PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Highly experienced leader with a proven track record for pioneering, developing, and directing global reverse logistics operations. Excels in team building, revenue growth, and operational excellence. Champions a strong focus on customer satisfaction and embraces the customer for life philosophy. Experienced in employee relations, motivation, management development, and building above average self motivated high performance teams. Is self motivated and is focused on continuous upward improvement and entrepreneurial leadership. Possesses excellent written, oral, and presentation skills with a strong reputation in the telecommunications and point-of-sale logistics industry.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chief Operating Officer (07/98 – 06/09)
Executive Vice President (06/95 - 06/98)
Notable achievements include initiating, developing, and directing a new business unit that that sold resale, recycling, and reclamation services to Global Fortune 100 Companies. Built and headed up and increased company from 5 million in sales annually to $41 million annually within the first four years. During this period, grew the corporate product line from resale to new industry segments. Added, developed and expanded functions of repair, refurbishment, reclamation, recycling and environmental management, growing the corporation to a full service closed loop reverse logistics industry leader. Expanded the operation to an EMEA footprint and took a small 10 employee company into a multi-million dollar, global, multi-functional reverse logistics company.
Director – Investment Recovery (04/85 - 05/95)
Was responsible for all returns, reuse, and reclamation nationwide. Directed and developed a reverse logistics/investment recovery operation for seven state region as well as a national group of sister companies. Directed and managed all aspects of reverse logistics and generated over $100 million in sales and avoidances annually. Total company and contract labor head count under direct control exceeded 2,700 employees.
TEACHING/LECTURE/SPEAKING EXPERIENCE
Key Speaker Vendor Show 2008 - Universal Studios, FL
Delivered a Corporate Recycling initiative to over 3,000 value added resellers attending event.
Speaker Fortune 100 Annual Sales Meeting 2007 - Beaver Creek, CO
Presented to global management the intricacies of reverse supply chain logistics as it pertains to international reverse logistics cycle management of telecommunications and IT equipment.
Speaker CompUSA Annual Sales Meeting 2007 – Dallas TX
Introduced how to market a disruptive technology called Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) to CompUSA’s National Managers and executive team.
Speaker Lucent Technologies CALA EH&S Conference VI – Mexico City, MX
Presented to Lucent’s North American, Caribbean, and Latin America Environment, Health, and Safety managers the intricacies of telecommunications recycling and reclamation as well as reverse supply chain logistics as it pertains to international laws and legislations.
Lecturer and Advisor University of Maryland School of Business
Lectured and mentored business students on the topic of telecommunications recycling and reverse supply chain logistics.
Lecturer and Advisor Carnegie Mellon University Engineering
Panel member, lecturer, and advisor for an engineering student project called “Design for Reuse”. My focus was on representing telecommunications industry in the designing for modularity, reusability, and eventual recycling.
EPA Whitehouse Committee Chaired by: EPA Head Carol Browner
Represented the telecommunications Industry on Project Green Lights and Green House. Committee spearheaded new ways to reduce energy, recycle outdated goods, and preserve natural and un-renewable resources. Committee took direction from Senator Al Gore.
Featured on TV Series Today’s Environment 1993 hosted by: Ed Begley Jr.
Interviewed and featured on (2) weekly segments. Bell Atlantic’s recycling technique and operation of telecommunications cable and recycling telephone directories
RECOGNITION
Harvard Business Review – Corporate Recycling recognition 11/94
Governor’s Award – Recycling efforts 1995
District of Columbia Washington Press Club Recycling Award –1st Place in recycling efforts 1995
EVP Award – Revenue generation through new business initiative
EVP Cup 1993 –Performing CPR on office employee who suffered a heart attack.
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
N.J. ANG – Flight Crew Member and Aero-Medical Technician on C121 Constellation (06/70 – 06/74)
N.J. ANG – Combat Control Team (06/74 – 06/76)
U.S. AR – SCUBA, Deep Sea MkV Salvage Diver, Instructor (07/76 – 01/83)
EDUCATION AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Software platforms – Self sufficient executive proficient at: Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, and Photoshop.
ISO9001:2000/TL 9000 – Internal Auditor
Middlesex University - Conflict Resolution, Bargaining, and Grievance Procedures
Rutgers New Brunswick - Trade Union Administration, Labor Law, and Negotiation Skills
Princeton University - Business Finance for executives
American Management Association - Project Management for Managers
Philip Crosby Quality College - EQIT Executive Team and Executive Quality Auditor certification
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Scoutmaster – Boy Scouts of America (1985 – Present)
Youth Ministry –Catholic Youth Ministry (1985 – 2007) |
