General Manager Responsibilities:

MAHLE Engine Components --- Trumbull, Ct. 2007 to 2012       $35,000,000 annual sales

           Manufacturer of gasoline engine components and global sourcing for pistons, rings and other components for the non-automotive gasoline engine industry. 

            Responsible for sales, marketing, strategy, operations, quality, human resources and planning. 

             Results:  Reduced cost by 10% of manufacturing sales improving cash flow,  improved service and made the company profitable and cash positive.  Developed strategic plan to grow the business by $20,000,000 by fully utilizing MAHLE's unique capabilities to create unique value propositions for the Powersports customer base.

Hoover Precision Products ---  East Granby, Ct. 2000 to 2007    $10,000,000 annual sales

            Manufacturer of precision balls  for the aerospace, writing instrument, automotive, medical and general industrial markets. 

            Responsible for sales, marketing, strategy, operations, quality, human resources and planning. 

            Results: Created strategic plan to grow the business by $2.400.000 in East Granby and by $5,000,000 in other plants.  Focus on solving customer problems with solutions unique to Hoover East Granby. 

 

Operations Manager Responsibilities:

PiC Design --- Middlebury, Ct. 2012 to 2015 

              Manufacturer of precision gears and linear motion components for aerospace, industrial and medical customers. 

Newton Die Casting --- North Haven, Ct.   1992 to 2000 

              Manufacturer of aluminum and zinc die castings for the automotive, industrial, and medical industry.  

The Carlin Company --- Windsor, Ct.  1985 to 1992 

              Manufacturer of residential and commercial oil burners, gas burners and oil and gas combination burners.  

Product Manager Responsibilities

Sunworks -----  Guilford, Ct.   1975 to 1985 

Designers,  and manufacturers of residential and commercial solar water heating systems.  

Education: 

MIT Sloan Executive Education Certificate --- Strategy and Innovation 2012

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -- Hartford Graduate Center --- MBA   1984 

University of Maryland --  Bach. of Architecture  1975 

Quality Systems Experience:

 TS 16949 and ISO 9001

Industries and Customers  Served:

Automotive Castings:    United Technologies Motor Systems, Polaris Industries, Artic Cat, Mercury Marine, Eaton

Automotive Balls:    Siemens, Bosch, Visteon, Delphi,  Toyota, Ford 

Oil Boilers:   Weil McClain, HB. Smith, Burnham, 

Aerospace Bearing balls:   Timken, FAG, Coors Tek, Kaydon, New Hampshire Ball Bearing,  BAE, Myonic, Lochheed Martin, Rockwell Collins, Umbra, SKF Turin

Medical balls:  GE Medical, Varian

Aerospace gears and Linear Motion components:   Lockheed Martin, Rockwell Collins, Umbra

Consumer Products:  Stihl, Carlin Combustion

Writing Instruments:   Zebra, Bic, Pentel, Pilot, Newell Rubbermaid, Mitsubishi, Premec, Tombow, AT Cross, Mont Blanc.