Experience

Rees-Memphis, Inc.
• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• President

  • Jan 2021 - Present

Unique Industries/Kem-O-Kleen
• United States
• Construction
• President

  • Jul 2019 - Present


TAG Asset Group & Restart Equity Group: a private equity LLC

• Managing Partner

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Our partnerships seek to acquire and operate small to medium sized manufacturing companies. Our partnerships seek to acquire and operate small to medium sized manufacturing companies.



IPS Corporation

• United States
• Building Materials
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Vice President: Diversified Products Group

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

• Vice President Marketing & Engineering

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2018

  The goal of our team is to drive growth through innovation, market share and strategic acquisitions. We continually improve margins through price management, new technology, value engineering and system improvements. We think and act like entrepreneurs, which means we take calculated risks to achieve great results. Our team consists of Product Management, Marketing, Quality, Product Development Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Business Analytics. Along with visionary leadership, our team is able to consistently define & execute a strategy that delivers the desired results! Show less



Thomas & Betts Corporation

• Group Director

  • 2008 - Sep 2012

  T&B is a leading designer and manufacturer of electrical components used in the industrial, construction, telecommunications, and utility market segments. The company is headquartered in Memphis TN, has multi-national facilities, and revenues of $2 billion in 2010.; P&L responsibility for Conduit & Fittings and Metal Framing,Average annual growth 8%, gross margin improvement 1.5 pointsDevelop and drive execution of 3 year business strategyLead alignment of group strategies across global business unitsCreate pricing strategies and guidelines that increase the group's gross marginDirect and prioritize product development and cost reduction teamsDirect all aspects of marketing communications relative to the group's product linesEstablish and drive operations metrics to optimize inventory, service, and quality Build & lead a world class Product Management and Application Engineering teamCollaborative team member that implemented a gated product development processComplete annual sales budgets, expense budgets and monthly forecastsIdentify ideal M&A targets that advance our strategy and goalsSuccessfully acquired and integrated two international businesses at ~$225M Show less

• Product Line Manager

  • 2007 - 2008

  Responsible for Liquidtight, Rigid and Cord Fittings product lines.Grew product line revenues over 10% per year with gross margin +1.8 pointsDeveloped the three year product line and marketing strategy Created the strategic pricing policy for all stock and quoted products Led new product development including obtaining approval of capitalFacilitated monthly business reviews with internal sales and market groupsManaged sales, production, and inventory for multiple manufacturing facilitiesDeveloped sales and production budgets for all product linesDeveloped and executed training programs for all product lines Worked with National Accounts to develop & deliver specialized programs & incentives. Show less



Ring Container Technologies

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Manager of Engineering

  • 2003 - 2007

  RCT is a privately held designer and producer of plastic containers with 20 manufacturing facilities in North America and England. Planned and drove significant change in the corporate engineering group that supported manufacturing and managed capital budget implementation. Created controls engineering & CAD groups and implemented document control system. Implemented systems and controls to focus engineering group on performance and financial metrics and acheived best in class performance in the execution of projects. Show less



Crompton Corporation

• United States

• Senior Process/Mechanical Engineer

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Polymer additives division: A global producer and marketer of polymer products and specialty chemicals with annual sales of about $3.1 billion.; Accelerated yield improvements by utilizing Six Sigma problem solving methodologies in Metallic Stearates, Amides and Glycerin production units Polymer additives division: A global producer and marketer of polymer products and specialty chemicals with annual sales of about $3.1 billion.; Accelerated yield improvements by utilizing Six Sigma problem solving methodologies in Metallic Stearates, Amides and Glycerin production units



AZO. Incorporated

• Sales Manager

  • 1996 - 1999

  AZO is a German corporation that is a leading global supplier of ingredient automation systems serving the food, pharmaceutical, plastics and chemical industries. Manager Component Sales; Drove double digit growth business unit which exceeded 3.5 million dollars in annual sales.

• Project Engineer

  • 1992 - 1996

  Responsible for all aspects of project design and implementation of material handling and ingredient automation for over 50 projects ranging from $50k to $3.5M.