I am consistently impressed with David's attitude and ability to create a business culture. He has proven great success in marketing and business development strategies. He has demonstrated the ability to articulate information and ideas in both verbal and written forms. David presents information in a way everyone in the room can relate and understand what the data represents. David has established supply chain models of high quality, fast delivery and competitive costs. David is willing to take educated risks. He will reach out to people, get them involved and develop individuals through their involvement on projects. I particularly appreciate David's willingness to take initiative to help create, develop and implement a company culture that thrived in its industry. He will establish productive relationships with any fellow colleague, customer and supplier partner.

I had the pleasure of working for David Hartmann, President of Tiger Claw Hidden Deck Fasteners as a Sales Program Manager and reported to him directly. The knowledge I gained while working for David was perhaps the most extensive and prolific experience I have encountered in my 35 year professional career. David, through his past professional experiences, provided me with the ability to extract the value proposition and revenue / profit potential from the sale of Tiger Claw products. In preparing a sales program that exemplified these attributes in way that our two-step wholesale distributors and dealers could easily absorb, and apply to their business strategies, they were thereby able to maximize significant additional revenue & profit dollars that did not previously exist. * Value Proposition & Revenue Potential - Demonstrating by example, we were able to equate the additional revenue & profit dollars that would be realized by two-step wholesalers and lumber dealers by assigning revenue & profit dollar values to lineal footage of decking sold through specific connect rates. The additional revenue & profit dollars were significant and two-step wholesalers and lumber dealers quickly took notice. * Revenue Density - Tiger Claw products are manufactured from stainless steel and were packaged in such a way that they significantly maximized a two-step wholesaler and lumber dealers' revenue density. For example, a 500 square foot bucket of stainless steel Tiger Claw Hidden Deck Fasteners were packaged in the same size bucket as a bucket of joint compound, the only difference being that joint compound retails for approx 18.00 and the Tiger Claw Hidden Deck Fasteners retail for approx 500.00, yet they occupy the same amount of warehouse space.....27 times more revenue, same shelf space. Labor Savings - As the grooved decking market evolved, Tiger Claw developed a hidden deck fastener to address this market. Additionally, Tiger Claw developed an installation gun that resulted in significant labor saving for the installer. When compared to the installation of conventional deck screws with a cordless drill and that of the Quik-Drive system, the Tiger Claw Installation Gun reduced the installation time by 63% & 49%, respectively. Under David's leadership & guidance, I was able to produce sales programs for our wholesalers and lumber dealers that resulted in sales that increased by 68% & 109% in 2004 & 2005 respectively. Ultimately, Tiger Claw was able to expand their business model and began to produce private label hidden deck fasteners for decking manufacturers such as Trex, TimberTech, Azek, Fiberon & Guardian. These partnerships resulted in significant sales increases for Tiger Claw and ultimately they were sold to OMG / FastenMaster in 2011. A true American business success story! I couldn't be more proud of the professional experiences I gained at Tiger Claw and I highly recommend David Hartmann for his extensive business acumen.

I am consistently impressed with David's attitude and ability to create a business culture. He has proven great success in marketing and business development strategies. He has demonstrated the ability to articulate information and ideas in both verbal and written forms. David presents information in a way everyone in the room can relate and understand what the data represents. David has established supply chain models of high quality, fast delivery and competitive costs. David is willing to take educated risks. He will reach out to people, get them involved and develop individuals through their involvement on projects. I particularly appreciate David's willingness to take initiative to help create, develop and implement a company culture that thrived in its industry. He will establish productive relationships with any fellow colleague, customer and supplier partner.

