Experience

Metsä Board

• Finland
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Sales Manager Great Lakes

  • Mar 2017 - Present



Hawk Converting

• Sales Director - Midwest

  • Oct 2015 - Mar 2017



Global Paper Solutions

• United States
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Director - East Region

  • Feb 2012 - Oct 2015

  Recruited by APP to develop and execute new sales strategies within new and existing customer base for the United States. Charged with managing field sales representatives, regional sales managers, inside sales and six (6) manufacturing/converting facilities. Additional responsibilities include: P&L, forecasting, account performance, technical assistance and inventory management. Recruited by APP to develop and execute new sales strategies within new and existing customer base for the United States. Charged with managing field sales representatives, regional sales managers, inside sales and six (6) manufacturing/converting facilities. Additional responsibilities include: P&L, forecasting, account performance, technical assistance and inventory management.



Carta USA LLC

• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Sales Representative

  • 2010 - 2012

  Created and launched a quick-turn distribution program throughout the Midwest and East that specialized in marketing high-value contribution and custom manufactured products. The primary channels of distribution were merchants and packaging companies. Created and launched a quick-turn distribution program throughout the Midwest and East that specialized in marketing high-value contribution and custom manufactured products. The primary channels of distribution were merchants and packaging companies.



W.E. Slitt Company

• VP Sales and Marketing

  • Mar 2008 - Mar 2010

  A co-owner position. A paperboard sheeting converter and slitting and rewinding company. The primary focus was to develop and launch a quick-turn service platform on SBS and paperboare substrates. The company provided slitting and rewinding and custom sheeting services for the merchant and packaging industries. A co-owner position. A paperboard sheeting converter and slitting and rewinding company. The primary focus was to develop and launch a quick-turn service platform on SBS and paperboare substrates. The company provided slitting and rewinding and custom sheeting services for the merchant and packaging industries.



ECM Converting (Manchester Industries)

• Regional Sales Representative

  • 2000 - 2007

  A manufacturer of paperboard converted products. Charged with changing existing business model and developing new sales strategies that yielded higher value and profitability. Successfully developed a JIT business model that produced +$40M in annual sales, increased profits, greater market visibility and sustainable growth. A manufacturer of paperboard converted products. Charged with changing existing business model and developing new sales strategies that yielded higher value and profitability. Successfully developed a JIT business model that produced +$40M in annual sales, increased profits, greater market visibility and sustainable growth.



Lakeland Paper Corporation

• Sales Representative

  • Nov 1994 - 2000

  This position promoted custom sheeting services within the merchants and packaging distribution channels throughout the Midwest. The sales territory consisted of 8 states. Successfully launched a JIT service platform for the company that resulted in doubling the sales and increased market share. This position promoted custom sheeting services within the merchants and packaging distribution channels throughout the Midwest. The sales territory consisted of 8 states. Successfully launched a JIT service platform for the company that resulted in doubling the sales and increased market share.