Experience

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  OraVu

  • Scottsdale, Arizona

  • Chief Executive Officer

    • May 2014 - Dec 2022
    • Scottsdale, Arizona

    OraVu, the designers and manufacturers of the third generation dental and periodontal endoscope and support suppliers for the first generation perioscope. The incorporation of leading edge technology allows a dental clinician to see, in real time, greatly enlarged images of plaque and tarter under the gum line and to successfully remove it using Regenerative Periodontal Endoscopy(SM) protocol. This improved use of non-invasive methods improves the standard of care for patients with gum disease, reduced their cost of treatment. PerioEndoscopy is changing the way you SEE perio.Link to Video on Visual SRP https://vimeo.com/user40944830/visualrootplaning

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  Rowpar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  • Scottsdale, Arizona

  • Member, Board of Directors & Consultant

    • May 2013 - May 2018
    • Scottsdale, Arizona

    The Systemic Health ConnectionNumerous professionals have linked bacteria in the mouth to adverse health issues in the body. CloSYS addresses the connection between mouth and body by effectively killing 99.9% of harmful bacteria in 10 seconds and prevents their re-growth. Dental professionals are helping their patients understand and act on the connection between good oral health and good overall health with CloSYS.A Complete Oral Healthcare SystemRowpar's oral care products are unlike any other toothpastes or oral rinses available. CloSYS safeguards the health of your patients as it kills germs, cleans teeth and freshens breath. For better patient compliance and results, dental professionals start their patients on a healthy new oral care routine with the CloSYS Complete Oral Healthcare System.™

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  Turnaround Executives

  • Scottsdale, Arizona

  • President / CEO

    • Jan 2012 - Jun 2015
    • Scottsdale, Arizona

    Turnaround Executives is a Professional Group formed to provide a platform for professional and experienced Turnaround Executives to discuss and address best practices incorporated when turning around failing businesses. This is about Business Rescue, not liquidation of assets or bankruptcy as a strategy. It is about what works, what does not work! How to correctly set the expectations of the owners and investors in the business! How to retain the best performers and weed out or neutralize obstacles within the company, especially if they are the owners or investors!

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  Picmonic

  • Arizona

  • Member, Advisory Board

    • Feb 2013 - Dec 2014
    • Arizona

    Picmonic provides the only technologically driven audio-visual mnemonic methodology to help students master more critical exam information and retain it for longer. Over 300 original Picmonic topics have been created for medical students, by medical students, to reinvent the way we learn, remember, and apply high-yield information.Mnemonic. The word comes from the Greek, mnemonikos, “of or pertaining to memory”—a device intended to assist the memory. A picmonic is a pictorial mnemonic device. Picmonic didn’t create Picmonic just to assist the memory. They created it to assist students.

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  Armor Sports Holdings, LLC

  • Scottsdale, AZ

  • CEO & President

    • Aug 2003 - Dec 2014
    • Scottsdale, AZ

    Secured angel investment funds to purchase patents and designs to begin manufacturing, sales and marketing of revolutionary Carbon Composite sports medical device product, now in use in NFL, NCAA and high schools nationally. Established supply chain, manufacturing operations and distribution channels. Air-Armor Knee and Leg Protection reduces knee injury rate by 95%!www.air-armor.net

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  Truck Works, Inc

  • Phoenix, AZ

  • Chief Operating Officer

    • Dec 2009 - Jul 2012
    • Phoenix, AZ

    Heavy Truck Body OEM designing and building fluid transportation vehicles for variety of market segments from petrochemical industry, waste oil recovery, construction and fire fighting. Provided professional management and leadership in this struggling OEM. Initiated operational controls, job costing, material forecasting, established private lending source and set-up cash management strategies which prevented company’s imminent failure, resulting in rapid profitable growth and financial stability. Management and Leadership SuccessLed Sales organization to think nationally, as well as internationally, for additional sales revenues. Overall strategies increased revenue by 66% and net profits by 200% after the first year. Strong backlog and new potential resulted in profitable growth in the second year, more than doubling first year outcomes. Increased revenues over 340% in 2.5 years, stating with negative bottom line and ending with seven figure EBITDA.

