Us Operating Commissioned Officer

Global CEO & President Strategic Leader Decision Maker Board Advisor

Value Creator Innovator Brand Champion

Relationship Builder Agile People Coach Revenue & EBITDA Focused

Global Chief Executive Officer and West Point Graduate with cross-functional business acumen and broad experience running operations to achieve performance and growth goals. Skilled communicator leading high-performance teams to identify untapped market potential and package solutions for buyers—creating value, optimizing resources, and driving bottom-lines.

Notable Achievements

Started, funded, operated, and exited three companies, building business plans, recruiting top talent, and motivating teams to succeed

Generated new business at Generational Group with a transactional value over $500M, yielding fees of +$18M; produced more than $3M in fees in 25 months with a contribution margin of more than 60%

Launched a multi-tiered marketing program to expand the lead generation program, producing a 61% increase in qualified leads generated and captured over traditional lead generation practices

Transformed an early-stage company into a worldwide market leader in three years, growing revenue from less than $1M in 1995 to $23M (2,300%) in 1998 with a corresponding growth in EBITDA from $200K to $6.3M (3,150%)

Successfully negotiated the acquisition of a British manufacturing company valued at $30M in 1998; worked with senior leadership to drive strategic changes, improving manufacturing efficiencies and business functions

Reached profitability within 16 months of acquisition, increasing revenue from $10M to $15M (150%) and EBITDA from $600K to $3M (500%) by improving manufacturing efficiencies and restructuring business processes and workforce.

Negotiated the sale of Sport Holdings to Bessemer Holdings for $50M

Achieved a 40% increase in revenue ($7.8M to $11M) and a 233% increase in gross margin (26% to 60%), returning the US operating division of a Dutch owned company to profitability in 12 months

Profitably commercialized, by securing International Construction Code Authority approval, the first transformative cement product in 150 years—displacing legacy product solutions on more than 200 projects

Built a #1 product line from startup to worldwide category dominance in 7 years, gaining over 90% market share; identified as the second most significant advancement in the '90s in the golf industry

Media Spotlights

Golf Writers Association: "Top 20 Most Influential Executives in the Golf Industry," December 1997

MSNBC Morning Joe April 2012: Clean Tech Industry Expert discussing technology advancements in construction material

CNBC Squawk Box October 2007: Subject-Matter-Expert examining new developments in "carbon neutral" cement systems

Smart CEO "Stir It Up" September 2007: Applauded as an Industry Leader for developing the world's first carbon-neutral cement system

The Wall Street Journal "Hardened in Battle, The Company Sets Its Goals in Cement" August 2007: recognized as Visionary for innovating green material tech advancements that can be used for a wide variety of construction applications, across sectors & industries

Professional Affiliations

The May Group – Member, Board of Directors (2020 – Present) Idea Harvest – Member, Board of Directors (2018 – 2021)

Sons of the Flag – Member, Board of Directors (2018- Present) Drone Innovations, Inc. – Member, Board of Directors (2018 – 2020)

360 Team Sports – Member, Board of Directors (2017 – 2018)

Executive Experience

President Hangar 1 Global– Southlake, TX 2022

oFormed a company to provided structured financing for large capital projects.

oIn the first five months secured $6B in project value exceeding the established goal of $5B for year one.

Interim President Investment Grade Advisory – Birmingham, AL 2021

oRecruited to stand-up a digital consulting company focused on developing a new revenue stream to complement the core business.

oDeveloped and refined the digital content and authored the commercialization strategy.

oCompleted established business objectives and handed off the business to a team to execute the strategy.

Executive Managing Director Generational Group – Dallas, TX 2018 – 2021

oShifted business development efforts upstream, concentrating new business development strategy on high revenue-producing companies

oCreated efficient processes within the business model, organizing and scaling a unique business model generating over $21M in fees

oLeveraged technology to drive the all-important client qualification process—attracted 72 new clients in three years with an Enterprise Value 6x that of traditionally sourced clients

President Greenfields, Americas – Dayton, TN 2016 – 2018

oRejuvenated a distressed products company, drafting a new business plan focused on core strengths, product sales, and product development; restructured roles and functions, and rolled-out a new distribution model

oStimulated a 20% improvement in project delivery time to market, 50 days to 40 days

oRestructured and expanded Greenfields' product distribution in critical International and Domestic markets.

oAdeptly negotiated distribution agreements with companies in the US, Canada, Central America (El Salvador and Panama), and South America (Brazil, Argentina, and Columbia)

President & CEO CeraTech, Inc. - Alexandria, VA 2003 – 2016

oStructured company to optimize operational efficiency and attract capital, raising $30M in early stages and growth capital and generating $6M in license fees from international distribution partners

oAchieved cost competitiveness with traditional materials in three years utilizing legacy production and delivery systems

oDeveloped and successfully marketed an innovative profit-sharing teaming agreement that incentivized construction companies to use the company's innovative cement concrete

oCollaborated with Department of Defense (DOD) leaders to negotiate the procurement process to become a prime supplier of specialty concrete repair products to the Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps during the Persian Gulf War

President & CEO Sport Holdings, Inc - Alexandria, VA 1999 – 2003

oEstablished offshore manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and administration to improve cost efficiency and time to market, reducing product delivery time to athletic footwear OEM factories from 40 days to 7 days an (82% improvement)

oAcquired Sportgrass through a $1M transaction with a private entity; authored a new sales and marketing strategy that propelled sales from less than $1M in 1997 to more than $10M in 1999

oDelivered a 100% increase in both revenue and EBITDA from inception to sale of Sport Holdings, Inc.

CEO Softspikes, Inc. – Gaithersburg, MD 1996 – 1999

oEstablished Softspikes brand as the global category leader possessing a market share of greater than 80% in both retail and OEM channels of distribution

oEarned four company awards for product excellence and personally named by Golf Writers Association as one of golf's most influential executives in the 1990's

Other Experience:

Vice President, Marketing & Sales Memphis MAD DOGS – Memphis, TN 1995 – 1996

Development Manager Walt Disney Development Company – Orlando, FL 1993 – 1995

Commissioned Officer (Active Duty) United States Army 1981 – 1993

Education

MBA, Columbia Southern University – Orange Beach, AL BS in Engineering, US Military Academy – West Point, NY

Strategy & Planning Global Distribution & Licensing Multi-Million Dollar Budget Management Strategic Product Development

P&L Risk Management Performance Management Integration Process Improvement EBITDA Sustainable Revenue Growth

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&As) Change Management Customer Experience Business Analytics Data Mining

Market Research Presentations Conference Speaking Board & Shareholder Communications

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