership to enhance
partner's reputation within their territory.
. Manage business growth of over 400 partners and 10 Corporate owned
branches
. Developed Green/ LEED product marketing campaign highlighting integrated
building systems (HVAC, Power Management, Lighting Systems, Security), a
first of its kind in the industry
. Led National sales introduction of battery systems, power monitoring, and
lighting control solutions, resulting in 10% overall channel growth
. Created innovative sales program demonstrating integrated building
solutions for C-Level decision makers and consulting engineers
. Managed integration of multiple business units into single, cohesive
entity
. Personally responsible for average sales growth of 12% vs. PY nationwide
in core products
. Integrated over 200 new partners within 10 months of corporate merger
. Increased overall Partner loyalty from 48% to over 85%
. Lead all new product conceptualization for core products
. Expert in healthcare, K-12, university, casino vertical markets
. Retooled all sales tools including internet, print catalogs, and
engineering software, based on customer feedback
. Top ranked speaker at 2007 TAC National Partner Meeting and 2005 National
Sales Meeting. 2nd ranked speaker 2006 Global Sales Meeting
Belimo Aircontrols (USA) Inc., Danbury, Ct 2002-2004
$70 million manufacturer of control valve and actuator products for the
HVAC industry
Engineering Manager
Facilitate the design and testing of new products with a 7 man team and
international sourcing partners. Oversee strategic planning, product
development, and product lifecycle management. Introduced cutting edge
technology such as flow visualization and finite element analysis to
development process. Re-invigorated factory with new production methods
and testing.
. Winner of Belimo Aircontrols (USA) Inc. 2002 President's Award for
Excellence in Product Design for Pressure Independent Characterized
Control Valve
. Sourced and qualified worldwide vendors to reduce product cost by 20%
. Increased factory throughput by 10%
. Reduced paper and cardboard packaging by 75%
. Designed initial sales rollout for new products and manages sales
implementation for new product line. Product exceeded first year sales
goals by 10%
Sentry Group, Rochester, NY/ Shanghai, PRC 1998-2002
$150 Million manufacturer of fire and security safes
Design Engineer
Led design and manufacture of new product lines in Asia. Pioneered line of
high security gun safes that resulted in over $5 million in sales and a
new sales channel. Managed joint venture relationships with a number of
foreign enterprises.
. Led construction and fit-out team for new factory in Shanghai. Building
went from shell to operational in 92 days
. Lived in-residence in Shanghai for nearly 1 year
. Identified cost savings opportunities that led to over $1 million in
annual savings
. Developed company's first ever UL rated security safe
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EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
B.S. Aerospace Engineering
Syracuse University; Syracuse, NY (1997)
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited
Professional
US Green Building Council (V 2.2)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
AutoCAD FORTRAN HTML I-DEAS MS Office MS Power Point
MS Project
Photoshop CS4