Jason Kaple
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Bennett Schwartz
I have worked with Jason for more than seven years during his tenure at OPW. His positive attitude and strong work ethic have been an inspiration to me. His leadership and problem resolution skills have kept major projects moving forward in a timely manner. Jason consistently provides innovative ideas that maximize profits and minimize expenses.
Ari Asher
I have been working with Jason for the past two and a half years, building strong relationship both at the company business, as well as the personal level. Jason's abilities, with regard to thinking outside of the box, make him a great business development person. He is able to get into details, while not losing the big picture. He is focused on his organization’s goals and works, tirelessly, to achieve them. Jason has great analytic abilities and he is successfully utilizing them in his business decision making processes. This translates to efficient and successful business activities. Jason’s personality makes him a great people’s person, able to develop great relationships with colleagues, suppliers and customers, alike.
Bennett Schwartz
I have worked with Jason for more than seven years during his tenure at OPW. His positive attitude and strong work ethic have been an inspiration to me. His leadership and problem resolution skills have kept major projects moving forward in a timely manner. Jason consistently provides innovative ideas that maximize profits and minimize expenses.
Ari Asher
I have been working with Jason for the past two and a half years, building strong relationship both at the company business, as well as the personal level. Jason's abilities, with regard to thinking outside of the box, make him a great business development person. He is able to get into details, while not losing the big picture. He is focused on his organization’s goals and works, tirelessly, to achieve them. Jason has great analytic abilities and he is successfully utilizing them in his business decision making processes. This translates to efficient and successful business activities. Jason’s personality makes him a great people’s person, able to develop great relationships with colleagues, suppliers and customers, alike.
Bennett Schwartz
I have worked with Jason for more than seven years during his tenure at OPW. His positive attitude and strong work ethic have been an inspiration to me. His leadership and problem resolution skills have kept major projects moving forward in a timely manner. Jason consistently provides innovative ideas that maximize profits and minimize expenses.
Ari Asher
I have been working with Jason for the past two and a half years, building strong relationship both at the company business, as well as the personal level. Jason's abilities, with regard to thinking outside of the box, make him a great business development person. He is able to get into details, while not losing the big picture. He is focused on his organization’s goals and works, tirelessly, to achieve them. Jason has great analytic abilities and he is successfully utilizing them in his business decision making processes. This translates to efficient and successful business activities. Jason’s personality makes him a great people’s person, able to develop great relationships with colleagues, suppliers and customers, alike.
Bennett Schwartz
I have worked with Jason for more than seven years during his tenure at OPW. His positive attitude and strong work ethic have been an inspiration to me. His leadership and problem resolution skills have kept major projects moving forward in a timely manner. Jason consistently provides innovative ideas that maximize profits and minimize expenses.
Ari Asher
I have been working with Jason for the past two and a half years, building strong relationship both at the company business, as well as the personal level. Jason's abilities, with regard to thinking outside of the box, make him a great business development person. He is able to get into details, while not losing the big picture. He is focused on his organization’s goals and works, tirelessly, to achieve them. Jason has great analytic abilities and he is successfully utilizing them in his business decision making processes. This translates to efficient and successful business activities. Jason’s personality makes him a great people’s person, able to develop great relationships with colleagues, suppliers and customers, alike.
Experience
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DeanHouston
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United States
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Marketing Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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President
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Jan 2020 - Present
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General Manager, DeanHouston Chicago
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2012 - Dec 2019
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Dover Corporation
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United States
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Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Director of Marketing and New Product Sales
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Jan 2009 - Aug 2012
DOVER/OPW is a Fortune 500 global leader in the oil and gas arena offering the most complete line of fueling products and services to major retail and commercial oil companies located in the Americas, Europe and Asia.Director of Marketing & New Product Sales; Provide management, support and direction to sales, product management and customer/technical service teams. Primary areas under my responsibility include sales, marketing, product management, new product development, customer service, technical service, product field testing, scheduling and production planning. Work with regional sales managers, sales reps, and distribution management to maximize sales.Accomplishments:Directed the release of multiple new and exciting products. Latest product launch is PetroLink, an innovative fuel control system based on wireless RFID technology. PetroLink is OPW's most important product release in a decade and holds an initial revenue stream of $5 to $10 million/yearPersonally negotiated strategic long-term sales and supply contracts with key customers and suppliers. Recent international agreements include contracts with Ingenico (Canada), Penske (USA), the Chilean oil company Copec (Chile) and Barrick Gold Corporation (Canada) Significantly increased the desirability and functionality of OPW's product offering by forming new relationships with outside engineering firms and other providers of third-party extensions/additions to our product line. Key partnerships include agreements with Petratec International (Israel), Atio International (Argentina), KardAll (Canada) and Abierto (USA)Selected to participate in Dover's corporate-wide Strategic Supply Initiative (DSSI) for metals. Program included a five-week, full-time Harvard negotiation training course and over 18 months negotiating with over 100 potential suppliers. Initiative resulted in a net $50 million savings for the Dover corporation
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Latin America & Caribbean Sales Manager
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Jan 2007 - Dec 2008
Increased sales in Latin America and the Caribbean through increased focus on regional market needs, realignment of the sales channel and heightened sales of new products.Accomplishments:Compounded sales growth in Latin America territory by 25% per year in an overall declining marketImproved sales by executing a regional marketing plan focused on increased sales of new products, the creation of language-appropriate marketing materials, participation in regional trade shows, increased advertising and innovative technical training seminars that enhanced distributors' knowledge and usage of OPW productsInitiated a distributor realignment that resulted in the establishment of 11 new regional distributors and the elimination of 29 underperforming, low-volume accounts
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Global Customer Service Manager
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Jan 2005 - Dec 2006
Improved customer satisfaction by reengineering internal order fulfillment process and enhancing the functionality of the existing enterprise resource planning system (ERP).Accomplishments:Redesigned order management workflow to reduce unnecessary transactions and eliminate redundant paperwork and reports. Streamlined process enabled the customer service team to focus on improving key supply chain metrics and to spend more time building value-added customer relationships
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Ferro Corporation
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Global Demand Manager
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Jan 2000 - Dec 2004
The Ferro Corporation is a Fortune 500 marketer of performance materials headquartered; Directed the customer service, export and planning teams (including MRP & capacity planning) for a $120 million subsidiary based in Castellón, Spain. Served as a business leader for several SAP implementations. Accomplishments:Supervised fifteen employees in customer service, planning and export departments. Actively managed the monthly sales & operations and order management cycle including forecasting, budgeting, stock strategies, long-term production planning and order portfolio prioritization Successfully coordinated four SAP implementations. Designed the sales order process including the creation of pricing hierarchies, shipping points, pick/pack strategies and warehouse operations.
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Business and Financial Analyst
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Jan 1998 - Dec 1999
ResponsibilitiesManaged dozens of global research initiatives related to mergers and acquisitions, peer benchmarking, customer satisfaction and competitive intelligence. Accomplishments:Assisted in the creation of a strategic five-year plan to re-align the business unit's activities toward growth markets in Europe and Asia. Directed benchmarking/customer satisfaction surveys in Europe and Brazil
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Education
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1997 - 1998
Case Western Reserve University
MBA, Finance and Operations Research -
1991 - 1995
Miami University
of Arts and Sciences: BA, History
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