I had the pleasure of working for David Hartmann, President of Tiger Claw Hidden Deck Fasteners as a Sales Program Manager and reported to him directly. The knowledge I gained while working for David was perhaps the most extensive and prolific experience I have encountered in my 35 year professional career. David, through his past professional experiences, provided me with the ability to extract the value proposition and revenue / profit potential from the sale of Tiger Claw products. In preparing a sales program that exemplified these attributes in way that our two-step wholesale distributors and dealers could easily absorb, and apply to their business strategies, they were thereby able to maximize significant additional revenue & profit dollars that did not previously exist. * Value Proposition & Revenue Potential - Demonstrating by example, we were able to equate the additional revenue & profit dollars that would be realized by two-step wholesalers and lumber dealers by assigning revenue & profit dollar values to lineal footage of decking sold through specific connect rates. The additional revenue & profit dollars were significant and two-step wholesalers and lumber dealers quickly took notice. * Revenue Density - Tiger Claw products are manufactured from stainless steel and were packaged in such a way that they significantly maximized a two-step wholesaler and lumber dealers' revenue density. For example, a 500 square foot bucket of stainless steel Tiger Claw Hidden Deck Fasteners were packaged in the same size bucket as a bucket of joint compound, the only difference being that joint compound retails for approx 18.00 and the Tiger Claw Hidden Deck Fasteners retail for approx 500.00, yet they occupy the same amount of warehouse space.....27 times more revenue, same shelf space. Labor Savings - As the grooved decking market evolved, Tiger Claw developed a hidden deck fastener to address this market. Additionally, Tiger Claw developed an installation gun that resulted in significant labor saving for the installer. When compared to the installation of conventional deck screws with a cordless drill and that of the Quik-Drive system, the Tiger Claw Installation Gun reduced the installation time by 63% & 49%, respectively. Under David's leadership & guidance, I was able to produce sales programs for our wholesalers and lumber dealers that resulted in sales that increased by 68% & 109% in 2004 & 2005 respectively. Ultimately, Tiger Claw was able to expand their business model and began to produce private label hidden deck fasteners for decking manufacturers such as Trex, TimberTech, Azek, Fiberon & Guardian. These partnerships resulted in significant sales increases for Tiger Claw and ultimately they were sold to OMG / FastenMaster in 2011. A true American business success story! I couldn't be more proud of the professional experiences I gained at Tiger Claw and I highly recommend David Hartmann for his extensive business acumen.

I am consistently impressed with David's attitude and ability to create a business culture. He has proven great success in marketing and business development strategies. He has demonstrated the ability to articulate information and ideas in both verbal and written forms. David presents information in a way everyone in the room can relate and understand what the data represents. David has established supply chain models of high quality, fast delivery and competitive costs. David is willing to take educated risks. He will reach out to people, get them involved and develop individuals through their involvement on projects. I particularly appreciate David's willingness to take initiative to help create, develop and implement a company culture that thrived in its industry. He will establish productive relationships with any fellow colleague, customer and supplier partner.

I had the pleasure of working for David Hartmann, President of Tiger Claw Hidden Deck Fasteners as a Sales Program Manager and reported to him directly. The knowledge I gained while working for David was perhaps the most extensive and prolific experience I have encountered in my 35 year professional career. David, through his past professional experiences, provided me with the ability to extract the value proposition and revenue / profit potential from the sale of Tiger Claw products. In preparing a sales program that exemplified these attributes in way that our two-step wholesale distributors and dealers could easily absorb, and apply to their business strategies, they were thereby able to maximize significant additional revenue & profit dollars that did not previously exist. * Value Proposition & Revenue Potential - Demonstrating by example, we were able to equate the additional revenue & profit dollars that would be realized by two-step wholesalers and lumber dealers by assigning revenue & profit dollar values to lineal footage of decking sold through specific connect rates. The additional revenue & profit dollars were significant and two-step wholesalers and lumber dealers quickly took notice. * Revenue Density - Tiger Claw products are manufactured from stainless steel and were packaged in such a way that they significantly maximized a two-step wholesaler and lumber dealers' revenue density. For example, a 500 square foot bucket of stainless steel Tiger Claw Hidden Deck Fasteners were packaged in the same size bucket as a bucket of joint compound, the only difference being that joint compound retails for approx 18.00 and the Tiger Claw Hidden Deck Fasteners retail for approx 500.00, yet they occupy the same amount of warehouse space.....27 times more revenue, same shelf space. Labor Savings - As the grooved decking market evolved, Tiger Claw developed a hidden deck fastener to address this market. Additionally, Tiger Claw developed an installation gun that resulted in significant labor saving for the installer. When compared to the installation of conventional deck screws with a cordless drill and that of the Quik-Drive system, the Tiger Claw Installation Gun reduced the installation time by 63% & 49%, respectively. Under David's leadership & guidance, I was able to produce sales programs for our wholesalers and lumber dealers that resulted in sales that increased by 68% & 109% in 2004 & 2005 respectively. Ultimately, Tiger Claw was able to expand their business model and began to produce private label hidden deck fasteners for decking manufacturers such as Trex, TimberTech, Azek, Fiberon & Guardian. These partnerships resulted in significant sales increases for Tiger Claw and ultimately they were sold to OMG / FastenMaster in 2011. A true American business success story! I couldn't be more proud of the professional experiences I gained at Tiger Claw and I highly recommend David Hartmann for his extensive business acumen.