Experience

ACT Capital Advisors

• United States
• Investment Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • May 2023 - Present

  Seattle, Washington, United States I have the unique perspective as CEO of both negotiating and integrating dozens of strategic acquisitions and have also been in the chair when my company was sold. My experience covers a wide range of manufacturing, distribution, and service companies, largely in the industrial services and building products sectors.



Work Safe Access

• United States
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Dec 2022 - May 2023

  Greater Seattle Area Work Safe Access | Welcome Ramp Systems |Dumpster Access is the leader in ADA, OSHA and IBC compliant access solutions for school portables, data centers, construction job sites, temporary and permanent buildings. We offer aluminum pre-engineered and prefabricated custom-built access product that are American made and ready to go when and where you need them.



CPSI (Critical Power Solutions, Inc.)

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jan 2017 - Apr 2022

  Greater Seattle Area The Pacific Northwest’s largest independent electrical contractor specializing in critical power systems, has been providing preventive maintenance, 24/7 emergency service, consulting and uninterruptible power system equipment sales and rentals. Hired in 2017 as CEO to replace legacy founder after a PE backed acquisition. CPSI grew from one location to 6 branches covering 35 states. We were twice named to Puget Sound Business Journal's Fastest Growing Private companies list. 2020 #76 and… Show more The Pacific Northwest’s largest independent electrical contractor specializing in critical power systems, has been providing preventive maintenance, 24/7 emergency service, consulting and uninterruptible power system equipment sales and rentals. Hired in 2017 as CEO to replace legacy founder after a PE backed acquisition. CPSI grew from one location to 6 branches covering 35 states. We were twice named to Puget Sound Business Journal's Fastest Growing Private companies list. 2020 #76 and 2021 #28. Show less



Algeco Scotsman (Wiliiams Scotsman US/Elliott Group UK)

• Vice President Operations Western USA | Vice President Sales Operations UK

  • May 2010 - Dec 2016

  Seattle, Wa and London, United Kingdom Hired as a change agent to transform $150MM full P&L business operations for Williams Scotsman, Western USA (22 cities and 12 states). Williams Scotsman is the North American brand of Algeco Scotsman and the Global leader for onsite accommodation, modular buildings, mobile offices and storage containers. In 2013 was promoted to an ex-pat assignment responsible for transforming an International business unit as key executive. In charge of all sales, marketing and business strategy for the… Show more Hired as a change agent to transform $150MM full P&L business operations for Williams Scotsman, Western USA (22 cities and 12 states). Williams Scotsman is the North American brand of Algeco Scotsman and the Global leader for onsite accommodation, modular buildings, mobile offices and storage containers. In 2013 was promoted to an ex-pat assignment responsible for transforming an International business unit as key executive. In charge of all sales, marketing and business strategy for the commercial leasing business in Elliott UK division. Elliott is the UK brand of Algeco Scotsman and the market leader for onsite accommodation with a fleet of over 50,000 portable buildings and 12,000 chemical toilets for lease. Led a staff of over 90 sales and marketing professionals with a revenue budget of $130MM. Show less



SCS Refrigerated Services. (Sold to Lineage Logistics)

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jul 2008 - Jun 2009

  Greater Seattle Area Directed, supervised, and led the operations of a privately held, third party logistics company having 480,000 square feet of refrigerated and frozen capacity in three facilities in the Northwest. Formerly known as Seattle Cold Storage. Company was successfully sold to PE backed Lineage Logistics.



Mobile Storage Group (Sold to Mobile Mini)

• Vice President of Sales

  • Jan 2007 - Jul 2008

  Responsible for managing complete “go to market” strategy identifying market share, gauge market dynamics and trends for the growth of the business for portable storage shipping containers and offices with annual revenues of $230 million. PE backed MSG was successfully sold to Mobile Mini (MINI) in July, 2008. 



Cintas Corporation

• United States
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President Northwestern USA | Canada

  • Aug 1997 - Jan 2007

  Western USA/Canada Direct P&L responsibility for largest and fastest growing leader in corporate identity uniforms and business services across 28 locations in five states and two Canadian provinces with full P&L responsibility of $180MM.

• Managment and General Manager

  • Mar 1982 - Aug 1997

  Cleveland,Oh, Dayton, Ohio: Detroit, MI: Seattle, WA Award winning tenure of running key operations in three different cities for Cintas Uniform division. Cintas career spanned 25 years with 9 promotions.