Experience

Hertz Kompressoren Global

• Germany
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  •Develop and execute the company’s business strategies in order to attain the goals of the board and shareholders •Provide strategic advice to the board and Chairperson so that they will have accurate view of the market and the company’s future •Prepare and implement comprehensive business plans to facilitate achievement by planning cost-effective operations and market development activities •Ensure company policies and legal guidelines are communicated all the way from the top down in the company and that they are followed at all times •Communicate and maintain trust relationships with shareholders, business partners and authorities •Oversee the company’s financial performance, investments and other business ventures •Delegate responsibilities and supervise the work of executives providing guidance and motivation to drive maximum performance •Read all submitted reports by lower rank managers to reward performance, prevent issues and resolve problems •Act as the public speaker and public relations representative of the company in ways that strengthen its profile •Analyze problematic situations and occurrences and provide solutions to ensure company survival and growth Show less



Gardner Denver

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Manager, Compressors

  • Apr 2013 - Jun 2016

  Providing day-to-day operations of product development, including working with customers channel partners and others to define market requirements and package the features into product releases. Work closely with sales, support, technical documentation to roll the releases out to customers. I maintain the product road map; participate in NPD initiatives, create concept documents and business and use cases for new services, features and functions to support customer demands, growth strategies and profitability targets. Primary Responsibilities: • Serve as primary product expert and evangelist for the product across all company departments. • Lead product design, development and release process for assigned products and maintain the product development road map. • Coordinate the collection, description, analysis and prioritization of requests for new product functionality from customers and prospects. • Managing of margin and market share to targets; • Play a lead role in all product development teams • Create detailed use cases, business requirements, and marketing requirements. • Support marketing, sales and support through leading the development and maintenance of various technical marketing collateral including application notes, FAQs, product notes, user guides, field training presentations, online marketing content and demos. • Develop hands-on, in-depth knowledge of competitive products and maintain technical analysis of competitive strengths and weaknesses. Deliver competitive analysis to ASM and channel partners. • Coordinate beta testing of new products and features. Document and report problems and recommend solutions/improvements to program managers. Participate in product performance benchmarking activities. • Review, understand and adjust to run rates. Show less



Sullair, LLC

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• • Apr 2009 - Mar 2013

  Sullair LLC, Michigan City, INSullair specializes in the global manufacturing and sales of compressed air products that provide efficient solutions for compressed air systems.4/09 to present Product Management Supervisor (Michigan City, IN)• Manage the efforts of five product managers, in three main business areas (Stationary, Portable and Aftermarket), who are responsible for a diverse product portfolio, with combined sales in excess of $400M. Responsible for:o Volumeo Margino Market Share• Lead the new product development process from design to commercial release. • Coordinate the development and distribution of training and presentation materials for both Sullair and competitive products.• Provide materials and production teams with detailed bookings forecasts.• Develop and implement a strategic stock level that supports the needs of the field, while archiving inventory targets.• Identified opportunities to improve processes by adopting available IT technology. Show less

• • Apr 2006 - Apr 2009

  Manager of Customer Support (Michigan City, IN)• Provide guidance and support to the inside sales tech's and order entry personnel. • Margin Analysis for sales concession on all products.• Manage Strategic Stock.• Resolution of customer, distributor issues before they reach upper management.• Provided field sales personnel with technical assistance for machine applications. • Coordinated efforts with engineering, production, credit and traffic to facilitate timely deliveries. Show less

• • Apr 2002 - Apr 2006

  Area Sales Managers (Southwest Territory)• Average sales increase of 8% per year.• Manage Sullair’s relationship with nine (9) independent channel partners. Collaborated with each distributor to create individual training, sales and marketing strategies, grew market share and maximized profitability.• Improve customer retention by addressing service issues and developing viable solutions.