Chuck Nokes

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-nokes-8762838

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ~ C-LEVEL EXECUTIVE

STRATEGIC VISIONARY AND LEADER FOR BUSINESS CHANGE, GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE

Accomplished senior executive with P&L and M&A responsibilities. A strategic thinker, tactical planner and operational executor. Small to Medium cap, emerging and startups companies.

2 fold reduction in overhead

Acquired primary suppliers ~ result: Up to 65% cost reductions

Introduced new accountability policies~ result: 9% profit increase

A leader of multinational and cultural operations and teams in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America, successfully creating a cohesive corporate culture with excellent morale encouraging top performance.

Increased collaborative communication

Decreased attrition by 23%

Executed major change initiatives and restructuring, including organizational redesigns, process reengineering and development and implementation of international corporate training programs.

WESTPORT MEDICAL, INC. (Medical Devices)

Chief Executive Officer / President / Board Chair

Challenge: Recruited by Board of Directors to reverse stagnation, activate growth drivers, reduce the cost of goods sold and turnaround internal conflict.

Action: Broke board of directors’ stalemate, reduced its size to a more manageable level and established committee accountabilities and enforceable benchmarks. Renegotiated creditors notes with principal reduction, interest freeze and term adjustments. Drastically reduced costs with suppliers, eliminating vendors and renegotiated contracts. Implemented product redesigns to reduce cost and improve serviceability. Rebranded product lines, opened new market channels and launched education programs that trained client companies on new revenue streams with Westport’s products as well as upsell opportunities.

Results: Increase in morale was infectious. Usable capital increased by 27% and debt was reduced by 40%. COG’s were reduced by 65% and gross margins increased from 28% to 79%. Sales increased 5 fold. Established sales into 3 new major channels and new off shore markets created.

REDPOINT INTERNATIONAL INC. (Medical Devices)

Founder / Chief Executive Officer / Board Chair

Challenge: Navigating through the maze of FDA certifications, start-up capital acquisition, and establishing production procedures and quality controls.

Actions: Created product line that drove R&D and generated the seed funding for the company. Successfully completed federal regulatory process and secured several product patents. Implemented a go-to-market strategy that drove revenue. Spearheaded strategic partnerships and international licensing agreements. Recruited and developed team members across multiple departments into management roles.

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Results: Won multiple design, innovation and leadership awards. Received FDA clearances, secured patents and trademarks. Secured $1.5 million in investment capital. Sold durable goods products in 63 VA hospitals as well as nursing homes, hospitals, dental offices and private clinics through out the world. Established distribution channels selling REDpoint’s disposable goods in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Europe, Middle East, Australia, Japan and Korea. Established a secondary manufacturing and license agreement in Australia. Achieved $1.3 mil in first full year of sales.

NEWTECH INTERNATIONAL INC. (Automotive Paint Technologies)

Chief Executive Officer / Board Chair

Challenge: Hand selected by investors to turnaround mismanaged operations, reverse sinking revenues and losses, investigate territories financial and business practices and create a stable revenue stream in preparations for an acquisition.

Actions: Executed a top to bottom organizational restructuring. Eliminated 30% of the licensees. Reduced royalties structure from 14% down to 7%. Reformulated primary product to be more effective and less wasteful. Created and executed a company wide mandatory training program to bring consistency to procedures and processes.

Results: Grew licensees profits by an average of 23%. Grew the company from 8 states and 30 representatives to 38 states, 14 countries and 168 representatives, increasing revenue by 220% and profits by 150%. Keynote speaker at conferences in Dundee Scotland, Auckland New Zealand and Sydney Australia that brought exposure that grew the company’s industries influence and revenues. After 2 years, lead a successful M&A.

OTHER RELEVENT EXPERIENCE

AKKURA PROPERTIES, INC. CEO (Commercial construction). SLAVIC RELIEF, EUROPE & ASIA Co-Director (Humanitarian). Other Disaster Relief: Oversaw Tsunami reconstruction of 22 Phuket fishing villages. Mexico, Armenia and Greece Earthquake and others, relief supervision. 12 years full time overseas relief work.

EDUCATION

U of Nations ~ Amsterdam, Leadership and Management ~ Prague, Humanitarian Leadership ~ Switzerland, Cross Cultural studies ~ Germany, Language Studies

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