Experience

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  SCORE Mentors SE Michigan

  • Southeast Michigan

  • Business Mentor

    • Apr 2018 - Present
    • Southeast Michigan

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  SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Member Advisory Board

    • Jan 2018 - Jul 2021

    Seedlings is dedicated to growing literacy among vision impaired children. With a small staff and many volunteers they produce braille books at low cost and supply many at NO cost. Since their founding Seedlings has supplied more than 1/2 million such books.

  • President Of The Board Of Directors

    • Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

    Seedlings provides vision impaired children and families with high quality literature in Braille at an affordable price, thereby increasing the rate of literacy among vision impaired people. My role is to bring a strategic business mind set to the board of directors.

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  Aadvise Consulting, LLC

  • President

    • Jan 2012 - Mar 2018

    Strategic direction for small and mid sized businesses.Leadership development for growing companies.Customer loyalty training to attract and retrain new customers.

  • Managing Principal

    • Jul 2009 - Mar 2018

    Holistic business coach helping small to mid sized companies with sales strategy, leadership and sales team development, customer loyalty training and growth planning.

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  AadVise Consulting LLC

  • Principal and Founder

    • May 2009 - Mar 2018

    We provide business coaching and development along with consulting for small to mid sized businesses. We help the people to grow so they help the business to grow. We are "Miracle Grow" for you and your business.

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  Resource Associates

  • Affiliate

    • Aug 2009 - Aug 2017

    Coach small and mid sized businesses to grow and improve.

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  Marketing and Sales Executives of Detroit

  • Troy, MI

  • Director and Member Board of Directors

    • Jul 2011 - Jun 2015
    • Troy, MI

    Served two terms (to term limit) as a Director and Chaired the Strategic Planning Committee in 2014. I continue to serve on the Program/Education Committee.

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  Novi II Chapter - Local Business Network

  • President

    • May 2011 - May 2012

    Held leadership responsibility for 30+ member referral and networking chapter of Michigan-based company, Local Business Network. Company has over 40 chapters in the Southeast Michigan region.

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  Omron Automotive Electronics, Inc.

  • Vice President & General Sales Manager

    • Sep 1996 - Mar 2009

    Led sales, marketing and strategic planning activities for global automotive electronic components supplier in North and South America. Managed thirty six sales, engineering, marketing, administrative and HR personnel. Planned and executed sales strategy and organization development. Products included relays, switch assemblies and electronic control units for light vehicle comfort, convenience and safety. Member of group executive committee and Secretary, Board of Directors. Officer of US division.

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  Pierburg Instruments, Inc.

  • Vice President Sales & Marketing

    • Jun 1995 - Sep 1996

    Managed sales and marketing for US division for a market-leading German company producing high precision fuel flow meters for automotive engine testing. Products included high precision fuel flow meters, flow measurement systems for engine and component testing. Managed sales growth of 20% per year, from $15 million to $18 million.

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  Intelligent Controls, Inc.

  • Vice President Products

    • Jun 1986 - Jun 1995

    Directed a business group P&L and corporate marketing functions. Managed production and sales of electronic engine control and monitoring systems for internal combustion engine engineering and research around the world. Key member of executive team that grew the business from $1 million to $20 million. Selected and developed sales reps in nine (9) foreign countries.

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  Maremont Corporation

  • Vice President OEM Sales Division

    • Nov 1972 - Jun 1986

    Directed sales to automotive OEM companies, management of P&L of sales division and Detroit office. Products included exhaust systems, catalytic converters, shock absorbers, McPherson struts and gas springs. Won business with Big 3 and transplant accounts including Nissan, Renault and VW. Increased sales 33%, from $45 million to $60 million over seven years and grew our market share by 50% during the same time frame.