Experience

Salt Creek Capital

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Partner

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  San Francisco, California, United States In this role I’m actively involved in all stages of the deal structure, from identification through fund raising, close, post close management, and finally asset disposal. In the final two phases I focus on hands-on management of the assets either as an operational board member or as an active CEO. I also co-invest with other Salt Creek Partners. I currently sit on the board of Capital Building Maintenance LLC & Corp. Salt Creek Capital is a San Francisco Bay-Area based private equity… Show more In this role I’m actively involved in all stages of the deal structure, from identification through fund raising, close, post close management, and finally asset disposal. In the final two phases I focus on hands-on management of the assets either as an operational board member or as an active CEO. I also co-invest with other Salt Creek Partners. I currently sit on the board of Capital Building Maintenance LLC & Corp. Salt Creek Capital is a San Francisco Bay-Area based private equity firm that partners with operating executives to acquire profitable small businesses across the U.S. With more than 40 deals completed in the last 11 years, Salt Creek is one of the fastest growing firms in this field. Show less



Capital Building Maintenance

• United States
• Facilities Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Board Member

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  South San Francisco, California, United States CBM is a fast growing industrial service industry based in the bay area. As part of Salt Creek's acquisition team, I have operational responsibilities on the board. I am also an investor.



Fresh Vine Wine

• United States
• Wine & Spirits
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer & Board Member

  • Apr 2023 - Jul 2023

  Napa, California, United States Fresh Vine Wine, Inc. (NYSE American: VINE) is a premier producer of lower carb, lower calorie premium wines in the United States. Fresh Vine Wine's brand vision is to lead the emerging natural and accessible premium wine category, as health trends continue to accelerate in the US marketplace.



Delta Separations

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO & Board Member & Co-Owner

  • Jun 2019 - May 2020

  Santa Rosa California Having helped innovate and engineer a line of new equipment through 2018 that significantly increased the efficiency of the oil extraction process, I took on the leadership of all aspects of the newly formed company with full P&L responsibility. This included marketing, global sales growth, as well as expansion of the operations into other nutraceutical industries. In the first year after launch of this product range I was able to grow the company 500% and hit $46m in revenue. I sold… Show more Having helped innovate and engineer a line of new equipment through 2018 that significantly increased the efficiency of the oil extraction process, I took on the leadership of all aspects of the newly formed company with full P&L responsibility. This included marketing, global sales growth, as well as expansion of the operations into other nutraceutical industries. In the first year after launch of this product range I was able to grow the company 500% and hit $46m in revenue. I sold the still boot-strapped & debt-free business for $50m in an all cash deal to Gibraltar Industries. Show less



MDC Vacuum Products, LLC

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO & Board Member

  • Aug 2015 - Jun 2019

  California, Florida, UK, France, Germany Private Equity owned multinational manufacturer of scientific and industrial products. This role gave me total responsibility for all elements of the business and full P&L leadership responsibilities. I expanded the company’s product offerings into new markets while I managed a ground up restructuring and significant self-funded investment program. I tripled revenue through both organic and acquisition to $80m while EBITDA increased eight times to $8m in 2019. I then led the company… Show more Private Equity owned multinational manufacturer of scientific and industrial products. This role gave me total responsibility for all elements of the business and full P&L leadership responsibilities. I expanded the company’s product offerings into new markets while I managed a ground up restructuring and significant self-funded investment program. I tripled revenue through both organic and acquisition to $80m while EBITDA increased eight times to $8m in 2019. I then led the company through a sales process and in the final stages of closing a 6x EBITDA sale the owners opted to hold onto their newly revitalized asset. MDC Vacuum and its subsidiaries have been serving scientific and industrial markets across the US and Europe for more than 40 years. With engineering and manufacturing facilities in California, Florida, UK, France, and Germany MDC offers complete solutions for the scientific, industrial, aerospace, medical, semi-conductor, and food industries. Product brands include MDC and Insulator Seals Inc. Channels include direct OEM, agent and representatives as well as an e-commerce catalog business. Show less



Buhive Group

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman & CEO

  • Sep 2007 - Aug 2015

  USA, UK, Germany, Norway Privately held start-up company Founder of a successful business incubator that launches, grows and then sells companies in both the US and Europe. As CEO my role was to direct all business activities and manage our diversified interests. Buhive Group has managed the start-up of nine separate businesses in many industries and geographies. During this time we have successfully disposed of three businesses, realizing gains of approximately $21m, and consolidated the remaining six.



