Experience

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  PFISTERER

  • Grass Valley, California & Stuttgart, Germany

  • Management Consultant

    • Sep 2002 - Present
    • Grass Valley, California & Stuttgart, Germany

    Consulting for more than twelve years with this major European electrical products manufacturer on a variety of projects including acquisition of several companies, evaluation of new product opportunities, and providing direction in managing its USA operations.

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  COMAT, Conductive Materials

  • Santa Barbara, CA

  • Partner

    • Jan 1993 - Dec 1996
    • Santa Barbara, CA

    Developed significant client relationships with Ford Motor Company and 3M for COMAT, as the North American marketing arm for the conductive polymer business of Neste Oy, a $10 billion chemical manufacturer headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

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  Kilovac Corporation

  • Santa Barbara, California Area

  • President

    • Feb 1989 - Sep 1992
    • Santa Barbara, California Area

    Initially, as Vice President of Engineering and Product Development, formed and directed the technical team that designed and built the main electrical power switch for NASA's Space Station. Promoted to President, and oversaw the company's sales and profit growth, especially in critical ...

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  Kupler Corporation

  • Branford, CT

  • CEO and President

    • Jan 1977 - Dec 1987
    • Branford, CT

    Built this important manufacturer of electrical products for the contractor, industrial and utility markets, from the ground up, as a subsidiary of a $ billion global electrical manufacturer headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Created and hired the organization, built a manufacturer's rep n...

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  Brand-Rex

  • Willimantic, CT

  • Director of Finance and Administration

    • Jan 1974 - Dec 1976
    • Willimantic, CT

    Directed all financial activities for six divisions (electrical products), and 3,000 employees.Head of mergers and acquisitions, made many on-site evaluations, including the purchase of one electronics company, and completion of all due diligence for the acquisition of an important electrical man...

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  Compteurs Schlumberger, Paris France

  • Paris, France

  • Director of Computer Operations

    • Oct 1971 - Jan 1974
    • Paris, France

    Director of Computer Operations, responsible for the company's nine computer locations in six European countries. Decentralized all computer operations to improve accountability. Directed staff of 61 programmers and systems analysts, in French.Initially responsible for overseeing the develop...

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  Burndy Corporation

  • Norwalk, CT

  • Manager of Cost Accounting

    • Feb 1969 - Sep 1971
    • Norwalk, CT

    Manager of all cost accounting operations for this electrical manufacturer with four manufacturing facilities totaling 2,500 employees. Oversaw the integration of plant operations into new computer system.