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  Restorative Biosciences

  • Member, Board of Directors

    • Jan 2008 - Jun 2011

    Restorative Biosciences Inc. (formerly Cynexus Corporation) is a research-based company committed to becoming the leader in anti-inflammatory therapeutics and medical device coatings by providing innovative, safe solutions. Collaborating with partnering companies, Restorative Biosciences is focusing in the underserved ophthalmic markets by developing a dry eye therapeutic product and a novel coating for ophthalmic devices.

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  Météorage

  • Poe France

  • Member, Board of Directors

    • 2002 - 2003
    • Poe France

    Provided guidance regarding strategic business strategies to optimize business model.

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  Vaisala (Global Atmospherics)

  • Tucson, Arizona

  • Vice President Sales & Marketing

    • 2001 - 2003
    • Tucson, Arizona

    Key member of management team of this $25 million high technology company. Developed strategic planning for long term growth of company’s proprietary data, remote sensing instrumentation, software, satellite and internet delivered data sales. Managed five Sales Managers, achieving profitable year over year growth exceeding 10%. Accomplished through the development of successful channel management strategies to improve effectiveness and profitability of data distribution business. Successfully negotiated 3 year $10 million data contract with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in support of the National Weather Service, FAA, DoD & BLM. Customers included mission critical data centers, aviation, sports venues, value added reseller and airports.

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  State Seal Company

  • President

    • Mar 1993 - Dec 1999

    Quadrupled Sales: growing revenue from $2 million to over $10 million. Increased distribution margin from 29% to 36%. Added fabrication operations and expanded product lines with 60% gross margins. Secured 50% of total annual sales and 17-point higher profit margins by implementing customer-centric strategic alliances with customers including Motorola, Intel, Honeywell, AlliedSignal, other aerospace and defense companies, Ryobi, Microchip and Rain Bird. Supported Semiconductor Chip production equipment OEM & MRO requirements. Setup and implemented KanBan programs at major customers, thereby ensuring growth with competitive advantages and differentiators.

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  Allied Signal Aerospace, AirSupply Division

  • Torrance, California and Tempe, Arizona

  • General Manager

    • Jan 1986 - Mar 1993
    • Torrance, California and Tempe, Arizona

    Turnaround Management SuccessLed turnaround of stagnant business unit, improving operational efficiencies by a factor of 30, plus full P & L responsibility for $40 million, multi-location, 120-employee business unit supporting OEM and Aftermarket hardware. • Directed and was chief architect of transition from IBM card based batch process operating system to real time data network, allowing for same day processing and inventory control and management. • Led WAN development and Implementation team. Established supply chain link from supplier to OEM through to MRO aftermarket for proprietary and standard aircraft parts supporting OEM production and airline maintenance and private MRO facilities worldwide. • Created strategies and executed sales plan that boosted sales 75% & margins 150%.

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  EMC Shielding, Inc.

  • Garden Grove, CA

  • General Manager

    • Jan 1984 - Dec 1985
    • Garden Grove, CA

    • Startup manufacturer backed by UK Private Equity company.• Led plant layout, staffing, capital equipment expenditures, technology transfer and operations; established and managed National Sales Force. Exceeded aggressive first year goals by 33% and doubled revenue and profits in second year: positioned company for profitable sale in year two.

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  Garrett, AirSupply Division

  • Torrance, CA

  • Western District Manager

    • Jan 1981 - Dec 1983
    • Torrance, CA

    • Increased annual revenues to $20 million (112% of quota). #1 of 10 nationwide branches in sales performance. Products included aircraft actuators, power contactors, aircraft batteries and evacuation slides / rafts.

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  Lear Siegler Power Equipment Division

  • Maple Heights, OH

  • Western District Sales Manager

    • Jan 1979 - Dec 1982
    • Maple Heights, OH

    • Aerospace / Defense OEM. Functioned as Program Manager for Fin Actuation System for Tomahawk Cruise Missile program at General Dynamics. Led Pricing Proposal for team, coordinating the functional resources assuring on time delivery of the proposals. • Grew sales from $20 million to $25 million in 2 years. #1 of 4 peers in quota performance and sales volume.