Experience

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  ZenMark, Inc.

  • Hammond, LA

  • Senior Consultant

    • Mar 1990 - Present
    • Hammond, LA

    Founder; Management consulting in the areas of concept development, stragegic planning, marketing and decision analysis. ZenMark works mostly in B2B and with particular expertise in logistical and technical services with emphasis on comprehensive modeling and quantitative analysis.ZenMark combines multiple disciplines, from survey and statististical analyis, to channel development, to financial projections to optimize brand building and grow sales.

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  StorCrate, LLC

  • Belle Chasse, LA

  • Sold Interest

    • Jun 2004 - Aug 2015
    • Belle Chasse, LA

    This company was involved in the development of integrated transportation systems based on ideas I developed. I recently sold interest in StorCrate, LLC to my former partner. A note about partners; “It's hard to tell who has your back, from who has it long enough just to stab you in it....”― Nicole Richie

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  Stress Engineering Services

  • Metairie, LA

  • Consultant to New Orleans Office

    • Mar 2012 - Apr 2015
    • Metairie, LA

    Utilizing 35+ years industrial sales and marketing experience, I formerly functioned as the direct sales representative for the Metairie office of this firm. Stress Engineering Services, Inc. practices Mechanical Engineering in the areas of Fitness for Service, Metallurgy and Failure Analysis, Fixed Equipment Vibration, and Fracture Mechanics. Our clients include a broad spectrum of the process, power, and upstream segments.Currently responsibilities include part-time project cost control and project cost analysis and special projects.

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  Pelican Commercial Waste Services

  • Founder/Manager

    • Oct 1997 - Oct 1999

    In this position I started a solid waste collection company, Pelican Commercial Waste Services, for its industrial based parent company, Environmental Operators, LLC. Having had a long term relationship with the company's owners I proposed the need to expand their waste collection business both geographically and to commercial markets. Starting out with two used trucks, I was responsible for developing a company image, purchasing equipment, marketing, managing sales, and coordinating initial operations. Though I left the employ of the firm I remained the in-situ consultant for all marketing and strategic planning.I executed the sale of this company in behalf of the owner to Waste Pro of Orlando, FL. My efforts included finding a suitable buyer, making contact and initiating discussion, through performing the sales due diligence. The Pelican brand has been discarded though the company continues to thrive as a division of a super-regional waste collection service, with operations throughout the New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and North Shore region.

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  ITW Philadelphia Resins

  • Montgomeryville, PA

  • Southeast Regional Manager

    • Aug 1994 - Oct 1997
    • Montgomeryville, PA

    As Regional Manager, I was responsible for business development and product support for a group of engineered epoxies used in the petrochemical, refining, mining, and power generation industries. Position demanded the establishment and support of a network of industrial distributors in the states of Louisiana, Missisippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina.