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