Farsund Aluminium Casting AS

• CEO & Founding owner

  • Nov 2007 - Oct 2012

  Norway, Germany First tier supplier of aluminium castings to the automotive industry Founder of a company co-owned with Porsche AS. Having purchased and restructured the remaining assets from a bankrupt predecessor, my role was to direct all aspects of the new company. Doubled revenues to $80m p.a. and significantly increased customer base and long term profitability. We won European Aluminium Award for 2010 and Årets Norske Ingeniørbragd (Norwegian Engineering Achievement Award) for 2011. New… Show more First tier supplier of aluminium castings to the automotive industry Founder of a company co-owned with Porsche AS. Having purchased and restructured the remaining assets from a bankrupt predecessor, my role was to direct all aspects of the new company. Doubled revenues to $80m p.a. and significantly increased customer base and long term profitability. We won European Aluminium Award for 2010 and Årets Norske Ingeniørbragd (Norwegian Engineering Achievement Award) for 2011. New customers include Audi, Daimler, Porsche and BMW. Exited business in October 2012 after a successful disposal to a large global first tier supplier of the automotive industry. www.fac.no Show less



Constellation Energy

• Vice President

  • Jan 2004 - Nov 2007

  USA Energy service provider consisting of utility, generator, commodity trading company and retail provider Vice President: New Business Constellation New Energy Developed and implemented Constellation’s entry into retail power sales in the fastest growing commercial market sectors across the US. The resultant plan generated revenues of $6bn and EBITDA of $150m per year and has been adopted as the primary strategy for Constellation’s retail growth over the next three years. Vice… Show more Energy service provider consisting of utility, generator, commodity trading company and retail provider Vice President: New Business Constellation New Energy Developed and implemented Constellation’s entry into retail power sales in the fastest growing commercial market sectors across the US. The resultant plan generated revenues of $6bn and EBITDA of $150m per year and has been adopted as the primary strategy for Constellation’s retail growth over the next three years. Vice President: Performance Improvement & Corporate Procurement Directed the business transformation program for the entire diversified energy group. The resulting business processes allowed the company to scale up its operations four fold to $20bn and earnings to over $750m. Led the company’s corporate procurement organization with an annual budget of $1.5bn Show less



IBM Global Services

• India
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director: Strategic Change & Performance Improvement

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2004

  USA, UK, Turkey, Russia, Poland, Hungary Global I.T and professional service provider Managed a global practice that led successful business transformations for clients in a variety of industries using the most appropriate “best practice” methods (Organization, Systems, Process Redesign). Led client engagements for BP, Caterpillar, JP Morgan, BAE Systems, Toyota, Norsk Hydro and the Royal Mail.



KPMG

• Brazil
• Construction

• Senior Manager: Strategic Change Division

  • Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  UK & Europe Global professional service provider Developed and managed the European wide crisis management service offering targeted at first tier automotive suppliers. Managed critical turnarounds for clients that lost business control.



Leopold Kostal GmbH & Co. KG

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Manager

  • May 1995 - Jan 1997

  UK, Germany Global provider of parts to the auto industry Managed the customer orders and production output during the start-up of the UK operations, including scoping and implementing a group wide ERP system.



Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Specialist Production Control

  • Jan 1993 - May 1995

  UK Toyota Motor Company is the third largest car producer Managed the development of the supply chain and implementation of the production control and ordering systems. Led campaign management and change control for eight campaigns. Focused on establishing Toyota’s European operations



Land Rover

• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Logistics Supervisor

  • Jun 1989 - Jan 1993

  UK Land Rover Ltd is part of the TATA group * Junior Manager responsible for inbound logistics co-ordination * Production Control Supervisor responsible for planning production * Graduate Trainee