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Executive Experience

2022 – Present

Operations Director

FUJICLEAN USA

Global leader in onsite wastewater treatment technology; $200M+ parent company.

  • Secured $4M+ in parent-company financing and led site selection, lease negotiation, startup, staffing, licensing, and operational development of the company’s first U.S.-owned manufacturing facility.
  • Built the operation from the ground up to 65,000 sq. ft., 20 employees, and $30M+ in annual shipping volume within 2.5 years.
  • Created capacity for 50% year-over-year growth while generating more than $2.5M in annual assembly, shipping, and storage savings.
  • Lead strategic, financial, and technical initiatives in coordination with parent-company leadership in Japan.

 

2021 – 2022

VP, Engineering

HOLLAND PUMP COMPANY

$40M industrial pump business serving municipal, construction, and mining markets.

  • Led the Daytona Beach manufacturing and engineering operation with responsibility for operational performance and growth.
  • Increased manufacturing output 50% in the first year.
  • Played a key leadership role in integrating CDPW into Holland Pump’s systems and operations.

 

2015 – 2020

Owner / President

CDPW INC.

Regional leader in construction dewatering serving major commercial, healthcare, municipal, and infrastructure projects.

  • Acquired and operated the business with a 3–5 year value-creation and exit strategy; successfully divested the company at 2× the original investment.
  • Grew the business approximately 15% annually while increasing the product-sales category by more than 150% annually.
  • Combined operational, engineering, sales, and manufacturing expertise to improve quality and inventory systems and launch six new products.
  • Managed acquisition financing, strategic planning, business operations, customer relationships, and eventual exit.

 

2008 – 2015

VP-GM | VP, Engineering & Quality | VP, Engineering

CRANE PUMPS & SYSTEMS

$100M business unit of Crane Co. (NYSE: CR) serving global pump markets.

  • Held full P&L responsibility for a $55M global business, leading strategy, business development, marketing, product management, engineering, and operations.
  • Led approximately 75 professionals across the U.S., Canada, Dubai, China, and India.
  • Developed and executed a global three-year growth strategy that helped drive 35% organic business growth, outperforming market growth by 250%.
  • Increased market share by 2 percentage points and improved selling price by 500 basis points.
  • Reduced Cost of Poor Quality from $4M to $1M while strengthening global supply chain, quality, and engineering capabilities.
  • Reduced new product development time from 24 months to 9 months, revitalizing the product pipeline and engineering organization.

 

2004 – 2008

Director of Engineering | Application Engineer | Project Engineer | Design Engineer

ZOELLER COMPANY

Privately held $150M manufacturer serving residential and commercial water markets.

  • Served as corporate technical leader and Acting VP Engineering for three years, leading a 35-person engineering organization.
  • Led product strategy, VOC, financial evaluation, engineering, manufacturing, and business development for new products and markets.
  • Delivered 60+ new products, with rolling three-year sales representing more than 15% of company revenue.
  • Led technology acquisition and commercialization of wastewater treatment systems through a Japanese strategic partnership.
  • Participated on a four-member corporate M&A team, evaluating 15 acquisition targets and completing two acquisitions.
  • Built a new wastewater business from the ground up, growing it to $6M in sales within three years.

 

1992 – 1993

Front Line Supervisor

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

Louisville Air Hub operation processing approximately 500,000 overnight packages nightly.

  • Managed production flow representing approximately 20% of secondary-sort volume and led 26 Teamster employees.

 

Board & Industry Leadership

1996 – 2003

Board of Directors

SUBMERSIBLE WASTEWATER PUMP ASSOCIATION

Industry board service supporting the interests and development of the submersible wastewater pump sector.

 

Education & Professional Development

 

Registered Professional Engineer

STATE OF FLORIDA, IDAHO, KANSAS, & KENTUCKY

 

Master of Engineering, Mechanical

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

 

Bachelor of Science, Engineering Science

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

 

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

IBM

 

Strategic Marketing Management

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, DARDEN BUSINESS SCHOOL

 

The Strategist’s Challenge

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, DARDEN BUSINESS SCHOOL